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President urges Buddhist leaders to work for people’s welfare

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today called upon the Buddhist people to work for the welfare of the country and its people as he addressed the ‘Buddha Purnima’ reception for the Buddhist leaders at Bangabhaban here.”Show the light to the people . . . …

Bangladesh, S Korea sign $3b framework loan

Bangladesh and South Korea today signed a new framework arrangement concerning 3 billion U.S. dollars of concessional loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) for the year 2023 through 2027.The signing ceremony took place in Incheon…

Tender opening in single day through e-GP hits record

The number of tenders opened in a single day inthe electronic government procurement (e-GP) system registered a new recordof 2230 today.Earlier, the number was 1508 in a single day, said a press release here.The e-GP system introduced by the Central P…

SC publishes full text of verdict in Prof Taher murder case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today published the full text of verdict rejecting the review petitions of the two death row convicts in the Rajshahi University Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case.Now the two convicts can seek clemency fro…

Media freedom helps greater economic growth: Diplomats

Diplomats of different western countries stationed here at a discussion today called for protecting media freedom for enjoying strong democracy and ensuring greater economic growth.”Protecting media freedom benefits societies in many ways. Studies hav…

BFUJ mourns death of journalist Quamrul Islam Chowdhury

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) has expressed deep shock at the death of former general secretary of Jatiya Press Club and senior journalist Quamrul Islam Chowdhury.BFUJ acting president Shahidul Alam Chowdhury and Secretary General Dip…

Legal actions to be taken for bullying, ragging

Legal action will be taken against anyone- student, teacher or staff of any educational institution if they found to be involved directly or indirectly in bullying or ragging.In this regard, the government has formulated a new policy titled ‘Education…