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Bangladesh’s Average Life Expectancy Rises To 72.4 Years

The average life expectancy reached 72.4 years in Bangladesh, in 2022, statistics released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) showed.The figure is slightly up from 72.3 years in 2021, the state agency yesterday said, in its Bangladesh Sample …

Govt to procure 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 90,000 MTs of fertilizer

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG, 90,000 metric tons of fertilizer, 80 lakh litres of soybean oil and 12,500 metrics tons of sugar to meet the growing demand of the country.The approvals came fro…

Budget session of Koshi province prorogued

The budget session of Koshi Province has come to an end.Koshi Province Chief Parshuram Khapung prorogued the budget session to be effective from this midnight.Province Chief Khapung ended the session in line with Article 183 (2) of the Constitution an…

Govt prepares to classify taxis into three categories

The government is set to classify taxis available for domestic services into three categories.According to the draft of the ‘Standards for Vehicles Used as Taxis, 2080 BS’ issued by the Department of Transport Management, the taxis will be classified …

APA of Cooperatives Department signed

Annual performance agreement (APA) of Departmentof Cooperatives for the fiscal year of 2023-24 was signed on Monday at thedepartment’s Titas Conference Room in the city’s Agargaon.Cooperatives Department Director General and Registrar Dr Tarun Kanti S…

7 DIGs, 22 SPs transferred to new stations

The government today made a reshuffle in the policeadministration by transferring seven Deputy Inspector Generals and 22Superintendents of Police (SPs) to new work stations.The Ministry of Home Affairs issued three separate notifications in this regar…

Jubo League’s partial committees of Ctg, Sirajganj formed

The partial new committees of Chattogram City unit of Jubo League and Sirajganj District unit have been formed for the next three years.According to the decision of the Jubo League’s central executive committee, Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams…