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Bodies of Two Minors Recovered from Pond in Sherpur

Sherpur: The bodies of two minors were recovered from a pond in Nalitabari upazila of the district early today, around 12 hours after they went missing. The deceased were identified as Rohan, aged 7, and Ismail, aged 8. Their bodies were found in a po…

Cabinet Approves Draft Armed Police Battalions Act, 2026

Dhaka: The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Armed Police Battalions Act, 2026 with a view to modernising and making the force more people-friendly, by abolishing the existing ordinance. The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by Prim…

ADP Implementation in July 2026 Remains Steady at 0.69 Percent

Dhaka: Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) stood at 0.69 percent in the first month of the fiscal year, virtually unchanged from the same period a year earlier, according to the report of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluati…

Dengue Claims Three More Lives as 994 Hospitalised in 24 Hours

Dhaka: Three more people have succumbed to dengue, and 994 new patients have been admitted to hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Monday. This has raised the dengue death toll to 85 in the country this year.

According …

BGB Launches Training for Rajshahi Border Residents

Rajshahi: A month-long training programme on livestock and poultry rearing commenced in Godagari upazila, as organised by the Border Technical and Employment Training Center under Rajshahi 1 BGB Battalion, aimed at creating alternative employment oppo…