Dhaka: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo today underscored the need to prioritize children and younger generations in climate action plans. He emphasized their role as the architects of a climate-resilient Bangladesh, b…
Dhaka: A court in Cumilla has sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in an explosives case. Additionally, a woman, Khaleda Akhter Rani, has been sentenced to eight y…
Dhaka: Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid has announced that the government is making concerted efforts to systematically reduce agro-product imports by boosting domestic production and enhancing infrastructural capab…
Dhaka: Voting for the country’s presidential election is set to take place tomorrow afternoon, with the newly elected president expected to take the oath of office at Bangabhaban on Friday evening, as announced by Chief Whip of Jatiya Sangsad Md. Nuru…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has granted permission to release the remaining portion of an approved foreign currency syndicated loan for power generation company SS Power-I Limited. The thermal power plant is a concern of S. Alam Group of Industries, l…
Dhaka: President candidate of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today made an emotional appeal to party lawmakers to vote for him in tomorrow’s presidential election. Recalling the BNP’s late chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its founder, Shaheed Presid…
Dhaka: Voting in the presidential election in Parliament is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, with the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected President planned for Friday evening at Bangabhaban. Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni announced this at a brief…
Dhaka: Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee today pledged to make the Padma Barrage plan operational and visible by January-February next year, emphasizing the significance for seven crore people across 24 to 26 districts.
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Dhaka: A total of 60 state-of-the-art Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances are being introduced on the country’s highways soon to quickly rescue and take injured people, who fall in road accidents, to hospitals and to utilise the important ‘golden hour…