Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has significantly cut down on the use of lights and air-conditioners in his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat, reducing usage by half in an effort to conserve electricity. The Prime Minister has also called on a…
Dhaka: A five-member delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today met with the visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, S Paul Kapur, at the US Ambassador’s residence in Gulshan. This meeting marks a …
Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today adjourned the hearing of a case against 13 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, related to enforced disappearances and torture at the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) during t…
Dhaka: The High Court (HC) today granted bail to journalist Anis Alamgir in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with the city’s Uttara West Police Station. A High Court Division Bench of Justice K M Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher pass…
Dhaka: Health officials today said they recorded 14 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in the past 24 hours. “We recorded 14 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts in 24 hours ending at 8 am today,” a spokesman of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)…
Dhaka: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today announced that the government will conduct on-site monitoring at hospitals to ensure that doctors are providing proper and timely services to patients. He made the announcement…
Dhaka: After collecting feedback from bicyclists and other stakeholders across four cities in Bangladesh, India, and Ghana, a new study shows policymakers devising ways to cut emissions in their countries must meet people where they are and not rely o…
Dhaka: The 2nd Bangladesh Inter University Squash Championship 2025, organized by the Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation, is set to take place tomorrow at the Army Officers’ Club. This event will feature over 50 student-athletes from more than 15 un…
The regulatory body for medical practitioners in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), has been reconstituted. This information was shared in a notification from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on October 20.
The fi…