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Experts call for higher health budget allocation to control hypertension

Dhaka, May 13 -- Sustainable financing and a strong primary healthcare system are crucial to address the growing number of hypertension patients in the country, health experts and officials said at a ... Read More


Govt plans to generate 5,000 MW of solar power by next 5 years

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has a plan to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power within the next five years, Iqbal Hasan Mahmood, the minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy a... Read More


46 RMG factories get recognition for commitment to workplace safety

Dhaka, May 12 -- Some 46 Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh received formal recognition from the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC) for ensuring minimum life safety standards in their resp... Read More


'Bangladesh can't be intimidated by border fencing through barbed wire'

Dhaka, May 11 -- Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser to the prime minister, Humayun Kabir, has said Dhaka is 'not afraid of barbed wire' after newly elected West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikar... Read More


BD vows crackdown on illegal migration after Mediterranean deaths

Dhaka, May 11 -- Bangladesh has pledged a "zero tolerance" approach to irregular migration following the recent deaths of Bangladeshi migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on the perilous... Read More


Govt to buy three more spot LNG cargoes by mid-June

Dhaka, May 10 -- The government is set to purchase three more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market by mid-June. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) floated ten... Read More


'Education to become construction material for building bridge between Bangladesh and China'

Dhaka, May 8 -- "Education will be the construction material to build bridge between Bangladesh and China," remarked Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon while addressing a conference titled ... Read More


BTMA, CottonConnect sign MoU to promote domestic cotton production

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association and CottonConnect Limited (CCUK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, at the BTMA office in Dhaka's Gulshan to promote dome... Read More


Over 120 waste workers receive healthcare at UNDP health camps

Dhaka, May 7 -- More than 120 informal plastic waste workers received basic healthcare services at two special health and safety camps organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in T... Read More


Sonali Life holds 'Professional Development Training Programme'

Dhaka, May 7 -- Sonali Life Insurance PLC, one of the leading insurers in the country, holds a 'Professional Development Training Programme' in Feni on Thursday. The Programme was successfully held a... Read More