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Gazipur City Corporation set to be smoking-free

Dhaka, April 13 -- Gazipur City Corporation, or GCC, has officially issued an order to make all its offices, departments, branches, and regional centres completely smoking-free. The announcement came... Read More


Colourful rally brought out at DU on Eid-ul-Fitr

Dhaka, March 31 -- A decorated rally was brought out on the Dhaka University (DU) campus marking the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of Muslims, on Monday. DU Vice Chancello... Read More


53 injured persons of July uprising get Tk one lakh each

Dhaka, March 9 -- Fifty-three persons who sustained injuries during student-led mass uprising last year were given financial assistance of Tk one lakh each. Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akh... Read More


Five Hizb ut-Tahrir men land in jail

Dhaka, March 9 -- A court in Dhaka on Sunday sent five members of banned Hizb ut-Tahrir to jail in a case lodged over engaging in a clash with law enforcers marking the outfit's March for Khilafat pro... Read More


Renowned gynaecologist TA Chowdhury dies at 87

Dhaka, March 9 -- TA Chowdhury, a leading gynaecologist of the subcontinent, has passed away. He died at his home on Sunday afternoon at the age of 87, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh Diabetic Asso... Read More


No more extra 5.0 per cent VAT at Shwapno supershop

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- On January 9, a directive from the VAT Law and Regulations Division of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) stated that, according to the Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amend... Read More


Air ticket fraud under investigation, Home Secretary says

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Investigations into fraud in air ticket sales, particularly for Middle Eastern routes, are going on, Senior Home Secretary Nasimul Gani has said. Speaking to reporters ahead of a me... Read More


Hasnat Abdullah warns against publishing Hasina's speech

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Any media outlet that publishes ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's speech will be considered as aiding her, said Hasnat Abdullah, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Mov... Read More


WFP, MoDMR launch report, calling for urgent enhancements to combat climate change in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- This week, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the "State of Anticipatory Action 2024" report, highlight... Read More