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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to start trial operations in December: Salehuddin

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Science and Technology Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arr... Read More


Banking, power, revenue reforms in focus as govt faces IMF debt concerns: Salehuddin

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government is moving forward with reforms to stabilise the banking sector, rationalise subsidies in the power sector, and str... Read More


Woman's hanging body recovered in Khilgaon

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a 28-year-old woman from the third floor of a building in Purbo Goran area under Khilgaon Police Station on Tuesday morning. The deceased ... Read More


Flights suspended in Afghanistan as nationwide internet blackout disrupts services

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Air travel in Afghanistan has come to a halt after the Taliban government imposed a nationwide internet shutdown, leaving the country largely cut off from the outside world and crip... Read More


Purchase body approves import of fertiliser, expansion of highway

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Tuesday approved several major proposals including the import of fertiliser under government-to-government (G2G) agr... Read More


Only 55 charge-sheets filed in 1,760 anti-discrimination cases: IGP

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Tuesday said that out of 1,760 cases filed over last year's anti-discrimination movement, charge sheets have so far been submitted ... Read More


Highest level of security ensured for Durga Puja celebration in Bangladesh: IGP

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Tuesday said the highest level of security has been ensured across the country to ensure peaceful celebration of Durga Puja, the la... Read More


Rizvi suspects subversive plots around Puja, calls for vigilance

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday warned of possible subversive acts during Durga Puja and urged national unity to resist 'evil forces'. "There are plots and conspiracies, bu... Read More


Dengue claims 3 more lives; 556 hospitalised in 24hrs

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 198 this year. Durin... Read More


HAAB announces private Hajj packages; minimum cost fixed at Tk 5.10 lakh

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced three packages for performing hajj under private management this year fixing Tk 5.10 lakh as minimum cost. HAAB Secreta... Read More