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Staff shortage strains measles jab campaign

Dhaka, May 10 -- The government has intensified measles vaccination efforts alongside routine immunisation programmes amid growing concern over shortages of health assistants and technicians involved ... Read More


BR to buy 30 locomotives with AIIB support

Dhaka, May 10 -- The government is set to procure 30 railway engines with financial support from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to strengthen the fleet of Bangladesh Railway (BR), off... 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


Trust Bank concludes SICIP Entrepreneurship Development Program (Batch-2) in Saidpur

Dhaka, May 10 -- Trust Bank PLC successfully completed its month-long Entrepreneurship Development Program under SICIP (Batch-2) in Saidpur, Nilphamari - reaffirming its commitment to fostering entrep... Read More


India carries out maiden intercontinental missile test off Odisha

Dhaka, May 9 -- India has conducted the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast. The test was carried out on Friday evening by the Defence Rese... Read More


Education, not steel, will build BD-China bridge: Milon

Dhaka, May 9 -- "Education will be the construction material to build a bridge between Bangladesh and China," remarked Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon while addressing the 'China-Banglade... Read More


JUCSU VP Jitu pays tributes to Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, May 9 -- Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Vice President Abdur Rashid Jitu, along with leaders of various hall student unions, has paid tributes to former President Ziau... Read More


Returns on forex reserve investments at 6-yr high

Dhaka, May 9 -- The country's return on foreign exchange reserve investments reached a six-year high in fiscal year 2025 supported by mainly rising global yields, according to a report released by the... Read More


Measles in Bangladesh: a crisis of gaps, not just germs

Dhaka, May 9 -- The deaths are real, the causes are complex, and the solutions are largely known. What is needed now is honesty, not about who to blame, but about what needs to change. Bangladesh is ... Read More


Railway to run 10 special trains for Eid-ul-Azha

Dhaka, May 9 -- Bangladesh Railway (BR) has decided to operate 10 special trains during Eid-ul-Azha to ensure hassle-free travel for homebound passengers. As per the decision, advance ticket sales wi... Read More