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Govt to launch pharmacies to sell 250 types of medicines at lower prices

Dhaka, April 8 -- The government is going to launch pharmaceutical services in government hospitals, Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Health and ... Read More


Illegal wealth: ACC sues ex-Industries Minister Nurul Majid and wife

Dhaka, April 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against former minister of industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and his wife on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth ar... Read More


Daffodil University lecturer suspended for opposing global strike for Gaza

Dhaka, April 7 -- Tahmina Rahman, a lecturer of Daffodil International University (DIU) at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, has been suspended for opposing the decision of studen... Read More


Road accidents claim 249 lives during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays: RSF

Dhaka, April 7 -- Road accidents claimed 249 lives and left 553 injured in just 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation when a total of 257 accidents occurred, according to data compiled by the Road S... Read More


BB to launch Tk 8.0-9.0b fund for startups: Governor

Dhaka, April 7 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday announced that the central bank is taking steps to establish a dedicated fund of Tk 8.0 to 9.0 billion to support the country's grow... Read More


Bangladesh strongly condemns Israeli forces' mass killings, human rights violations in Gaza

Dhaka, April 7 -- The government of Bangladesh has expressed its strongest condemnation of the Israeli occupying forces' continued mass killings and gross violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip.... Read More


State minister status given to BIDA executive chairman

Dhaka, April 7 -- Ashik Chowdhury, the Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), has been granted the status of s... Read More


Many educational institutions closed across country in solidarity with Palestinians

Dhaka, April 7 -- Classes and examinations in different educational institutions across the country have been suspended in solidarity with Palestinians amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza. Dhaka Uni... Read More


Vessel carrying 12,700MT rice arrives at Ctg Port from Vietnam

Dhaka, April 7 -- A vessel named MV MD SEA, carrying 12,700 metric tonnes of Atap rice, has arrived at Chattogram Port from Vietnam. The rice was brought under the G-to-G agreement (Package-1) signed... Read More


BB announces special fund for startup to empower entrepreneurs

Dhaka, April 7 -- To support new entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Bank is planning to create a special fund of around Tk 8.0 to Tk 9.0 billion, which will be used solely to provide capital to startup compani... Read More