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Govt to clear 42-year hurdles in aviation

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- The government will amend aviation-related rules that have remained a hurdle for industry stakeholders for the past 42 years, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzama... Read More


Reach Tk51,129cr at June end

Bangladesh, Sept. 13 -- The amount of total deposits in the country's agent banking reached to Tk51,129 crore at the end of June this year, up 1.96 percent from Tk50,563 crore in March quarter and 13.... Read More


'Good political leadership vital for sustainable dev'

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman has called for good and honest people, particularly talented young men and women, to enter politics, saying sustainable n... Read More


12 bandits surrender in Bagerhat

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Twelve members of the notorious forest bandit group Nana Bhai Bahini, including its chief, have surrendered to the Coast Guard in Mongla. They formally surrendered at the Coas... Read More


140 trees cut down at Shibganj cemetery

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Miscreants cut down 140 mahogany trees at a cemetery in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj under the cover of darkness on Wednesday night, sparking anger among local residents... Read More


Clean-up drive held in N'ganj pry schools

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A coordinated cleanliness drive has been conducted at 120 government primary schools in Narayanganj Sadar upazila to prevent dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases. The init... Read More


Dilapidated road causes hardship in Hossainpur

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Residents of Hossainpur in Kishoreganj are facing daily hardship as a nearly one-kilometre road has remained in a dilapidated condition for years. The road stretches from the ... Read More


Student shortage persists in Kalkini Girls' School

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A nearly seven-decade-old girls' school in Madaripur's Kalkini has been left virtually without students amid allegations of irregularities against its headteacher and a prolong... Read More


Northern region farmers optimistic about Aman harvest

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The paddy fields across northern Bangladesh are once again coming alive as farmers work through muddy fields, transplanting Aman seedlings with hopes of recovering from the set... Read More


6 years on, Gani's Ghat Bridge still unusable

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The construction of a bridge at Gani's Ghat in the remote Charkurulia area of Lakshmikunda Union in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna has yet to be completed, even after six years. Al... Read More