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Waterlogging hampers life in Mirzapur Poor drainage, overgrown vegetation cause public suffering

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Overgrown bushes and weeds around the Mirzapur Upazila Parishad premises, along with chronic waterlogging, are causing serious inconvenience to people coming from different area... Read More


RNPP holds nuclear emergency response drill

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- A stakeholder workshop and tabletop emergency response exercise were held at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) to strengthen the preparedness, coordination and response cap... Read More


Disaster Minister assures exemplary punishment

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has assured that those responsible for the killing of four members of a family, including retired teacher Ganapati Chak... Read More


Rising Cost of Starting a Family

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has long regarded marriage and family formation as major social milestones. However, rising inflation and the costs of housing, education, healthcare, and transporta... Read More


UN probe links AL to disappearances

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Evidence gathered by United Nations investigators of abduction, arbitrary detention and the concealment of people's whereabouts by Bangladesh's security and intelligence agencie... Read More


PM seeks justice for missing

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for international unity to ensure accountability for those responsible for enforced disappearances, saying more than 700 people went mis... Read More


Disappeared, still missing

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Families of people who disappeared during the Awami League regime are still waiting for answers, as a new law before parliament raises hopes of accountability but also questions... Read More


Aminbazar waste-to-energy A costly mistake in the making

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh does not have the luxury of wasting money on electricity it cannot afford, nor does Dhaka have the luxury of treating waste management as an excuse for an expensive p... Read More


Malaysia to hire 2 lakh Bangladeshi workers from Sept

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has said that Malaysia will begin the phased recruitment of workers from Bangladesh by the... Read More


BCB seeks Walton support

Bangladesh, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Tamim Iqbal has asked Walton to support plans to restructure the country's domestic competitions into franchise-based leagues and advanc... Read More