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Rizwana calls for effective action against plastic pollution, clarifies government stance on single-use plastics

, Feb. 5 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Ministry, has stressed the need for effective action against plastic pollution. The adviser ... Read More


Govt appoints administrator for Live and Chilled Food Exporters Association

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The government has appointed Sheikh Matiur Rahman, joint secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, as administrator for the Bangladesh Live and Chilled Food Exporters Association. The m... Read More


Ijtema second phase ends today with 'Akheri Munajat'

, Feb. 5 -- day Biswa Ijtema - the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj - ended today with 'Akheri Munajat' (final prayer). Maulana Zubair conducted the final prayer between 12 pm to 12:... Read More


Gazette issued on VAT exemption on foreign doctors' fees

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The government has issued a gazette exempting foreign doctors from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) on the fees or consultation services they will provide to patients injured during the J... Read More


Attack on Hasina: HC acquits 9 death row convicts, 38 others

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The High Court (HC) has acquitted 47 convicts including nine death row ones in a case filed over attempt to kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Pabna around 30 years back. An... Read More


DMP files 1,569 cases for violating traffic rules

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,569 cases for breaching traffic rules during a drive conducted across the city. Additionally, 110 vehicles were du... Read More


SI closed over arrest of anti-discrimination students in Uttara

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- inspector of Uttara West Police Station has been withdrawn following the detention of three students of anti-discrimination movement in the capital's Uttara. Sub-Inspector (SI) Abu S... Read More


Case filed against 22 over distributing AL leaflets in Barguna; 4 arrested

Barguna, Feb. 4 -- A case has been filed against 22 leaders and activists of the Awami League (AL) and its student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League, under the Special Powers Act for allegedly holding s... Read More


Ex-BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DM... Read More


Bangladesh keen to enhance trade, economic relations with Algeria

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin has said Bangladesh is eager to boost bilateral trade and economic relations with Algeria. The Foreign Secretary, now in Algeria, presented the exis... Read More