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ICAB and CIPFA, UK discuss Collaboration and public sector financial management

, May 18 -- A delegation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its President Maria Howlader FCA, recently met with representatives from the Chartered Institute of Pu... Read More


BBS, UNDP move to establish R&D cell for data excellence

Dhaka, May 18 -- The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh on Sunday jointly hosted a national consultation in Dhaka to chart a roadmap f... Read More


Road Safety Act urged to protect pedestrians, cyclists

, May 18 -- Speakers at an event in the capital on Sunday underscored the urgent need for a Road Safety Act to ensure the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, particularly in traffic-congested cities l... Read More


Independent Ebtedayee Madrasa teachers threaten burial shrouds protest for nationalisation delay

Dhaka, May 18 -- The National Coordination Committee of Independent Ebtedayee Madrasa Teachers on Sunday warned of intensified protests, including demonstrations while wearing burial shrouds, if their... Read More


Feni farmers battle odds to raise livestock ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Feni, May 18 -- Livestock farmers across Feni district are working tirelessly to rear and fatten cattle in anticipation of Eid-ul-Azha, with hopes of fetching fair prices in the upcoming sacrificial a... Read More


Dhanmondi road renamed after July martyr Farhan Faiyaz

Dhaka, May 18 -- The old road no 27 in Dhaka's Dhanmondi has been renamed as Shahid Farhan Faiyaz Sarak, in memory of Mohammad Farhanul Islam Bhuiyan, widely known as Farhan Faiyaz, a student who was ... Read More


36 garments-laden trucks stranded at Benapole port

, May 18 -- six Bangladeshi trucks carrying ready-made garment (RMG) items have remained stranded at Benapole land port following restrictions imposed by India on the import of certain goods through i... Read More


Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine since start of war

KYIV, Ukraine, May 18 -- Russia overnight into Sunday launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Mos... Read More


Two die from electrocution in Ctg's waterlogged area

, May 18 -- Two people died after being electrocuted in stagnant rainwater in Bashar Villa area on MM Ali Road under Chawkbazar police station in Chattogram city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased wer... Read More


Interim govt has little time to think about reforms: Planning Adviser

Dhaka, May 18 -- Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said although it was the prime task of the interim government to introduce reforms, but it lacks time to think about it. "Our job was to ... Read More