Bangladesh launches national partnership to tackle plastic pollution

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Government of Bangladesh, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), officially ... Read More

'Promise not to catch hilsa': Fisheries minister urges fishermen to protect mother hilsa

Chandpur, Oct. 14 -- Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid has urged fishermen to refrain from catching mother hilsa during the breeding season to boost production and protect the co... Read More

Two workers killed as under-construction roof collapses in Rangpur

Rangpur, Oct. 14 -- Two workers were killed and seven others injured after the roof shuttering of an under-construction municipal building collapsed in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur on Tuesday afternoon.... Read More

Cabinet committee approves purchase of 10,000 tonnes of sugar

, Oct. 14 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved the purchase of 10,000 tonnes of sugar at a combined cost of Tk 103.45 crore through an open tender process under... Read More

Six DU students injured at campus after being hit by car

DU, Oct. 14 -- At least six students of the Marketing Department of Dhaka University (DU) were injured after being hit by a private car in front of a gate near the Faculty of Business Studies (FBS) an... Read More

Proposal to shift Secretariat to Agargaon to be placed before Cabinet

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A proposal to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat to Agargaon will be placed before the next Cabinet meeting for approval, Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher said on Tue... Read More

Two sisters electrocuted in Mymensingh's Bhaluka

Mymensingh, Oct. 14 -- Two sisters died after being electrocuted at their home in Katlamari village under Dakatia union of Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Tuesday evening. The deceased were identifi... Read More

Proposal for Tk 13,161cr LNG terminal withdrawn from CCGP meeting

, Oct. 14 -- A proposal to approve a bid by China National Energy Engineering & Construction Co Ltd (CNEE) to establish a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar ... Read More

Women lead uprisings but get shut out of what follows, speakers say at Dhaka convening

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Women are often at the forefront of pro-democracy movements, but their leadership rarely translates into lasting influence over the negotiations, constitutions and institutions that ... Read More

CIID detects alleged Tk 85.21cr revenue evasion by Narayanganj factory

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has detected alleged revenue evasion of Tk 85.21 crore through the misuse of bonded warehouse facilities by a factory in... Read More

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