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Akhter accuses BNP of straying from its 31-point pledge, July Charter commitment

Dhaka, July 21 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary and Rangpur-4 MP Akhter Hossen on Tuesday alleged that the BNP government has strayed from its 31-point electoral commitment, including ... Read More


Milestone remembers victims of fighter jet crash on 1st anniversary

Dhaka, July 21 -- Milestone School and College on Tuesday paid tribute to the victims of last year's devastating Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash, marking the first anniversary of the tragedy wi... Read More


LGED executive engineer gets 8 years' jail in corruption case

Dhaka, July 21 -- A Noakhali court on Tuesday sentenced a Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) official to eight years imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (A... Read More


Biker killed in road crash on Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover

Dhaka, July 21 -- A sexagenarian motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on the Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover in the Jatrabari area on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Abul Kasham, 60,... Read More


India approves first dengue vaccine as Takeda's QDENGA receives regulatory clearance

Dhaka, July 21 -- India has approved its first dengue vaccine, granting regulatory clearance to Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical's QDENGA, in a major milestone in the country's fight against t... Read More


Singapore eyes deeper cooperation with Bangladesh in trade, aviation, education sectors

Dhaka, July 21 -- Charge d'affaires at the High Commission of Singapore, Mitchel Lee, on Tuesday met Adviser and Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office Mahdi Amin and updated him on Singapore's o... Read More


Fuel measurement fraud: Tashofa Filling Station fined Tk 4 lakh

Dhaka, July 21 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has fined Tashofa Filling Station in the capital's Mohakhali area Tk 4 lakh for shortchanging customers on fuel through rigged... Read More


Bangladesh committed to halving road traffic deaths by 2030: Minister

Dhaka, July 21 -- Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Shaikh Rabiul Alam has reaffirmed the Government's commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030. Speaking at... Read More


Pakistan envoy, DU VC discuss expanding cooperation in education

Dhaka, July 21 -- Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider met Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr A B M Obaidul Islam on Tuesday and discussed ways to strengthen educational coopera... Read More


Obhizatrik Foundation distributes food aid to 200 flood-hit families in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, July 21 -- Obhizatrik Foundation has distributed nearly 2 tonnes of emergency food assistance among 200 flood-affected families in Ramu, Pekua and Chakaria upazilas in Cox's Bazar district foll... Read More