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BWDB gets new DG

Dhaka, March 8 -- Engineer Amirul Haq Bhuiyan joined as a Director General of the Bangladesh Water Development Board on March 7, 2024, said a press release on Thursday. Before joining as DG he worked... Read More


Court orders to seize Rassel, Shamima's properties

Dhaka, March 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered to seize the property of Mohammad Rassel, the former CEO of the e-commerce company Evaly, and chairman Shamima Nasrin in a case filed over fraud. Dhaka Met... Read More


Dhaka air 3rd most polluted

Dhaka, March 8 -- Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Thursday morning. Its air quality continued to be in the "unhealthy" zone with an air quality index ... Read More


'Gender equality' core principle to achieve SDGs

Dhaka, March 8 -- Gender equality is a fundamental prerequisite for building climate resilience and achieving sustainable development, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossai... Read More


Brac Healthcare centre opens in Uttara

Dhaka, March 8 -- Brac Healthcare Ltd, a concern of Brac Enterprises, inaugurated its second healthcare centre in Uttara. Asif Saleh, executive director of Brac, officially opened the centre, at Hous... Read More


5 robbers held in Ishwardi

Dhaka, March 8 -- After 13 days of robbing a farmer's house in Mokarampur village of Ishwardi, police arrested 5 members of an inter-district dacoit gang. Some of the goods lost during the robbery hav... Read More


International Women's Day: Biman operates all-woman flight from Dhaka to Dammam

Dhaka, March 8 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines for the first time operated an international flight today that was staffed entirely by women, on the occasion of International Women's Day. The pilot, firs... Read More


Inaugural Turaag Active Dhaka 25K running event held today

Dhaka, March 8 -- Imran Hasan became champion in the 25Km categories in the inaugural Turaag Active Dhaka 25K 2024, a prestigious running event, organized by Run Bangladesh today. The international c... Read More


TCB reverses decision to hike sugar price

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has reversed its decision to raise the price of sugar by Tk 30 per kilogram to Tk 100 amidst strong criticism. Consequently, TCB will main... Read More


China foreign minister calls war in Gaza a 'disgrace for civilisation'

Dhaka, March 7 -- China's foreign minister Wang Yi today called Israel's war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation" and reiterated Beijing's calls for an "immediate ceasefire". "It is a tragedy for hu... Read More