Dhaka: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Industries held its first meeting on Thursday, underscoring the need for ensuring transparency, accountability, and efficiency in implementing the ministry’s budget while calling for the t…
Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has given its nod to a proposal aimed at revising the coal price mechanism for two significant coal-fired power plants in Bangladesh: the 1,320MW SS Power-I plant located in Chattogram and the…
Bagerhat: Police have recovered important evidence in connection with the triple murder in Kachua upazila and are examining the materials as part of their investigation, while suspected perpetrators are being kept under surveillance. Police have deplo…
Jahangirnagar university: Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have temporarily suspended an archaeology student over allegations of making derogatory comments on social media about the July 2024 mass uprising and maintaining links with a banned …
Daudkandi: What was once largely waterlogged and unproductive farmland for eight to nine months a year has turned into one of the country’s major fish-producing areas, with fish worth around Tk 2,500 crore being produced annually in the floodplains of…
Chapainawabganj: A trolley driver was killed after his vehicle was hit by a train while crossing a rail track in Nachol upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 35, son of Mohibur Rahman of Bandra…
Kushtia: A man in Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila took an unprecedented step on Thursday by handing over his teenage son to the police. The boy, accused of raping a five-year-old girl, was taken into custody after his father brought him to the Khoksa Police …
Dhaka: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions during the next 24 hours commencing 9 am on Thursday. This weather condition is attributed to the active Southwest Monsoon affectin…