Category: General
Govt Reconstitutes Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust Board and Executive Committee
Dhaka: The government has reconstituted the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust. The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued two separate notifications recently in this regard.
According to Un…
Additional Foreign Secretary Ferdousi Shahriar Passes Away at 54
Dhaka: Ferdousi Shahriar, Additional Foreign Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital. She was 54. She breathed her last at around 4:30 pm at Bangladesh Specialized Hospita…
Ex-minister Latif Siddiqui Arrested Over Shapla Chattar Crackdown
Dhaka: The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui from the capital’s Gulshan area on Wednesday evening in connection with a case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over th…
Woman Held with 2,500 Yaba Tablets in Chandpur
Dhaka: Police arrested an alleged female drug trader with 2,500 yaba tablets during an anti-narcotics drive in Matlab South upazila of Chandpur on Thursday. The arrestee, identified as Khuki, also known as Parveen, 60, is the daughter of Majed Sharif …
Barishal Manta Community Advocates for Enhanced Public Services and Social Protection
Dhaka: Members of Barishal’s floating Manta fisherfolk community have urged authorities to ensure better access to public services, social protection and recognition of their rights.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the demand was raised at a…
Shafiqur Challenges BNP-Led Government’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
Dhaka: Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman raised questions on Friday regarding the BNP-led government’s commitment to fighting corruption, challenging why graft persists if “everything runs” according to Prime Minister Tar…
Food Safety Court Fines Sylhet Chips Factory Tk 100,000 for Hygiene Violations
Dhaka: A mobile court on Wednesday fined a chips manufacturing factory Tk 100,000 under the Safe Food Act, 2013 after detecting multiple food safety and hygiene violations during an inspection in Sylhet.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the d…
DCCI Advocates for Integrated Waterway Strategy to Alleviate Transport Costs and Congestion
Dhaka: Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed has urged for a comprehensive, performance-oriented public-private partnership (PPP) framework to address the longstanding deterioration of Bangladesh’s rivers and canals. Th…