The public administration ministry has sent a proposal to buy 261 vehicles for deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers. The election commission secretariat also wants to buy vehicl... Read more
Foreign aid commitments increased by about 7.23% in FY23 Saifuddin Saif, Dhaka: The year-on-year disbursements of foreign loans from development partners have decreased by 7.4% in the 2022-2... Read more
UNB: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Mahbub Hossain said the US delegation arrived here to take an idea about ACC’s laws and regulations and how the ACC works, not for any p... Read more
UNB: Dhaka’s air quality continued to be unhealthy for sensitive groups this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 108 at 9:00 am, Dhaka ranked 7th on the list of cities wo... Read more
BSS: The electricity situation has improved further in the district as country’s largest solar power plant the Teesta Solar Limited has gone to production recently. Prime Minister Shei... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: As many as 576 people were killed and 1,055 injured in 505 road accidents across the country in July, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, reports UNB. Fort... Read more
UNB: At least 131 people were killed and 110 were injured in 137 railway accidents in the first six months of this year. Among those, the highest 44 accidents took place in February in which... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 66 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,463 and cas... Read more
3 die, 889 hospitalised in a day Mohammad Al Amin: Stagnant water by the main road at busy Muradpur in Chattogram city apparently serves as a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes, the vector... Read more
UNB: US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya arrived here on Tuesday evening to advance “shared solutions” to global challenges; contribute to a more... Read more
UNB: European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley has laid emphasis on peaceful, fair and participatory elections in Bangladesh. “We encourage peaceful, free, fair and... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh reported 76 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,043,161, according to the Directorate... Read more
Nur Uddin Alamgir, CHATTOGRAM: The eagerly anticipated construction of the Chattogram (Dohazari)-Cox’s Bazar rail line has moved into high gear, as Bangladesh Railway (BR) aims to have the t... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday said they seized various types of smuggled goods, arms and ammunition worth Tk 184.36 crore in June through drives in the countr... Read more
The cost of food, fuel, and fertilizer in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities has escalated due to the food and energy crisis, which is attributed to the Russia’s invasion of Ukr... Read more
Teesta water rising, flood apprehended onrush of upstream water coupled with heavy rainfall pushed Teesta close to danger level. Teesta water was flowing 7cm lower than the danger mark at ba... Read more
Bangladesh has been elected as a member of Executive Council UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for the term 2023-25 receiving the highest number of votes. The electio... Read more
UNB: Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Aleksandr Mantytsky has said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the megaproject of the State Corporation Rosatom, will strengthen the energy security of B... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: The first ever Commonwealth Trade & Investment Forum will be held in Dhaka on September 13-14 aiming to explore amazing opportunity for Bangladeshi companies among... Read more
Bangladesh News Desk: Chinese vessel MV J Hai has arrived at the Mongla port with coal for the Rampal thermal power plant in Bagerhat. The vessel reached the port at Harbaria of the river Pa... Read more