Parliament passes tough drugs, cosmetics bill by voice vote
GB Today UNB, Dhaka: The ‘Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2023’ previously titled as the ‘Drugs Bill, 2022’ was passed in…
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Govt decries OHCHR’s attempt to influence judicial process in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka: The government has expressed deep concern that the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office…
Rohingya repatriation expected to start from December
Raheed Ejaz, Dhaka: Exactly six years ago on this day (25 August), thousands of Rohingya men and women…
JS body for quick steps to preserve Pahartali European Club
BSS: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways has directed the authorities concerned to take steps…
US provides $250,000 to help communities in Bandarban
UNB: The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $250,000 in emergency…
Bangladesh, US defense dialogue on Indo-Pacific
UNB: Bangladesh and the United States will hold the 10th bilateral defense dialogue in Dhaka on August 23-24…
Sri Lanka pays back $50mn of loans to Bangladesh
Bangladesh News Desk: Sri Lanka has paid back Bangladesh $50 million of loans, which is one fourth of…
Bangladesh reports 17 more Covid-19 cases
UNB: Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Thursday morning. With the new numbers,…
JS goes into 24th session on Sept 3
BSS: The 24th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on September 3. President Mohammed Shahabuddin…
Bangladesh Govt launches universal pension scheme today
The government is set to launch a groundbreaking universal pension scheme today, a significant stride towards ensuring old-age…
BD Govt will decide on ground handling at Dhaka airport’s third terminal and Biman is ready: CEO
UNB: There has been no official decision yet on the ground handling work at the third terminal of…
Bangladesh’s RMG products cheaper than India, Sri Lanka
Shuvonkar Karmokar, Dhaka: Bangladesh is struggling to move beyond low-end readymade garment (RMG) products while exporting to the…
India wants Delhi–Dhaka signature relations to continue
Gautam Lahiri: India believes that achievement earned during last ten years in the bilateral relations between New Delhi…
Dengue patients 4-5 times higher than official figure
Mohammad Al Amin, Dhaka: With the worsening dengue situation in the country, the numbers of dengue patients and…
ADB provides $490 million to Bangladesh for 2 projects
UNB: Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a loan of USD $490 million to implement two projects in…
Teesta may cross danger mark in next 24 hours
BSS: The Teesta may cross its danger mark (DM) in the next 24 hours at Dalia point in…
Bandarban flood: 15,600 houses left severely damaged
UNB: A significant number of people who sought refuge in shelters due to the devastating floods and landslides…
Bangladesh Govt to buy vehicles for DC, UNOs ahead of parliamentary polls
The public administration ministry has sent a proposal to buy 261 vehicles for deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi…
Foreign loan disbursements fall 7.4% YoY
Foreign aid commitments increased by about 7.23% in FY23 Saifuddin Saif, Dhaka: The year-on-year disbursements of foreign loans…
US delegation arrives to know ACC laws, regulations
UNB: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Mahbub Hossain said the US delegation arrived here to take an idea about…