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BTRC warns against unlicensed walkie-talkie

India, June 26 -- The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has warned of strict legal action against individuals and organisations involved in the use, possession, import, marketi... Read More


Cancer claims over 100,000 lives annually in BD

India, June 26 -- Bangladesh records around 167,000 new cancer cases every year, while more than 100,000 people die annually from cancer-related causes, Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain info... Read More


Mobile toilet set up for first time outside JS

India, June 26 -- Hundreds of people gather around the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) area in Dhaka. Some come to enjoy the open space, others to exercise, meet friends or admire the famous building. For years, ... Read More


'Employment key to nation's progress'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Md Raihan Kabir has said that employment is the key to a nation's progress. He noted that the RAISE Project of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundatio... Read More


'Ex-governor's disciple Ashraful behind looting'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Although the country was swept by change after the fall of the fascist government in the historic mass uprising of the students in July-August, the syndicates of the past are st... Read More


Pry edu to be reformed using Japanese idea

Bangladesh, June 25 -- State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Wednesday said the government has taken extensive reform initiatives to make Bangladesh's primary education system ... Read More


Govt's decisions threaten economy

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government's "wrong and shortsighted" decisions have... Read More


DEMU trains lie abandoned at Kamalapur

Bangladesh, June 25 -- The Diesel Electric Multiple Unit trains, introduced with much publicity during the tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are now lying abandoned at Kamalapur Railway S... Read More


Australia, UNICEF ink $11.4m deal for Rohingyas

Bangladesh, June 25 -- Australia has committed US$11.4 million (AUD16 million) in multi-year funding to UNICEF to sustain life-saving support for Rohingya children and host communities in Bangladesh a... Read More


'Govt targets job-led economy'

Bangladesh, June 25 -- The government's aims to transform Bangladesh into a more investment-friendly and employment-oriented economy, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said. "To achieve this... Read More