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18-month-old twins drown in Cumilla pond

Cumilla, Sept. 8 -- month-old twin sisters drowned in a pond in Barura upazila of Cumilla on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Junaira and Taslima, daughters of Jasim Uddin of Kachia... Read More


Speaker questions inclusion of state ministers, whips in standing committees

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Tuesday questioned the inclusion of state ministers and ruling whips in parliamentary standing committees, warning that the practice runs contrary to the... Read More


'Patwary, Sifat's remarks constitute a criminal offence': Anee

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee has said that the remarks made by the jailed Mohammed Sifat and NCP's Nasiruddin Patwary, which he said involved abusive language and i... Read More


Govt takes steps to expedite welfare payments to retired teachers, staff: Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 8 -- The government has taken necessary measures to ensure the swift disbursement of one-off welfare benefits owed to retired teachers and staff of non-government educational ins... Read More


President condoles death of Aminur's mother

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Amena Begum, mother of Agriculture, and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Ami... Read More


Agriculture minister's mother dies

Cumilla, Sept. 8 -- Amena Begum, mother of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid, passed away at her residence in Dhaka on Tuesday. She was 103. Nizam Uddin Kaiser, a m... Read More


Shafiqur urges Nippon Foundation to expand Rohingya support

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has urged the Nippon Foundation, Japan's largest charitable organisation, to expand development and l... Read More


US Cotton Warehouse to launch in Chattogram mid-November

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- A privately operated US cotton warehouse is set to open in Anowara, Chattogram, in mid-November, as part of a strategic roadmap to significantly expand bilateral trade between the Un... Read More


Opposition MPs submit dissent notes on eight issues in SRB Bill

, Sept. 8 -- Opposition members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs have registered notes of dissent on eight issues in the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill, s... Read More


Special drive to be launched to recover weapons looted during mass uprising

Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- A nationwide special joint operation will be launched to recover government weapons looted from various police stations and government offices during the July 2024 mass uprising, wit... Read More