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BNP plans universal 'Family Card' for all women: Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday announced that all women across the country will be brought under a universal 'Family Card' scheme if the party forms the next governme... Read More


Bangladesh's betel nut exports snarl as 150 trucks sit idle at Benapole

, Dec. 9 -- A deepening bottleneck at the Benapole-Petrapole trade gateway has stranded about 150 export-bound trucks loaded with betel nuts worth an estimated Tk 100 crore, exposing Bangladesh's seco... Read More


Hema Malini shares emotional tribute on Dharmendra's 90th Birthday: "Two weeks since you left me heartbroken"

, Dec. 9 -- Hema Malini shared an emotional message on what would have been Dharmendra's 90th birthday, saying it has been "two weeks since you left me heartbroken." Their daughters Sunny Deol and Esh... Read More


BAPLC elects Riad Mahmud as president, Ishtiak Ahmed as vice president

DHAKA, Dec. 9 -- Riad Mahmud, Managing Director of National Polymer Industries PLC, and Engineer Syed Ishtiak Ahmed, Managing Director of Saiham Cotton Mills Limited, has been elected as the president... Read More


Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning

, Dec. 9 -- Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 250 at 8:58 am this morning. Dhaka's air was classified as 'very unhealthy' on Tues... Read More


BD Polls: RPO amendment enables committee to try some electoral offences

, Dec. 9 -- The Representation of the People Order (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2025 has been promulgated empowering the Electoral Enquiry and Adjudication Committee with jurisdiction and magistracy p... Read More


Bangladesh Election: 6 reasons postal ballots may be rejected

, Dec. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has launched an IT-supported hybrid postal ballot system to enable both out-of-country and in-country postal voting ahead of the national election and referend... Read More


85% of workforce remains unrecognised in informal sector: Adviser Farida

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday said that nearly 85 percent of Bangladesh's workforce is employed in the informal sector, yet most remain unrecognised and exc... Read More


Govt to procure 50,000 mt non-Basmati parboiled rice, 10,000 mt lentil

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The government is set to procure significant quantities of rice and lentil as part of its food stock replenishment and market stabilisation measures. The Advisers Council Committee o... Read More


National Prevention Mechanism against torture to be built: Law Adviser

, Dec. 9 -- Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said the ratification of the Operationalisation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) is not the end but the beginning of... Read More