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Globe Biotech's Covid vaccine 'Bangavax' secures US patent

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Globe Biotech Limited has secured a United States Patent for its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Bangavax, first of its kind in Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry. Globe ... Read More


CA for building financial system helpful for all to become entrepreneurs

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed the need for building a financial system where every individual has the opportunity to become an entrepreneur rather than merel... Read More


Govt mulls shorter term for life sentences

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The government is considering legal reforms that would shorten the term of life imprisonment, according to Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. Speaking after a meeting at the hom... Read More


All ministries to form monitoring committees to stop single-use plastics

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The government will appoint focal persons and form monitoring committees in every ministry to point out single-use plastics from October 2, aiming to make an environment-friendly se... Read More


Two dead after buses collide in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- At least two people were killed and 10 others injured after a head-on collision between two buses at the Bhoradoba area in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on Saturday. The accident t... Read More


Police arrest 2,337 people in 24 hours

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- A total of 2,337 individuals were arrested on different charges across the country during police special raids in the 24 hours to early Friday morning, according to Assistant Inspec... Read More


President accepts Justice Akhtaruzzaman's resignation

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin has accepted the resignation letter of Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman, a High Court Division judge, who sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two corrupt... Read More


Bangladesh retenders for one spot LNG cargo

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has re-tendered to buy one more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the international spot market for the November 25-26 d... Read More


RUCSU Polls: JCD fields panel of Chhatra League attack survivors for VP, GS, AGS posts

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has announced its panel for the long-awaited Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election, naming Sheikh Nur Uddin Abir... Read More


30 injured in clash over Tk 40 in Habiganj

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- At least 30 people were injured in a clash triggered by a dispute over Tk 40 at Azmiriganj upazila in Habiganj on Thursday. The clash broke out around 11:30am and continued until 1... Read More