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PM asks Education Ministry to find ways to ease school hour city traffic

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the Education Ministry to explore alternative measures to ease traffic congestion in the capital during school hours. The premier came up with the directive

Opposition leader demands equal representation in special parliamentary committee

Opposition leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has demanded equal membership for government and opposition parties in any special committee formed in the National Parliament, warning that a consensus-based body without balanced

Home Minister proposes special parliamentary committee for constitutional amendments

Home Minister Salahudddin Ahmed has proposed forming a special parliamentary committee comprising all political parties and independent members to implement the July National Charter and carry out constitutional reforms aimed

Emergency measles vaccination drive from Apr 5

The government will begin an emergency measles vaccination campaign starting Sunday (April 5). Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain made the announcement at a press conference at the Secretariat on

Spl drives against road, footpath encroachment begin

Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has launched a special drive to free footpaths and roads from illegal occupation in the capital. The drive was conducted simultaneously from 10AM

Four million people across the Gulf could be pushed into poverty by war in Iran, UN warns

The worst-affected would be in GCC countries and in the Levant, with each region set to lose more than 5.2% of their GDP Four million people in the Gulf could

Argentina designates Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organisation

Argentina has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, its presidential office said in a statement on Tuesday, following a push from the Trump administration for

Measles vaccination drive from Sunday

The government will launch a nationwide measles vaccination campaign from Sunday (5 April), said Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain. Speaking to journalists after a meeting at