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Hajj flights to begin on April 18: minister

Hajj flights for 2026 are scheduled to begin on April 18, announced religious affairs minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad on Tuesday. The announcement was made during the first session

New Year procession to be celebrated as ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’

Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury has announced that this year’s Bengali New Year celebrations on Pahela Baishakh will feature a procession officially named ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’. He made the announcement

Bangladesh not fully prepared for LDC graduation: Finance Minister

Bangladesh is not yet fully prepared to graduate from the list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. He warned that

Bangladesh renames Pahela Baishakh procession as ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’

Bangladesh cultural affairs minister, Natai Roy Chowdhury, said on Sunday that the government has renamed the Pahela Baishakh procession as ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’. ‘We want to stop controversy over the name

No respite from long queues for fuel

The cabinet committee on government purchase on Saturday approved two proposals to procure one lakh tonnes of diesel and two cargoes of liquefied natural gas amid persistently high demand for

Decision on educational institutions in next cabinet meeting: education minister

The minister for education and primary and mass education ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Sunday said that decision on operation of educational institutions amid the ongoing fuel crisis will be

US president Trump says two airmen rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal

President Donald Trump said Sunday that United States forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it ‘one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in

16 BGB platoons deployed for Sherpur-3 polls

Ahead of the election in Sherpur-3 (Sreebardi-Jhenaigati) constituency scheduled for April 9, Border Guard Bangladesh has deployed its 16 platoons to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful voting process. Following