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JS passes eight bills

Jatiya Sangsad chaired by speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday unanimously passed eight bills placed by related ministers. On the 10th day of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad’s first session, law

40.48 lac litres of fuel oil recovered during anti-hoarding drives: minister in JS

To curb illegal hoarding of fuel oil a total of 342 drives were conducted between March 23 and April 4. During these drives, 2,456 cases were filed and 31 individuals

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