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Minister’s claim on measles immunisation contradicts official data

Health minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain’s claim that there had been no measles immunisation in Bangladesh over the past eight years contradicts the government data and international health agency records.

HC returns Amin Uddin’s anticipatory bail plea amid protest by pro-BNP lawyers

The High Court on Tuesday returned the anticipatory bail petition filed by former attorney general AM Amin Uddin in three cases, amid protests by pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers on the

Bangladesh govt plans to start online classes in schools for saving fuel

The minister for education and primary and mass education ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Tuesday said that they were planning to hold online classes in the schools for saving fuel.

Attack on Kuwaiti power, water plant raises alarm in Gulf

An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait has killed one Indian worker and damaged a building at the site, according to Kuwaiti authorities, as regional

PM to inaugurate ‘Farmer Card’ distribution on April 14

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the ‘Farmer Card’ distribution programme on a pilot basis on April 14 on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh-1433 Bangla Calendar. The prime minister

Former DGFI director Afzal Naser arrested in Dhaka

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence director Md Afzal Naser in a case related to 2024 July-August movement. He has been shown

Sports allowance introduced to protect athletes from financial struggles: PM

Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said that the government had launched sports allowance aiming to eliminate the financial uncertainty that often forces talented individuals to abandon athletic careers. ‘We

Govt to withdraw monthly prepaid meter charges: Minister

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku has announced that the government has decided to withdraw the monthly rental or meter charge on prepaid electricity meters. The