National

All filling stations to remain open 24 hours for 13 consecutive days

The government has instructed all filling stations across the country to remain open round the clock on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. To ensure smooth travel for passengers during the festival,

RAB to be made more pro-people, accountable force: Home Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will be reorganized into a more people-friendly, professional, and accountable force. “We have undertaken various initiatives to reform

Mild heatwave sweeps parts of Bangladesh, says Met Office

A mild heatwave is sweeping several parts of the country and it may continue, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said on Monday. According to a regular bulletin issued by the Met

President Shahabuddin returns Dhaka after treatment in London

Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin has returned home after completion of his follow-up treatment and health examinations in London. The president arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning, said his press secretary

Mosleh Uddin Ahmed takes over as DMP commissioner

Additional inspector general of police Mosleh Uddin Ahmed took over as the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday. Deputy commissioner of DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division, N M

Measles cases drop in 30 hotspot upazilas after vaccination

Measles infections have started to decline in 30 upazilas across 18 districts identified as hotspots, following an accelerated government vaccination campaign to contain the outbreak. In most of these upazilas,

PM pays last respects to ex-state minister Mizanur Rahman

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday paid his last respects to former State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mizanur Rahman Sinha. The Prime Minister placed a wreath at the

Jamaat to hold pre-budget dialogue on education, national development

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar on Saturday announced that the party will organise a pre-budget dialogue titled “Allocation in the Education Sector and National Development”