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Family Cards, Farmer Cards won’t strain budget: PM tells JS

Bangladesh prime minister and leader of the House, Tarique Rahman, on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that programmes like the Family Card and Krishak Card would not put pressure on

NUCLEAR POWER: Rooppur plant begins trial run

One of the two reactors was on Wednesday loaded with uranium as the multi-billion Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has embarked on the trial production. The placing of fresh and enriched

PM apologises to Ctg residents for waterlogging

Prime minister and leader of the House Tarique Rahman on Wednesday apologised to the residents of Chattogram for the recurring waterlogging that has disrupted normal life in the port city.

Robber gang disguised as driver, passengers killed customs officer, says RAB

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five members of a robbery gang in connection with the murder of customs official in Cumilla. Bullet Bairagi, 35, who was attacked and

‘Remain alert against confusion over referendum, July Charter’

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged the country’s people to remain alert against spreading confusion and creating disorder in the country over the referendum and the July Charter, saying

Nationwide crackdown on drugs, gambling after 30 April: Home minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday announced that the government will launch a coordinated, nationwide crackdown on drugs, gambling and online betting immediately after the current session of the Jatiya

Preparations under way for early local elections, says Mirza Fakhrul

Local government minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the issue of holding local government elections was under active consideration by the government, adding that the electoral process

RAB says customs official killed by robber gang

Customs official Bullet Bairagi whose body was recovered from Cumilla on Saturday morning was killed after falling victim to an organised robber gang, the Rapid Action Battalion has said. ‘The