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US ambassador calls on PM

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The US envoy met the premier at his Cabinet Division office in

PM convenes first PSAC to improve business climate

The prime minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday convened Bangladesh’s first Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), creating a formal platform for the country’s business representatives. The council would provide timely, candid,

Jamaat-led alliance stages demo for July Charter implementation

Leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance on Saturday called on the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government to take steps to accept the July National Charter in Jatiya Sangsad to show respect

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

BNP standing committee prioritises council, reviews govt programme, strategy

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday underscored the need to move towards holding the party’s national council at the earliest possible time, as part of efforts to strengthen its organisational

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

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

Heatwave to intensify in April, temperature nears 40°C

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that one to two severe heatwaves may hit the country in the running month, alongside several spells of mild to moderate heatwaves. The ongoing