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PM backs local ventilator, oxygen machine production

Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday assured full government support for testing, quality validation and commercial production of locally developed ventilators and high-flow oxygen machines, reaffirming his government’s commitment to

BSEC gets new commissioner

Hossain Sadat has joined the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission as a commissioner, completing the regulator’s full panel of commissioners. Sadat assumed office on Tuesday after being appointed for a

EC ready to hold presidential election, date not finalised: CEC

The Election Commission on Tuesday said that it was fully prepared to hold the president election, with the schedule to be announced through an official gazette once finalised. Chief election

Bangladesh govt to take steps against microplastics in toothpastes, says adviser

Prime minister’s information and broadcasting adviser Zahed Ur Rahman said on Tuesday that the government would take all necessary decisions over the presence of microplastics in toothpaste by giving top

Brigadier General Miftah taken into Army custody

Brigadier General Miftah Uddin Ahmed was taken into the Bangladesh Army custody over the allegation of his involvement in the extrajudicial killing of Councillor Akramul Haque in 2018. Inter Services

Acting President Hafiz Uddin pays tribute to Liberation War martyrs

Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad paid tribute to the martyrs of the War of Liberation at the National Memorial in Savar on Sunday morning. He laid a wreath at the

No room for political considerations in military promotions: PM Tarique Rahman

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday said there is no scope for personal or political considerations in the promotion of Bangladesh Army officers, stressing that merit and professional competence must

Shahabuddin leaves Bangabhaban two days after resignation

Former President Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu on Sunday vacated Bangabhaban, the official presidential residence, two days after resigning from office. He left Bangabhaban at 2:25pm for his private residence, Green Villa,