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Ex-DIG Abdul Jalil Mondal arrested in Dhaka

Detectives have arrested former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abdul Jalil Mondal from the capital’s Sabujbagh area on Monday evening. DMP’s Detective Branch (DB) Joint Commissioner Nasirul Islam confirmed the matter

Attackers of July Uprising participants are criminals, says Home Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed declared in parliament on Monday that anyone who carried out armed attacks against July uprising participants is a criminal, regardless of which security force uniform they

Stocks of six key vaccines, including Measles and Polio depleted

Bangladesh is facing a shortage of six essential childhood vaccines, including those for measles, polio and tuberculosis, raising concerns over child immunisation across the country. Under the national immunisation programme,

Cabinet committee approves emergency import of 260,000 tonnes of fuel

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Tuesday approved in principle the emergency procurement of 260,000 metric tonnes of fuel including diesel and crude oil to strengthen national reserves

Bangladesh’s fuel stock stands at 192,919 tonnes: Energy Division

The total stock of all types of fuel oil in Bangladesh stood at 192,919 tonnes, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division said on Tuesday (31 March). Division’s spokesperson and Joint

Bangladesh govt struggles to tame fuel demand

About 2.8 lakh litres of hoarded fuel oils have been recovered since Friday from different parts of the country, but still the government is struggling to check the high demand

No fuel crisis, market strained by panic buying, hoarding, minister tells JS

Energy power and mineral resources minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that there was currently no fuel shortage in the country while an artificial pressure

Most measles cases found in infants below vaccination age

A significant proportion of measles deaths and infections in Bangladesh have been reported among infants below nine months of age, the age at which the first dose of the measles