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Govt targets sending 1.4m workers abroad in next fiscal year

The government has set a target of sending about 1.4 million Bangladeshi workers abroad in the next fiscal year, state minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment Nurul Haque Nur,

BGB-BSF summit begins amid Indian push-in bids

The 57th four-day director general-level talks between the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Indian Border Security Force begins today in India’s capital New Delhi amid a face-off between the two

Neighbours want quick execution of verdict in Ramisa murder case

The death penalty for the accused in the Ramisa rape-murder case was ‘inevitable’ and now Ramisa’s neighbours in Pallabi are demanding its speedy execution. Media workers have been gathering in

Hadi murder report submission deferred

A Dhaka court has deferred the deadline for submitting a supplementary investigation report in the murder case of Inqilab Mancha convenor Sharif Osman Hadi, setting June 17 as the next

Expects punishment to be executed as soon as possible, says Ramisa’s father

Abdul Hannan Molla, father of eight-year-old Ramisa, expressed satisfaction with the verdict of special tribunal that sentenced prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun to death. ”I am

Speaker cautions energy minister over missed Ashuganj gas supply deadline

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad cautioned the power, energy and mineral resources minister, Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, on Sunday to thoroughly assess all relevant factors before making commitments in the Jatiya Sangsad.

Seven more children die from measles symptoms in 24 hours

Seven more children died across Bangladesh from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday, raising the fatalities from the disease in Bangladesh to 620. The Directorate General

Govt buys WC TV broadcast rights at Tk 72.70 crore

A cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on Sunday approved a proposal from the information ministry proposal to buy the World Cup Football 2026 television broadcasting rights at