This year, DNCC proposed Tk 135 crore budget and DSCC Tk 46.50 crore for mosquito-control activities.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called on citizens to protect rivers, warning that reckless pollution is contaminating water sources and putting public health at risk.

Biman has taken ‘drastic measures’ to regain passengers’ confidence after the recent spate of technical issues in its aircraft that raised questions about the quality of its maintenance and safety.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed cases against three leading businessmen in the country on charges of embezzling large sums of money and amassing illegal wealth.

Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad yesterday rejected recent remarks by Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal President Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat on “the Sangsad, Jatiya Muktijoddha Council (Jamuka) and the Liberation War Affairs adviser”, calling them “lies, fabricated, misleading, and made-up.”

Speakers at a discussion yesterday demanded that the government publish a list of illegally occupied land in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) and disclose how many settlers were moved there under successive governments.

Incidents of mob violence continue in parts of the country, though the government is working to curb them, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday.

A 34-foot bridge over the Ayman river in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh collapsed recently, leaving thousands of people in severe hardship.

Just a month after a major eviction drive, land reclaimed by the Water Development Board (WDB) has once again come under fresh encroachment, raising concerns over the sustainability of the operation.

Removed for ‘violating party discipline’ after his August 15 social media post

Served as executive chairman of the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

Decision came today at a meeting of officials from the ministries of health, railways, and finance

A Detective Branch team arrested him in Dhaka's Gulshan yesterday

On the first day, 46 aspirants for JUCSU posts and 86 for hall union positions collected their forms

Three injured in Gobindaganj; Rafiqul earlier accused of assaulting Santal woman and torching her home

Regular classes at the RU remained suspended for three hours

According to police and locals, the incident took place around 10:30pm last Wednesday

Probe committee identifies 61 individuals opposing student movement

In the rule, the court asked the authorities concerned of the government to explain why their inaction to stop collection of the surcharge should not be declared illegal

Interim government cites unwritten ‘zero-portrait’ policy