Chief Adviser Yunus today stressed taking proper steps to ensure fair price of rawhide of sacrificial animals so that poor people get benefitted.    "The income from rawhides of sacrificial animals ...

He noted that the Election Reform Commission’s proposed reforms include lowering the spending limit for candidates, which will reduce the need for extended campaigning ...

Dismissing propaganda on the corridor to Rakhine, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday said this is completely a lie and the government will continue their efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis as ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has said they have no objection to holding the upcoming parliamentary polls within the timeframe announced by the Chief Adviser, but effective measures must be taken ...

শহিদের মা কাঁদতেই থাকেন। সে কান্না সহ্য করা যায় না। যেই উঠতে যাই, অমনি শহিদ আমার হাত আরও শক্ত করে ধরে। আর খুব ক্ষীণ স্বরে বলে ওঠে— ‘ভাই, আমি যে একটা ঘর তুলতে চাইছিলাম!’ ...

Over 60 passengers returning home for Eid were rescued from a drifting trawler in the middle of the Meghna River after the vessel's engine failed on Friday morning.

The Jamuna Bridge has recorded the highest-ever toll collection in a single day since its inauguration 27 years ago, with Tk4.1 crore collected on Thursday as more than 64,000 vehicles crossed the ...

The threat of the Covid-19 virus is far from over, as it has once again mutated into a new variant known as NB.1.8.1, leading to a surge in infections in many countries around the world. It's raising ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today announced that the national elections will be held on any day in the first half of April 2026. "Based on this announcement, the Election Commission will provide a ...

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In a statement today (6 June), the ministry especially advised elderly individuals and those with underlying health conditions to avoid crowded places as a precautionary measure ...

US President Donald Trump has banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. He signed an executive order on June 4. The order also imposes partial restrictions on seven more ...