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Home Minister seeks continued ICRC support on Rohingya crisis, prison reforms
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (331+ words) Bangladesh has sought continued cooperation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in addressing the ongoing Rohingya crisis, alongside strengthening humanitarian and institutional support in the country's prison and law enforcement sectors. The issue came up during a…...
State defence counsel appointed in Ramisa rape and murder case
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (132+ words) The government has appointed Advocate Musa Kalimullah as state defence counsel to represent the accused in the Ramisa rape and murder case before the Dhaka Metropolitan Children Violence Suppression Tribunal. A gazette notification issued by the Solicitor Wing of the…...
Formal Hajj begins Monday; pilgrims head to Mina tonight
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (149+ words) The formal rituals of the holy Hajj are set to commence on Monday morning, corresponding to the 8th of Dhu al-Hijjah, with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims setting out for the tent city of Mina. Following security guidelines issued by the…...
Qurbani Eid fuels booming market of cleavers, knives in capital
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (988+ words) As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, the blacksmith colonies across the capital have entered their busiest season, with the clanging sound of hammering iron echoing throughout Karwan Bazar, Kaptan Bazar and Nayabazar from morning till night. Inside the workshops, glowing red-hot iron is…...
Pakshi Railway Training Center wins Gold Cup Football after defeating Shahriar Hydraulic
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (383+ words) The Country Today Pakshi Railway Training Center wins Gold Cup Football after defeating Shahriar Hydraulic A tense, exciting and grand football match was held at Pakshi Railway Ground, a historic venue in the international football arena, after a long time....
Bangladesh moving towards self-reliant energy system, green growth: PM
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (485+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh is steadily moving towards clean energy, a green economy and a self-reliant energy system. Speaking at the inauguration programme of an on-grid rooftop solar power project at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, he…...
ADB's timely financial support critical for national dev amid global crisis: Finance Minister
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (151+ words) Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury stated today that the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) rapid and timely economic response and financing will play an exceptionally critical role in implementing Bangladesh's development blueprint amid the adverse global economic conditions triggered by…...
The Hidden Danger in the Butterfly's Wings: Thyroid Disease and Bangladesh's Unspoken Health Crisis
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (122+ words) The Country Today The writer is a public health and Ayurveda specialistand former Executive Director of the Public Health Foundation Bangladesh. He is also Founder President ofthe Ayurveda and Naturo Pathy Association of Bangladesh(AYUNS). It must be emphasised, however,…...
Notorious criminal arrested with firearm and rocket flares in Hatiya
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Safe, congestion-free Eid journey greatest satisfaction of govt: Sheikh Rabiul Alam
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