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Negligence overshadows prospect of SDGs

Bangladesh is still seen in a miasma high prevalence of adolescent girl, maternal and child malnutrition due mainly to inept governance through the delivery mechanism, casting shadows on SDGs prospect. Survey findings show the malnutrition prevalence is caused largely by mal-governance in all tiers of coordination committees -- from central...

Highlight BNP's misrule, country's current development to foreigners: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the Bangladeshi expatriates to depict the misrule of the BNP government that included corruption, irregularities and attrocities against opponents alongside the country's current overall development scene, reports BSS."Foreigners should know, they (Bangladeshis) who are now in the hot pursuit to carry out propaganda...

Govt reconstitutes CWG on BBIN MVA project

The government has reconstituted the customs working group (CWG) on the much-anticipated Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN-MVA) on customs related issues, officials said. The group was formed following a decision taken at the sub-regional groupings' last meeting on the MVA held in New Delhi on March 7-8, 2022. According to...

Only 393 e-commerce cos get DBID in five months

Only 393 digital commerce entities have obtained the digital business identification (DBID) to date after formal inauguration of the registration process five months back. However, a total of 1,382 digital business firms have been rejected due to lack of proper documents, according to the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and...

Int'l Day of Older Persons today

The International Day of Older Persons will be observed in the country today (Saturday) like elsewhere across the globe with the theme 'The Resilience of Older Persons in a Changing World'.On the eve of the day, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting the country's...

Next polls must be under caretaker govt

Gazipur, Sep 30: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said to be accepted by the people, the next parliamentary elections must be held under a non-partisan caretaker government, reports UNB. Fakhrul said this while speaking as chief guest at a discussion program held in memory of late BNP...

PM invites Saudi Crown Prince to visit Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept 30, 2022 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman to visit Bangladesh.Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary handed over the invitation letter to the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Waleed El Khereiji...

Policy incentive key for housing in Dhaka

Providing a policy incentive for the sake of low-income people's housing is essential for making Dhaka a liveable city, speakers told a webinar on Friday.They said proper analysis of their needs and ensuring urban facilities for them are also imperative.The made the observations during a webinar styled 'Quality habitat for...

Three bodies recovered after gunfight between 'pirate groups'

Police have recovered three bodies after a shootout between "two groups of pirates" at Ghasiar Char in Noakhali's island Upazila Hatia, reports bdnews24.com. The dead were identified as Md Kabir, Md Shahraz and Nabir Uddin, aka Nurnabi, members of a group led by Fakhrul Islam and all of them were...

Bird strikes delay two flights at Shah Amanat airport

Two flights to the Middle East were delayed at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport after the remains of birds were found in the engines of the aircraft, reports bdnews24.com.The planes were scheduled to depart for Dubai and Muscat on Thursday night, according to the airport's director, Wing Commander Farhad Hossain."After...