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PPA proposes Tk 4.9b staff accommodation project

FHM Humayan KabirThe Payra Port Authority (PPA) wants to excavate ponds and build water reservoirs by filling up a deep land adjacent to the port area to facilitate accommodation for its employees by spending a massive Tk 458.56 million, officials said.It has proposed excavating two ponds and a couple of...

Notification of Voters' List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 issued

The government has issued the gazette notification of the Voters' List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, reports BSS.According to the notification, the Election Commission (EC) can publish the voters' list before announcement of the polls schedule at any time of the year if necessary.The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Ministry...

Youth festival project proposal returned without appraisal

The Planning Commission has returned a youth festival project proposal without initiating appraisal. Titled "Inspiring Youth for Nation Building through Organising Youth Festival," the proposal was submitted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.Officials said the proposal does not comply with the structural criteria of development projects processed under the...

Every life lost to drowning is one too many: WHO

Bangladesh, which has emerged as a global advocate for drowning prevention, on Friday joined the global community in observing the World Drowning Prevention Day, a solemn but hopeful occasion to reflect on a silent epidemic, reports UNB.In 2021 alone, drowning took more than 300,000 lives worldwide-nearly 30 lives every hour-with...

A team of doctors from China arrives in Dhaka on Friday to provide advanced treatment for

A team of doctors from China arrives in Dhaka on Friday to provide advanced treatment for those injured in the recent fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College. — PID

More rain on the horizon as depression forms over Bay of Bengal

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and developed into a depression, according to the Met office, reports bdnews24.com. "The depression may cross the Bangladesh coast in the afternoon. Due to its impact, rainfall is likely in coastal districts and various parts of the country," Meteorologist Kazi...

Death toll from BSF firing along Feni border climbs to 2 as an injured dies

FENI, Jul 25 (UNB): The number of Bangladeshis killed in alleged Indian Border Security Force (BSF) firing along Parshuram border of Feni district early Friday rose to two following the death of the injured youth.The latest deceased Md Liton, 32, was son of Gachhi Mia of Bashpaduya village under Parshuram...

A second team of doctors from Singapore arrives in Dhaka on Friday to provide advanced treatment for those

A second team of doctors from Singapore arrives in Dhaka on Friday to provide advanced treatment for those injured in the recent fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College. — PID

Urban planners for relocating crowd-gathering structures from flying approach zone

Urban planners on Friday called for gradual relocation of all the crowd-gathering structures, including the Milestone School campus, from the flying approach zone (FAZ) of the prime airport in the capital city.Otherwise, similar mishaps like the Milestone tragedy might occur again, they also warned.Leaders of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners...