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Lack of SPP policy awareness hinders long-term dev goals

Lack of awareness of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and the absence of a concrete action plan are hindering long-term development goals, causing inefficiencies, and sidelining women entrepreneurs, according to a recent survey and stakeholders' observations.To ensure effective implementation of the SPP policy, they recommended structural reforms in Bangladesh Public Procurement...

Campaign launched to ensure harassment-free transport for women

A new campaign titled "Hold The Bar - Not Her Space" was launched on Thursday to promote harassment-free public transport for women in the capital. Sheikh Moinuddin, special assistant to the chief adviser on road transport and bridges, launched the campaign at a ceremony at the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority...

RAB nabs 'human trafficker' in city

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one human trafficker - Golam Mollah (39) - for his alleged involvement in alluring people of sending to Italy at a nominal cost. Senior assistant director of RAB-2 Khan Asif Topu said the arrestee and his cohorts were involved in human trafficking activities for a...

Jt forces arrest 22 brokers for shifting MMCH patients

Joint forces on Thursday arrested 22 brokers from Mugda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in the capital, as they are involved in transferring the hospital's inpatients to other facilities with false promises. A joint forces team comprised by National Security Intelligence (NSI), army and police personnel carried out a drive and...

Bangladesh to host ESMO exam

Bangladesh has been selected to host a local session of the ESMO Examination 2025, a globally recognised assessment conducted by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). This marks the first time that the exam, widely regarded as the international benchmark for professional excellence in oncology, will be held in...

Five abducted CU students freed

KHAGRACHHARI, Apr 24 (UNB): Five students of Chittagong University (CU), who were abducted a week ago, have been released, according to the Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP).Although the five students from various ethnic communities were reportedly freed on Wednesday, the matter came to light on Thursday after PCP issued the statement...

Youngone declares Tk 10m scholarships for CIU students

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24: Youngone Corporation, one of South Korea's largest industrial companies, has launched a Tk 10-million scholarship programme for students of BBA, BSc in Computer Science and Engineering and BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Chittagong Independent University (CIU).The selected students will get the opportunity to study free...

Weather (2025-04-25)

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky...