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Dhaka-Ctg highway to be upgraded to 10 lanes

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 26: The Dhaka-Chattogram four-lane highway will be upgraded to a 10-lane road for smooth traffic.Meanwhile, the government has revised a plan to upgrade the highway to a 10-lane one at a cost of Tk 732 billion.Earlier, they had planned to turn the highway into an eight-lane road.Official sources...

Depositors won't be harmed, needn't worry

No bank depositor would be harmed and there is no reason for them to worry, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, on Wednesday."We are prioritising the interests of depositors, not banks. Had we not taken these steps to stabilise the banking sector, people would have lost all...

Shamsher Ali joins BOU as Professor Emeritus

Eminent educationist Professor Dr M Shamsher Ali, the founding Vice-Chancellor(VC) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), joined the university as 'Professor Emeritus' on Tuesday, reports BSS.In the 195th meeting of the Board of Governors of BOU held on February 18, 2025, the appointment of eminent nuclear scientist Prof Dr M Shamsher...

DU research team finds mercury in crude edible oil

Dr. Najma Shaheen, former director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science at Dhaka University, on Wednesday said a research team of the university has detected the presence of mercury in crude edible oil, reports UNB.Mercury found in crude edible oil cannot be removed even through refining processes. Dr....

Nadia Anwar, founder member and chairman of AIUB

Nadia Anwar, founder member and chairman of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) Board of Trustees, speaking at the freshers' orientation programme for the Spring 2024-2025 semester on the university campus in the city recently.

BSTI drive to check food adulteration in Ramadan

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will carry out special drives across the country in the month of Ramadan to prevent food adulteration, reports BSS.Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said this at a press briefing at the conference room of the Ministry of Industries on Wednesday.BSTI has undertaken the...

Two-month ban on fishing in Meghna begins Saturday

LAXMIPUR, Feb 26 (BSS): Aimed at increasing production of the Hilsha fish and protect jatka (immature fishes) the government has imposed ban on fishing in the Meghna River from March 1 to April 30."Every fisherman would get 80 kilogram of rice for two months during the period of under the...

Anti-discrimination Student Movement stage a sit-in

A faction of those who were injured during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement stage a sit-in outside the Chief Adviser's Office in the city on Wednesday, demanding steps to shorten the existing three categories of the injured to two. — FE Photo

Weather (2025-02-27)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Light fog may occur at places over the river basins of the country during late night to early morning. Night and day temperature...