Billions go unspent as health ministry's ADP failures persist
The health ministry has historically anchored in the bottom tier of Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending, failing to utilise even one-third of its development budget in the fiscal year 2025-26, analysts say. While overall national development spending plummeted to record-low averages amid broad political transitions and government reviews, the...
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Hajj and Umrah Fair 2026 draws huge crowds
The second day of the three-day National Hajj and Umrah Fair 2026 drew huge crowds of intending pilgrims on Friday due to public holiday.Earlier State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat inaugurated the fair on Thursday at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital.Organised by the Hajj...
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Bangladesh starts developing new airport service culture
Bangladesh is moving to develop a new service culture at its airports while modernising the national flag carrier, expanding aviation infrastructure and positioning the country as a regional aviation hub, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has said, reports BSS."We are not merely solving problems; we are building a...
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Tk 20.4m worth of smuggled goods seized at Dhaka airport
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has seized imported foreign cigarettes, gold jewellery, banned Gouri cream and foreign liquor with an estimated duty-paid value of Tk 20.4 million during a special anti-smuggling operation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.Acting on a tip-off, officials from the CIID's Airport A-Shift unit conducted...
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Rain likely across country
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers across much of the country over the next 24 hours commencing at 9:00am on Friday, with moderately heavy rainfall expected at places.The BMD in its bulletin issued on Friday morning said that light to moderate rain or...
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Yaba factory unearthed in Keraniganj, four arrested
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have unearthed a Yaba manufacturing factory and arrested four individuals during a raid in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital.The arrestees are Alamgir alias Ande (40), Ali Arman (36), Shahjahan (40) and Sonia (30).Speaking at a press briefing at the RAB Media Centre...
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Two more children die with measles symptoms -
Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00 am on Friday, according to the health authorities.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities due to measles and measles-like symptoms rose to 837 since March 15 last.Of the total fatalities, 96 were confirmed as measles...
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The rainwater-filled ditch of Balaka Chattar, a sculpture featuring a flock of wild geese
The rainwater-filled ditch of Balaka Chattar, a sculpture featuring a flock of wild geese, in the centre of capital Dhaka's business hub Motijheel has turned into an ideal breeding ground for the Aedes mosquito, manifesting a shear lack of monitoring by the authorities concerned. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman
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