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BNP mastermind of destroying democratic, atmosphere: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Friday said BNP is the mastermind of destroying the country's democratic, natural and political atmospheres, reports BSS."BNP's politics of killing and terrorism had taken the country backward. Now Bangladesh is heading towards peace and prosperity under the dynamic...

Momen seeks incentive-based package for LDC graduation

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday called for an incentive-based and long-term package for the graduating and graduated countries from LDCs as they are at a high risk of sliding back -- both due to the Covid-19 impacts and the loss of LDC specific support measures, reports UNB.The...

Bangladesh elected FAO Council member

Bangladesh has been elected member of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Council from the Asia Region for the term 2022-2024, reports UNB.The result came from the 42nd Session of the UN Agency participated by 183 member states, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. This comes at a time...

BNP leader Nipun Roy freed on bail

BNP executive committee member Nipun Roy was released from jail on bail on Friday, nearly two and a half months after her arrest, reports UNB.She walked out of the Keraniganj Central Jail around 1pm after the bail order reached the jail authorities, said her father and BNP vice chairman Netai...

Bangladesh Adibasi Chhatra Sangram Parishad and Adibasi Jubo Forum formed a human chain at Shahbagh

Bangladesh Adibasi Chhatra Sangram Parishad and Adibasi Jubo Forum formed a human chain at Shahbagh in the city on Friday demanding justice for a Koch woman who was gang-raped in Tangail and protesting eviction of tribal people in the name of tourism development — bdnews24.com

Lax health rules at Benapole Land Port raises Covid risks

BENAPOLE, June 18 (bdnews24.com): Most of the drivers and their assistants from India, along with the transport workers of Bangladesh, are not following the health rules at Benapole Land Port properly and this lax enforcement of rules is raining further spread of a more transmissible coronavirus variant.Indian transporters walk freely...

UNDP launches 'MyResponse' campaign against cyberbullying

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has teamed up with Puncforon, the winner of its Digital Khichuri Challenge 2020, to launch the '#MyResponse' campaign to raise awareness against online harassment on 'Stop Cyberbullying Day,' reports UNB.UNDP, under its "Partnerships for a Tolerant and Inclusive Bangladesh (PTIB)" project, has been working...

Regardless of the health rules, drivers and their assistants from India, along with the transport

Regardless of the health rules, drivers and their assistants from India, along with the transport workers of Bangladesh, wandering unprotected against Covid-19 in Benapole — bdnews24.com photo

Small traders affected by Cyclone Yaas formed a human chain on the highway in Kuakata

Small traders affected by Cyclone Yaas formed a human chain on the highway in Kuakata on Friday demanding establishment of a market for their rehabilitation with necessary fund allocation from the government — Focus Bangla