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DSS plans to spend Tk 1.94b for consultancy service

The Department of Social Services (DSS) plans to spend over Tk 1.94 billion for consultancy service to distribute Tk5.89 billion in cash to around 4.5 million poor people under the "Strengthening Social Protection for Improved Resilience, Inclusion and Targeting (SSPIRIT)" Project.The project proposed by the Ministry of Social Welfare is...

Visitors look at a photograph after the inauguration of a solo photography exhibition by renowned photojournalist Sony

Visitors look at a photograph after the inauguration of a solo photography exhibition by renowned photojournalist Sony Ramani, titled "Endangered Environment and Nature" at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on Saturday afternoon. The show will continue till April 24. — FE photo

Govt to distribute jute bags at subsidised rates: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said jute bags would be provided to the public as an alternative to polythene shopping bags under a government initiative that includes subsidised distribution, reports UNB. "A project has already been undertaken in this regard and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute will...

Dhaka's air most polluted in world --

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 173 at 09:05am on Saturday, reports UNB.The air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality and pollution city ranking.An AQI between 151 and 200 is...

Past internet shutdowns seriously hampered investment: Faiz

Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, who is also the acting head of the Posts and Telecommunications Division, on Saturday said all policies allowing internet shutdowns will be abolished, as past shutdowns have harmed freelancers and deterred investment in the country, reports UNB."We need to demonstrate to the world...

NASA greets BD on Artemis accords

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States has greeted Bangladesh as it has recently signed the Artemis Accords, an important international agreement on space exploration and cooperation, reports BSS.Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has seen this recognition as the remarkable contribution of BASIS and...

Govt taking steps to improve police accommodation, meals: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that steps are being taken to improve housing and food quality for lower-ranking police personnel, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking to journalists following his inspection of three police stations in the capital - Airport, Uttara West and Turag."The...

Shoilkupa BCS Officers' Forum holds AGM

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Eid Reunion -2025 of BCS Officers' Forum of Shoilkupa (BOFS) was held on Friday at Purbachol in the city, says a statement.More than one hundred BCS cadre officials along with their family members attended the programme.Advocate Md Asaduzzaman, Attorney General of Bangladesh, who is...

Rain likely today .,;''--

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It also may occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka,...