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Ministry plans to sell 2.8m jute bags at subsidised rates

The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) has come up with a plan for selling 2.8 million pieces of jute bags at subsidised prices for the purpose of carrying commodities as alternative to poly-bags. To this effect, the ministry has sought necessary steps from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) for...

234 more dengue cases reported in 24 hrs

A total of 234 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 6,222 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the new patients, 43 were admitted to hospitals in...

ICT orders publishing notice asking Hasina, Kamal to appear

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has ordered publishing a notice in two newspapers calling for the appearance of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal before it within seven days of publishing the notice. A three-member bench of the ICT-1, headed by its...

Govt employees resume protest at Secretariat

Government employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat resumed their protests on Monday to demand immediate repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.They held processions and a rally at the heart of government administration at around 11:30am to press home their demand.The agitating employees also vowed to continue their protests until...

Hospitals yet to set up dedicated zones

Amid a steady rise in Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, a number of private hospitals have yet to establish dedicated zones for patients even though they are handling bulk testing. Government hospitals, too, remain largely unprepared to isolate and treat patients testing positive for the virus.At present, over...

Iran-Israel escalating conflict poses threat to Bangladesh's economy

The escalating Iran-Israel conflict is heightening economic uncertainty for Bangladesh, prompting economists and analysts to urge immediate preparedness for its potential impacts."A sustained escalation in the Middle East could trigger a cascade of challenges, primarily driven by surging global oil prices, disrupted trade routes, and potential impacts on remittance inflows,...

Yunus orders investigating officials over past elections

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has ordered the institution of a committee to investigate the roles of former top Election Commission officials in organising three previous 'controversial' parliamentary polls, reports UNB.The directive came during a meeting of the National Consensus Commission held at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday, according...

UN body seeks cooperation with Bangladesh

The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has expressed its willingness to support the Bangladesh government in preventing enforced disappearances.The interest was conveyed during a meeting between Acting Foreign Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique and visiting WGEID members - Vice-Chairperson Gra?yna Baranowska and Member Ana Lorena...