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DHAKA : Australia has reiterated its commitment to supporting inclusive development in Cox’s Bazar by strengthening the capacity of the NGO Affairs Bureau to ensure greater transparency and accountability in humanitarian and development activities. The commitment was made recently when...

NEW YORK : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said the persistent shadow of global conflict threatens peace, stability and development. He made the remark while delivering his Keynote Speech at the UN High Level Side Event on Social Business,...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left here for New York in the early hours of today to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A commercial flight of Emirates airlines carrying the Chief Adviser...

NARAYANGANJ : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said there were no security threats around the celebrations of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. "There are no security apprehensions regarding the celebration...

DHAKA : Former Attorney General and Senior Advocate Md Salauddin Ahmed died of old-age complications at a hospital in the city  today.  He was 77. "Salauddin breathed his last while undergoing treatment in the ICU of the city’s Square Hospital...

DHAKA : The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs (ACCEA) today approved in principle the procurement of Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) vaccines from GAVI through UNICEF under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM). The approval was given in the 30th...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will leave here for New York tonight to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he is scheduled to deliver Bangladesh's national statement, participate in a series...

DHAKA : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said today that the government will ensure the distribution of all school textbooks by January of the next year. "Orders for printing textbooks for certain classes have already been placed. Authorities are now...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today that the choice of adopting the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system or maintaining the existing method must be made by the political parties themselves. "The government should preferably speak less...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh has an urgent need to transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as the country navigates a new path toward sustainable economic development. Speaking at a virtual conference...