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In a continuous effort to cultivate reading habits among students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has expanded its nationwide book reading programme to Natore and Pabna districts. This year, the programme will distribute 40,000 books to 330...

Footsteps Bangladesh, in collaboration with Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, has successfully completed the canal cleanup campaign at Hazaribag Bottola Mazar Canal in Dhaka under the #CholoKhaalBachai initiative, a press release said. With support from the Ministry of Forest, Environment &...

KATHMANDU : Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 42 people, a disaster official said Sunday. "So far, 42 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing," Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal's...

DHAKA : Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's office in the capital's Bashundhara area this morning. The meeting took place at 9 am, followed by a...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said that the government is closely monitoring the status and safety of those participating in the historic ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ for Gaza. “We are closely monitoring the status and safety of those...

DHAKA : A two-day housing fair will begin tomorrow at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in the capital, marking World Habitat Day 2025. The fair is being jointly organized by the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and...

DHAKA : To accelerate the recovery of evaded revenue and enhance collection by preventing tax evasion, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed all field-level tax zones to strengthen the activities of their respective Intelligence and Investigation Cells...

In a joint effort by JCI Dhaka Metro and Swapnodana Foundation, a unique initiative titled “Project Gulbagan” has been launched. Through this project, employment opportunities and dignity are being restored in the life of a man devastated by a...

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), in collaboration with St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, recently organized Technovation’25, a flagship technology festival aimed at inspiring young minds in IT, robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital creativity, a press release said. The inaugural event, held...

Dhaka : Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan expressed deep grief at the death of veteran Language Movement activist Ahmed Rafiq. In a condolence message issued today, the VC said Ahmed Rafiq played a pivotal role in the...