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Army chief inducted into BMA ‘hall of fame’
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted into the "hall of fame" as the 7th Army Chief at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary of Chattogram yesterday.
He graduated from BMA on December 20, 1985, completing the 13th…
National Adaptation Plan Rizwana seeks UK support
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, yesterday emphasised the need for expanded support from the UK to implement the National Adaptation Plan (NAP).…
COP29 SUMMIT: Prof Yunus leaves for Azerbaijan today
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will be leaving for Baku, Azerbaijan, today to attend the UN's biggest climate conference, COP29, which is seen as a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the ongoing climate crisis.…
3 surprise picks sworn in as advisers
Renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, AkijBashir Group Managing Director Sk Bashir Uddin, and special assistant to chief adviser Mahfuj Alam were sworn in as advisers to the interim government last night.
The chief adviser also…
6-yr-old killed, body hidden in pond mud
The body of six-year-old Muntaha Akhter Jarin, who went missing on November 3, was recovered from a pond near her home in Bhararifoud village of Sylhet's Kanaighat upazila early yesterday.
Alok Kanti Sharma, assistant superintendent…
Enforced disappearances: Yunus pledges full support to probe body
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today guaranteed his full support to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances and hoped that it could ensure justice for victims of abduction that ocured during the Awami League regime.…
Wildlife hunting, trafficking must stop: Rizwana
Wildlife hunting, capturing, and trafficking must end to protect biodiversity, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday.
She called for the preservation of all wildlife, including tigers and elephants, and urged that…
Noor Hossain Day today
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, a red-letter day in restoration of democracy in Bangladesh, is being observed today with due solemnity.
On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with the slogan "Swairachar nipat…
Metro drops national symbols from single-journey tickets
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) has redesigned single-journey tickets for the Dhaka Metro Rail, omitting four images symbolic of Bangladesh's language and independence struggles.
The new design has drawn widespread social…
Polls can’t be held before certain reforms: Sarjis
Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, today said the Election Commission was the most corrupt institution during the Awami League regime, and a fair election is not possible without reforming the commission…