BFSA destroys 40kg jelly-laced shrimp at Mirpur market drive

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) in a joint drive at Shah Ali Kitchen Market in Mirpur-1 seized and destroyed 40 kgs of shrimp laced with harmful jelly. The drive was…

Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle talc cancer lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States that allege its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer.…

Biman reopen Dhaka-Narita Japen flights after yearlong suspension

Biman Bangladesh Airlines today resumed direct flights on the Dhaka-Narita-Dhaka route after a suspension of more than a year, restoring Bangladesh’s only non-stop air link with Japan amid growing travel…

Jhenaidah-Jashore six-lane project stalls with only 2% progress in six years

The long-delayed project to upgrade the Jhenaidah-Jashore section of the N-7 national highway into a six-lane road has made only around two percent physical progress in six years despite significant…

Zubaida Rahman urges medical students to embrace humanitarian values

Prime Minister’s wife and Vice President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation Dr Zubaida Rahman today said that along with professional skills as doctors, one must embrace humanitarian values and patriotism…

BTMA leaders meet PM, constitute committee to address textile sector issues

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today formed a high-level committee to review and resolve the existing problems facing the country’s textile industry. The committee was formed following a meeting of the…

Biman to buy 10 Airbus aircraft, deal by Aug 31: Millat

State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M. Rashiduzzaman Millat today confirmed that Biman Bangladesh Airlines will purchase 10 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus as part of the government’s…

PM chairs ECNEC meeting at Secretariat

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is chairing a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Bangladesh Secretariat here today. The meeting began at 10:00am at…

Rabiul reaffirms Bangladesh’s commitment to halving road deaths by 2030

 Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030. Speaking at the United Nations…

BAJUS raises gold price by Tk 1,633 per bhori

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Tuesday raised the price of gold in the domestic market, after two consecutive cuts, fixing the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,21,441 per…