78pc BD youths unaware of Right to Info Act: Study
Staff Correspondent:Around 78% youths, the most potential group of the population, do not know anything about the Right to Information (RTI) Act although it is considered that information empowers common people and ensures accountability, according to…
Read More »Investing $1 per person yearly could save 7 m lives
International Desk: A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than…
Read More »Eco-friendly electric bus to be introduced in Dhaka in 2-yrs
Special Correspondent:Eco-friendly electric bus will be launched in the capital Dhaka in next two years. Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said this in an interview with a prominent news media.The mayor said he was…
Read More »Timely free textbooks distribution uncertain
Mahfuja Mukul: School kids may not get new text books as per the schedule of first day of new academic year due to delay tenders for printing the books by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board…
Read More »Early variety of potato boosts farmers fortune
Nilphamari Correspondent: The early potato harvest has brought fortune to the farmers in Nilphamari district as traders are paying exceptionally high prices for the kitchen staple amid increased demand in the country’s major cities.The situation is…
Read More »Leather sector seeks RMG-like facilities
Industry Desk: Bangladesh has a huge prospect of attracting investors to the leather sector, like footwear, leather, and leather goods production as the government offers a wide range of incentives to these businesses.About that, Syed Nasim…
Read More »Price of Broiler chicken rises in city market
Staff Correspondent: The price of broiler chicken has increased by Tk 10 per kg within a week in the kitchen markets of the capital.On the other hand, the price of Pakistani cock or golden chicken has…
Read More »75,000 couple may die of Covid in next 5 months
Scientists warn International Desk: Up to 75,000 people could die from Covid in the next five months as the Omicron variant sweeps through the UK, scientists have warned.Experts from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical…
Read More »PM places 5 proposals to deal with impacts on public health, nutrition
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for taking urgent steps collectively to address the Covid-19 challenges and its impacts on public health and nutrition. “The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has created a significant…
Read More »8 Bangladeshi named in Pandora Papers
Special Correspondent: A document of the Pandora Papers was released on Monday night (Bangladesh time) where eight Bangladeshis were named.All eight of them own companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.Pandora Papers is created by the…
Read More »Arrest 15 AB Bank officers in 7-day: HC
Embezzlement of Tk176 cr Court Correspondent: The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered authorities concerned to arrest 15 accused within next seven days in a case lodged over embezzling Tk176.18 crore of AB Bank Limited.The court also…
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