DNCC to feed vitamin A capsules to 5.79 lakh children

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has set a target of feeding vitamin 'A' capsules to more than 5.79 lakh children. DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury disclosed this while speaking at a press conference at Nagar Bhaban in city’s Gulshan-2 on Thursday, a press release said Friday. As part

No more Rohingya will be allowed in country: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Friday said no more Rohingya or Myanmar national will be allowed to enter Bangladesh. He said this to journalists while visiting Ukhia Rohingya Camp in the district Friday morning. Asaduzzaman said weapons are being used in Rohingya camps while Rohingyas are divided into different groups and sub-groups. Border

Sakib keen to play another World Cup

Bangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to play another World Cup for the country after the completion of the forthcoming T20 World Cup. Before leaving the country for the 2023 World Cup held in India, Shakib Al Hasan said that the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025 is going

MP Anar murder investigation sees remarkable progress: DB

Additional Commissioner and Chief of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mohammad Harun or Rashid on Thursday said the investigation into MP Anwarul Azim Anar murder has seen notable progress. "Evidence was found and some digital data have been collected. It will be confirmed only after getting the forensic report,"

Country now under grip of mafias, looters: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh is now completely under the grip of mafias and plunderers. "Bangladesh is now entirely under the control of offenders, looters, and mafias. On one hand, they (govt) are snatching political rights of people, on the other, they are destroying

HSIA’s 3rd terminal to be fully operational by Dec

Ninety-seven percent work of the 3rd terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been completed, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan on Thursday. “I am satisfied at the progress of the work. 97% work has been finished while the remaining three percent  including co-ordination and testing remained incomplete

We will stand by you as long as you need support: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed relief materials among the cyclone-affected people reiterating that her government and the Awami League party will stand by them as long as they need the assistance to rebuild their lives. "We are beside you, will remain there and will provide all kinds of assistance

Israel seizes Gaza’s entire border with Egypt

Israeli forces have taken control of a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, the country's military said on Wednesday, giving Israel effective authority over the Palestinian territory's entire land border. Israel also continued deadly raids on Rafah in southern Gaza despite an order from the International