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Speakers at ATMA meeting stress need for robust laws and tax measures to combat tobacco use

Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) urges stronger tobacco control measures and reforms to Bangladesh's tax system to reduce tobacco-related deaths, with ...

17 Sep 2024 23:58 PM

Top human rights defender finds evidence of “state-sanctioned violence” during July Revolution

Human rights defender Peter Bouckaert shares his journey from Stanford Law to documenting global atrocities, his work in Bangladesh, and ...

17 Sep 2024 23:55 PM

Bangladesh expects budget support from World Bank within this year: Adviser Dr. Salehuddin

Bangladesh expects World Bank budget support by the end of the year, with $750 million earmarked for policy reforms, says ...

17 Sep 2024 13:48 PM

Germany to provide €1 billion support over 10 years for renewable energy: Environment Adviser

Germany pledges 1 billion Euros to Bangladesh over ten years, including 15 million Euros this year, focusing on renewable energy, ...

17 Sep 2024 13:46 PM

Home Affairs Adviser instructs crackdown on drug godfathers, calls for enhanced operations

Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury urges intensified efforts to capture major drug traffickers and godfathers, emphasizing anti-corruption measures within ...

17 Sep 2024 13:44 PM

RMG workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway

Garment workers in Gazipur block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, demanding three months of unpaid wages, causing severe traffic disruptions. ...

17 Sep 2024 13:42 PM

Over 500 partially or fully blinded during protests: Dangers of police using pellet guns exposed

Hundreds of individuals suffer eye injuries from pellet guns during protests in Dhaka, raising concerns over the use of "non-lethal" ...

17 Sep 2024 13:40 PM

15 dead, thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru

Wildfires in Peru have claimed at least 15 lives and destroyed over 3,000 hectares of land, with authorities citing human ...

17 Sep 2024 13:38 PM

Indian authorities cancel visa and detain Bangladeshi tourist over anti-India posts

Alamgir Sheikh from Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh, was detained by Indian authorities and had his tourist visa canceled for making anti-India posts ...

16 Sep 2024 18:35 PM

Special prayer and milad mahfil held at Bangabhaban on Eid-e-Miladunnabi

A special prayer and milad mahfil were held at Bangabhaban Jame Mosque on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, attended by President ...

16 Sep 2024 18:33 PM