Germany is interested in working with Bangladesh to manage its water resources and protect the environment. German Ambassador to Dhaka Rudiger Lotz expressed the interest during a courtesy call on Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee at his ministry’s office here today. During the meeting, they discussed various issues of mutual interest, including water resource management in the two ...

A Dhaka court on Monday granted permission to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate former State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak at the jail gate for one day in a case filed over corruption and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order following a petition by ACC Assistant Director Al-Amin. According to the case statement, ...

Within the evolving landscape of regulatory peptides, few molecules have generated as much sustained theoretical interest as GHK, also known as glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. Despite its compact structure—composed of only three amino acids—this endogenous tripeptide has been repeatedly situated at the intersection of regenerative biology, extracellular matrix dynamics, redox modulation, and genomic coordination. Discovered in the 1970s in plasma, GHK later became ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to establishing justice across the state and society. He made the remarks on Monday (20 April) morning while inaugurating the e-bail bond system in his hometown Bogura. This marks his first visit to Bogura since assuming office as Prime Minister. Earlier in the day, he inaugurated the newly constructed multi-storey building ...

The government is facing mounting financial pressure as revenue collection continues to fall short of expectations, widening the budget deficit. Instalments of loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are also being delayed due to unmet conditions, leaving the state with limited fiscal space for expenditure. As a result, the government is increasingly relying on borrowing. It has already taken ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday formally inaugurated the e-bail bond service at the Bogura Judge Court during his visit to the district. He walked from the Bogura Circuit House to the court premises and reached there around 11:00am. The service was officially launched at about 11:20am. At the same time, the Prime Minister also unveiled the plaque of the ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain Bakul has formally inaugurated the nationwide emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign to tackle the ongoing outbreak, targeting approximately 1.8 crore children aged between six months and 59 months. The campaign was inaugurated at around 8:15am on Monday (20 April) at Little Angel Seminary in Jinda Park, Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj. Similar inaugural ...

Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana delivered a blistering attack on the government in parliament on Sunday, accusing it of persistently denying a fuel shortage that millions of citizens have been experiencing firsthand, with motorists queuing for kilometres outside filling stations well into the night. Speaking during an urgent public attention debate under Rule 71, Farhana, elected from Brahmanbaria-2, invoked Nobel laureate ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said that the process for forming the 10th Wage Board for journalists will begin very soon. He made the announcement on Sunday in Jatiya Sangsad while responding to a scripted question from opposition lawmaker Sheikh Monjurul Haque (Rahad) of Bagerhat-2. The minister noted that the gazette notification for the 9th Newspaper Wage ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has said that a prospective member’s former political affiliation is not a determining factor for joining the party, but drew a firm line against anyone linked to fascism, mass killings, corruption, or extortion. “It does not matter to us what someone’s past identity is ” whether they came from Chhatra Dal, Chhatra Shibir, ...