The members of Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) on Tuesday boycotted a press briefing of the Health Ministry protesting the harassment and arrest of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam.
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Police bar students from marching towards Law Ministry
Dhaka, Mar 16 (UNB) – Police on Tuesday obstructed leaders and activists of some left-leaning organizations near the secretariat while they were marching towards the Law Ministry to stage protests over writer Mustaq’s death in custody and abolition of the…
News on giving Tk 10000 allowance to students fake: Education Ministry
Dhaka, March 8 (UNB)— The Education Ministry has requested everyone not to pay heed to rumours on social media that it is giving each student Tk 10,000 as allowance. A PID handout on Monday said reports about the allowance is…
No JSC, JDC exam this year: Ministry
The government has decided not to hold Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations this year.
Dhaka plans to import rice to keep market stable: Ministry
The government has planned to import rice, if needed, by reducing import duty to keep its market stable and prevent price manipulation.
Joint secy of Jute Ministry dies of coronavrus
Dhaka, July 4 – Khurshid Alam, joint secretary to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, has died of COVID-19.
Namaz at home, Zohr instead of Jumma: Ministry
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Monday directed all to avoid mosques and offer prayers at home to prevent the transmission of fast-spreading coronavirus or COVID-19.
Ministry asks police, guardians to see students stay at home
Dhaka, March 18 – Education Ministry has directed the district administrations and superintendents of police to take steps to send the students back home if they are found roaming in the streets to keep them free from the risk of…
All sporting events brought to halt on ministry’s directive
The State Minister for Youth and Sports M Zahid Ahsan Russell MP directed all the National Sports Federations, Associations and concerned authorities to immediately halt all ongoing and scheduled upcoming sporting events, both domestic and international, in light of the…
Civil Aviation, Tourism Ministry move for Tobacco-free BD
Dhaka, Jan 19 – According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2017, even in the provision of tobacco control law, almost 50% of people are being exposed to secondhand smoking in public places. In order to rescue the people from…
Education Ministry asked to take action against overnight torture
Mymensingh, Oct 23 – A first year student of Animal Husbandry faculty named Maqsudul Haque Emu was tortured overnight at room number east-5 of the hall on last 5 August for not giving salaam to the BCL president of Shaheed…
BD Defence Ministry remains largely ineffective: Sakhawat
Dhaka, Sept 22 – Though the Bangladesh Army has become a bigger and modern force, the Ministry of Defence largely remains ineffective as most executive power lies with the Armed Forces Division (AFD) of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), said…
Kamrun Nahar Women & Children Affairs Ministry secretary
Dhaka, Jan 22 – Principal Information Officer Kamrun Nahar has been made secretary to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.
EC asks govt, ‘no meeting with returning officers’
The Election Commission will send a letter to all the ministries asking them not to hold any meeting with returning officers.
India’s home ministry mocked for using Spain border photo
Twitter users are ridiculing India’s home ministry for using a picture from Morocco’s border with a Spanish territory to highlight its work. Alt News website reported on Wednesday that the ministry used the picture in its annual report to show…