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Govt to set minimum education standards for journalism, build nat’l database

Staff Reporter: The government planned to professionalise its journalism sector by establishing minimum educational qualifications for working journalists and creating a centralised online database to verify their credentials, Information and Read More

BD holds 29.74 TCF extractable gas reserves: Tuku

Transport owners propose to hike fares

Fuel prices hiked: Octane Tk140, Petrol Tk135

DPHE Waste Management Plant in Sirajganj: Time, cost extended, progress got stuck up at same place

Declare measles outbreak an epidemic immediately, doctors urge

Defiant message from Iran as vessels attempting to cross Hormuz report gunfire

There was no immediate comment from the US. Int’l Desk: At least two merchant vessels reported they were hit by gunfire as they attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz

Bangladesh leads denim garment exports to EU, US markets

TDS Desk: The story dates back 42 years. In the Fisheries ghat area of Chattogram, the late Nasir Uddin, founding chairman of Pacific Jeans Group, established a jeans manufacturing factory

How 50 days of Iran war led to loss of $50b worth of oil

Reuters, London: The world has lost over $50 billion worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago and the aftershock

India examining Bangladesh’s request to extradite Hasina: MEA

“We will continue to engage constructively on the issue with all stakeholders,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says. New Delhi Correspondent: India today (17 April) said it is examining the Bangladesh