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Stop destroying nature, plant trees instead of cutting: Prof Yunus

UNB: Highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged all to avoid destroying nature and join hands in planting trees and stopping production

Ex-CEC Kazi Habibul Awal also held

Staff Correspondent: Detectives on Wednesday arrested former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal from the capital. Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Talebur Rahman said he was arrested from

Ex-MPs Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud, Habibe Millat make public appearance in London

TDS Desk: Two former Awami League members of parliament—Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud and Habibe Millat—have now appeared publicly in London, UK. The interim government has banned the activities of Awami

Court grants bail to singer Noble in rape, confinement case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to singer Mainul Ahsan Noble in a case filed against him for allegedly confining a girl at his Demra residence for

ECNEC approves Tk 1,096cr project to modernise national statistical system

UNB: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project titled ‘Statistical Capacity Enhancement and Modernization Project (SCEMP’) aiming to transform data-producing institutions including BBS

ADB Okays $58.6m grant, $28.1m loan for Rohingyas, host communities

Staff Correspondent: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $58.6 million grant from the Asian Development Fund (ADF) and a $28.1 million concessional loan to provide basic infrastructure