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Youth should take lead in protecting environment: Rizwana

Staff correspondent: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said protecting the environment and controlling pollution is not the sole responsibility of the government but it

Asif: Oath-taking delay for Ishraque tied to legal issues

Staff Correspondent: Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said there are several legal issues and tenure-related complications concerning Ishraque Hossain’s oath-taking as the Dhaka South City Corporation mayor.

Salman, Qamrul and 2 others shown arrested in separate murder cases

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Monday showed Salman F Rahman, Anisul Huq, Qamrul Islam and Dr Dipu Moni arrested in two separate cases lodged over the killings which took

Shakil becomes seventh Bangladeshi to climb Everest

TDS Desk: Climber Ikramul Hasan Shakil has made history by raising the Bangladeshi flag atop the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, after walking all the way from Cox’s Bazar. He

BD sees sharp rise in unemployment

Staff correspondent: The number of unemployed people in the country has increased. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the total number of unemployed people in the country rose

‘RMG workers must get bonus by May, salary by June’

Staff Correspondent: Garment workers must be paid their Eid bonus within May and salary between June 1 and 3, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed on