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Election not possible without govt cooperation: CEC

Staff Correspondent: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said it is not possible to hold a national election without the government’s cooperation despite the Election Commission’s constitutional

Train accidents kill 9000 over a decade

Staff Correspondent: Two railway tracks run side by side for trains coming and going in both directions. A youth was standing on one track, filming a moving train on the

Bipu and his family’s grand corruption in energy sector

TDS Desk: During the authoritarian rule of the previous regime, Nasrul Hamid Bipu held the position of State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources for over a decade. In

No vaccine for new Covid sub-variants, 3.2m old doses in stock

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has no vaccine available for the newly detected sub-variants of the Omicron strain of Covid-19, although 3.2 million doses of older vaccines remain in stock with a

CA for accurate hydrographic data for development

BSS: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said every country needs accurate hydrographic data for development. “The Bay of Bengal is very important for Bangladesh’s national economy, security and environmental

Army not institutionally involved in enforced disappearances: IC

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Army was not institutionally involved in enforced disappearances, but it was aware of such incidents, according to the chief of the commission investigating the abductions. Former