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274 killed in accidents during Eid travel: Road Safety Foundation
A total of 274 people were killed in road accidents across the country during the 10-day period before and after Eid-ul-Fitr this year, according to the Road Safety Foundation, an organisation working on road safety.
2 ships carrying 1.25 lakh tonnes of LNG in Ctg, another 1 arriving on April 4
Two ships carrying a total of 123,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port.
Benefits of ‘Fuel Card’
The government has planned to introduce ‘Fuel Card’ for all types of vehicles to control the ongoing instability, hoarding and manipulation of fuel in the country. The Energy Department has already started preliminary work to implement this initiative.
Parliamentary committee's first meeting on Saturday
The first meeting of the Parliamentary Committee of the 13th National Parliament will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 28. The meeting will take place at Cabinet Room Level-2 of the National Parliament Secretariat.
District-by-district ‘vigilance teams’ to prevent oil manipulation, reward for info
The government has decided to form ‘vigilance teams’ in every district of the country to keep the fuel oil market stable and monitor the supply system. At the same time, a special reward is being announced for those who provide information on any illegal hoarding or manipulation of oil.
Bangladesh leads democratisation process of ILO
Bangladesh led 74 countries in the discussion on the democratization process of the organization at the 356th session of the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO). This information was given in a press release of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in Geneva on March 26.
5,000 metric tonnes of diesel arrives from India via pipeline
Five thousand metric tonnes of diesel has arrived at the Parbatipur Railhead Depot in Dinajpur via pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam, India.
Tobacco Control Ordinance Will Be Turn into Law in the First Session of Parliament: State Minister for Social Welfare
The approved Tobacco Control Ordinance, aimed at protecting the health of women, children, and youth, will be turn into law in the first session of Parliament, said Farzana Sharmin, Honorable State Minister of the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Ziaur Rahman is an inevitable character of Liberation War: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the most glorious chapter in Bangladesh's history is its independence and the great Liberation War of 1971, because the nation fought and triumphed against one of the world's most powerful armies at that time.
1971 comes first, everything else after: Home Minister
The history of the 1971 Liberation War should not be conflated with any other history, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said.