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Govt to sell hilsa at 600 taka per kg from Sunday
Since the price of hilsa is out of reach of buyers, the government will sell it at 600 taka per kg from Sunday. The weight of these hilsa will be 450 to 850 grams.
9 private prison inspectors in Ctg are BNP leaders and activists
In Chattogram Central Jail, 12 private prison inspectors have been appointed. Among the 12 inspectors, 9 are leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organizations.
Country's first 'AI powered village' to be built in Chandina
Koilain is a remote village in Chandina upazila of Cumilla. Pandit Shilbhadra, the chancellor of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara University, was born in this village in the upazila's Joag Union. The country's first artificial intelligence village (AI Powered Village) is going to be built in that village.
Over 100,000 dies annually due to air pollution in Bangladesh: Study
Air pollution in Bangladesh causes the premature deaths of 102,456 people annually, including 5,258 children. It also leads to 900,000 preterm births and approximately 700,000 low-birth-weight babies each year.
BNP, leaders of ethnic minority communities holds discussions
A discussion meeting was held between BNP and leaders of ethnic minority communities on Saturday at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan, where they met with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Tensions again on Chapainawabganj border
Tensions flared at the Kaliganj border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Saturday (January 18), with citizens from both Bangladesh and India taking confrontational positions near the border.
British MP Rupa Huq criticises APPG report on Bangladesh as 'one-sided'
British parliamentarian Rupa Huq, who visited Bangladesh recently, criticised the report released by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Commonwealth, describing it a "one-sided account".
Experts urges to raise remittance incentive from 2.5% to 4%
Experts and stakeholders have proposed raising the remittance incentive from the current 2.5% to 4% to encourage overseas workers to send money through legal channels.
3 killed in Pickup-Motorcycle collision in Bandarban
At least three people were killed in a head-on collision between a pickup-truck and a motorcycle in Alikadam Upazila, Bandarban.
Grandson of national poet hospitalized with severe burns
Babul Kazi (59), the grandson of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, has been hospitalized with severe burns following an incident around 5:30 am on Saturday (January 18). He was admitted to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute and is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).
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