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TCB to purchase 11 mn litres of Soybean oil: 10m families can buy at a reduced price

The commerce ministry has asked the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to purchase 11 million litres of soybean oil from local sources. Earlier, on Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved the procurement of 16.5 million litres of soybean oil from local private firms and 8,000 tonnes of lentils from a Turkish suppli...

HPM Sheikh Hasina instructs party leaders and govt officials to take all-out preparation to face Cyclone Sitrang

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is taking information from the field levels and giving requisite instructions to the authorities concerned aimed at protecting lives and properties from the severe cyclone 'Sitrang' that may hit Bangladesh's coastal areas tomorrow. "The Prime Minister is observing the overall situation stemming from the cyclone Sitra...

PM Sheikh Hasina opens reactor pressure vessel installation for RNPP Unit-2

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated installation of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) at Unit-2 of the 2400MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), enabling Bangladesh to reach nearer to produce electricity from nuclear. The premier joined virtually the opening ceremony at the RNPP in Ishwardi of Pabna from her official Ganabhaban resid...

Sheikh Russel’s murder a stain on Bangladesh’s conscience: Sajeeb Wazed

Recalling Bangladesh history's darkest chapter, the 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu and his family, PM's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said that the murder of 10-year-old Sheikh Russel is a stain on the nation's conscience. Sajeeb Wazed uploaded the post from his verified Facebook page. "Please take me to my mother" – how Russel sob...

Stop war and politics with food: HPM Sheikh Hasina urges global community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the international community to stop war and politics with food and reach food to all as over 800 million people go to bed hungry globally, which are getting worsened due to the Russia-Ukraine war. "I plead to the international community to stop war, stop politics with food, and stop wastage of food. Inste...