'No public holiday on 9th April'

But in reality, government employees will enjoy long leave. Saturday, April 13 is a weekend. And the next day on Sunday is the holiday of Pahela Baishakh (Bengali New Year). This means there is still scope for five consecutive days of holidays. Since government offices will remain closed, private organizations will also remain practically on […]

Government is monitoring to stop extremist activities: Quader

Regarding the Chattogram city unit committee, Quader said that the committee will be formed after the conference. AL Presidium Member Engineer Mosharraf Hussain presided over the meeting, while Presidium Member Mofazzal Hussain Choudhary Maya Bir Bikram, Joint General Secretary and Foreign Minister Hassan Mahmood, Joint General Secretaries Mahbubul Alam Hanif and Dipu Moni, Organizing Secretary […]

Border firing: Deaths and injuries prove freedom in crisis, says Fakhrul

Mirza Fakhrul further said that the dependent government does not oppose incidents like killing people by firing on the border and looting, attacking and even raping people in encroaching Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh hostage to retain her power. Despite sacrificing everything to remain in power, the people of Bangladesh will not […]

Rising child mortality and declining life expectancy: Need for coordinated health care measures

The Bureau of Statistics publishes 'vital statistics' every year, which give a picture of the overall health of the country's people, including births, deaths, life expectancy and marriages. According to the report, the estimated population of the country on July 1, 2023 was 172,920,000. No one can deny that Bangladesh has made significant progress in […]

CPD urges adjustment in capacity tariff to reduce subsidy burden instead of increasing electricity tariff

“Such amendments have raised questions about the transparency and accountability of the regulatory process. As a result, the entire burden has been placed on the shoulders of consumers which is neither expected nor appreciated”, he said. The CPD proposed a mixed approach to reduce the subsidy amount paid to BPDB without significantly increasing electricity prices […]

Tourist destination problems: Parjatan Nigam fails to attract tourists

Prothom Alo investigation revealed that most of the hotels and motels of the Tourism Corporation are located in attractive locations. Their security is also good. Despite this, lack of professionalism of officials, mismanagement, irregularities, corruption, nepotism and bureaucracy are the reasons due to which tourists do not go there. There are 51 hotels, motels, restaurants […]