Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government will distribute Family Cards to four crore families in phases, prioritising vulnerable households, arguing that the programme will not place significant pressure on the national budget.

The government yesterday increased the retail price of bottled soybean oil by 2 percent, from Tk 195 per litre to Tk 199, in view of the rising international price of the highly import-dependent commodity, putting consumers under further inflationary pressure.

With ongoing rainfall across the country, the risk of dengue transmission is expected to rise in the coming months if authorities fail to take necessary preventive measures, experts have warned.

Intermittent rain in Dhaka and other parts of the country disrupted school and office commutes yesterday, with many areas going under ankle-to-knee-deep water during heavy morning downpours.

Alam made the remark at a roundtable organised by Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) at the Jatiya Press Club

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After a Daily Star report highlighted his struggle, the eight-year-old secures full support at a Manikganj institution

Heavy rain likely till May 1, FFWC warns of possible flooding in Sunamganj, Habiganj, Sylhet

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20,785 voters to elect 23-member committee as Blue and Green panels compete

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Legal action underway as driver flees following fatal crash on Dhaka–Mymensingh highway

Foreign minister says missions working with families, authorities to expedite repatriation

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Authorities urged to review legislation to safeguard citizens’ rights

Jamaat-e-Islami MPs erupted in protest in parliament yesterday after ruling party lawmaker Fazlur Rahman said that it was a “double crime” for members of 1971 martyrs’ families or freedom fighters to engage in Jamaat politics.

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant officially began fuel loading into one of its two units yesterday afternoon, marking a historic moment in the nation’s energy sector.

Three people were killed and several others injured after a microbus carrying Buddhist monks plunged into a roadside ditch in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning.

For millions of people living with diabetes in Bangladesh, insulin could soon become more affordable and easier to access, as Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd has begun producing modern penfill cartridges in partnership with Danish company Novo Nordisk.