Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam today said the government is firmly committed to enacting a comprehensive road safety law by 2027. “The government was taking swift initiatives to ensure road safety. Various measures are also being taken, including updating helmet standards, enforcing speed limits, strengthening post-crash medical care, constructing underpasses, building left-side lanes on highways and improving road safety data management,” he said. He made the remarks while addressing a roundtable discussion marking National Road Safety Day 2026 at a hotel in the capital. BRAC’s Road Safety Programme and Road Safety Coalition Bangladesh jointly…
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By BSS Work is progressing to start supplying electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to the national grid by November this year, with the project’s initial physical and criticality tests having successfully begun. The target has also been set to complete fuel loading, or the reactor start-up process, for the plant’s second unit by June next year. The progress and future action plans of the project were discussed in detail at the first meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Science and Technology held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban today. The developments were presented at the…
By BSS Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged every citizen and family to spend at least half an hour in two days a week for cleaning their homes and surroundings to prevent the breeding of dengue mosquitoes. “Let us all, as individuals and families, spend at least half an hour to an hour in every two days a week for cleaning our homes, surroundings and the places we pass through every day where dengue mosquitoes can breed,” he said in a Facebook message. The Prime Minister said eliminating mosquito breeding grounds, particularly stagnant water and accumulated waste is the most…
By BSS Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has directed the authorities concerned to take strict legal action against those involved in milk adulteration, describing the practice as a serious threat to public health and a heinous crime. “There is no alternative to milk as a food for children. Yet, adulteration of milk is exposing them to serious health risks. Such harmful activities cannot be tolerated under any circumstances,” he said. The minister made the remarks today while addressing a meeting virtually as the chief guest on preventing milk adulteration at the conference room of the…
By Asma Parvin : The government has taken a plan to gradually increase cotton production to 19 lakh bales from existing 2.24 lakh by 2050 expanding its cultivation in 53 of the 64 districts, officials said here today. “We have taken short-, medium- and long-term plans to boost cotton production to enhance the production 8-5-fold expanding cotton production to 53 districts from 39,” Cotton Development Board’s (CDB) executive director Md Rezaul Amin told BSS. He said under the plans, the CDB aimed to produce 5 lakh bales of lint cotton, which is the raw, clean fiber separated from harvested cotton…
By BSS Speakers at a seminar here called for coordinated actions to implement Bangladesh’s national strategy for a lead-free country, highlighting the need for environmental monitoring, safer industrial practices, site remediation and stronger public health responses. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Department of Environment (DoE), in collaboration with Pure Earth Bangladesh, organized the seminar, titled “Advancing to a Lead-Free Bangladesh: Scaling Solutions, Driving Youth Action,” yesterday (Wednesday) marking the 14th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The event followed this year’s global theme, “From Detection to Prevention,” said a press release. Addressing the event as…
By BSS Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said individual initiatives for public welfare can inspire others to work for society and the country. “Such initiatives will encourage others to come forward with similar efforts,” he said when three individuals known for their contributions to education and environmental protection met him at the Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon. The three individuals are Naila Sharaf, a BUET graduate who chose primary school teaching, Md Altaf Hossain, who established a school despite being born without hands, and Rezaul Kibria Babul, who has planted thousands of trees through his own efforts. Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said the premier listened attentively…
BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the party’s Commerce Affairs Secretary and former lawmaker Salah Uddin Ahmed. In a condolence message, Rizvi expressed profound grief and extended his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family members, saying the death of an experienced politician like Salah Uddin Ahmed was deeply painful. He said Salah Uddin Ahmed was a firm believer in the principles and ideals of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. As a distinguished politician, he maintained close ties with the people and remained steadfast in the party’s policies and ideology,…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former lawmaker and BNP Commerce Affairs Secretary Salah Uddin Ahmed. In a condolence message issued this evening, the Prime Minister prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed his heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. Tarique Rahman described Salah Uddin Ahmed as a dedicated and fearless leader who played an active role in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) movements and struggles. He said Salah Uddin had made significant contributions to the party’s organisational activities with courage, dedication and determination, particularly during difficult times.…
(BSS) – Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has recommended a proposal for approval to procure nine LNG cargoes from Trafigura Pte Ltd between December 2026 and December 2027 under a government-to-government arrangement. The approval came from the 49th meeting of the CCGP in this year held on Tuesday virtually with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair. The proposal placed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division also allows the two parties to agree on a lower or higher number of cargoes. The proposed pricing formula stands at JKM-US$0.10 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). The committee…
