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Update : 15 Jan 2024, 08:00 PM

PM: Corruption in public procurement will not be tolerated

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday issued a directive to ensure transparency and accountability in all areas, including public procurement, saying any kind of corruption and irregularity will not be tolerated.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attends first cabinet meeting with the newly appointed cabinet held at her office (PMO) on Monday, 15 January 2024. Photo: PID

Bitter cold disrupts life in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is currently grappling with a mild cold wave, primarily affecting the northern regions.

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People walk on a road on a foggy winter morning in Louhajanj upazila of Munshiganj on Wednesday, January 3, 2023. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Palak: Emergency Helpline 333 to be launched for price complaints

Bangladesh government is set to introduce an emergency helpline, 333, enabling citizens to report overpriced products in local markets and supermarkets.

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State Minister for ICT, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, speaks at a program at the ministry on Monday, January 15, 2024. Photo: UNB

Gaza deaths top 24,000 as war drags on

Health officials in Hamas-run Gaza reported on Monday more than 24,000 deaths in the war with Israel which has sent shockwaves across the region, as the fighting passed the grim 100-day milestone.

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The ruins of a house after an Israeli air raid in Majdal Zoun on December 17, 2023. Photo: AFP

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