Wednesday | 24 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
Staff Correspondents covers general assignment for Daily Observer Online edition, as a member of reporting team.
Bangladesh and Turkiye on Saturday reached an understanding to form ministerial-level joint committees to strengthen cooperation in defence and political areas.The understanding came when visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki on Saturday said that the government of Bangladesh has included 1,270 new projects in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year budget.He said this while addressing a seminar titled ‘Budget
The government of Bangladesh is planning to introduce locally-manufactured electric ambulances to strengthen emergency healthcare services and improve access to patient transport across the country including rural areas.The plan was shared at a meeting on the development of electric ambulances
Six people were burned in separate explosions caused by gas pipeline leak in Dhaka's Uttara and Mirpur areas on Saturday morning.In Uttarkhan, three people sustained burn wounds after a fire broke out around 7:30AM in a house due to a
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday chaired a meeting on the launch of a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees and activities marking World Environment Day.The meeting on climate messages for different implementation stages of the tree plantation campaign
Mobile courts will be conducted within the next two to three days to strengthen dengue prevention measures, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain.Institutions where Aedes mosquito larvae are found will face penalties.The minister made the remarks
Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that the upcoming national budget will require a subsidy of approximately Tk 41,000 crore for the power sector.He noted that despite the recent electricity tariff adjustments, around 65 per cent of all electricity
The decline in global gold prices has made an impact in Bangladesh's domestic gold market.Due to a decrease in the price of pure gold, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has reduced the price of gold by Tk 5,482 per bhori.As
A passenger bus lost control and overturned near Mohakhali kitchen market area of the capital on Saturday morning, killing its assistant.Eyewitnesses said, at around 6AM, a bus belonging to Bhati Bangla, traveling from Netrokona, reached the Mohakhali Kitchen Market area
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan, were posthumously honoured with the prestigious Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on Friday.The ceremony marking the International Day of United
