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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said Bangladesh is ready to work with the international community to create an environment for dignified and sustainable return of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar."Looking at the evolving ground situation in Myanmar, Bangladesh is re...
South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young-sik on Saturday reiterated his country's commitment to continuing its long-standing cooperation with Bangladesh."Korea is ready to be a crucial partner in Dhaka's economic development, as we have already done in the RMG sector," he s...
Country, Districts
Veterinary and animal health experts here on Saturday called for creating awareness among the public in general on rabies infection to prevent the occurrence of hydrophobia. They also stressed the need to make the dog vaccination campaign a total success to control rabies infection everywhere i...
Heavy rains over the last couple of days led to severe water logging in the vast areas of Beel Dakatia under Fultala and Dumuria upazilas in Khulna.At least 8,250 shrimp and white fish enclosures and 3,751 hectares of croplands have been completely washed away by the relentless rain, causing an esti...
The World Tourism Day was observed on Friday with the call for promoting the tourism sector by flourishing it in many areas of the region as its prospects are very bright here.To mark the day, the district administration and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation jointly held a brief meeting on the collect...
Business & Commerce
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Saturday urged traders to ensure uninterrupted supply of eggs and poultry, saying that those must be reached at consumers level at an affordable price.“Efforts should be made to reduce the cost of production so that the consumers get eggs and po...
Newly appointed officers of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) have been urged to remain well equipped with knowledge and skills to deliver modern and digital banking services to the clients. There is no alternative to building capacity for creating a client-friendly atmosphere alongside atta...
Sports
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today said no one can hold the same post for more than two terms in any sports organization. “To ensure overall development and accountability of the sports arena, a general policy will be formulated soon which will not allow anyo...
National,Back Page
Raiyan is born as an orphan as his father Rubel embraced martyrdom during the student-people mass upsurge on August 4, just a day before fall of the autocratic government.Rubel’s dream of welcoming his unborn child to this world will not be fulfilled anymore as he was killed by the local Awami...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday urged the information commission and other public and private organizations to take more initiative to make people aware about the Right to Information Act (RTI) for its proper execution.In a message marking the 'International Right to Information Day-202...
Adviser of the Interim Government on the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Prof Dr Asif Nazrul has said the government is preparing a policy for preservation of the country’s archeological sites. The advisor, also in charge of the ministries of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Expatriat...
The World Tourism Day-2024 was observed on Friday in the district like elsewhere in the world.This year's theme of the day is "Tourism and Peace".Marking the day, different government and non-government organisations chalked out various programmes.A colorful rally was brought out from ...
Artisans are busy making idols of goddess Durga as people from Hindu community in the district are going to celebrate five-day long Durga puja, the biggest religious festival of the Sanatan community, in the district from October 9.Local leaders of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP) said the ce...
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target to produce 3 lakh 96 thousand and 407 tonnes of rice in the district during the current Aman season.Official sources said a total of 133,020 hectares of land were brought under T- Aman farming this season to this end. Of the total, ...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh are likely to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in November before their tour of West Indies.BCB president Faruque Ahmed said he feels that the three ODIs will be considered as a preparation for the Champions Trophy in 2025. “We are trying to play three ODIs on ...
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to the UN's collective efforts for peace under the leadership of Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus."Bangladesh, led by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, remains committed to contributing...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam on Thursday said that the Tourist Police have been playing a vital role for expansion of tourism sector through ensuring protection of tourists as well as the environment.“Everyone should come forward to preserve the sustainable environment alo...
A total of 561 puja mandaps are being erected for the Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community, of the district this year.This was disclosed by president of Bangladesh Puja Utjapon Parishad (BPUP), district unit, Principal Paresh Chandra Saha in a preparatory meeti...
The 12-member taskforce formed recently to reframe the development strategies, would focus on a good number of areas, especially bringing reforms in some sectors, finding loopholes in financial system and also restoring discipline in project implementation."We'll propose to bring reforms in...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Thursday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 97.37 points or 1.70 percent to 5,639.13. Two other ind...
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