National,Front Page
Chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought cooperation from foreign friends to build a new Bangladesh dreamt by youth folks.“Through the sacrifice of lives and indomitable leadership of the youth, revolutionary changes have taken place in Bangladesh. They sacrificed their lives to build...
Urging the international community to come forward to resolve the long-pending Rohingya crisis, Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said if this crisis is not resolved, not only Bangladesh but the entire region will also fall into trouble."We have to be careful...we must pay at...
US President Joseph R Biden and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have affirmed the close partnership between Washington and Dhaka, which is rooted in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties.President Biden welcomed further engagement between the two governments and...
National,Back Page
Md Faruk, 32, an employee at a furniture shop in Shulakbahar, Chattogram, was killed during a clash among Chhatra League, police and the agitators on July 16.Faruk, a furniture shop technician hailing from Sharifpur village under Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district, was returning to work from lun...
City
The United States (US) has announced an additional 199 million US dollars in humanitarian assistance to support Rohingyas and host communities in Bangladesh and across the region.US Department of State Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya made the announcement...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni today called upon Bangladesh to open "a new page" in the relationship between Rome and Dhaka, saying Italians are friends of Bangladesh.The Italian Premier made the call when she met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the UN headquarters in New ...
Business & Commerce
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has pledged support to Bangladesh's reform initiatives, saying the Washington-based lender has sent a team to Dhaka to hold talks with the stakeholders over the matter.The IMF managing director expressed her support at a meeting ...
Country, Districts
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 289 mandaps in five upazilas and five Pourashavas in the district this year.A preparatory meeting was held in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) office on Wednesday for celebration of t...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) of Mongla South Zone arrested two Jubo League workers with arms and ammunitions from Mongla Port Pourasabha area in Bagerhat on Tuesday night.The arrested were identified as Saddam Hossain and Firoz Ahmed, both are the son of ex-councilor of Mongla Port Pouras...
A preparatory meeting for peaceful celebration of the upcoming Durga Puja, the greatest religious festival of the Hindu community, was held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner (DC) in the town on Tuesday.Deputy Commissioner Sabet Ali presided over the meeting.Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and pacer Hasan Mahmud gained in ICC rankings after their good performance in the first cricket Test against India in Chennai.Shanto's scores of 20 and 82 have helped him progress 14 places to 48th position and seam bowler Hasan Mahmud's five-for in t...
Bangladesh has expressed its commitment for contributing to the global agenda beyond 2030, focusing on equitable development, empathy and sustainability.Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain made the commitment when he was addressing the high-level event, the 'Summit for Future' on sideline of t...
Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma has sought the US cooperation in the socio-economic, health, education and cultural development of CHT residents and building a harmonious society there.The adviser came up with this as a four-member delegation of the US Embassy in Dhaka l...
A video widespread on the social media showed a youth was thrown from a police APC onto the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar with his arms spread out and his legs folded.The video showed a police officer from inside the APC opened the left door, and another officer opened the top cover and dragged the ...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) Md Mainul Hassan has asked the fresh police officers to prepare themselves by attaining proper training as they have to face many challenges ahead to establish peace and discipline in the society through proper execution of the laws."The main task of...
The National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) today suggested enacting a law named ‘Sexual Harassment Prevention and Remedies Act’ on an urgent basis to stop all sorts of violence against women and girl children and ensure welfare for them.The forum consisted of 206 organizations and in...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday exempted 102 leaders and activists of BNP, including its standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed from the charges in a case lodged under The Special Powers Act, 1974.“Today was fixed for holding hearing...
UNDP Bangladesh has partnered with the Department of Journalism, Media, and Communication (JMC) at Daffodil International University (DIU) for a “One-minute Video Campaign” through the Community Digital Storytelling Festival (CDSTF).The campaign encourages youth to create innovative cont...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the policy rate, also known as repo rate, by 50 basis points to 9.50 percent to contain inflation.The new rate will be effective from tomorrow, said a BB circular issued on Tuesday.As per the circular, the highest ceiling of policy rate corridor of standing lending...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said the central bank will not print any fresh money to lend to the government for solving financial crisis.“Moreover, we will no longer sell dollars from the country's foreign exchange reserves to address the problems in the finan...
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