Country, Districts
Four shops were gutted in a fire at Saudagar Patti in Borobazar of the district town on Friday.The fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop in the basement area of the Saudagar Tower around 8am and soon engulfed the adjacent business establishments. As a result, four shops were gutte...
Surface water irrigation appeared to be a best tool to mitigate the gradually mounting pressure on underground water in the drought-prone Barind area having scores of natural water bodies which currently remain in uncared and derelict condition.Prof Niamul Bari said surface water conservation can be...
A woman was killed in bike accident on the Narail-Jashore road in the Narail municipal area of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Ayesha Sultana, 23, resident of Bagherpara Upazila of Jashore district.The accident occurred in the area when she was going to Chanchra area of...
City
The students in general are seen performing duties as traffic police in most of the important points and crossings of the roads and highways in the city aimed at restoring disciplines.At different locations, particularly, bus terminal, Alupatty, Saheb Bazar Zero Point, Sonadighi crossing, Laxmipur, ...
Business & Commerce
Stocks on Thursday also maintained rally for the third consecutive day as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 306.02 points or 5.44 per cent to settle at 5,924.81. Two other indices also ended hi...
National,Front Page
The country’s interim government is expected to be sworn in today (Thursday) evening with Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Mohammad Yunus as its head, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman told a media briefing at Dhaka Cantonment in the capital.“The swearing-in ceremony is expected to be held to...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday asked the police to become strict in resisting anarchic situation and looting in the country.He made the directives when newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban."Each police member s...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) spokesperson Mezbaul Haque today said as Bangladesh Bank (BB) officials are appointed by the government, their resignations will be processed by the interim government after it is formed."The resignations will be presented to the government on an urgent basis," he said...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- on Wednesday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 192.37...
Stocks on Tuesday witnessed a big jump as Bangladesh has entered a new era after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the post of the country's prime minister. After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 197.16 points or 3.77 per cent to...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday night held a meeting with political leaders to resolve the country's crisis.Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal (BNP) leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas, Jatiya Party leaders GM Quader, Mujibul Haque Chunnu and Anisul Islam Mahmud, He...
Ropa Aman cultivation is continuing in full swing in four districts of the Khulna Agricultural Zone.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials said in the current Kharif-2 season of FY 2024, DAE has fixed target to bring a total of 2,99,802 hectares of land under Ropa Aman farming as the p...
Farmers are expecting bumper production of ginger farming in sack-method during the current season as a total of 3,467 farmers have been involved in ginger farming.Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a total of 69,935 sacks have been used for ginger cultivation covering ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the people of the country to curb anarchists with iron hands.“No one of those who now are carrying out violence is a student. They are terrorists,” said PM’s Assistant Press Secretary ABM Sarwer-E-Alam Sarker quoting the Prime Minister a...
Farmers have been transplanting seedling of Aman paddy everywhere in Rajshahi division including its vast Barind tract in full swing for the last couple of weeks with the hope of getting cherished yield.They are passing their time with seedling transplantation coupled with nursing and caring for the...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 104.67 points or 1.96 percent to 5,229.27. Two other indices ...
The 75th birth anniversary of valiant Freedom Fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today in a befitting manner.Born on August 5, 1949 at Tungipara in Gopalganj, Sheikh Kamal was a former executive member of t...
Air India Express, the Indian low-cost airline, will commence operations from Kolkata and Chennai to Dhaka on September 3, offering fares more than 25 percent lower than other carriers on these routes.Air India Express, a subsidiary of Indian flag carrier Air India, will operate daily flights on th...
Swapnasiri, a voluntary organisation, initiated by the students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), and Carmichael College, is showing the path of light to the deprived street children since 2018.These street children were used to collect plastic materials like various kinds of bottles and p...
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in a case lodged over vandalizing and setting Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area on fire on July 18.The six accused are BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, its Organizing Secretary Qazi Sayedul Al...
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