Sports
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman fell to his death during the 12th round of the National Chess Championship. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her grief sorrow over the death of the country's best chess player.Ziaur Rahman was in a good position against Enamul Hossain Rajiv in the chess competi...
City
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today asked the President Guard Regiment (PGR) to perform duties properly with outmost devotion maintaining 'chain of command'."Be faithful to the chain of command and carry out any responsibility reposed in you properly," he said while addressing a f...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five persons with 170 stolen mobile phones from Gulistan area in the capital on Friday night.The arrested were identified as Md Khokhon,45, Md Harun,40, Abdur Rahaman,22, Nehal Rahaman Shobuj,30 and Kamal Hossain,28, Assistant superintend of police an...
World,Back Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated British Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer for his party’s historic victory in the July 4 elections and assumption of office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.“This unequivocal mandate clearl...
Country, Districts
Administrative officials and academic experts unequivocally called for taking necessary preparations for Digital Assessment (DA) of examinations properly and successfully as it's the demand of current era.They clarified that DA or electronic assessment is the delivery of assessments, tests, surv...
National,Front Page
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the international community now shows due respect to Bangladesh as the bridge was constructed with own finance."People now show respect when they heard the name of Bangladesh on the international stage...
Ultra High Density Mango Plantation (UHDMP) method has become boons for farmers as it doubles yield in the Barind area, appearing to be water-stressed day by day due to the adverse impact of climate change.According to the farmers and officials concerned, the UHDMP method has gained popularity as th...
As many as 80 schools located at four upazilas of the district have been closed due to flood caused by incessant rain and hilly waters from the upstream of India.Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) office sources said with the rise of water level in the Brahmaputra the river was flowing over 8...
Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain has said Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 is being amended.He said this while replying to journalists after the end of the meeting of secretaries at the Secretariat on Thursday.Mahbub Hossain said it is being amended for making the rules as time-befittin...
A three-day long fruit fair began in Kapasia Upazila Parishad hall room of the district on Friday.Kapasia upazila administration and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) jointly organised fruit fair.State Minister for Women and Children Affairs and Awami League Presidium Member Simeen Hussain ...
Art& Culture
Rajshahi University (RU) will establish a cashless society for the first time among the country's universities as part of implementing the government's announcement of a cashless society.A delegation of Bangladesh Bank (BB) led by its Director Motasim Billah revealed this while holding a mee...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday praised the Malaysian government for providing job opportunities to around five lakh Bangladeshi-manpower.Expressing her gratitude to the Malaysian government, she said: “Malaysia has involved a large number of human resources f...
Entertainment & Glomour
Three planes, 270 tonnes of equipment, 800 square metres of stage: the figures from Madonna's massive free concert in Rio in May sounded like they came from another age.These days, megastars are usually keener to claim a smaller footprint.Coldplay, who just headlined Glastonbury Festival in Brit...
National,Back Page
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld for now a High Court (HC) judgment that declared illegal a 2018 government circular abolishing the 30 percent quota system for the Freedom Fighters' children in the ninth to 13th grades of government jobs."Not today," the apex cour...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for robust trade and commerce between Bangladesh and Spain for mutual benefits."We want to enhance business between Bangladesh and Spain," she said as Spanish Ambassador here Gabriel Maria Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru called on her...
After several days' continuous heavy rainfall, several northern districts in Bangladesh have been affected by flood while the third spell of devastating flood battered northeastern regions, affecting millions of people.Major rivers in north and northern districts are overflowing due to torrentia...
Chamber leaders and development activists at a meeting underscored the need for attaining competence for successful employment in various private enterprises as many entrepreneurs are seen searching for skilled workforce to make their enterprises profitable and sustainable. Currently, employment sco...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Education today recommended taking effective steps to bring the private universities under the purview of accountability and transparency.The parliamentary committee made the recommendation at its 4th meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban w...
Business & Commerce
In the wake of global economic condition, the Finance Division on Thursday issued a circular for pursuing austerity in the current fiscal year (FY25) by all the ministries, divisions, subordinate departments, directorates, offices, autonomous bodies, public sector corporations and state-owned compan...
A seven-day 'Hilly Fruits Fair-2024' will begin on Saturday at the Sheikh Hasina Chittagong Hill Tracts Historic Protection and Research Centre in the city's Baily road area.The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs initiated the fair that will end on July 12, said a press release t...
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