Country, Districts
Farmers in the district are very happy as they achieved bumper maize production due to the availability of quality agri-inputs in time and favourable weather. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension, farmers cultivated maize on 17,032 hectares of land, exceeding the fixed target o...
Shamim Ahmed Sagor and ASM Jahangir Hossain have been elected chairmen in Lalpur and Bagatipara upazila parishad election respectively in the district.The result signed by Returning Officer Md Masudur Rahman was declared on Tuesday night.Shamim Ahmed Sagor earned 30,514 votes while hi...
Climate resilient farming method of Alternate Wetting and Drying-AWD is being promoted in the Barind area as it is being detected as drought-prone due to the adverse impact of climate change.During the current Boro-paddy season, AWD method was projected in 125 blocks in different parts of the region...
Business & Commerce
The British Asian Trust (BAT), an international organisation, has appointed Eshrat Waris as its first Bangladesh director, according to a media release received on WednesdayEshrat will be guided and supported by the BAT's Bangladesh Advisory Council led by Shayan F Rahman, CEO of BEXIMCO Group, ...
City
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged Buddhist community representatives to prioritize the wellbeing of the nation.During a reception ceremony at the Credentials Hall of the Bangabhaban commemorating "Happy Buddha Purnima 2024," the President exchanged views with the Buddhist communit...
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today called upon the South Asian countries to take urgent actions to cope with the adverse impacts of global warming, halting glacier melting in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region.He made the call while addressing the inaugu...
Nepal has sought Bangladesh's assistance for installing Barind digital irrigation technology for the agriculture sector in Nepal.The request was placed while Nepalese Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, held a bilateral meeting with Agriculture Minister Dr...
Women entrepreneurs have to come forward to build a smart Bangladesh to materialize Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dream for transforming the country into a developed country by 2041.Bangladesh's economic development will flourish besides attaining the cherished goal of building smart Bang...
Generating public awareness about the aspects of meditation is very significant as it is a great way to take time out from a busy life.The breathing exercises conducted while meditating can reduce blood pressure and lower stress levels, calming the mind and giving the body time to recover from perio...
Art& Culture
A three-member delegation of the British Council called on the Vice-chancellor (VC) of Rajshahi University (RU) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar at the latter's office on Tuesday .They also held a view-sharing meeting at the conference hall of the administrative building discussing and devising wa...
A motorcyclist was killed and another injured after being hit by a truck on the Dinajpur-Rangpur highway in Ramdubi Bazar area under Dinajpur Sadar Upazila on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 32, resident of Gwaldighi village of Khansama upazila of the district.The accident occ...
The Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) has demanded of the central bank to withdraw its restrictions on access of the journalists to the central bank.Otherwise, the ERF, a forum of economic reporters of the country, cautioned of waging tougher movements to press home their demands.ERF president Ref...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Monday said as part of tree plantation campaign, the government will strengthen research activities on conservation of trees endangered in the country.Co-management of forests and collaborative forest management are going on ...
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Monday said that the government is working to upgrade the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) into a strong international standards institution. He said programs and operations such as recruitment of skilled manpower, modernizati...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP leaders are making absurd comments, as they are suffering from mental trauma.He said this while replying to a question after joining a programme in a city hotel.About BNP leaders claim that AL me...
The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Country Team on Sunday held a Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting and launched the 2023 UN Country Results Report.The meeting also discussed 2024 priorities for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (Coopera...
National,Front Page
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday urged the government as well as the civil society to play an effective role to ensure that none, irrespective of religion and caste, falls prey to any sort of discrimination.“Any kind of discrimination against citizens is against the rule of law. . . ...
Jute and Textile Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Saturday said the government is working tirelesssly to return previous glory of golden fibre (jute).Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as labourer friendly and she is working for their welbeing, the minister said while addressing a press breifing a...
National,Back Page
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Saturday said by following the 'zero-tolerance' policy of Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, militancy and terrorism have been brought under control in the country.IGP said this while talking to reporters after inaugurating the Libe...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said that the BNP is a fake political party. “You should remember that the BNP presented Joe Biden's fake adviser on October 28 last year. When fake adviser was in BNP’s political office, he only spoke in English. When police took him...
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