National,Front Page
Although some parts of Bangladesh experienced light to moderate rainfall, the Met Office forecasted heavy rainfall with thundershowers between May 6 and 11 across the country. “Analyzing mathematical model of rainfall index, Bangladesh is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall wit...
National,Back Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the Bhanga-Khulna-Jeshore-Benapole train-line by next two months.Railways Minister Md Zillur Hakim on Saturday said this while inaugurating two commuter trains on this route to make Dhaka's communication system easier with Rajbari.The minister ina...
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has said building greater trust and confidence among countries could be the key to leverage enormous opportunities for cross border energy trade and attract international finance in energy transition projects in South Asia.He spoke at a SASEC Knowledge Event ...
City
Election Commissioner (EC) Rashida Sultana on Saturday said the Election Commission is firmly committed to hold the upcoming upazila election in a free, fair and neutral manner."Election Commission as per its rules and regulations will take action if any influential person was found involved in...
A national guideline on heat-related illnesses will be launched Sunday to protect children and vulnerable populations including pregnant women from heat-related health risks, Additional Director General of Directorate General of Health Service Dr Ahmed Kabir told BSS today."This is a comprehens...
Country, Districts
Amid the ongoing extreme heat wave, a fire broke out in the forest adjacent to Amarbunia area of Chandpai range in the eastern region of the Sundarbans under Bagerhat around 4 pm on Saturday.Confirming the matter to BSS, Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) of Chandpai Range in the East Sundarbans...
Business & Commerce
The export of plastic products witnessed a healthy growth of nearly 18 percent during the July-April period of the current fiscal year (FY24) fetching US$201.09 million due to competitive price advantage and creation of newer markets.According to the latest statistics of the Export Promo...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday proposed to form a "Joint Business Taskforce" coordinated by the apex business bodies of Bangladesh and the Gambia to expand trade cooperation between the two countries. He made the proposal during a bilateral talk with his Gambian counter...
The Annual Meeting of 2024 and the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) were held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 27-30, 2024.The Bangladesh delegation led by Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP, Minister, Ministry of Finance and Governor of IsDB joined the progr...
A police team arrested an alleged top-listed drug peddler with five kilograms of ganja from Naodapara area in the metropolis on Thursday night.The arrested person is identified as Mainul Islam, 36, son of Arzed Ali of Biswanathpur area under Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj district, said police ...
A three-day Anondo Mela has begun in the district town aimed at empowering women in the society.Jubo League district unit President Abdul Mojid Appeal inaugurated the mela, organized by the UNDP, Bangladesh, at the auditorium of Zila Parishad on Thursday night.President of Thakurgaon Chamber of Comm...
Two construction workers were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a dump truck and a pickup van in Sreepur Upazila in Gazipur on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Rassel Mia, 25, of Dulura village in Sunamganj and his brother-in-law Abu Sufian, 25."Two persons wer...
Sports,Cricket
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will announce the fixture of the Women’s T20 World Cup at a local hotel in Dhaka today.Bangladesh is the host of the ninth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. This is the second time the country is hosting the tournament, having organized the event...
Sports,Chess
Begum Laila Alam 14th FIDE Rating Women Chess Competition begins from tomorrow (Sunday) at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room.Under the patronage of veteran chess player Laila Alam and organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation, the competition will be played in a nine-round Swiss-league format and...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP now itself remains in pressure as they wanted to mount stress on the government through hatching various conspiracies. "Those who wanted to keep us under pressure are now remaining in pressure as the Arab spring has als...
A Chattogram court on Thursday sentenced life term rigorous imprisonment to a drug trader for trading drugs in city’s Karnaphuli Thana area in 2012.The Court of 4th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Chattogram Shariful Islam Bhuiyan awarded the punishment to Ali Akbar alias Babul, son ...
The adverse impact of climate change poses threat to the indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones here as most of the water bodies in the region, especially in the high Barind tract, are now dying continuously, experts said.Fisheries scientists and specialists said the breeding field and...
Farming of citrus fruits has become a boon for many people, particularly the farmers and traders, as it has made them financially solvent in the region including its vast Barind tract during the last couple of years.Commercial farming of various citrus fruits, including malta, lemon, orange, jujube ...
Police on Thursday arrested a youth along with seven gold bars weighing 783.50 grams worth around Taka 70 lakh from a bus in the city.The arrested was identified as Abul Kalam, 34, hailed from Ramnagar Laxipur village under Boalmari upazila in Faridpur.Officer-in Charge of Labanchara Police Station ...
The harvesting of local Boro paddy is in full swing at the vast char areas of two big and other small rivers of the district with good production during the current season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the local Boro paddy was cultivated at the vast char areas of the two...
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