National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday held meetings with several global leaders, including her Denmark and Qatar counterparts, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024. Sheikh Hasina held meetings with Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Premier and Foreign Minist...
A meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Premier and Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was held here on the side lines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024.The meeting was held at the conference venue, Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, this afternoon.During...
As the winter season says goodbye, tens of thousands mango trees have started flowering in Rajshahi region, famous for the production of the seasonal delicious mango fruit nationwide.Huge blooming of mango trees at this stage predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region t...
Country, Districts
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned for constructing five more flyovers aimed at freeing the metropolis from traffic congestion besides making the public life more vibrant.The new five flyovers will be constructed on Haragram Natunpara Railway Crossing, Rajshahi Court Station Railway Crossin...
National,Back Page
As part of the government campaign for digitization, a data centre of 50000 prepaid gas metres under Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Limited (JGTDSL) will be commissioned tomorrow at Gas Bhaban, Mendiganj in Sylhet.State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hami...
Business & Commerce
Business leaders and entrepreneurs have urged the government and related stakeholders to keep the tax burden manageable in the upcoming national budget.Besides, they have drawn the attention of the government to formulate long-term tax policies to bolster sustainable business growth.Entrepreneurs an...
AmCham leadership, led by the President Syed Ershad Ahmed, on Thursday met Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun at his office to congratulate and had a discussion about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) - status of Bangladesh and scope of further improvement and the overall bilateral econ...
City
Advocate Rezaul Karim Montu, a valiant freedom fighter, vice-president of Bogura District unit of Awami League, former chairman of Bogura Pourashava, former president and general secretary of Bogura Bar Association, died of a cardiac arrest early this morning.He was 75, family sources said.He breath...
Farmers and agriculture officials are expecting bumper production of winter vegetables in the district as the vegetable cultivators have exceeded its cultivation target during the current Rabi season.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said a massive program had been taken to cultivat...
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simin Hussain (Rimi) on Thursday said the government is determined to ensure participation of women in economic development to establish gender equality in the society.In view of this, she said, projects should be taken for development of human resources...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take extra initiatives to promote research activities at universities as the regulatory authority handed him over its 49th Annual Report at Bangabhaban.The President, also the University Chancellor, directed U...
Germany will provide a total of 22.17 million Euro support to Bangladesh including grants against five projects in the areas of higher education, skills development and acquiring digital skills.In this regard, five Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on technical cooperation agreement on (i) Higher ...
Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Wednesday said the country is not dependent on anyone to export garment products as the nation made garments market across the globe through competition. "Our garment products have huge demand in the world market, so we don't need to d...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's astonishing dominance in ICC ODI all-rounder rankings came to an end finally when Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi replaced him as new No.1 after smashing a fine century in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.Shakib had been at the top for 1,7...
Sports
A seven-member Bangladesh athletics team will leave Dhaka for Iran on Thursday morning to participate in the 11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship scheduled to be held from February 17-19 in Tehran.The seven-member athletics team included five athletes and two team officials.Bangladesh Athl...
A court here today sentenced a man and his wife to death sentence for killing his mother in Kazipur Upazila of the district in 2016.Judge of District Additional and Session Court-3 Kanij Fatema handed down the verdict to Abdus Samad, 65, hailed from Rehaishuribed village in the upazila and his wife ...
Another factory in Bangladesh has been awarded LEED certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).With this, the number of green factories in the country rose to 207. Shah Fatehullah Textile Mills Ltd factory located in Narayanganj secured a platinum rating, with a score of 87,...
The High Court on Tuesday seemingly brought the prolonged legal battle between Japanese citizen Eriko Nakano and her former husband Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif regarding custody of their three daughters’ to an end, as it said the first and third daughters will live with their mothe...
Three children drowned in two upazilas of the district Tuesday.The incidents took place in Hatia and Subarnachar upazilas of the district on the same day (Tuesday). The deceased were identified as Achhia Akhter, 4, daughter of Zaker Hossain of Nabipur village, Ward No. 8 of Harani union of Hati...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Tuesday predicted that rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. “Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Light to moderate fog may occu...
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