Business & Commerce
Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) has nominated renowned economist and Emirates Professor Dr Atiur Rahman for the 'Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal 2021' for his outstanding contributions to socioeconomic development and economy of the country. Unnayan Shamannay, the non-government think ta...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reappointed her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy as her part-time and honorary Information and Communication Technology Adviser. Joy was appointed as the PM's adviser under the 3 (B) (1) of the Rules of Business, 1996, according to a circular issued today signed by Di...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced handicrafts as the "product of the year" to give special attention to this sector due to its role in women empowerment."I am announcing the handicrafts as the product of 2024 as has been playing a great role in women empowerment, making...
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has emphasized the country's promising growth trajectory, the need for substantial investments in key sectors through unconventional means, including blended finance, private sector facilitation, policy support and increased concessional climate finance.H...
Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), on Sunday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 96.50 points or 1.52 percent to 6,240.25. The DSE Shariah I...
Country, Districts
Substantial and sustainable expansion of wheat farming can be one of the best ways of mitigating the existing water-stress condition in Rajshahi region, particularly the high Barind tract, as wheat is an environmentally friendly crop.Time has come to enhance acreage of wheat farming instead of depen...
The government under the dynamic and prudent leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to boost agricultural production to make the country self-reliant in food.By adopting various demand-driven projects and initiatives, the government has already attained significant ...
Two female tourists were killed and 10 others injured when a tourist jeep (locally known as Chander Gari) plunged into a ditch in Ruma upazila of the hilly district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Joynob, 24, and Firoja Khatun, 53. They were the residents of Magura district....
The Health Engineering Department (HED) has implemented 64 projects for specially reaching health services to rural and marginalized people in the region in the last around 15 years. Muhammad Moniruzzaman, Superintending Engineer of HED, told BSS that they have constructed eleven 10-bed Mother ...
A youth was killed in a road accident in Manikchak area under Sadar upazila of the district Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 24, hailed from Chatiantola area in the upazila. Inspector of Bogura Sadar Thana Shahinuzzaman said the accident occurred when a pickup van hit a mo...
National,Back Page
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter sent to the Bangladesh prime minister, she wrote, "The (Commonwealth) Secretariat stands ready to support you as Prime Minister of...
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) have congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a letter wrote to the Bangladesh prime minister, EIB President Nadia Calvino said, "On behalf ...
Four activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were killed as a private car carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch on Sylhet-Jaflong highway in Banglabazar area under Jaintapur upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased are Tamal, 25, son of Arch Miah of Panihara Hati of Jaintapur ...
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Saturday assured of continued Dhaka's diplomatic and further humanitarian support for the people of Palestine. Underscoring the profound need for a lasting and permanent solution to the Palestine issue, Dr. Hasan Mahmud committed to continue to extend ne...
The month-long "Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2024", the country's largest book fair, is going to begin on its traditional date of the first day of February this year."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the fair this year at 3pm on February 1. Almost 60 percent of the pr...
City
Land Minister Naryan Chandra Chanda has said that smart land management will be ensured soon with honesty and transparency.“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has set a mission to ensure smart land management and service for public welfare,” he said this while speaking at a reception hosted by...
Agriculture Minister Md Abdus Shahid today warned that no corruption of the officials will be tolerated anyway. "Corruption of officials won't be tolerated anyway," he said while speaking at a reception programme organized by Bangladesh Dairy Farmers Association at the Zilla ...
Art& Culture
Rajshahi University (RU) has formulated a Taka 3,000-crore master plan aimed at improving the quality of education after the best use of existing resources.Modernization and construction of various buildings, residential halls and research institutes were included in the five-year master plan.Admini...
Rapid Action Battalion in a drive last night held a person who was awarded death sentence in a double murder case filed in Shahporan Thana in the district in 2016.The detainee was identified as Md Shipon Ahmed, a resident in Subid Bazar area in Sylhet. RAB-9 said today. They said on infor...
A total of 300 blankets were distributed among the helpless and cold-hit people living in Saidpur upazila of the district Saturday.The warm clothes were distributed from the relief and welfare fund of the Lions Club of Saidpur Sunflower.Saidpur Upazila Parishad Chairman (Acting) Md. Ajmal Hossain ha...
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