National,Front Page
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has urged for greater unity and solidarity among the NAM (non-alignment movement) member-states to ensure shared global prosperity. While speaking at the Ministerial meeting of the NAM in Kampala, Uganda on Wednesday, Masud referred to the statement of the...
National,Back Page
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday reached Uganda to represent Bangladesh in the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and G77 Third South Summit.Bangladesh High Commissioner to Kenya and Uganda Tareque Muhammad welcomed the foreign minister upon his arrival at the Entebbe International Air...
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...
City
All stage is set to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of the student leader Shaheed Asaduzzaman Asad as his 55th martyrdom anniversary will be observed today.On January 20 in 1969, Asad, the hero of the 1969 mass upsurge movement, was gunned down by the Pakistani police at a protest against the atro...
Sports,Football
Holders Bashundhara Kings registered their fourth consecutive victories in the Bangladesh Premier League football beating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 3-0 goals held at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday. In the day's match, Brazilian forward Dorielton struck twice wh...
Country, Districts
A man was killed after the driver lost control over the steering of a private car and fell into a ditch at Badnibhanga bridge area of the Badnibhanga-Gazipur regional road under Sreepur upazila of the district today.The deceased was identified as Mafiz Mondal, 65, son of Golam Mawla of Shailat villa...
Around 240 potential youths are being given skill development training for making them self-reliant through various income-generating activities.The beneficiary youths are being imparted training on four courses-- digital marketing for freelancing, graphics design for freelancing, web-design and dev...
The European Union (EU) on Thursday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as the Prime Minister for fourth consecutive term and promised to take the partnership and cooperation with Bangladesh to a new height.EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley made the remarks while paying a courtesy call on Pri...
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simeen Hussain (Rimi) on Thursday directed Shishu Academy authorities to undertake new projects and programmes based on the children's demand."The government is working to ensure education, nutrition and protection of the children," she sai...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday reiterated his ministry’s strong action against passengers’ harassment in Sadarghat launch terminal area in the capital.."What we are saying, Sadarghat will remain primp . . . Passengers harassment must be stopped,"...
Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque Thursday urged the media people to play a responsible role along with enjoying freedom.He said this while addressing as chief guest at Wadudur Rahman Panna Smrity Padak (crest) distribution ceremony among three local journalists for thei...
Increasing lamb farming can be the best way of meeting the existing demands of animal protein besides improving living and livelihood conditions of the people, particularly the marginalised and ethnic minorities, in the region.Promotion of commercial sheep farming can also be an effective means of e...
Business & Commerce
Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Bangladesh Edimon Ginting on Thursday said that following the holding of the last general election, confidence would come back in the economy of Bangladesh."Most importantly, I think as the election is over, confidence will come back,"...
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that Bangladesh enjoys a warm and broader relationship with the World Bank while the lending agency is ready to continue it and thus lend more support to the country.“We need support and they (WB) are ready to help us,” he said.Th...
Bangladesh and China have agreed to expand the scale of bilateral trade, especially the export of Bangladeshi high-quality specialty products to China.The developments came when Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen called on State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam at the Ministry of Commerce a...
Former Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) Tony Blair has congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.In a greeting letter wrote to Sheikh Hasina, he said, "I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on leading the Awami League to victory, securing a fourt...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman on Wednesday said the government is taking pragmatic plans to sell fish, meat, milk and egg at fair prices during the upcoming month of Ramadan.The minister said this while talking to the journalists about the fishery and livestock sector at his offic...
Detective branch (DB) of police today filed a supplementary charge-sheet against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed under now replaced Digital Security Act (DSA) for declaring his father Ziaur Rahman as father of the nation.Police also pleaded for issuing warrant to arrest Tarique Ra...
Like the previous one, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has continued the 'contractionary' mood in monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half (January-June) of current fiscal 2023-24 (FY24).BB Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder on Wednesday announced the contractionary policy stance tightening t...
A delegation of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh Limited (ABB), led by its Chairman Selim R. F. Hussain, made a courtesy call on newly-appointed Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Wednesday.The delegation greeted Ali on his appointment as the Finance Minister.ABB vice chairman and MD &...
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