Country, Districts
Train service of two trains travelling through Rajshahi has been suspended due to safety concerns amid sabotage fear.Authorities directed the Rajshahi-Parbatipur Uttara Express and the Ishwardi-Rahanpur commuter train to halt operations on Friday, according to Abdul Awal, an official at the Banglade...
Business & Commerce
Planning Minister MA Mannan has said that the internal strength of the country's economy is 'enormous' which has led the nation to overcome various odds and propel ahead to become a developed country by 2041. "The internal strength of the country's economy is enormous and I'...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto stressed on total team effort rather than one or two individual brilliances as his side is looking to win the third and final ODI against hosts New Zealand in a bid to avoid a whitewash in the series.The Tigers lost the rain-hit first game by 44 runs on DLS m...
Thirteen times more onion yield is expected compared to demand in the district as the government has adopted time-fitting initiatives in order to boost the spicy crop production through reducing deficit.The farmers were given fertilizer, high yielding seed and cash money on behalf of the government&...
Election campaign for the upcoming 12th General Election is going on in full-swing in all five constituencies of the district as the candidates are conducting mass contact programs in their own constituencies to woo the voters.The candidates of different political parties including Awami League (AL)...
City
Laila Shameem Ara, wife of State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque, passed away. She was 70.Shameem Ara breathed her last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India on Wednesday night, said a press release signed by AL office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua.She left behind husband...
A minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,800 has been finalized for the workers of the EPZs run under the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA). The wage board finalized the wage in it's the 5th meeting on Thursday, said a press release.The workers of EPZ will get minimum wage of Tk. ...
"We're constantly making automation to simplify the tax payment process while the Income Tax Act-2023 has also been enacted. The new law has been presented in a simple manner to make the tax related services easy," said Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abu Hena Md Rahmat...
National,Back Page
A solid foundation has been laid for women empowerment in the country in the past one and half decades and it is high time to move it forward and it's a big challenge in the coming days, said Bangladesh Bank (BB) former governor and economist Dr Atiur Rahman."Women's progress has been n...
National,Front Page
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday categorically said the forthcoming 12th parliament elections will be competitive, free and fair and there is no doubt about it."We are putting our level best efforts to make the election proper, peaceful and successful to atta...
Beginning the journey from a war-torn nation with ravaged infrastructures just after independence, Bangladesh has now poised to become an upper middle income country by 2031 and thus a developed country by 2041 with increased development expenditure day by day.In this long journey, the national budg...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said vote is the constitutional rights of the people, adding that no one has the rights to resist them from casting votes."Vote is the people's constitutional rights, and people will cast their votes. None has rights to di...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday came down heavily on BNP for announcing non-cooperation movement ahead of polls, posing a question how the party would wage such a movement."What does the BNP say now? Will it wage a non-coop...
Art& Culture
Bangladesh International Education Centre has been established in Rajshahi aimed at building the new generation to international standards through enriching them with multiple languages.The centre has been initiated at the old urban clinic building at Nawdapara area in the city offering internationa...
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) has banned all types of fireworks, bursting crackers, flying sky lanterns and candle processions in the city for an indefinite period, a KMP press release said here Tuesday night.This announcement was effective from Wednesday.Marking the Happy Christmas on December 2...
A function on successful issues achieved by the persons with disabilities was held on the premises of Ghuridaha Union of Saghata Upazila of the district on Monday.SKS Foundation, a Gaibandha-based non-government organization (NGO), arranged the function under Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poo...
The 16th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top-flight football competition of the country, begins from Friday (Dec 22) with four matches are sated on the opening day at four separate venues across the country.On the day, six times league champions Abahani Limited, Dhaka take on Rahmatg...
Senior Secretary of the Industries Ministry Zakia Sultana on Tuesday instructed authorities concerned to ensure smooth operation of the Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and compliance in tanneries of BSCIC Leather Industrial City located at Hemayetpur in Savar."Along with CETP, to ensure...
National
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered prayers at the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) in Sylhet on Wednesday.Sheikh Hasina reached in Sylhet in the morning to kick off election campaign of her party for the 12th national polls, first went to ...
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