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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for united efforts of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states to establish peace in Gaza of Palestine."The OIC member countries will have to work in unison to establish peace in Gaza," she said when Qatar Ambassador to Bangladesh ...
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytskiy on Tuesday said his country is not here to compete with the western countries but to show what they (westerns) have done and what they are doing.The then Soviet Union supported Bangladesh’s aspiration to become an independent country and pr...
National,Front Page
The Election Commission (EC) has taken zero tolerance stance regarding holding the 12th parliament election in a peaceful and neutral manner and none will be spared in case of violation of electoral code and conduct, said Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Rtd) Ahsan Habib Khan.Speaking at a v...
Country, Districts
Around 6.60 lakh tonnes of mustard seeds are expected to be harvested from around 4.05 lakh hectares of land in all eight districts under Rajshahi division during the current Rabi season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target of producing 3.13 lakh tonnes of mustard seeds fro...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha admitted that his side found it extremely tough to plug Shakib Al Hasan’s void in the team in their tour in New Zealand.The Tigers expected that Soumya Sarkar to come up with allround performance to cover up Shakib's absence to some extent, if n...
Fire broke out in a ceramic factory located at Madhobpur Upazila of the district here Sunday morning.The fire originated at the chemical godown of the Star Ceramic factory at around 9 am and spread in the surrounding areas. Three units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence department from Shayeshtag...
Business & Commerce
"Despite all the hardships of businesses, the entire business community is getting a bad name due to the dishonesty of a couple of businessmen, said Mahbubul, President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) He mentioned that the FBCCI has strong objectio...
National
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Monday said army will be deployed as striking force in the national elections to be held on January 7.He came up with the comments while talking to journalists following a view-exchange with the district's returning officer, assistant returning officer and loc...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday urged all concerned of the Bangladesh Supreme Court (SC) to provide constant efforts to ensure justice for the litigants speedily."Help ensure justice for the litigants speedily," the president said while addressing a discussion at the Supreme Court...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received over TK 315 crore of 5th and 6th installments of loan taken for the construction of the Padma Bridge."Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader handed over a cheque of Tk 315,07,53,442 to the premier as 5th and 6th installments of lo...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday started his poll campaign through cycling after crossing the Karnaphuly River by a boat.“Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had carried out his campaign through cycling in 1954 and our electoral symbol is '...
World,Front Page
A total of 78 opposition members of parliament (MPs) both from Indian Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, were suspended on Monday for staging protests seeking Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on the recent security breach inside the parliament, reports said. The Rajya Sabha this evening suspende...
The number of women tenderers registered with the electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system is now 3388 in the country.The first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-established Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), Mohammed Shoheler Rahman Chowdhury, said this at a...
A Loan Agreement on "Climate Resilient Inclusive Development Program (Subprogram1)" amounting to $90.00 million was signed today between the government of Bangladesh and Korea.Md. Anwar Hossain, wing chief and additional secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) and Hwang Kiyeon, ...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 10.05 points or 0.16 percent to 6,256.80. Two other indices...
Onion cultivation in the district has exceeded targets set by the government.Farmers in the district have cultivated onions on a vast tract of land to boost its production.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said onions had been cultivated on 1200 hectares of land in 8 upazilas of the ...
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her call to the countrymen to resist the arson terrorists and killers, saying that hearts of people cannot be won through arson terrorism and killing."It's not possible to win the hearts of people through arso...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday gave consent to deploy military personnel to help ensure free, fair and peaceful Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls."The president consented to deploy members of armed forces division (AFD) for holding next polls in a free, fair and peaceful manner. . . The milit...
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