Art& Culture
Former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University Professor Dr M Abul Kashem has been appointed as the first VC of Teesta University, Rangpur."As per approval of Chancellor of the university and President Mohammed Shahabuddin, the appointment was made,"...
Country, Districts
Rajshahi Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) and Natore Sugar Mills Limited (NSML) began sugarcane crushing on Friday afternoon simultaneously setting target of manufacturing 8,400 tonnes of sugar during the current 2023-24 financial year. Officials concerned said the two mills set target of cruching 1,...
Dazzling greenery all-around and chirping of migratory bird flocks, their free roaming on water and in the air and orderly flying scenes have given the re-excavated Bharardaho Beel a heavenly look. Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has re-excavated the Beel under the five-year (2...
A total of 15 marginalized women were given automated sewing machines and sewing accessories to improve living and livelihood conditionsIn the first phase, the support was given on behalf of the Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) being implemented by the Rajshahi City...
National,Back Page
Turkish government has donated a sea ambulance for helping the Bangladesh government in ensuring emergency health services for the forcibly displaced Rohingays those have been residing at the camps inBhashancharisland of the Bay of Bengal. The sea ambulance with the carrying capacity of two pa...
City
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said some political parties have already quit the BNP-led alliance though the party claimed that they would wage tough movement against the government along with their allies.Some political parti...
National,Front Page
Bangladesh has underlined the need for early conclusion of the Teesta agreement and other water-sharing treaties of common rivers as foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India held a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday afternoon.In the meeting styled Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Co...
A mobile court in Singra Upazila of Natore district fined three bird poachers Tk 6000 for hunting birds in Chalan Beel Friday. Assistant Commissioner (land) Md Al Imran led the drive conducted in Hulhulia and Sardanagar areas in the Upazila this morning and fined Abdur Razzak, 65, L...
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has opened three more newly constructed Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) Thursday, taking the number to 15 in the city. RCC Ward Councilor Shariful Islam inaugurated the 100-foot long and 30-foot wide STS at Kasiadanga, Shalbagan and Padma Residential area as th...
Construction works of 1,696.66 kilometer more rural roads together with 1.538 kilometer bridges and culverts are progressing fast aimed at socio-economic uplift of the region through overall rural infrastructure development. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing t...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged miscreant with 1.965 kilograms of explosives in the district Wednesday midnight. The arrested was identified as Helal Uddin, 40, son of late Sayem Ali of Chalk Mukterpur village under Charghat Upazila in th...
Business & Commerce
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has lauded the recent decision of Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (Bafeda) and the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) to depreciate the dollar by Taka 0.50."In the last several months, we closely monitored the demands for imported products and the...
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has given a note of warning saying that no one will be spared if they try to destabilize the market by increasing the price of rice."The government remains vigilant to keep the market price of rice stable. Attempts to increase the price of rice with excuses...
The capital city Dhaka on Thursday witnessed usual traffic akin to normal working days despite the blockade enforced by BNP-Jamaat and its like-minded political parties.While visiting different parts of the city, it was observed that the reflection of the blockade was not manifested in the traffic s...
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged BNP to participate in the 12th national election slated for January 7 to examine whom the people want to see in power."Let's join the election to see how far one can run and to know whom the people want to see in...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a met office forecast issued on Thursday.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.Country's maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded 31.5 degree celsius at Sitakunda and lowest tempe...
Sports
Azerbaijan Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel.The meeting was held on Wednesday at the secretariat office in the city.During the meeting, Youth and Sports Secretary Mohiuddin Ahmed...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh Under-19 team continued their dismal performance in Quadrangular Under-19 series in India by tasting a seven-wicket defeat to India B Under-19s at Mulapadu Cricket Stadium in Andra Predesh on Wednesday. Apart from India A, India B and Bangladesh U19, the other team in the tournament ...
Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA) and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) have reduced the buying and selling rates of dollar by Tk 0.50.The price for purchasing dollars for export proceeds and remittance fell to Tk 110, down from Tk 110.50 and the price of selling dollar...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the government to extend the deadline for submitting income tax returns by another month. The country's apex trade body made the request through a letter sent to National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Abu Hen...
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