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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) would remain as a symbol of strong bilateral ties between Dhaka and Moscow."The flagship project meets the interests of both countries and promotes further deepening of mutually beneficial cooperation,” h...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference today to brief the media about the outcome of her joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York."The press conference will be held at the premier's official Ganabhaban residence at 4pm tomorrow (Frida...
Ekushey Padak-winning poet, noted media personality and valiant Freedom Fighter Poet Asad Chowdhury died of old-age complications while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. He was 80.Asad Chowdhury had been suffering from blood cancer since November last.After his...
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Thursday urged all to stand against the rumor of imposing 10 percent tax on freelancers, saying that a vested quarter is out to hinder the massive development and progress of the tax-free freelancing sector by spreading misinformation."In line with t...
Country, Districts
Wide ranging expansion of fish farming commercially has expedited its production to a greater extent in Rajshahi region, including its vast Barind tract, during the last couple of years.In a sense, the fish farming has caused a silent revolution in the recent past as a result of escalating the numbe...
The cultivation of T-Aman has been completed exceeding its fixed target in five of seven upazilas of Manikganj district during the current season, the Department of Agriculture Extension sources said.Earlier, a total of 4,000 small and marginal farmers got seed and fertilizer as incentives from the ...
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has taken special security measures ahead of the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, in the metropolis. "We are determined to celebrate the religious festival amid enthusiasm and communal harmony," said Biplob Bijoy Tal...
Art& Culture
A total of six teachers and a student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have been selected among the top two percent of the most cited scientists in the world in a journal published by Stanford University based researchers in the USA.The scientists are - Prof AA Mamun of Physics Department, Associate...
City
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said political stability is needed to continue the country’s economic prosperity.“The size of Bangladesh economy has grown multi-dimensionally. If the money market and capital marke...
Business & Commerce
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the policy rate (repo) by 75 basis points to 7.25 per cent to contain inflation.The highest ceiling of policy rate corridor of standing lending facility (SLF) rate has been raised to 9.25 per cent from 8.5 per cent while the lowest limit of standing deposit facility (...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called for government support and cooperation to ensure resilience and continued growth of the readymade garment (RMG) industry in the face of a challenging global economic environment.This call was made when a delegation fro...
Sports
Bangladesh kabaddi team finished their 19th Asian Games campaign with a winning note when they beat Thailand by 45-29 points in their ultimate group A match held at XiaoshanGuali Sports Center Court 1 on Thursday.The winners' lead the first half by 23-12 points.Earlier, Bangladesh made a winning...
National
Bangladesh has stepped in the nuclear club through receiving the main fuel of the plant uranium and certificate of fuel delivery and model of the fuel assembly from Russia.The first batch of fuel for operation of the much talked Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) received at a ceremony in RNPP site,...
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) on Thursday received the nuclear fuel to produce electricity at a function at its site as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually joined it.With the handing over of the radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities, t...
Reiterating to build the country as "Smart Bangladesh", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh. "Bangladesh will be turned into a smart country in future, and the nuclear power plant is another step...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow (Friday) to brief the media about the outcome of her joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York."The press conference will be held at the premier's official Ganabhaban residence at 4pm tom...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the political parties which intend not to participate in the Bangladesh’s upcoming general elections would not get any US backing.“America will not be with parties which would not join the polls,” he said in his first interaction...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina o hoped that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will play an important role in building a Smart Bangladesh alongside making economic growth of the country."I believe that Rooppur nuclear power plant will play an important role in the economic development of the ...
Aiming to create widespread public awareness about noise pollution, the government has decided to keep Dhaka city noiseless from 10 am to 10.01 am on October 15.This decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting held at the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change today, a ministry p...
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