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President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday said business and trade can play a vital role in promoting peace and stability in the South East Asia region as he spoke at a presentation ceremony of Indonesian three state-owned Strategic Manufacturing Companies in Indonesia. "Let us continue t...
The Bangladesh Railway is going to start trial run of a special train on Mawa-Bhanga section crossing through the Padma Bridge today morning. The train will start its journey from Kamalapur Railway Station at 8:45 am and will reach Bhanga at 11.54 am, senior information officer of the Railways ...
Country, Districts
Over 83 percent boiled rice procurement has been completed in all 10 districts in Khulna division till August 31, said an official of Khulna Regional Food Controller Office.The government has set a target of procuring 51,684 tonnes of Boro paddy and over 2,07,349 tonnes of boiled rice during the cur...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government will not enact any law, which will take away the freedom of the press."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government always believes in the freedom of the press. Her gover...
With a series of events, UNIDO together with national and international partners marked the official inception of the SWITCH to Circular Economy Value Chains (SWITCH2CE) Project in Bangladesh to steer the textiles and garments sector toward sustainable circular practices.In the backdrop of Banglades...
France President Emmanuel Macron will pay a bilateral visit to Bangladesh on September 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to the foreign affairs ministry. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to receive the French President at the Hazrat Shahjalal International ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned including the district administrations, to remain vigil so that none can claim excessive compensations for land acquisition required for implementing development projects."In the case of land acquisition, the government pro...
Cyber Security Bill, 2023 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad here today in an amended form aiming to ensure security of the digitalization programme of every sector as the cyber security act will play significant role for constructing 'Smart Bangladesh'.State Minister for Information Communica...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the government usually generated electricity as per daily demand."Currently we are generating 15,000 megawatt (MW) electricity daily. The highest power generation was on April 19 in 2023 with 15,648 MW," he t...
National,Back Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that Bangladesh will allocate more space to Japan in export processing zones (EPZs) for setting up industries if they want.The premier said this as a Japanese delegation informed her that many companies of their country are interested to invest in Banglad...
Entomologists off late found the conventional insecticides appeared ineffective against dengue Aedes mosquitoes saying they visibly developed a natural resistance to two traditional toxicants used to kill the deadly insects or destroy their larva.“Toxic substances (insecticides) have turned su...
A total of 11 dengue patients died and 2,782 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am on Tuesday.On September 2, Bangladesh recorded 21 dengue-related deaths, the highest number in a single day this year."The death toll from dengue infection crossed...
Janmashtami, one of the major festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, will be celebrated countrywide today with due religious fervour and gaiety. According to Hindu mythology, Sri Krishna was born on the eighth day of dark fortnight in the Bangla month of B...
Business & Commerce
Bangladesh National Cricket Team's star cricketer Tamim Iqbal has signed a lifetime deal with Nagad, the mobile financial service of the Bangladesh Post Office.Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad Limited, signed the agreement on behalf of his company. Tamim has been a brand a...
The Land Reforms Bill, 2023, which forbids the ownership of more than 60 bighas of land was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad with a view to establish accountability in the land reforms.Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowhdury on Monday placed the bill in the House with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in ...
Railway Minister M Nurul Islam Sujan on Monday said the government has a plan to operate electric train service on Dhaka-Chattogram route.“Bangladesh Railway has been working for providing cost-effective safe and comfortable transport service to the people of the country”, he said while ...
US Deputy Assistant Secretary Mira Resnick arrived in Dhaka on Monday to lead Washington in the ninth annual Bangladesh-US Bilateral Security Dialogue to hold in Dhaka today. "The Security Dialogue is an annual, civilian-led discussion that touches on all elements of our security relationship,&...
Women Members of Parliament (MPs) and ICT experts on Monday underscored the need for creating awareness on cyber security among the people and enhancement of skills of those who are involved in ICT related tasks for ensuring smooth and uninterrupted journey towards Smart Bangladesh.Many cyber-attack...
State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali on Monday said direct air connectivity will add value to the strategic partnership with Tokyo. "Direct air connectivity between the two countries will play an important role in making the existing bilateral relations more effectiv...
Six Islamic political parties, holding the spirit of the War of Liberation and the core values of the Islam religion, on Monday formed a new alliance named "Liberal Islamic Alliance ".Senior leaders of the six political parties declared the new Jote through a press conference at Abdus Sala...
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