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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said Dhaka looks forward to the next 50 years of successful collaboration with South Korea in line with existing “comprehensive partnership”.“I wish that both Bangladesh and Korea will collectively bring the best out of...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said country's judiciary has been witnessing multidimensional digitization under the guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and hoped the new 'Smart Bangladesh' will also have a smart judiciary."For last couple ...
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The Economic Relations Division of the Ministryof Finance has signed a technical assistance project agreement with the Foodand Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).The core objective of this collaboration is to evaluate the potential ofmechanized ratooning rice systems...
A total of 13 dengue patients died and 2,291 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am Tuesday."During the period, 920 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,371 were admitted to different hospitals outside Dhaka," a press relea...
Prime Minister's Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Tuesday said the entrepreneurs of the United States (US) are showing interest to invest more in Bangladesh seeing the present government's various measures to develop the country."US entrepreneurs are not...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged the Italian investors to invest in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Hi-tech Parks of Bangladesh.He sought the investment as new Italian ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro presented his credentials to the President at Bangabhaban in the capit...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has planned tight security measures for peaceful and smooth celebration of Janmashtami, an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, on September 6."All security measures will be taken. Police will provide maximum security in every religious eve...
The government will provide an incentive of Taka 16.20 crore among 18,000 small and marginal farmers across the country to increase the cultivation and production of summer onion in the 2nd phase.Under this incentive, each farmer will get 1 kilogram of seeds of summer onion Nabee (late) variety, 20 ...
Country, Districts
The harvesting of Jute, the main cash crop of the people of the district, is going on in full swing with expected bumper production as the favourable weather was prevailing all over the district during the current season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said they set a target of...
A man was killed and three others were injured in a road accident on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj regional road in Mushalli area under Nandail upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, son of late Shahab Uddin, resident of Fahetpur village of Kendua upazila of Net...
Application of organic and compost fertilizers can increase crop productions, reducing use of chemical fertilizers side by side with substantially improving soil health.Use of organic fertilizers also help to maintain ecology, bio-diversity and environment and reduces the risks of pest attacks in th...
Art& Culture
A total of 24 talented individuals have received commonwealth scholarships from Bangladesh in top-notch UK universities like the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Warwick and University of Edinburgh.The British Council on Mondayorganised a pre-de...
Participants at a views exchange meeting on Tuesday said that implementation of various income generating programmes for the transgender people ( Hijra) are being turned into mainstream development workers.They said joint initiatives of the government and non-government organizations have created&nb...
Farmers and agricultural experts expect optimum output of country’s second major crop aman rice through introducing supplementary irrigation in view of late monsoon rains in parts of north and northwestern regions.Lesser than expected rainfall in late July and early August had initially expose...
Business & Commerce
Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Tuesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 8.66 points or 0.14 percent to 6,290.99. Two other indices also e...
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade (BWA), Germany have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish cooperation between the two organizations for enhancing Bangladesh's export and bilate...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh's concerned authorities will consider the proposal of Danish shipping and logistic giant Maersk Group for constructing and operating a new container terminal at Laldia in Chattogram."Bangladesh concerned authorities will consider M...
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique paid a courtesy call on President MohammedShahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital on Monday.During the meeting, the President was apprised of the overall activities of the Supreme Court, country's apex court, by the Chief Justice, President's press secreta...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said no movement ever becomes successful without people's involvement. "Any movement in the world, which has no public involvement, has never become successful. Without people'...
Biman sees huge potentials on direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Japan as the national flag carrier is set to resume its Dhaka-Narita flight on September 1. "Dhaka-Narita could be a promising route for Biman Bangladesh Airlines in terms of providing long-term stable a...
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