Country, Districts
Integrated efforts of all the government, non-government and volunteer organizations concerned can be the best way of mitigating the abuse of drugs along with its illicit trafficking and trading. Around 80 percent of the drug addicts are of the age group of 15 to 30 in the region. So, there is ...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said people have trust and confidence of getting justice due to her government's initiatives for the overall development of the judiciary."People have the trust and confidence that they will definitely get justice," she said.She was inaugur...
Bangladesh is at the forefront of preparing agenda to address climate change and has made significant progress toward combating the natural disaster, observed International Monetary Fund (IMF)."Since 2014, the authorities have put in place a range of climate- related policy tools, notably the C...
The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), a grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), will be observed across the country on Saturday with due religious solemnity.Today is the 10th day of the month of Muharram in Hijri calendar-1445. This day is...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday came down heavily on opposition BNP for its `street blockade’ programme saying “If BNP tries to blockade streets, their paths will also be blocked.”BNP general secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from the party’s today...
A total of 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir were arrested in Chattogram city on Friday after they launched an attack on law enforcers, injuring four cops including an assistant commissioner.The Jamaat-Shibir men launched the attack from their sudden proce...
The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams were published on Friday where the overall pass rate is 80.39 percent which is 7.05 percentage point lower than last year’s.Last year, 87.44 percent students passed the SSC and equivalent exams.Education Minister Dr Dipu Mo...
National,Back Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon the parents to pay more attention to their children, saying that extending cooperation to them can help develop skills of the kids as per their merit. “Don’t compare your kids to the children of another person rather let them develo...
Awami League's three youth affiliated organizations announced five-point pledges at the 'peace' rally held at the south gate of BaitulMukarram National Mosque on Friday afternoon.AwamiSwechchhasebak League General Secretary AKM Afzalur Rahman Babu announced the five-point.The five-point ...
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin on Friday called for active support from developed nations in implementing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2023-2050 for tackling negative impacts of climate change. "Immediate operationalization of new funding &nb...
Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing on Friday said that the current poor-friendly government has continued to work for the development of the poor and disadvantaged people of the country."The government is building houses with lands for the homeless people. It h...
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon called for more fish production as the country earns foreign currency by exporting fish to overseas markets."Bangladesh is making progress in all sectors while fish cultivation is more lucrative along with agriculture," he told a discussion at Debigan...
The authorities concerned have taken comprehensive action plans to free Gaibandha district from obstetric fistula by December next as a part of the government's target of ending obstetric fistula in the country by 2030.The programs were taken in a joint 'Planning Meeting on End Obstetric Fis...
A two-day 'literature fair' began in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari district on Friday with the aim of highlighting the works of upazila-level writers at the national level.Deputy Director of local government department of Khagrachhari Nazmun Ara Sultana inaugurated the 'Sahitya Mela&...
A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on the Satkhira-Jashore road in front of the Radha Gobind temple area under Sadar upazila of Satkhira district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Md Sujauddin alias Suja, 32, son of late Golap Sardar, resident of Uttar Raita village under Kalaroa up...
City
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said though the barbed wire on the border divided Bangladesh and West Bengal of India, it could not break the bond of the hearts of the people of the two Bengals. "Bangladesh and West Bengal have common culture, heritage, rivers and...
As part of the anti-drug drives in the capital, the members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 32 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the 24 hours till 6:00 am on Friday. According to a press release issued by the DMP, police conducted these ope...
Sports
Chattogram division emerged champions in both boys’ and girls’ U-18 singles in the 39th National Table Tennis Championship held at Chattogram Rifles Club in Chattogram on Friday.Ramhim Chattogram division became the champion in boys’ section while Khai Khai of the same team emerged...
Sports,Cricket
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) provided an update of Tamim Iqbal’s condition on Friday, saying that the current ODI captain of the national team underwent an invasive pain management produce for his back pain.The outcome was known after Tamim Iqbal consulted a spine specialist in London. B...
After elaborately scrutinizing the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Bill 2023, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Planning on Thursday recommended placing the bill at the parliament. The committee came up with the recommendation at its 24th meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad...
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