National,Business & Commerce
The Dhaka International Trade Fair, the country’s flagship trade showcase, closed after a month on Saturday with sales of nearly Tk 400 crore, underscoring steady domestic demand despite pressure from inflation and a slowing economy, according to the Export Promotion Bureau.At the closing cere...
Passport, Vissa, Immigration ,Business & Commerce
Gold prices in the Bangladesh market fell sharply again, with the price of 22-carat gold dropping by Tk15,746 per bhori (11.664 grams) in a single day, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) announced on Saturday.In a morning notification, Bajus said the new price of 22-carat gold has been fix...
National
Six international organisations, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have agreed to deploy at least 63 observers for Bangladesh’s 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Charter, both scheduled for February.They will join observer missions from the Eu...
BNP Secretary General and Thakurgaon-1 constituency candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday urged voters to take the right decision and cast their votes responsibly, saying the country’s future lies in their hands.“Voters are the real owners of the country and there is no scope...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said his party would invite rival political parties to take part in running the country if Jamaat comes to power with a parliamentary majority.Speaking at a rally at Chouddagram High School ground in Cumilla , he said, “If we achi...
Country, Districts
Cracks running across the walls, rainwater seeping through the roof and chunks of plaster peeling away have become part of daily life at the Sylhet Leprosy Hospital, raising growing concerns about patient safety and the quality of care.The 135-year-old hospital, one of only three specialised governm...
The wife of a journalist was found dead while the journalist was injured at their rented house at Hargram Bazar in Rajshahi city on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Roushan Ara, wife of Golam Kibria Kamal, 60, alias Kamal Malik, deputy editor of local daily ‘Rajshahi Sangbad&rsquo...
A leader of Swechchhasebak Dal has been killed in a clash allegedly between two BNP faction at Trishkania in Kanchan municipality area in Rupganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Azhar Uddin, 48, senior vice-president of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Ward No. 9 unit.Three others— ...
Train services between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Saturday following the derailment of a bogie in Dangapara of Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district.Zulfiker Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Bangladesh Railway Police, Parbatipur, said a bogie of Rajsha...
Production at 23 private jute mills in Khulna region will be suspended from Sunday due to an acute shortage of raw jute.The crisis was created after excessive rainfall disrupted jute cultivation in Shariatpur, Madaripur and Gopalganj, resulting in lower-than-expected output, jute mill owners said.To...
The government has removed the names of 12 people who were earlier enlisted in the July fighters gazette.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs recently issued a notification cancelling the previous gazette.The notification said the cancellation was made under the authority granted by Section 11(4) ...
Five farmers were killed when a dump truck crashed into a battery-run van on Mohadevpur-Patnitala road in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Biren Pahan, 35, son of Koko Pahan, Ujjal Pahan, 38, son of Naren Pahan, Bipul Pahan, 25, son of Jhatu Pahan, S...
The Religious Affairs Ministry has announced that applications for Hajj visas for the current year will open on February 8 and continue until March 20.The Religious Affairs Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Thursday.All registered Hajj pilgrims both through government and private channels &...
A total of 134 BGB platoons will be deployed in 51 constituencies in nine districts and four city corporations under its Dhaka sector to support these deployments, 42 temporary base camps have been established.In addition, BGB’s specialised K-9 Dog Squad units will conduct targeted...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday directed all printing presses to refrain from printing any kind of posters ahead of the upcoming referendum and the 13th parliamentary election scheduled for February 12.The directive was issued following reports of the use of banned posters in election campa...
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said the government employees are not allowed to campaign in favour of either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in the upcoming referendum.The commission has issued the directive in a letter sent to all Returning Officers across the country.“Any per...
National,Politics,Environment & Nature
Widespread misinformation surrounding Saint Martin’s, Bangladesh’s only coral island, has triggered public confusion, with officials dismissing claims that the island is being handed over to a foreign power or converted into a military base.For months, misleading posts, videos and politi...
National,Politics,Jatiya Sangsad,Election
BNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Thursday called the clash between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Sherpur, which left one person dead, ‘unwarranted’ and called for a quick and impartial investigation.“Why did one party occupy all the chairs before the schedule...
National,Politics,Law & Justice
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday issued warrants for the arrest of six people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, in a case filed over ‘Jahaj Bari’ killings in the capital's Kalyanpur area.The three-member tribunal,...
National,Jatiya Sangsad,Diplomachy,Election
The Commonwealth and the European Union are set to deploy large election observation missions for Bangladesh’s general election and the referendum on the July reform charter, both scheduled for February 12.Lamiya Morshed, Senior Secretary and SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator, who is supporti...
Page 24 of 483, showing 20 results out of 9,649 total
