Business & Commerce
The chief of the White Paper Drafting Committee and distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Debapriya Bhattacharya today met Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed at the Secretariat here to discuss the committee's activities in preparing the white paper on the overall situation ...
National,Back Page
Janmashtami, one of the major festivals of the Hindu community commemorating the birth of Lord Sri Krishna, being celebrated countrywide today with due religious fervour and gaiety.According to the Hindu mythology, Sri Krishna was born on the eighth day of dark fortnight in the Bangla month of Bhadr...
During the Anti-discrimination students movement, auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Pervej was targeted by the leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League and later shot and hit with knife and machete mercilessly for giving lift to the injured students to hospitals.After shooting Pervej pointing the gun at his...
Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the United States (US) will soon enhance support for Bangladesh to develop the agriculture sector."We have no debt with the US. All the helps, they gave us, are grants. That's why I told them to help more...
City
Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter said the devastating floods in 86 upazilas of 12 districts caused an estimated loss of over Taka 1,590 crore in the fisheries and livestock sector.“The flash floods have incurred a massive loss in the fisheries and livestock sectors, which includes...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today extended heartiest congratulations to the national cricket team for a historic Test win against Pakistan.The visiting Bangladesh team won its first Text match in a two-match series by 10 wickets.In a felicitation message, Prof Yunus greeted all the player...
A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested former Jute and Textiles Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi from a house in Shantinagar, the capital, on Saturday night.Paltan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Molla Md Khalid Hossain told BSS that Gazi went on hiding to avoid arrest. He has been tak...
Officials and employees of Mongla Port Authority (MPA) have decided to donate money equivalent to their one-day salary to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-affected people, said a release on Sunday. The MPA will also distribute foods, medicines and safe drinking wate...
The officials and employees of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry have decided to donate an amount equivalent to one day's salary to relief and welfare fund of the Chief Adviser of the interim government.In order to help the flood-affected people in the country, it has been decided to ...
National,Front Page
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday urged the country’s people to come forward to addressing the ongoing devastating flood.“With the initiatives and encouragement of the youth, the country’s people should jump into addressing the flood to...
Secretary General of Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh Mia Golam Parwar hoped that the interim government will soon withdraw ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh imposed by fallen Awami League (AL) government.“Ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir imposed by through an executive order of ...
Country, Districts
A march of harmony was brought out in the town on Friday afternoon with an aim to preserve inter-religious harmony in the district and demanding to build Sampriti's Bangladesh.District unit of Hindu, Buddhist, Christian Welfare Front arranged the programme so that people of all caste and religio...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at places over all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours, commencing at 9 am today."Light to moderate rain or thunder...
Two cases were filed against 215 Awami League men, including ex-KCC mayors and ex-parliament members, with Khalishpur Police Station.Police filed the cases last night on charges of vandalism, arson, and looting of local BNP offices, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khalishpur Police Station Md. Anwar Hossa...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed banks to unfreeze the accounts of Abdul Awal Mintoo, a noted businessman and vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), along with his spouse and son after keeping the accounts blocked for 17 years.The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) o...
Abu Zafar Ahmed, a farmer of Mohanpur village under Godagari upazila, has been cultivating guava on eight bighas of land for the last couple of years.He had to arrange irrigation to the orchard regularly through a pump by burning 50-60 liters of diesel per week as there was no deep tube-well.In orde...
The people, who are interested to stand by the flood victims, have been urged to send money to ‘Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund’.Interested people have been requested to deposit or send money to the account named ‘Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund’. ...
Bangladesh has now become a role model before the globe for controlling population growth as the proper initiative declined population growth rate to 1.37 percent from 2.64 percent.Bangladesh had taken a mega plan in controlling population in 1975 soon after achieving the membership of the United Na...
Sports
The Ministry of Youth and Sports today (Friday) trimmed to seven member contingent for the Paralympic Games which will begin from August 28 in France, said a Ministry of Youth and Sports press release today (Friday).Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain cancelled the Government Order (...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged all the advisers to stand by the flood-hit people as the flood situation is deteriorating in the country's 10 districts, leaving over 36 lakh people affected.Briefing reporters at Foreign Service Academy here after a meeting of the council...
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