National,Back Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that the government is mulling electricity production from hydrogen and ammonia alongside the production of solar and wind power in the country. "It is expected that it would be possible to use hydrogen energy on pilot basis in ...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has reached the healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people.“We have reached healthcare services to the common people,” she said while witnessing a presentation on the health sector transformation to ensure universal he...
The High Court (HC) in its judgment in a case challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the conviction of Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case, has observed that there is no provision for staying a senten...
Art& Culture
Rajshahi University (RU) has approved Taka 518.95 crore annual budget for the 2024-2025 financial year giving the highest allocation to the research sector compared to the previous years.Authority of the public university has approved the budget in its 532nd syndicate meeting held at the building of...
Country, Districts
A total of 30 sewing machines and cash Taka eight lakh and four thousand were distributed among distressed people in the town on Tuesday after a training programme.Deputy Commissioner Md Shamim Hasan distributed the machines among them as the chief guest at a function held at the Conference Room of ...
The Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will set up two treatment plants in the city for supplying safe drinking water among its city dwellers.In this regard, Khulna WASA and Drinkwell, a water supply company, signed an agreement on Tuesday at a hotel in the city in order to ensure safe drink...
All field-level officials, employees and volunteers concerned should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach artificial insemination services to farmers' doorsteps for improving cattle varieties and to fulfill the region's gradually mounting demands for protein.Larg...
Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh pace bowler Taskin Ahmed admitted that he overslept ahead of the side’s crucial T20 World Cup match against India but claimed false news was being made by certain media to create a toxic environment.Bangladesh had a below-par tournament even though they moved into the ‘Super E...
A Chattogram court on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to a man in a case over the killing of his wife in the city's Bakalia area.The court of Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Dr Jebunnesa Begum delivered the judgment convicting Md Jamal, 35, son of late Jonab Ali in Musagara village un...
Business & Commerce
The Chattogram Custom House registered a record Taka 68,866.54 crore revenue in the last fiscal year (FY24) having a growth of 12.25 percent.The revenue collection from the Chattogram Custom House in FY23 was Taka 61,350.44 crore.Since around 90 percent of the country's import and export operati...
Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 33.65 points or 0.63 per ce...
An international exhibition of jewellery machinery will begin in Dhaka on Thursday to promote technology integration in traditional jewellery to make the country's gold industry an export-oriented one.Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (BAJUS) in association with Indian partner KNC Services i...
City
Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen today laid emphasis on maintaining standard of medicine and ensuring its efficacy for protection of human health."It is a huge challenge for human health as substandard medicines are produced side by side, increasing trend of drug adulteration," he told ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned, including civil administration, to take necessary preparations in advance to face probable floods in the country.The premier gave the directive while chairing the 1st meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECN...
A total of 4,550 small and marginal farmers in Sadar upazila of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agricultural incentive under the Incentive and Rehabilitation Programme for the cultivation of Ropa Aman paddy in the current Kharif-2 season.The incentive will be distributed ...
Bangladesh's gross foreign currency reserve has stood at US$26.815 billion, but as per Balance Of Payments And International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), the amount is $21.838 billion, according to official data of from the central bank.The Net International Reserves (NIR) of Bangladesh, h...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has categorically said they will not take liability of any personal corruption.“Investigation against corruption done by the persons will go accordingly. No corruption allegation will be treated as small,” he said while talkin...
Chattogram city as well as most parts of the district today experienced continuous light to moderate rainfall for last three days resulting serious disruption of civic life and a large of the port city remained waterlogged that aggravated the worry of city dwellers.There were serious dislocations in...
Dhaka and Riyadh emphasized boosting Saudi investment in Bangladesh during the second round of political consultations between the two countries held today in Saudi Arabian capital.Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud and his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, led their res...
Two people, including a child, were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Ranobagha area on the Bogura-Natore highway in Nandigram upazila of the district on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, son of Abdul Ghafoor, resident of Phulbari upazila in Kurigram ...
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