Country, Districts
A Chapainawabganj court on Sunday afternoon sentenced two persons to life-term imprisonment in two separate cases.The convicts were Nasim Ali, 26, son of Sesarul Ali of Tartipur village under Shibganj upazila and Jahirul Islam, 37, son of Sadequl Islam of Chowdala Nandalalpur village under Gomostapu...
City
President Mohammed Shahabuddin separately received credentials of envoys from three countries to Bangladesh at Bangabhaban here on Sunday.The three non-resident ambassador-designate are : Diana Mickeviciene of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic region of Europe, Aliki Koutsomitopoulou of south-...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said every citizen should plant at least one fruit-bearing or a timber or a medicinal sapling to improve the quality of people's life."By planting saplings collectively, we will be able to build a greener, healthi...
Business & Commerce
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended the period for payment against imports of industrial raw materials from 180 to 360 days, maintaining this arrangement until December 2024.Previously, this facility was set to expire in June of the current year, as per a BB circular issued here on Sunday."To...
Speakers, at an event, on Saturday laid emphasis on harnessing the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to develop business growth.They made the observation at the event titled "Evolving Business withGenerative AI" that took place at the BMCCI Secretariat in the city, said a pr...
Speakers at a discussion here emphasized the need for forging greater unity and solidarity among the pro-liberation forces to foil all the ‘conspiracies and anti-state activities’ of the anti-liberation forces and uphold the spirit of the Liberation War.They drew the attention of the gov...
National,Back Page
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has issued a stern warning to its approved travel agents stating that strict measures will be taken against those who breach the rules set by the national flag carrier.In a letter sent to all Passenger Service Agents (PSAs), Biman expressed concern over agents who are under...
Experts urged all not to pay heed to misinformation over Russell's viper, one of the most venomous snakes, as the nearly extinct species of the snake was spotted in some districts in the country."Prevalence history of Russell's viper is very old in Bangladesh. Russell's viper (local...
Different tourism stakeholders today called for withdrawal of the 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on tour operator services, proposed in the fiscal 2024-25 budget, warning that it would severely impact the sector's growth.They warned that the proposed VAT would make tour packages more expensive...
Integrated efforts of all the government and non-government organisations concerned can be crucial means of preventing all sorts of violence and repression against women.Forging social resistance and waging for movement to end violence and disparity against women have become an urgent need for build...
Two children drowned in a pond at Mahmudpur village in Ajmiriganj upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Praloy Das, 7, son of Gobind Das, resident of Mahmudpur village and Surya Das, 6, son of Rubel Das, resident of the same village of the upazila.According to the polic...
Titan, one of the India's leading lifestyle companies, has decided to set up a factory in Narayanganj through a joint venture with a local enterpriser named Rhythm Group to manufacture and marketing products in Bangladesh for its flagship jewellery brand Tanishq. A joint venture agreement w...
The Election Commission (EC) has held a divisional workshop on vote result management software and 'Kopot' Apps aimed at making its district and upazila level officials competent in terms of using the software and apps properly.EC Secretary Shafiul Azim addressed the workshop held at the con...
Cyclone 'Remal' has damaged crops on 45,590 hectares of land worth Taka 180.24 crore in Khulna agricultural zone, according to the Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Khulna.The crops covering the areas of 44148.95 hectares of farming land were partially damaged whereas 1450.90 hect...
Sports,Handball
Assam Handball Series (men's and women's) begins today at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Sunday. Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) former Secretary General and Bangladesh Handball Federation former president veteran sports organiser ...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Friday called upon the new generation to engage themselves with Awami League (AL) to build a Smart Bangladesh as it is the only party which meets the hopes and aspirations of the people of Bangladesh."We want to build a Smar...
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said that the falsehood spread by BNP leaders over the cases of Khaleda Zia is not acceptable. “BNP leaders are claiming that the government has detained Khaleda Zia by lodging false cases against her, which is not accepta...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Bangladesh for recent introduction of the Crawling Peg Mid-Rate (CPMR) system which is helping foreign exchange reserves going forward."The transition to a crawling peg with the band exchange rate arrangement is a welcome step toward greater exch...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have crossed US$27 billion as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has provided $1.15 billion loan and other lenders provided $900 million. Talking to BSS, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Executive Director and Spokesperson Mezbaul Haque informed that the final...
A daylong training on "Agriculture Seed Development and Enhancement Techniques through Biotechnology" was held at the conference room of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) office in collaboration with its deputy director office here on Friday.Former Member Director (see...
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