Business & Commerce
A court here on Sunday imposed travel embargo against four officials of Premier Bank Limited in a case lodged for embezzling around Taka 3,000 crore after granting the money as loan against the names of non-existent companies. The four accused are Md Shahid Hasan Mallik, Mushfikul Alam, ...
National,Front Page
India and Bangladesh on Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to expand cooperation in several new areas and inked a raft of agreements, including to boost ties in the maritime sphere and blue economy.The pacts were finalised at the wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his vi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Dhaka and New Delhi agreed about a shared vision for digital and green partnership to ensure a sustainable future for both the nations.“Both countries endorsed the ‘Vision Statement’ to guide us toward a peaceful and prosperous future. ...
City
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation of India Mahatma Gandhi.She paid the homage to Mahatma Gandhi by placing a wreath at his Samadhi Raj Ghat.Sheikh Hasina also stood in solemn silence for some times there to show glowing respect to the great leader of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now here on a two-day state visit to India, was accorded a warm ceremonial reception by her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.A red carpet was rolled out at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here to receive Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Has...
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Saturday expressed deep concern over a recent statement of Bangladesh Police Service Association (BPSA) over journalism.In a statement, BFUJ President Omar Faruque and Secretary General Dip Azad and DUJ Pres...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said their party does politics for the people of the country.“The message of the 75th founding anniversary of Awami League is to implement its election manifesto. Politics is for people and A...
Speakers at the Regional Consultation on Global Digital Compact (GDC) on Saturday urged BIMSTEC Member States to work together on addressing disparities in access to digital technology within and among countries.Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Co...
Youth leaders have expressed their expectations that the Awami League (AL)-led government would take effective measures to create more jobs for them and make the education system more realistic and science-based.Talking to BSS about their expectation to Awami League on the occasion of its 75th found...
Country, Districts
Two persons were killed and four other injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Nawabganj regional highway in Kharshur Taltala area of Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on Saturday.The accident took place when the two vehicles collided head-on in the area aroun...
A devastating floods, triggered by heavy rainfall and onrush water from hilly regions, have affected 20 lakh people in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to a statement of UNICEF.The statement, signed by Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh, read among 20 lakh flood affected peop...
Art& Culture
The 10th International Day of Yoga (IDY)-2024 was celebrated in Rajshahi University (RU) here on Saturday with a large number of people of different ages practising yoga together.Marking the day, the Assistant High Commission of India in Rajshahi and Indian Council for Cultural Relations jointly org...
At least 1,000 families of different unions under Sundarganj upazila of the district have been marooned due to increasing the water level of Teesta river. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) office sources said the water level of the river rose by 37 cm in last 24 hours ending this mornin...
Members of 59 battalion of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested one person with seven gold bars from Sonamasjid land port under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Friday afternoon.The arrested person was Md. Hamidul Hoque, 61, son of late Belal Uddin Ahmed of Raninagar under Boalia th...
Gradually rising milk in dairy farms everywhere in the district, particularly in char and village areas, has made the district self-reliant in milk and meat.According the district livestock office, 5.5 lakh tones of milk were produced against the demand of 5.8 lakh tones last year. This year, 5.8 la...
Ground nut harvesting is going on in full swing at all five upazilas of the district.Farmers are very happy to see the bumper production and fair price of ground nut. About six mounds ground nut is coming from one Bigha land. Per mound ground nut is selling at Taka 4000 to Taka 4500 at local b...
Hundred percent people of Rajshahi city and its adjacent municipalities will come under the supply of drinkable water as Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (RWASA) is implementing a project to this end. The water treatment project will be completed by 2027 with the main thrust of ensu...
A day-long medical camp was held on Thursday at Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College Hospital here with the initiative of Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, MP, to provide treatment and medicine to the poor patients free of cost.Chairman of the Kidney Disease Department of...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the AL is not a dew drop on an arum leaf that will fall with a little touch rather the root of the party has reached deep into the soil of this country.He made the remark while addressing a brief rally organised before bringing out a ...
Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Friday paid rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 in the capital.After laying the wreath, the army chief stood in s...
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