National,Front Page
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman was a symbol of democracy who dedicated his life to establish democratic ideals in the country."President Ziaur Rahman was not just a person; he was a symbol of democracy," he said whi...
Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said repayment of the country's foreign debt has seen a significant increase in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.In a statement shared via his verified Facebook account, Asif ...
National,Politics
The proceedings of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will be telecast live tomorrow on Bangladesh Television (BTV), tribunal’s prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim told BSS on Saturday.Chief Prosecutor of the tribunal Mohammad Tajul Islam at a discussion at Jatiya Press Club today said that the for...
City
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum has underscored the importance of creating a tobacco-free Bangladesh to prevent diseases, highlighting that the government’s healthcare expenditure for treating tobacco-related illnesses is far more than the revenue generated from tobacco compan...
Education Adviser Prof Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar on Saturday said education is an important tool to remove discrimination in the society."There is no alternative to education to remove discrimination from the society," he said while addressing a view exchange meeting at Zila Shilpakola Ac...
Sacrificial animals from across the country have started pouring in the Chattogram cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Authorities have taken tight security by engaging members of the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Ansars. Plainclothes law enforcement personnel also were deployed in ...
Business & Commerce
The recovery of agricultural credits has increased by 8 per cent during the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY25) compared to the same period of the previous fiscal.In July-March of FY25, the recovery of agricultural credit by all scheduled banks increased by 8 percent to Tak...
National
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Tokyo on Saturday morning for home, wrapping up his four-day packed official tour to Japan.“A flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Narita International Airport for Dhaka via Singapore at about 11:20 am (Tokyo...
Chief Adviser Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus has invited BNP in a talks again on June 2.BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said this in a discussion in the capital on Saturday.“The government is continuing the formalities of talks with political parties one after another, but there is no ...
National,Back Page
Sunflower farming is gaining popularity in Rupsha upazila of the district as many farmers are cultivating the oilseed not only to meet their need for edible oil but also to earn extra income by selling the surplus. With low production costs and promising returns, sunflower farming has experienc...
World
Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed in separate Israeli attacks on south Lebanon on Thursday, in the latest flare-up despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes and shelling on multiple areas in the south.Th...
A total of 79,158 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia onboard 204 flights so far since April 29 while the last flight to take off with pilgrims from Dhaka on May 31, officials said on Friday."A total of 87,100 Bangladeshis are set to perform the holy hajj this year while 5,200 a...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan today said BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam was a successful statesman, a proponent of development politics and a restorer of multi-party democracy. “Ziaur Rahman was a symbol of honesty and integrity. He was th...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the main responsibilities of the interim government are three - giving election, making some reforms not like long-term reforms, rather giving outline for reforms in the sectors like banking, National Board of Revenue (NBR), and in police administrat...
Japan and Bangladesh on Friday exchanged notes under which Tokyo will provide $1.063 billion to Dhaka for budget support, railway upgradation and as grants.Of the total assistance, Japan will provide US$ 418 million as Development Policy Loan for Bangladesh's economic reforms and climate r...
The 44th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman will be observed in the country on Friday with due respect.The proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence and pioneer of multi-party democracy, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, who was also sector commander during the War of...
A total of 74,247 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia by 192 Hajj flights till 10:00 am today since April 29 while the last Hajj flight to take off with pilgrims from Dhaka on May 31, official sources said on Thursday. “A total of 87,100 Bangladeshis are set to perform the...
National,Business & Commerce,Budget
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the forthcoming national budget for FY26 would be time befitting and practical-based having implementable approaches since the interim government has considered all the macroeconomic and social issues while framing the budget. “I won&rsquo...
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