The Kremlin on Sunday said that Western countries have not yet shown they are open or willing to engage in peaceful initiatives to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, according to...
A four-day software exposition, titled BASIS Softexpo 2023, will kick off in Dhaka on Thursday aiming at highlighting the latest technological innovations and ICT capabilities of Bangladesh to the world....
স্বেচ্ছাসেবী মানবাধিকার সংগঠন ‘হিউম্যানিটি ফাউন্ডেশন’-এর উদ্যোগে আয়োজিত এক আলোচনা সভায় বক্তারা বলেছেন, ভাষা আন্দোলনের সত্তর বছর পার হয়ে গেলেও এখনো আদালতের সর্বস্তরে বাংলা ভাষার প্রচলন করা যায় নি, এটা লজ্জাজনক।...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) requested Proparco, the financial wing of the French Development Agency, to finance SMEs in integrating environmentally sustainable practices. The call came on February...
MTB Club, as a part of its year-long sports activities for the bank’s employees, has recently arranged its two-day long MTB Club Badminton Tournament 2023 with a view to maintaining...
In the world of e-commerce, Jeff Bezos is a living legend. Bezos developed an online empire that redefined how we shop and changed the face of retail as the founder...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can take part in politics, but she is barred from contesting in the next general election because of her conviction for corruption, Law Minister Anisul Huq...
Bangladesh has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,750. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,445 over...
Bangladesh is relatively homogenous in terms of ethnicity and language, as almost 98 per cent of the people in Bangladesh identify as Bengalis and have Bengali as their native language. ...
The Ministry of Commerce has launched a centralised system to handle the complaints of customers who purchase products online. According to bdnews24.com, if a customer feels unsatisfied with an online...
Many of us have heard about the no-makeup and clean girl-makeup look. It is simply applying layers of makeup but having a natural look for any event. This makeup look...
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island....
Until recently, if someone couldn’t find proper directions while going to some place, they would have to ask the passersby nearby to know the appropriate location. However, this now seems...
After the season finale of Loki, MCU set the stage for Kang the Conqueror as the new supervillain against the heroes. With much anticipation, Kang was set to appear against Ant-Man...
BNP on Sunday announced a two-day programme to observe the Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day with due respect on February 21. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
Robbers have attacked nine fishermen, including the driver of a fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal, by stabbing and shooting them. They then threw them into the sea. The...
The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said, as Western leaders met in...
North Korea said on Sunday it had fired a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the day before in a "sudden launching drill" that confirmed its readiness for "mobile and mighty...
Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited has recently inaugurated its 148th branch at Jamal Khan Road in Chattogram. Managing Director and CEO of the Bank Mohammad Feroz Hossain inaugurated the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Kalshi flyover in Mirpur on Sunday, improving connectivity in Dhaka’s north. Hasina also inaugurated a six-lane expansion project at around 10:45am, accompanied by LGRD...
ঢাকার মিরপুরের ২ দশমিক ৩৪ কিলোমিটার দীর্ঘ কালশী ফ্লাইওভারের আনুষ্ঠানিক উদ্বোধন ঘোষণা করেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা। এই ফ্লাইওভারের মাধ্যমে মিরপুরের সঙ্গে বনানী, উত্তরা এবং রাজধানীর পূর্বাংশের যোগাযোগ আরও সহজ হবে...
Robi Axiata, the country’s second largest telecom operator, posted a 2.81 per cent growth in profit year-on-year to Tk 1.83 billion in 2022. Based on the profit, the multinational company...
A senior Chinese diplomat on Saturday urged the United States to show sincerity, correct its mistakes, acknowledge and repair the damage it has done to the China-U.S. relations over the...
Police have arrested five suspects, including three alleged hackers, in an investigation into fake birth certificates issued in Chattogram. Police’s Counter Terorism and Transnational Crime unit arrested the suspects in...
Bus operators will need temporary route permits before renting out vehicles for picnic trips, educational tours or any celebration from Dhaka. In an order dated Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said...
The pharmaceuticals and chemicals sector lost over 6.5 per cent in market capitalisation to Tk707.6 billion in the three months through February 16 this year, at a time when a...
Jakarta wants to conclude the signing of the proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Dhaka within next April, according to sources. The Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka has informed the foreign...
CHATTOGRAM: Unscrupulous traders are in a desperate move to increase the prices of essential commodities in the port city markets with the holy month of Ramadan still far away. The...
Bangladesh Consulate General in Dubai has given awards to 52 expatriates and 39 commercially important persons (CIPs) this year for contributing to the country's economy by sending remittance through legal...
Access to finance for the country's businesses was still remaining a "big issue", said Principal Secretary to Prime Minister M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah on Saturday. "We have achieved milestones in...
Unplanned river-dredging in the upstream of Padma Bridge is allegedly going on unabated, changing direction of the water flows that, officials fear, might cause a threat to the dream bridge....
Two unusual financial developments helped the government put aside a budget surplus of Tk 31.38 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year, which economists, however, believe...
Edible oil has seen a further hike in prices in the last two days as prices of palm and loose soybean oil have again increased by Tk 4.0-7.0 per litre....
Stressful life of the middle and lower-middle classes in the country's cities at times becomes unbearable. They look for outlets to release their stifling boredom. There are few to emerge...
Bangladesh economy has recovered significantly in the post-Covid period and stayed on the higher trajectory of growth. It is reflected in the country's official statistics on macroeconomic situation. The final...
As the country has pivoted towards an import-based energy generation, the current economic downturn in terms of sourcing energy supplies threaten to cut power generation significantly before the onset of...
The first part of the three-part article on Just and Green Transition in Bangladesh With its geographical location sandwiched between the Himalayas in the North and the Bay of Bengal...
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan has met with Bangladesh Ambassador to France Khondker M Talha at the embassy in Paris to discuss ways to strengthen trade ties with France. They had...
সিরাজগঞ্জের তাড়াশ উপজেলায় দোকানে ঢুকে আওয়ামী লীগ নেতা ও ইউনিয়ন পরিষদের সাবেক চেয়ারম্যানকে গুলি করে হত্যা করা হয়েছে। শনিবার সন্ধ্যা ৭টার দিকে উপজেলার দেশীগ্রাম ইউনিয়নের ভোগলমান বাজারে এ ঘটনা ঘটে...
বুলগেরিয়ায় রাজধানী সোফিয়ার কাছে একটি পরিত্যাক্ত ট্রাক থেকে আফগানিস্তানের ১৮ জন মৃত অভিবাসনপ্রত্যাশী লাশ খুঁজে পেয়েছে পুলিশ। এর মধ্যে একটি শিশুও আছে। মানবপাচারের সন্দেহে পুলিশ চারজনকে গ্রেপ্তারও করেছে বলে শুক্রবার...
More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 264,000 apartments in Turkey destroyed and...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said a ‘bridge of amity’ will have to be built breaking the barrier that is...
After their latest coordinated programme in all cities and unions, BNP and like-minded parties will next march in all 64 districts on February 25 (next Saturday) to press home their...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Mirpur-Kalshi flyover on Sunday for vehicular movement to ease travel in Mirpur, Mirpur DOHS, Pallabi, Kalshi, Mahakhali, Banani, Uttara and airport areas. The...
The government will publish by March 2024 a list of Bangladeshis who collaborated with the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Liberation War. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday will call on world leaders to "double down" on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country...
India’s foreign minister said the democratic world needed a debate on democracy, labelling billionaire investor George Soros “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” for his comments on India that didn’t recognise...
African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them "extortionate" interest rates, the UN chief said on Saturday, as he announced $250 million in...
আওয়ামী লীগের সাধারণ সম্পাদক এবং সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতুমন্ত্রী ওবায়দুল কাদের বলেছেন, দেশের বিভক্ত রাজনীতিতে সেতু তৈরি না হয়ে দেয়াল উঁচু থেকে উঁচু হচ্ছে। এই অলঙ্ঘনীয় দেয়াল ভেঙ্গে সম্প্রীতির সেতু...
Finland's defence minister said Saturday that his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbour's accession is held up by the Turkish government. Mikko Savola told...
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