The Ministry of Science and Technology has sent a proposal to the Planning Commission to cancel the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Space Observatory project after spending Tk 62.27 million on construction.The project was initiated four years ago to set up the facility at the intersection of the Tropic of Cancer...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, July 11: Heavy rainfall in the current monsoon season left most of Chattogram's roads in severely dilapidated condition, causing immense sufferings to people.Cracks, potholes, ditches and water-logging left the city unfit for traffic with the continuation of rainfall from May 28 to June 5, June 15 to June 20...
Read morePower-sector investors, particularly in the renewable-energy sector, get in dilemmas over government move to renegotiate tariffs as they say contract-time and current costs make a mismatch. The rate re-fixing is especially disadvantageous for those who have already started electricity generation with a specific business model, stakeholders say. A number of...
Read moreThe cumulative written-off loans in Bangladesh's banking sector rose to over Tk 818.63 billion until March 2025, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.State-owned commercial banks accounted for a major share of such loans, amounting to over Tk 258.39 billion. Private commercial banks followed with Tk 530.28 billion, while foreign...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, July 11: Due to heavy rain during the current monsoon season, the power generation at the Kaptai plant has increased to its highest level this year compared to the generation in the past few years. The Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station is now producing 210 to 212 MW of power...
Read moreA woman sitting amid debris looks on as Palestinians inspect destroyed tents at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the northern Gaza strip on Friday. — AFP
Read moreWASHINGTON, July 11 (AFP) : The US State Department said Thursday it will "soon" implement a plan to reduce its workforce, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs sought by President Donald Trump."In May, the secretary reviewed and approved thoughtful plans submitted by the bureaus, which included...
Read moreBHOLA, July 11 (UNB): Launch and sea-truck services resumed on 10 major river routes in Bhola on Friday morning after a week-long suspension following the withdrawal of local cautionary signal No-3 for maritime ports.BIWTA Bhola River Port Traffic Officer Jasim Uddin said launch operations resumed after the cautionary signal was...
Read morePersistent rainfall over the past several days has created potholes in parts of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, causing a 20km tailback in the Brahmanbaria section, reports bdnews24.com.The congestion began on Friday, stretching from Ashuganj roundabout to Shahbazpur via Sarail Bishwa Road.As a result, scores of vehicles have been stuck for hours...
Read moreThe Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) of the Forest Department on Friday rescued 50 wild birds from different pet shops and kitchen market areas of Mirpur-1 in the capital, reports BSS.The rescued birds include three hill mynas, two crested mynas, two jungle mynas, two spotted doves, 14 common mynas, two...
Read moreWASHINGTON, July 11 (AFP): US President Donald Trump flew to Texas Friday as questions swirled over the authorities' response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.The Republican leader and First Lady Melania Trump boarded Air Force One en route to a meeting...
Read moreMOSCOW, July 11 (AFP) : Russian air defence systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday into Friday morning, the defence ministry said.From 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Thursday to 7:00 am Friday, "air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type", most...
Read moreThe 89th birth anniversary of Al Mahmud, one of the most prominent voices in modern Bangla poetry, is being observed on Friday with reverence and remembrance across literary circles in the country, reports UNB.Born on July 11, 1936, in Brahmanbaria, Al Mahmud played a pivotal role in reshaping Bangla poetry...
Read moreRANGAMATI, July 11 (BSS): The noted writer and researcher Supriyo Talukder passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chattogram. He was 76, reports BSS.Supriyo Talukder, also former director of Rangamati Minority Cultural Institute, left behind his wife, three daughters and a numerous relatives to mourn his...
Read moreKUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (AFP) : A meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Malaysia on Friday was "positive", Beijing said."Both sides agreed that the meeting was positive, pragmatic and constructive," the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding the countries agreed to...
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