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Pvt agencies announce Hajj packages

Hajj agency owners on Wednesday announced two packages for next year's Hajj under private management.The owners under the banner of General Hajj Agencies announced the packages at a press briefing at the National Press Club in the capital. The recently dissolved committee of the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB),...

Four more PSC members take oath

The four newly appointed members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) took oath on Wednesday, reports BSS.The four members are- Md Zahirul Islam Bhuiyan, ASM Golam Hafiz, Dr M Sohel Rahman and Dr Chowdhury Saima Ferdous.Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath to the PSC members at...

CA meets Abu Sayed's brothers

Two brothers of Abu Sayed, the martyred protester in this year's July-August mass movement, met Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday.Syed's brothers said Professor Yunus speaking about the sacrifice of the youth and all other martyrs in his historic...

Army Chief Parade of Bangladesh Army's Armoured Corps Recruit Batch 2024

Major General Khaled Al-Mamun, chief guest of the Army Chief Parade of Bangladesh Army's Armoured Corps Recruit Batch 2024, handing over a memento to one of the participants at ACC&S in Bogura Cantonment on Tuesday. — ISPR

Saad followers voice 5-point demand

Followers of Maulana Saad Kandhlavi, the global Amir of Tablig Jamaat and leader of its one faction, held a press conference at the National Press Club (NPC) in the capital on Wednesday, a day after a massive rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan by the other faction.Challenging the followers of Maulana...

No BD varsity among top 100 in Asia

No Bangladeshi universities have been ranked in the list of the top 100 universities in Asia, prepared by the UK-based education and research organisation QS. However, seven universities from India and two from Pakistan have made it to the top 100.Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) ranked 158, while...

SBAC Bank ex-director Matiur Rahman dies

SBAC Bank PLC sponsor shareholder and former director Matiur Rahman (Babu) died at a city hospital on Tuesday, says a statement. He was 68 years old. He left behind his wife, one son, two daughters, relatives, and many admirers to mourn his death. He was laid to rest in the...

183 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

One hundred eighty three more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in Dhaka early Wednesday, reports UNB.With them, a total of 521 Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Lebanon through nine flights.Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, and International Organisation for...

A number of illegal makeshift shops have long been doing business

A number of illegal makeshift shops have long been doing business by encroaching on the busy main road under the Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover in the capital, blocking traffic and causing gridlock. The snapshot was taken from Jatrabari Police Station area on Wednesday. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman

Weather (2024-11-07)

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet...