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Fisheries sector can unveil new horizon of potentials: CA

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the fisheries sector can unveil a new horizon of immense potentials before the nation for attaining economic growth and sustainable social development, reports BSS."I hope that all concerned will work with utmost integrity to build a sustainable fisheries sector by harnessing the...

Govt mulls potato marketing thru' OMS

Home and Agriculture Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Rtd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the government is considering marketing of potato through open market sale (OMS), reports BSS."The farmers have produced a huge quantity of potato this year...They will lose their interest in producing more potato next year, if they don't get...

One dies of Covid-19

One more people died of Covid-19 in the country in the 24 hours till Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).During the same period, three new people have been tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of infections this year to 704. So far, a...

Journo Sohel Monzur dies

Sohel Monzur, renowned journalist and editor and publisher of The News Times, died of heart failure at his residence early Monday morning. He was 58.The journalist was suffering from heart complications for the last few years and his condition worsened in the early hours of Monday. Sohel Monzur worked in...

Alesha Mart MD, chairman jailed in fraud case

A Dhaka court on Monday convicted and sentenced Manjur Alam Shikder and Sadia Chowdhury, chairman and managing director (MD) of e-commerce platform Alesha Mart respectively, to four-year jail each in a fraud case, reports BSS.The court also fined them Tk 7,000 each or to suffer three months more behind the...

5,206 pass 48th special BCS written test (MCQ)

A total of 5,206 candidates have passed the written test (MCQ type) of the 48th special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, according to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), reports BSS.The results of the MCQ-type written examination, held on July 18, were officially published on Sunday through a press release...

‘AI use in medical science must’

Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam on Monday said the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical science is inevitable, and Bangladesh must embrace it to ensure progress in healthcare, reports UNB.He said it while speaking as the chief guest at a central university...

Weather (2025-07-22)

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday).The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded at 35.0 degrees Celsius in Satkhira, while the lowest at...