Health sector of Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable progress in the last 100 days due to pragmatic and effective measures taken by the interim government, reports BSS.After assuming office, the interim government put highest priority to prepare a complete list...
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Bangladeshi visa-seekers, aspiring to go Europe, have urged the government to take steps to set up embassies or consulate offices of the European countries (having job, education and other opportunities) in Bangladesh to avoid hassle and save foreign currency, as...
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The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has announced a ban on the import and production of single-band routers, effective from April 2025.The move is part of the regulator's initiative to enhance the quality of broadband internet services in the country.In...
The participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka pose for photo, as a two-day high-level Policy Forum on ‘South Asia's Agricultural Future: Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices for Sustainable Growth’ concluded in the Maldives on Friday....
The followers of Maulana Saad faction of the Tablig Jamat offered Jum’a prayers in the Kakrail Mosque and on the adjacent roads in the capital on Friday. — FE Photo
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The second round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) concluded on Thursday, with the target to sign it at the end of 2025 or early 2026.During the four-day negotiations beginning on November 10, both sides discussed the...
KHULNA, Nov 15 (BSS): A Dhaka court has filed a case against 19Police officers including ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP) ChowdhuryAbdullah Al Mamun and ex-Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner (KMP)Mozammel Haque.Al Amin, judge of the Khalishpur Contingency Metropolitan Magistrate Court,ordered the...
SHERPUR, Nov 15 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has returned the body of a Bangladeshi youth, Ershadul Haque, who had been missing for over 40 days, on the Nakugaon border under Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.The body was handed...
Police said on Friday they took custody of Golam Kibria Tipu, general secretary of Dhaka metropolitan unit of Awami League (AL)'s voluntary wing Swechasebak League after locals caught him from his hideout in Dakshin Keraniganj of Dhaka, reports UNB.Dakshin Keraniganj...
Marking 100 days of the student-led mass uprising, the National Citizens' Committee convened a gathering on Friday afternoon to demand the trial of Awami League for its role in the July massacre, reports UNB.The event also called for the rehabilitation...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former law minister Anisul Huq in a case lodged over rigging of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls in 2019, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order on Friday as police...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former Barishal-3 lawmaker Golam Kibria Tipu in a case lodged for attacking motorcade of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2018 in the capital, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order...
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Terming Awami League (AL) as a retreating political force, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said there is no logic behind AL’s claim to be pro liberation force."The leaders of Awami League crossed the...
Gono Songhoti Andolon organised a meeting in front of the National Museum at Shahbag in the capital on Friday to commemorate the 48th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. — Focus Bangla
JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (AFP): A senior Hamas official said Friday that the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel to "end the aggression"."Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in...
LONDON, Nov 15 (AFP): UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said on Friday.Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it...
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AP): Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms.Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6,...
SEOUL, Nov 15 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported Friday, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.Pyongyang first unveiled its attack drones in August,...
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AFP): Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported Thursday.The...
PALM BEACH, United States, Nov 15 (AFP) : US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a "strong military", as he repeated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, has...
LIMA, Nov 15 (AFP): US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election...
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov 15 (AP): Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence.Nations at U.N. climate talks...
Agrani Bank PLC has been awarded the Best Corporate Award in the State-Owned Bank category by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) at a ceremony in the city on Thursday. Md. Anwarul Islam, Chief Executive Officer...
The Institiute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has recognized Sonali Bank PLC with 'Best Corporate Award-2023' in the gold category.Sonali Bank PLC achieved the award for its remarkable improvement of performances in every index of 2023 under...
The government will continue food distribution under the Open Market Sale (OMS) to ensure food security of all people throughout the country, reports BSS.At the instruction of the interim government, the food ministry has undertaken a three-month action plan from...
James Goldman, the British Deputy High Commissioner and British Development Director in Bangladesh, said on Friday that the British government was eager to invest further in the education of young people in Bangladesh, reports UNB.He made the remarks at the...
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Domestic credit card spending in Bangladesh registered a robust growth rate of 14.42 per cent in September 2024, reaching Tk 26.68 billion, according to data from the Bangladesh Bank.This surge reflects increased consumer activity compared to Tk 23.32 billion in...
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) over the last 100 days of the interim government witnessed a new wave of reform and renovation, promising a fresh chapter of dream for both local travellers and expatriates, reports BSS.With a special focus on...
Asia markets were mixed Friday as Wall Street fell after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was in no rush to cut rates, with investors also assessing China and Japan economic data, reports CNBC.Hong Kong's Hang...
SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (Reuters): China's Ant Group reported a 192.9 per cent rise in net profit to 7.59 billion yuan ($1.05 billion) in the three months to March 31, according to Reuters calculations based on Alibaba Group Holdings' earnings released...
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