CHATTOGRAM, Jun 04 (UNB): A Bangladeshi expatriate lost his life in a road accident in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alamgir (55), son of Mofizullah of Sandwip upazila of Chattogram. The incident was confirmed by the...
The government has taken a plan to plant 83.3 million trees during this monsoon across the country, said Farhina Ahmed, secretary of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry, reports UNB.The government has set a target to bring 22.37 per...
A member of Bangladesh Coast Guard East Zone examining eyes of a person, as the agency provided medical services to the cyclone-affected people in Gorokghata area of Moheshkhali upazila under Cox's Bazar on Tuesday — Collected
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) at the Prime Minister's Office in the city on Tuesday.The MoU outlines a series of collaborative efforts between JU and NSDA to conduct research and...
The National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2024 and Environment Fair will begin in the capital today (Wednesday), marking the World Environment Day, reports BSS.Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the fairs at a function at Bangabandhu International...
Aspiring expatriate workers who could not fly to Malaysia by the deadline will be able to take their complaints to the government, reports bdnews24.com.A public notice from the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment on Tuesday included instructions on...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Public-Private Mix (PPM) is essential in harnessing the strength of both sectors to increase tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment coverage in the country, said health sector experts at an advocacy programme on Tuesday. By involving the private sector healthcare providers,...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government has created opportunities for the country's children to pursue their education and flourish talents, reports UNB. "We've created scopes for our children, so that they can pursue education in various...
A total of 175 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order during the 4th phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election, reports UNB.BGB will work as a mobile and striking...
Bangladesh has sought China's support in creating a 'conducive environment' and engaging with Myanmar government for early repatriation of the Rohingyas to their ancestral land, reports UNB.. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen had a meeting with the Special Envoy of...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has said Tarique Rahman is the symbol of corruption and terrorism and he is the face of BNP's bad governance, reports UNB.He said the BNP-Jamaat and some people, who are called intellectuals, do not see any...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has the courage to bring corrupt people to justice, reports BSS.He said this while addressing a representatives' meeting at the party's Dhaka district office in the city's Tejgaon...
The fourth phase of the country's sixth Upazila Parishad (UP) Election is set to be held in 60 upazilas under 26 districts in the country today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The voting will begin at 8:00am and continue till 4:00 pm without...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The workers who could not go to Malaysia demanded refund immediately and that those involved in the scam be arrested and brought under law quickly.They made the demands at a demonstration outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on Tuesday.The...
The World Environment Day-2024 will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world today (Wednesday) with a view to creating awareness about environmental pollution, reports BSS.This year's theme of the day is 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience'.Different...
YASIR WARDAD and IQBAL SIDDIQUEE | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Floods in the eastern region have posted further deterioration, putting farmers in perils as they are struggling hard to stock the paddy they harvested two weeks back.At least 0.75-million people got marooned in entire Sylhet and parts of Sunamganj and...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The government has inked a new 15-year long-term LNG-supply contract with Summit Group for an estimated 1.5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) starting from January 2026, according to Petrobangla.The state-owned oil, gas and mineral corporation, known as Petrobangla, recently inked...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to embark on bilateral visits to New Delhi and Beijing in June and July, marking her two important engagements after sweeping the January 7 national election, reports UNB.These visits are aimed at deepening Bangladesh's...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked all concerned to add value to tea instead of only selling tea leaves in bulk as the demand for diversified tea products is increasing globally, report agencies."People's taste has now changed. Different kinds of...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Due to higher cost of production, domestic textile millers, especially spinners, are facing 'uneven' competition with their foreign competitors and losing orders for yarn even from the local readymade-garment exporters.The RMG exporters now prefer sourcing the raw material from abroad,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's budget-execution capacity still stays stymied despite government spending of millions of dollars annually for improving implementation capacity of the civil servants, sources said Tuesday.The low public-spending capacity in public works has placed Bangladesh on the lowest rung of an...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The government has backtracked on its move to phase out tax benefit from the Information and Communication Technology sector in a bid to facilitate its growth, considering its untapped potential.In the budget for the next fiscal year, the National Board...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Hard reforms and tough actions are a must-do now to ensure good governance in Bangladesh's banking sector, an eminent economist says while reviewing the country's latest economic situation. "We have to find immediate solution to decayed governance for the country's...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON & SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Higher inflation, lower investment and forex crunch remain pains in the neck as the government goes to place in parliament tomorrow a cautiously crafted Tk 7.97-trillion new national budget.Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is expected to present the maiden...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Government thumbs-down on the hot yields in treasuries auctions looms in a bid to hold in check rising bank-lending rates, officials and experts said.The strategy change of the government on interest regime in order to ease the business climate here...
Zaved Akhtar | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
What Bangladesh achieved in the last five decades, more so over the last 30 years or so, has been more than impressive. We have been stepping up our gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates every decade consistently since the independence,...
PUSHPITA KHAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
While thinking of exercise, most people usually imagine jogging, cycling, swimming, push-ups, pull-ups, and all those heavy-duty physical activities. However, walking, being the simplest and the most accessible one of them all, is often ignored. Walking is such an exercise...
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