Committing suicide is a social malady, which has suddenly started to grip the young generation of Bangladesh. According to a survey conducted by the Aanchal Foundation, a total of 101 university students took their own lives in 2021. This indicates...
Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner. Cattle markets are being set up in different parts of the country and a large number of sacrificial animals are being prepared for sale. However, the practice of fattening the cattle artificially can be a...
Jehangir Hussain | 2022-06-27 00:00:00
International community's lack of interest in mitigating the prolonged sufferings of the Rohingya people in shanti camps is seen as a matter of shame. Their stalled repatriation speaks of sheer indifference to the issue.It is highly regrettable that four and...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2022-06-27 00:00:00
Forty seven years ago the G8, a motley convergence of wealthy countries got together to try and consolidate opinion on the future of the world in a variety of issues. The assumption was the world couldn't do without it. That...
By all sights and sounds, potential for enrolment in Madrashas has been there because of the religious sentiments peaking in times of stress and strains. Whilst dropouts were reported from pre-primary and primary education streams - unofficially; let alone, the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-06-27 00:00:00
The evolving situation emerging in Eastern Europe has become a watershed moment for Europe, challenging many of its fundamental assumptions. This eventually led to a Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) in the first half of May, a month...
MUNIMA SULTANA with MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-06-26 12:00:00
Bangladesh steps into a new era of development as a communications mega-infrastructure, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, becomes a reality undeterred by multiple headwinds.The defining moment was ushered in when a visibly jubilant Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the longest bridge...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, apparently became emotional while recalling many past propaganda spread out centering the construction of the Padma Bridge, reports BSS.While speaking at a mammoth rally at Janjira,...
As Bangladesh celebrates the inauguration of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed have taken a personal memento of the occasion by snapping a selfie with the bridge.Around noon on Saturday, the prime minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday unveiled commemorative Taka 100 note marking the historic moment of the grand opening of the country's longest Padma Bridge, reports BSS.She unveiled the note at the opening ceremony of the country's biggest self-financed mega...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday released commemorative postage stamp, souvenir sheets and opening day cover to mark the historic moment of the grand opening of the country's largest bridge- Padma Bridge - over the mighty river Padma."Honourable Prime Minister...
NEW YORK, June 25 (NPR): President Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major gun safety legislation passed by Congress in nearly 30 years.The signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school...
The United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom launched an informal group aimed at boosting economic and diplomatic ties with Pacific island nations, the White House said on Friday, reports Reuters.The Biden administration has vowed to commit...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
Fatalities from the Covid-19 jumped on Saturday with the health authority reporting three deaths from coronavirus disease on the day, a couple of days after a single death was reported from the deadly disease on Thursday. The country reported 1,280...
World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh Mercy Tembon has congratulated the nation on the inauguration of the Padma Bridge. reports bdnews24.com."The World Bank is the biggest development partner of Bangladesh and we recognise the importance of this bridge," she said...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
Emotions ran free as thousands thronged the Padma Bridge arena to see for themselves their long-cherished dream come true on Saturday.The crowd from Mawa side went into raptures as they revelled to the euphoric start of the iconic structure soon...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
Fatalities caused by the floods in the country's Sylhet and other regions have jumped to 82 as nine more deaths were reported on Saturday.Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in its regular health bulletin said the deaths were reported between...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
A couple of income-tax measures in the Finance Bill 2022 may panic marginal taxpayers for imposition of compliance requirements to avail services, taxation experts say.The revenue board needs to strengthen its help or service centres to support the taxpayers as...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 6:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
Planning Minister MA Mannan, Additional Director General of Bangladesh Water Development Board SM Aziar Rahman and MTB's Additional Managing Director and GCRO Chowdhury Akhtar Asif pose for photograph with other participants in the final round of `MTB LSS Environment Day...
Four people suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out in a house following a blast at Aga Sadeq Road in the city's Bangshal area on Saturday morning, reports UNB.The injured are Md Israfil, 62, Salma Begum, 50, their daughter...
Our Correspondent | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 25: Leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) held a rally at its Chattogram office today (Saturday) marking the inauguration of Padma Bridge. While speaking at the rally, first vice president of BGMEA Syed Nazrul Islam...
There will be no shortage of sacrificial animals this Eid-ul-Azha, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim said, reports UNB."Over 12.1 million (1.21 crore) sacrificial animals are ready across the country for qurbani (sacrifice) during Eid-ul-Azha," he told the news...
KATHALBARI, June 25 (UNB): Basking in the success of bridging the mighty Padma River with the country's longest bridge, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it has been an appropriate reply to the conspirators."Through the construction of Padma Bridge...
MAWA, Munshiganj, June 25 (BSS): President of Krishak Sramik Janata League Abdul Kader Siddiqui and founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Dr Zafrullah, reports BSS.Chowdhury have joined the inaugural programme of the Multipurpose Padma Bridge.The inauguration started at 10:00 am on Saturday...
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant people take part in the public meeting, organised by Bangladesh Awami League, at Kathalbari in Shinbchar upazila of Madaripur on Saturday, marking the inauguration of the Padma Bridge — bdnews24.com
Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Padma Bridge is a symbol of pride and dignity of Bangladesh, reports UNB."Padma Bridge is not only an engineering masterpiece but also a symbol of pride and dignity of Bangladesh....
The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is revenge for the insult to the family of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the people of Bangladesh, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Saturday at the inauguration of the dream project, reports bdnews24.com.To...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Saturday the Padma Bridge opening day on June 25 is the most joyful day after the 50 years of independence of the country, reports BSS."The Padma Bridge opening day is the...
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