Turkish Embassy in Dhaka has celebrated the essence of Bangladeshi cuisine and music with a musical soiree and dinner at the Turkish Residence, reports UNB. The 'musical encounter' was part of a series of 'encounters' or engagements in different categories...
Dhaka's air quality has turned 'moderate', all thanks to monsoon showers in different parts of the country, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 56 at 09:08 am on Saturday, the metropolis ranked 41st in the list of...
FE REPORT The flood situation has taken a turn for the worse in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, said State Minister for Disaster and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman on Saturday. "Among the flood-hit areas in the country, the flood situation...
Workers busy making colourful umbrellas at a factory in the city's Imamganj on Saturday as the rainy season has set in. Umbrella traders are hoping a brisk business this monsoon — Focus Bangla
FHM HUMAYAN KABIRBangladesh's gender balance in employment is still in a bad shape as women spend only 1.2 hours a day for employment and related works while 5.9 hours for unpaid domestic and care works, a government survey showed.In contrast,...
A total of 10,527 candidates have passed the multiple choice question (MCQ) examination for Bangladesh Bar Council enrolment, reports BSS.However, results of 27 more have been kept withheld.The result was published in a bar council notice signed by its secretary...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu on Saturday said the main base of the ruling AL's power is the people of the country, reports BSS."We (AL) have no lord or boss abroad. The...
Speakers at a discussion on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken Bangladesh to a unique height in the world by implementing Padma Bridge project with domestic fund overcoming local and international conspiracies, reports BSS.They said the country has...
Foreign Minister DR AK Abdul Momen has greeted Heeraben Modi, mother of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, reports UNB.A bouquet of flowers from foreign minister Momen, now in New Delhi, was sent to...
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday said the Padma Bridge will open a new door of multi-dimensional economic potentiality in the country, reports BSS."The Padma Bridge is the perfect reflection of the honesty, indomitable...
BNP on Saturday demanded the government to immediately declare the flood-hit areas of the northeastern region as 'disaster zones' and provide all the affected people with adequate relief materials, reports UNB.Speaking at a council of BNP's three wards at Bhatra...
Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resorts organised a "Premier Club Night 2022" for its premier club members in the city on Thursday, says a press release.Dhaka Regency Premier Club is an exclusive privilege programme aimed at taking the members' enjoyment of...
The Department of Technical and Madrasa Education, Nagad Limited and Bangladesh Postal Department have recently signed an agreement whereby technical and madrasa students will be able to receive their stipends through Nagad, says a press release.The primary objective of the...
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is launching a digital clothing store where users can purchase designer outfits for their avatars, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, reports Reuters.Virtual outfits designed by fashion brands Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne will be...
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) celebrated the 12th anniversary of the enactment of Chartered Secretaries Act, 2010 with a discussion on a virtual platform recently, says a press release. The discussion session was moderated by Md Zahangir...
FE REPORTThe realtors have urged the government to continue allowing investment of undisclosed money in real estate to help the sector flourish unhindered.They observed that the proposed national budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year will hold back growth in the...
FE REPORTHailing the proposed budget, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) said on Saturday said coping with the inflation would be the biggest challenge in the next fiscal year. "The proposed budget said about taming the inflation rate within 5.6 per...
30 houses gutted in Gazipur fireGAZIPUR, June 18: Thirty houses of two colonies were gutted in a fire in the Chandra area of Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on Saturday. Saiful Islam, in-charge of Kaliakoir Fire Service, said, "The fire...
Tiny tree houses have been placed on a tree as birds’ nests on the Cumilla Victoria Government College premises in Cumilla on Saturday — bdnews24.com
GAZIPUR, June 18 (BSS): An unidentified man, aged around 40, was crushed under the wheels of a train at Joydebpur-Dhirashram section in Dhirasram Railway Station of the district today.The accident occurred when the Mohanganj-bound Mahua Express train from Dhaka crushed...
KHULNA, June 18 (BSS): Over 0.45 million (4.57 lakh) bales of jute are expected to be produced from 38, 110 hectares of land in four districts in Khulna Agriculture Zone during the current season.The target had been set to produce...
GOPALGANJ, June 18 (UNB): Gopalganj is only 150 kms from the capital, yet, it was a hassle for locals to cross the mighty Padma River to reach Dhaka as a two-hour ferry journey was inevitable and even it turned into...
A total of two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram and Pabna districts on Saturday and Friday night, report agencies.BSS reports from Pabna, a motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS River erosion, devouring a number of households and farmlands, has taken a serious turn in different parts of the country. The erosion is turning worst especially in Lalmonirhat and Netrakona due to strong current in the Teesta and...
NEW DELHI, June 18 (Reuters): India's purchases of Russian coal have spiked in recent weeks despite global sanctions on Moscow, as traders offer discounts of up to 30 per cent, according to two trade sources and data reviewed by Reuters.Russia,...
A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela's oil chartered by Italy's Eni is about to set sail carrying the first export of crude from the US-sanctioned country to Europe in two years, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Friday, reports Reuters.The US State Department...
SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters): China's national oil majors are in advanced talks with Qatar to invest in the North Field East expansion of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and buy the fuel under long-term contracts, three people...
BRAC Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers' Association (BMMOA). Under the agreement, BRAC Bank will provide exclusive banking services to 11,000 marine engineers and officers of the association. Capt. Golam Mohiuddin Quadrey, Vice President of BMMOA;...
Nahid Farzana, Head of Cards, Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) ; S M Ziaul Hoque FLMI, CEO and Mohammed Amdad Ullah, DMD, Chartered Life Insurance Company Ltd and others at the launching ceremony of co-branded Visa cards, held at the Chartered...
A workshop on 'Creating Awareness on Internal Control & Compliance Activities in AIBL', organised by Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training and Research Institute, ICC Wing and Chattogram Zonal Office was held on Saturday. Md Arif Hossain Khan, Director (Supervision), Bangladesh Bank,...
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