The Department of Environment brought out a procession in Rajshahi city, as elsewhere across the country, on Wednesday, marking the International Sound Awareness Day-2024
Members of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation (SGSF) have formed a human chain, demanding fair compensation for the workers disabled in the Rana Plaza tragedy, reports bdnews24.com.The human chain programme was held in front of the Jatiya Press Club on...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday emphasised the need for a world-class judicial academy for an efficient judiciary in the country, reports BSS."You need to work with a goal so that honourable Prime Minister can inaugurate...
A court in the city on Wednesday set June 25 for holding hearing on charge framing in GATCO graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others, reports BSS.Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 Ali Hossen re-fixed the...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) distributed on Wednesday drinking water and juice in pet bottles and oral rehydration saline among general people in the capital in a bid to give them a relief from the searing heatwave sweeping across the country.BNP...
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 24 (UNB): The High Court on Wednesday wanted to know the number of Rohingya voters in Cox's Bazar district and submit a report after investigation on it by June 6.The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and...
Blinken visits Beijing 'to manage tensions' SHANGHAI, Apr 24: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned Wednesday to China on his second visit in a year, as the United States ramps up pressure on its rival over its support for...
KYIV, Apr 24 (AFP): Last month Pavlo Petrychenko, a junior sergeant in the Ukrainian army, issued a stark warning to President Volodymyr Zelensky about a dangerous vice sweeping the military.A surge in online gambling among serving soldiers has seen many...
GAZA, Apr 24 (AFP/BBC): Israel pounded Gaza with air strikes and artillery fire in its war against Hamas on Wednesday after the US Congress approved $13 billion in military aid.Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the Senate's approval of the...
JAKARTA, Apr 24 (AFP): Indonesia's election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world's third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country's constitutional court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory.Indonesian defence minister Prabowo, 72, is due...
MOSCOW, Apr 24 (BBC): A Russian deputy defence minister has been accused of taking bribes and remanded in custody by a court in Moscow. Timur Ivanov, who denies the charges, is accused of accepting bribes "on a particularly large scale".Appointed...
Ligue 1's Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is eyeing Barcelona's wonderkid Lamine Yamal as a potential replacement for Kylian Mbappe who is likely to land a deal with Real Madrid this summer, reports Goal.The French club is reportedly preparing a blockbuster £172...
ROME, Apr 24 (AP): A late goal that Timothy Weah set up for Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a spot in the Italian Cup final on Tuesday - keeping alive the Turin squad's chances of winning its first trophy in three...
MADRID, Apr 24 (AFP): Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday he will only play at the upcoming French Open if he feels "capable enough to compete well".The 14-time Roland Garros champion conceded that if the action in Paris were to kick...
Former Argentina international Carlos Tevez has been admitted to hospital after suffering from chest pains, according to BBC Sport.Tevez was taken to hospital in Buenos Aires on Tuesday and will remain there until medical tests are completed.The 40-year-old former Manchester...
A participant of a friendly football match between Bangladesh Army Women's Football Team and Uttara Football Club receiving a commemorative gift from Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed at Army Stadium in the city on Wednesday —...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Plans) Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Kamrul Islam, BBP, BSP, GUP, nswc, afwc, psc handing over trophy to the players of Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Shreshtho Matiur Rahman team who became champion of the Inter-Base...
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has called up Jonathon Campbell as the only uncapped player in its 15-man squad for its tour to Bangladesh for a five-match Twenty 20 International (T20I) series in May, reports agencies. Jonathon is the son of former...
SYLHET, Apr 24 (BSS): A female student was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at Jakiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Bushra Begum, 15, a student of class nine, and daughter of Mostque...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 24 (BSS): Rajshahi University (RU) has rescheduled its summer vacation, adjusting it to the Eid-ul-Adha vacation due to the nationwide heatwave.RU sources here said the summer vacation from May 05 to 09 and vacation for Eid-ul-Adha from June...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24 (UNB): Police arrested the driver of the bus involved in a road crash that cost the lives of two Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) students on Monday.Driver Md Tazul Islam was arrested from the Kotwali...
BENAPOLE, Apr 24 (UNB): Around 370 tonnes of potatoes, which are waiting to be unloaded four days after being imported from India have started to rot, due to severe heat sweeping across the country.According to the port authorities the consignments...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-25 00:00:00
MAGURA, Apr 24: The severe heatwave prevailing in the country is spurring outbreak of various diseases and eventually a huge rush of patients daily at Magura 250-bed Hospital in the town. Sources at the public healthcare facility said they are...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) held a two-day training course on 'Quality Seed Potatoes and Horticultural Crops Production Techniques through Biotechnology and Hydroponics and Aeroponics Management in Green House' at the Beej Bhaban in Dhaka on April 23-24. Abdullah Sajjad,...
SAARC Agriculture Centre concluded a three-day workshop on "Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies in South Asia" at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) on Wednesday. Dr Sheikh Mohammad Bokhtiar, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council...
Around 21 member companies of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) participated in the Japan IT Week 2024 that began in Tokyo on Wednesday. Japan IT Week is the largest IT exhibition in Japan being held at Tokyo...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat, now on a visit to Mauritius, urged the Indian Ocean country on Wednesday to invest in the special economic zone (EZ) in Bangladesh, reports BSS.The state minister made the call in...
Visa, the global leader in payments, has appointed Sabbir Ahmed as the country manager for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, reports BSS.With over 27 years of rich experience in banking and payments across Bangladesh and Vietnam, Sabbir will now lead the...
State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan has said that in the upcoming national budget, the government's focal points will be controlling inflation while simultaneously bolstering remittance and exports.The government is also working to create an investment-friendly environment by ensuring...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 24: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will observe the 137th Chattogram Port Day today (Thursday).The Chittagong seaport is one of the oldest natural ports in the subcontinent and also the prime one of the country.On the eve of...
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