Category: Miscellaneous

Bangladesh's trade deficit shrinks 48pc in FY23

Bangladesh's trade deficit in the fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) narrowed amid a raft of measures, including import controls.

Verdict in graft case against Tarique, Zubaida is usual: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the court delivered the verdict following the regular process in the case filed by the last caretaker government against Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman for illegal acquisition of wealth.

PM asks 'Smart Bangladesh Task Force' to work to spread technology

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the "Smart Bangladesh Task Force" to work in spreading technology further among the common people, saying skilled human resources have to be developed in the country as digital devices are opening up new opportunities.

Tarique gets 9 years, Zubaida 3 years’ jail

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and his wife Zubaida Rahman was handed a three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.

Chandpur wholesale market flooded with hilsa, price coming down

Price of the much sought after hilsa fish is coming down as the largest wholesale ‘Boro Station Market’ in Chandpur district is flooded with catches. After the 65-day ban on fishing in the Bay ended on July 23, the Boro Station Market is abuzz with the presence of fishermen, traders and workers rel

Preventing propaganda: CEC, Facebook delegation to hold meeting on Aug 3

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal will hold a meeting with a Facebook delegation on Thursday (August 3, 2023), on preventing propaganda on social media.

PM arrives in Rangpur on daylong visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here this afternoon on a daylong visit to attend a number of programmes including a grand rally. On her arrival at Rangpur cantonment helipad by a helicopter at 01:13 PM, the premier was escorted to the Circuit House where she is scheduled to hold a meeting with

Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated

Torrential rain in areas around China's capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power.

Low-lying coastal areas could be inundated due to monsoon land depression: BMD

Low-lying areas of Bangladesh's coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by the wind-driven surge, at the height of 2-3 feet above normal astronomical tide, under the influence of a full moon and steep pressure gradient.

Kyiv mayor says Russian drone attack targets Ukraine capital

Kyiv's mayor said Wednesday that a Russian drone attack on the capital overnight caused damage in multiple districts. "As a result of the enemy attack on the capital and the fall of (unmanned aerial vehicle) wreckage, a non-residential building was damaged in the Solomyansky district," Kyiv Mayor V

Trump indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House.

16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India

A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country's National Disaster Response Force said Tuesday Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just out

US ambassador holding meeting with CEC at Election Commission building

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas is holding a meeting today with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal at the Election Commission building in Dhaka's Agargaon area.

Month of mourning begins

The month of mourning begins today commemorating the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August 15, 1975.

No attestation to be needed in future: Farhad

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Sunday said the government job aspirants would not be needed attestation of documents for applying for vacant posts in future.

Exibit country's overall development during AL govt to people: PM

DHAKA, July 28, 2023 (BSS) - Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has called upon her party leaders and activists to showcase the overall development occured in the last 14 and a half years before the people. "Highlight before the people the country's overall socio-economic advan

People have confidence in judiciary: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said people have trust and confidence of getting justice due to her government's initiatives for the overall development of the judiciary.

New navy chief pays courtesy call on President

Newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Nazmul Hassan today paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban here today.

BNP to be responsible if country's peaceful environment is hampered: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP will have to take the responsibility if the peaceful environment of the country is destroyed in any way.