2 held with 50,000 yaba tablets in Sylhet
Detectives of the narcotics control department arrested two brothers, including a former union parishad member, along with 50,000 yaba tablets at Jakiganj upazila in Sylhet Thursday morning...
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50 lakh families to get rice at Tk 15 a kg in Mar, Apr: adviser
Fifty lakh families across the country will receive 30 kilogram of rice at Tk 15 a kilogram in March and April...
Bangladesh reach boys doubles qtrs of ITF World Junior Tennis
Bangladesh confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the boys' doubles event of the ITF World Junior Tennis Competition 2025 with a 2-0 match win over Nepal in Isa Town, Bahrain, on Thursday.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Sale, new titles on political issues rise
New titles on different political issues have risen significantly in the ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on the back of readers鈥� interest, publishers said on Wednesday...
2,50,000 sign petition to strip Musk of Canadian citizenship
The number of people who have signed a petition calling for Elon Musk to lose his Canadian citizenship over his alleged efforts to 鈥榚rase鈥� the nation鈥檚 sovereignty hit 2,50,000 on Tuesday...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: New titles on War of Independence drop
The number of new books on the War of Independence has dropped significantly at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
Addressing gaps in sanitation facilities stressed
Speakers including water and sanitation experts, private entrepreneurs, academics, and development partners at the inaugural session of the Toilet Conference 2025 on Tuesday called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities in the country...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Titles on July uprising attract readers
Books on the July uprising have attracted readers, mostly young ones, at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
itel launches flagship S25 Series
itel has recently launched its latest flagship S25 Series, which includes two models 鈥� itel S25 and S25 Ultra, said a press release...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Sale of Islamic books rises
Sale of Islamic books has increased this year at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 organised by the Bangla Academy...
3-day BAPA Foodpro Int鈥檒 Expo begins tomorrow
The 10th Bangladesh Agro-Processors鈥� Association Foodpro International Expo 2025 will begin tomorrow at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: More volumes of poetry, fewer readers
The number of volumes of poetry at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 this week reached 300 but the sale of collections of poems decreased as people read poems in different ways, publishers said on Thursday...
Iran executes 975 in 2024
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a 鈥榟orrifying escalation鈥� of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement
Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...
BB鈥檚 power to dissolve weak banks proposed
The Bangladesh Bank has been granted sweeping powers in the draft of Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025, allowing it to take over crisis-hit banks, transfer their assets, and hand over operations to a Bridge Banks...
Pod of 157 dolphins stranded on Australian beach
A pod of 157 dolphins was found stranded Wednesday on a remote beach in Australia鈥檚 southern island of Tasmania, environment officials said as veterinarians raced to the scene...
Visitors to book fair decrease
Publishers and visitors on Monday said that the turnout of visitors at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 decreased due to a number of controversial incidents and mismanagement at fair venues...
TikTok, BTRC host digital safety summit
TikTok, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, on Monday hosted 鈥楧igital Safety Summit Bangladesh 2025鈥� in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
鈥楩estival of Youth鈥� set to end with great enthusiasm
The 鈥楩estival of Youth 2025,鈥� which started on December 30 last year to motivate youth empowerment with a theme of 鈥楲et鈥檚 change the country, change the world,鈥� is coming to an end on Wednesday, said a press release from the chief adviser鈥檚 Press Wing on Monday.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Slogans reflect aspiration of common people: discussion
Speakers including poets, activists and academics at a discussion held at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Wednesday, said that slogans during the student-led mass uprising depicted common people鈥檚 language and aspirations...
Walton offers 15pc discount on Unify All in One PCs
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited is providing up to 15 per cent discount on its Unify All in One PCs, said a press release...
Nat鈥檒 round of youth kabaddi begins Saturday
With an aim of building a new Bangladesh, the festival of youth 2025 is being celebrated across the country with the slogan of 鈥楲et鈥檚 change the country, change the world鈥�...
Betar celebrates World Radio Day tomorrow
The state-run Bangladesh Betar will celebrate World Radio Day 2025 with various programmes in Dhaka tomorrow...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Security increased after mob attack
The police on Tuesday tightened security at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 after a mob attack on a stall at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city on Monday...
Bangladesh Bank predicts sluggish economy in FY25
The Bangladesh Bank is not optimistic about the country鈥檚 economic outlook for the 2024-25 financial year as the central bank on Monday predicted economic growth would remain sluggish at about 4-5 per cent in FY25 due to a host of challenges...
Four-day international plastic fair begins tomorrow
The 17th International Plastic Fair-2025 is going to start from tomorrow, Wednesday, at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Street hawkers crowd entry, exit points
A large number of hawkers crowded the entry and exit points of the on-going month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 in the capital Dhaka on Sunday, disrupting the easy movement of the visitors...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Sales increase as visitors throng stalls
The sales increased as visitors thronged bookstalls at the on-going month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 in the capital Dhaka on Saturday...
Rupali Bank鈥檚 Comilla div reviews business
The Business Review Meeting 2025 of Rupali Bank PLC was held on Saturday with the participation of branch managers under the Comilla divisional office...
SEB discusses 2025 roadmap
Southeast Bank PLC, during its 754th board meeting, held detailed discussions on strategic business initiatives and roadmap for 2025 and reviewed its performance for 2024, said a press release...
