EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR:聽Shishu Prahar draws crowd
Shishu Prahar, the dedicated hours for children, drew a large number of crowds to the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Friday. 聽
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No role in Hasina鈥檚 attributed remarks, says India
India on Friday said that the comments attributed to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were made in her individual capacity in which India had no role to play.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Cultural events attract thin audience
Cultural events failed to attract wide audiences to their programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Thursday due to alleged mismanagement...
Industries reeling from persistent gas crisis
Industry insiders have said that due to years of interruption in gas supply, export-oriented industries and other manufacturing units were facing an acute crisis...
Flood-affected farmers get govt incentives thru bKash
A section of farmers impacted by the July-August flash flood have been receiving incentives from the Ministry of Agriculture through their bKash accounts, said a press release...
TRUMP鈥橲 GAZA 鈥楻IVIERA鈥� PROPOSAL: A reckless real estate fantasy
ON FEBRUARY 4, in a press conference alongside Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US president Donald Trump unveiled a plan as audacious as it is alarming: the United States would 鈥榯ake over鈥� the Gaza Strip, forcibly displace its 1.8 million Palestinian residents and redevelop the territory into a luxury enclave he dubbed 鈥榯he Riviera of the...
98 new titles hit on fifth day
The numbers of new titles increased on Wednesday, the fifth day of the ongoing month-long Amar Ekuskey Book Fair being organised by the Bangla Academy at Suhrawardy Udyan and the Bangla Academy premises in the capital Dhaka...
Attacks on police show public order failure
A SERIES of mob attacks on the police and their stations centring on attempts at snatching away the detained that have taken place recently, the latest having happened in Dhaka at night on February 4, are deplorable on a couple of counts. Such incidents taking place one after another harm law enforcement and the public perception about law enforcement. The...
Suspended AC Urmi charged with defamation
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against suspended assistant commissioner Tapasi Tabassum Urmi in a case filed for making derogatory remarks about Abu Sayed and other martyrs of student-led July-August mass uprising...
Libraries need to be more user-friendly: adviser
Cultural affairs adviser to the interim government Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Tuesday said that the country鈥檚 libraries needed to be more user-friendly...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Little mag corner mostly empty
Little Magazine Chattar, the area designated for little magazine publishers at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, on Tuesday was seen mostly empty, but the overall visitor turnout was high on the fourth day of the fair being organised by the Bangla Academy at Suhrawardy Udyan and the Bangla Academy premises in the capital Dhaka...
Many RMG, textile units yet to pay Dec wages
Over one hundred readymade garment factory units in the country are yet to pay wages and allowances of December, 2024 to their workers within the first week of February, which is approaching its end...
LDC GRADUATION: Bashir for speedy execution of trade facilitation roadmap
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has emphasised the urgent need to implement the trade facilitation roadmap to address the challenges associated with Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country status...
StanChart, BRAC help climate-affected farmers, fishermen
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in partnership with BRAC, has completed two agricultural initiatives aimed at uplifting farmers in Sunamganj, Habiganj haor areas and the Barind region, helping them mitigate adverse effects of climate change in flood- and drought-prone areas, said a press release...
Arafat Sunny reported for suspected bowling action
Chittagong Kings' left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny was reported for suspected bowling action in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League.
Mayfair Stylewear CEO to visit Ambiente 2025
Mayfair Stylewear chief executive officer and founder, S M Sajjad Hossain, a jute entrepreneur of JDPC, Strategic Marketing Partner of BJRI, a general member of Paat Odhidoptor and BANGLACRAFT, left Bangladesh for Germany on Tuesday to visit Ambiente 2025 scheduled to be held from February 7 to 11 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany, said a press release.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Visitors rise on 3rd day, mismanagement on
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair witnessed a surge in the number of visitors on the third day of the month-long fair on Monday, as educational institutions across the country remained closed on the day due to Saraswati Puja, but allegations of unclean and dirty environment at the fair were raised by both publishers and visitors...
Potato growers protest at cold storage fees
Farmers on Sunday staged demonstrations by dumping potatoes on the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway at Mohonpur in Rajshahi, protesting against the increase in potato storage fees at cold storages in the district.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: New titles, visitors start arriving
New books and visitors started arriving at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Sunday, a day after the inauguration of the month-long annual event...
AL LEADER FARUK MURDER CASE: Ex-MP Amanur, brothers among 10 acquitted
A Tangail court on Sunday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment and acquitted 10 others in a case over the murder of Awami League leader and freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed around 12 years ago...
Eight arrested after Udinese fans ambush rivals' train
Udinese fans ambushed a train carrying rivals from Venezia after their Serie A match Saturday, triggering a massive brawl that left several injured and caused eight arrests, Italian police said Sunday.
Real鈥檚 Rudiger set to miss City Champions League clash
Real Madrid centre-half Antonio Rudiger is a major injury doubt for the titleholders' Champions League clash with Manchester City.
Three-member BNP delegation to attend US National Prayer Breakfast
A three-member delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, including the party鈥檚 acting chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 daughter Zaima Rahman, is set to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC in the United States...
Ekushey book fair rolls out amid chaos
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 was opened on Saturday covering the Bangla Academy premises and a large area of Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city amid mismanagement with preparations at the venues still going on.
BANKING SECTOR: Legal complexities worsen default loan crisis
The legal framework for handling non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh has become dysfunctional, allowing wilful defaulters to exploit loopholes and delay repayment, according to a report by the task force on economic reforms...
Smooth marketing channel stressed for Rajshahi dairy
Proper marketing channel can be the crucial means of encouraging the dairy farmers in the region, including its vast Barind tract, to the venture more...
BSCIC wins award at DITF-2025
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has won award for securing the first position under best reserved stall category at the closing ceremony of the 29th Dhaka International Trade Fair-2025, said a press release...
Extrajudicial killing reminds聽us of AL fascism: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday condemned and protested at the alleged extrajudicial killing of a Juba Dal leader in Comilla.
Fakhar returns to Pakistan squad for CT
Dashing batsman Fakhar Zaman has returned to Pakistan鈥檚 15-man squad for next month鈥檚 Champions Trophy but rising fellow-opener Saim Ayub is out injured, selectors said on Friday.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR:聽An inclusive stall allocation is the way
THE Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 has sparked significant dissatisfaction due to perceived irregularities in the allocation of pavilions and stalls. Notably, 14 prominent publishing houses received stall allocations...
