Farmers reluctant to sell paddy to govt for low price
Farmers in the Rajshahi division are reluctant to provide paddy to the government warehouses, as the government has offered them far less than the market price to buy their produce...
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US extends support to chart Bangladesh democratic path
New Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires at the US embassy in Dhaka ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson has underscored the strong partnership between Bangladesh and the United States and their support for the interim government鈥檚 efforts to 鈥榗hart a prosperous and democratic path鈥� for the Bangladeshi people...
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 default loan decreases
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 NPL ratio has stood at 3.68 per cent and there is no provisioning deficit in 2024 when loan disbursement, loan recovery and profit earning increased from the previous year...
Admin cadre鈥檚 supremacy manifests fascism: speakers
Speakers at a seminar held in Dhaka on Saturday condemned arbitrary suspension of officials from education, health, fisheries and livestock cadres, and the public administration reform commission鈥檚 negligence in listening to the voice of those protesting against inter-cadre discrimination...
Families flock to DITF despite distance
The Dhaka International Trade Fair 2025 has become a vibrant weekend attraction for families, drawing large crowds to the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre at Purbachal despite its distance from central Dhaka...
Claim over sheltering 鈥榓ccused鈥� at SSF DG鈥檚 house 鈥榝abricated鈥�: statement
Facebook posts claiming that the Special Security Force director general had sheltered crime accused Ali Hussain Shishir in his apartment are fabricated, said a spokesperson on Saturday...
Youth can change country鈥檚 image: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the youths were very much connected with the modern technologies as their intellectual power was very sharp.
Predatory journalism used as big tool by fascist govt: seminar
Writers and academics said on Friday that predatory journalism was used as a big tool by the ousted fascist government to suppress its opponents.
AIB distributes blankets
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC distributed blankets among cold-affected people in an event at the bank鈥檚 head office on Thursday, said a press release.
DU anti-fascist coalition demands home adviser鈥檚 resignation
The Anti-Fascist Coalition of Dhaka University, a student organisation, demanded the resignation of home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Friday....
Panama football boss suspended for calling player 'fat'
The Panamanian Football Federation said Thursday FIFA had banned its boss Manuel Arias from performing his functions for six months for calling a player 鈥榝at.鈥�
BUFT, CSU-USA sign MoU
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology and Coppin State University, USA, signed a transformative Memorandum of Understanding to foster academic and research collaboration recently...
Hasina鈥檚 status now matter of India: MoFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the status of Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in India was a matter of the Indian government鈥檚 consideration...
JULY UPRISING PROCLAMATION: Political parties suggest draft committee
Political parties on Thursday urged the interim government to form a committee to prepare the text of the July uprising proclamation on the basis of a consensus through detailed discussion with all anti-fascist forces...
Dhaka Bank distributes agri machinery in Munshiganj
Dhaka Bank PLC on Sunday distributed modern agricultural machinery among 450 local farmers at Sirajdikhan Upazila in Munshiganj as part of its social corporate responsibility, said a press release...
Heading off weather influence on rice farming
AGRICULTURAL practices have faced various adversities that have threatened our food security. Some serious challenges include high temperatures, cold spells or low temperatures, flooding, drought, gusty winds, and hailstorms. These adversities are particularly responsible for unfilled grains in rice fields. Weather has a profound relationship...
Biden warns of Trump 鈥榦ligarchy鈥� in farewell speech
US president Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a 鈥榙angerous鈥� oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week...
Book fair should get off to good start, close to good ending
THE Bangla Academy organising committee appears to have already been embroiled in a horde of preparatory issues when Amar Ekushey Granthamela 2025 is knocking on the door. The allotment of stalls for the fair, which would begin on February 1 and run for the duration of the month, would be done in a lottery to be drawn on January 17...
Yarn-fabric show begins
The 23rd Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric Show 2025 (Winter Edition) organised jointly by CEMS-Global USA and CCPIT-Tex China began on Wednesday at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Mutasim Billah president of BCS Taxation Assoc
Tax Commissioner Mutasim Billah Faruqi has been selected as president and Syed Mohibul Hasan secretary general of the BCS (Taxation) Association...
Govt for bringing independent Ebtedayee madrassahs under MPO facilities
Education ministry鈥檚 Technical and Madrassah Division secretary KM Kabirul Islam on Tuesday said that an initiative is being taken by the ministry to include independent Ebtedayee Madrassah under the monthly payment order system.
AMAR EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR 2025: Organising committee faces challenges over preparations
The organising committee of the forthcoming Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 faces various challenges at the preparation level, said its member secretary Sarkar Amin on Tuesday...
10 hurt as BNP factions clash over extortion
At least 10 people were injured as two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party clashed in the 24-Mile area under 鈥嬧�婣hmedpur union in Aminpur police station of Sujanagar upazila of Pabna allegedly over extortion on Tuesday afternoon...
Build research, innovation ecosystem in South Asia: UGC chair
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz at a conference in Pakistan on Tuesday called for joint work to build an effective ecosystem for research and innovation in higher education institutions in the South Asian region...
Govt should make apparel factory owners behave in paying workers
WORKERS of an apparel factory on the Ashulia outskirt of the capital city, reported to have been abstaining from work for several days, had blocked the Dhaka鈥揟angail Highway on January 13 for five hours, which majorly disrupted traffic. The workers are reported to be pushing for the demand for job termination benefits. The law enforcement agencies used...
Former MP Golam Faruk Ovi acquitted in model Tinni murder case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted former MP Golam Faruk Ovi in a case over the murder of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni in 2002.
BNP demands nat鈥檒 elections by August
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday demanded general elections by the middle of the year and urged the interim government, the Election Commission and political parties to reach a consensus on the issue.
Arsenal 'actively looking' at January transfers after Jesus injury
Mikel Arteta said Tuesday that Arsenal are 鈥榓ctively looking鈥� to improve their squad, revealing the club are 鈥榲ery worried鈥� about an injury to Gabriel Jesus, who has reportedly ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament.
Havertz's wife calls for respect after threats to unborn child
The wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has shared screenshots of 鈥榮hocking鈥� abuse she received on social media, including threats to the couple's unborn child, after the Gunners' FA Cup defeat by Manchester United.
Sacked trainee SIs continue fast unto death programme for 2nd day
Sacked trainee police sub-inspectors continued their fast unto death programme for the second consecutive day on Tuesday in front of the secretariat, the country鈥檚 administrative headquarters, in Dhaka, demanding reinstatement of their jobs...
