THE luminous white stones of Sadapathar, glistening in the currents of the River Dhalai, have long been celebrated as a wonder of Sylhet. Tourists travel miles to marvel at this natural treasure, yet behind its beauty lies a thriving, often lawless, industry of stone and sand extraction. Along the Companiganj鈥揃holaganj highway, stone-crushing machines run ceaselessly...
SEVENTY-THREE years ago, Ernest Hemingway published 鈥楾he Old Man and the Sea,鈥� a story of quiet defiance and enduring dignity. Santiago, the old fisherman, had not caught a fish in 84 days. His apprentice had left him. Yet, undeterred, he sailed deep into the Gulf Stream and fought a giant marlin for three days, using little more than his bare hands and worn tools...
The Election Commission on Thursday decided that electronic voting machines would not be used in any future elections...
The Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering Division of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute held a scientific seminar, a poster exhibition and a demonstration of BARI-developed agricultural machinery at Gazipur Agricultural University on Sunday...
The plastic goods manufacturers and exporters of the country demanded a reduction in import duty to 1 per cent in the proposed budget for importing machinery, parts, and raw materials...
Samsung Electronics Bangladesh has recently launched two new washing machines for the Bangladesh market, namely WA95CG, a 9.5-kilogram top load washer and WW90DG, a 9-kilogram front load washer with Ai technology, said a press release...
The National Board of Revenue has decided to make mandatory installing Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) or Sales Data Controller (SDC) machines at all VAT-eligible hotels and restaurants located on highways across the country...
Dhaka Bank PLC distributed modern agricultural machinery among approximately 300 local farmers of Belkuchi Upazila in Sirajganj as part of its special corporate social responsibility (agriculture), said press release...
鈥楢 year of combat鈥欌�攖his is how Israel鈥檚 new chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, described 2025 at a conference organised by the Israeli ministry of defence...
The 19th edition of 鈥楧haka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition鈥� or DTG is going to start on February 20, said a press release signed by BTMA secretary general Brigadier General Md Zakir Hossain...
The Anti-Corruption Commission will probe why experts, including Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, found the electronic voting machines suitable, despite allegations of the substandard quality of the EVMs...
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...
Newly appointed chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh Election Commission did not have any plans of using electronic voting machines in the upcoming general elections in the country.
The government has exempted VAT, including advance tax, on importing capital machinery for ship-recycling yards to promote environmentally sustainable practices in line with global standards...
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
Leathertech Bangladesh on Thursday inaugurated an international technology tradeshow 鈥楲eathertech Bangladesh 2024鈥� that focuses on leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemical and accessories for footwear and leather-goods sector...
THE demand for free, fair and transparent elections has become pronounced. The issue is reflected in a decision of the interim government to form the election commission reforms committee. Tasked with revamping the election commission to enhance its independence, transparency and public trust, the committee work represents a critical step...
Chairman of the Election Reform Commission Badiul Alam Majumdar has called for political consensus on the use of electronic voting machines, citing ongoing concerns over their reliability and potential for misuse...
Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday its orders rebounded in the second quarter and it will receive insurance payments of more than 500 million euros as it recovers from a crisis over faulty sleep machines...
Bangladesh joined the 35th Malaysia International Machinery Fair 2024 for the first time under the initiative of Bangladesh high commission in Kuala Lumpur.
An international exhibition of jewellery machinery started in Dhaka on Thursday to promote technology integration in traditional jewellery industry to make the country鈥檚 gold industry an export-oriented one...
The Bangladesh Jeweller鈥檚 Association is organising the International Jewellery Machinery Expo-2024 in the first week of July to encourage upgrade technology along with traditional goldsmiths of this sector...
The Election Commission ordered the transfer of Noakhali鈥檚 Subarnachar police station office-in-charge ahead of the upazila parishad polls...
Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle US lawsuits over faulty sleep machines that have dogged the company...