Ex-Bodybuilding Federation GS Nazrul dies
Former Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation general secretary Nazrul Islam passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday after suffering from stomach ulcer for the last two months...
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Majedur becomes CEO of BIAC
KAM Majedur Rahman on Wednesday joined Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre as its chief executive officer, according to a press release issued by the BIAC.
Mozambique inaugurates new president
Mozambique鈥檚 new president Daniel Chapo took the oath of office on Wednesday in front of a heavily guarded audience of dignitaries in the capital Maputo following weeks of violent demonstrations over the fiercely disputed election results...
NATIONAL MINORITY LANGUAGE GRAFFITI: 2 confronting platforms to hold demos before NCTB
Two confronting students鈥� platforms are scheduled to stage demonstrations today cordoning off the National Curriculum and Textbook Board building in the capital over removal of graffiti on the national minority groups from a textbook...
Rabbi keeps Brothers in 2nd round hunt聽
Fortis Football Club suffered their first defeat of the Federation Cup when they lost to Brothers Union 1-0 in their final Group A match at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Tuesday.
BPC to buy diesel from India
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has decided to import 1,30,000 tonnes of diesel from India鈥檚 Numaligarh Refinery Limited at an estimated cost of Tk 1,137 crore...
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...
Seminar on captive power generation held
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology has hosted a seminar titled Captive Power Generation for Industries in Bangladesh 鈥� Overview and Recommendations at the council building on BUET campus in Dhaka recently...
FPCCI team meets commerce adviser
A delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, led by its president Atif Ikram Sheikh, met commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at the commerce ministry conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday...
Govt forms three committees for senior officials鈥� recruitment, transfers
Bangladesh government has constituted three high-level committees to provide recommendations on recruitment, transfers, and discipline of senior officials under the ministry of public administration, including field administration, as well as senior officials in the police and ministry of foreign affairs....
BHBFC distributes winter clothes
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation distributed winter clothes among the poor and cold-stricken people in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release...
US House begins work on Trump immigration crackdown
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand pre-trial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects as a new Congress unified under Republican control works to deliver on Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to crack down on illegal immigration...
Tax on motorcycle, AC manufacturers鈥� income doubled
The National Board of Revenue has increased income tax on industries making motorcycle, freezer, refrigerator and air conditioner in a move to increase revenue generation from direct tax...
TCB to sell items thru smart cards: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that, from now on, operations of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh would be conducted through smart family cards instead of paper system...
BUFT, MU Bigdata Tech sign deal on academic collaboration
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology has signed an agreement with MU Bigdata Technology Co Limited on advance academic collaboration on Tuesday, said a press release...
SAFF 2025 to be held on home and away format
The SAFF Championship 2025, which is scheduled to be held from June 15 to July 25, will be played on a home-and-away basis, as approved by the South Asian Football Federation鈥檚 executive committee at a meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday...
Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters
Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara鈥檚 conditions for a 鈥榖loodless鈥� transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad...
TCB鈥檚 operations to be conducted thru smart family cards: Bashir
Bangladesh interim government commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that from now on, the operations of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh would be conducted through smart family cards instead of paper system.
Mohammedan face early exit after Abahani loss聽
Mohammad Ibrahim scored the lone goal of the match as Abahani Limited managed a solitary goal win over arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club in their Group B match of the Federation Cup at the...
Dhaka Bank to collect tax, fee of DSCC residents
Dhaka Bank PLC launched real time collection of holding tax and trade licence fee of Dhaka South City Corporation in an event at Nagar Bhaban in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release...
JBC鈥檚 premium collection thru Sonali Bank launched
Jiban Bima Corporation managing director Md Muhibuzzaman on Tuesday launched an initiative to collect insurance premium through Sonali Bank PLC, said a press release...
BADC chairman inspects jute seed production in C鈥檔awabganj
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Md Ruhul Amin Khan has recently inspected the jute seed production activities in Chapainawabganj of Rajshahi region...
BIMSTEC urged to boost trade
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday urged the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation to prepare a roadmap to double regional trade...
FBCCI urges Bangladeshis in UK to invest in key sectors
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has called on British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 key sectors, including energy, technology, education, human resource development, the blue economy, and tourism...
July Uprising Directorate by next month, Nahid Islam says
A new directorate dedicated to the July Uprising will be set up next month under the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mohammad Nahid Islam.
Film artistes, organisations pay last respects to actress Anjana
Film artistes and various film organisations paid last respects to National film award-winning actress Anjana Rahman on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises in Dhaka on Saturday...
ACC raids RCC building over renovation irregularities
The Anti-Corruption Commission conducted a drive at the Rajshahi City Corporation building, also known as Nagar Bhaban, on Thursday, investigating alleged irregularities in renovation work...
Choton appointed BFF Elite Academy coach
Former Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team coach Golam Rabbani Choton has been appointed as the Youth Development and BFF Elite Football Academy coach for a year,...
Humayun Kabir becomes SAFA vice-president
Mohammed Humayun Kabir, council member and past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, has recently been appointed as vice-president of South Asian Federation of Accountants for the year 2025...
Authorities need to be stringent about firework ban
THE failure of the authorities to enforce the ban that they imposed on fireworks, crackers and sky lanterns in New Year celebrations is unacceptable. The city police on December 31 issued 10 instructions to keep law and order and ensure public safety in Dhaka on New Year鈥檚 Eve and in New Year鈥檚 celebrations. The instructions included a prohibition on the use...