Russia claimed Tuesday it has occupied large swaths of eastern Ukraine after a relentless, weekslong barrage and the recent deployment of more troops.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces have control of 97% of the Luhansk region….
The Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday aiming to make the existing law time-befitting one and boost revenue from the tourism sector.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali place…
Country’s mobile operators owe a total Tk 13,068 crore to the government, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said in Parliament on Tuesday.In reply to a query from Jatiya Party MP Syed Abu Hossain Babla, the mi…
Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday after a bond sell-off on Wall Street fueled anxiety about a possible U.S. economic slowdown and Australia raised interest rates.London, Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. Frankfurt opened higher and Tokyo gained.Th…
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Esala Weerakoon has appealed to Bangladesh for its “intervention” to save the SAARC process from the existing “difficulties.”The SAARC Secretary General made the appeal to State…
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday released the inaugural envelope and commemorative stamp on the occasion of Digital Census and Household Census 2022 at Bangabhaban.President’s press secretary Joynal Abedin told reporters that the president was informed…
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to place the national budget of Tk 6.80 trillion ( 6.80 lakh crore) in the Jatiya Sangsad for FY2022-2023 on Thursday.The size of the budget will be about 15 percent of the country’s gross domestic product or…
Speakers at a webinar have emphasized ensuring safe food in the county to reduce the risk of Hypertension risk among people.They expressed the importance of safe food for tackling NCDs like Hypertension and Cardiovascular diseases at the webinar markin…
Automated teller machines or ATM booths have become a hassle-free means of financial transactions. However, application of this progressive service may create trouble for some users. The most common problem is the card getting stuck in the ATM booth. T…
A speeding bus lost control and hit a prison van, leaving 17 prisoners and two cops injured in front of Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka, police said on Tuesday.The accident occurred around 7:30 pm on Monday at Rajendrapur on Dhaka-Mawa highway when th…
A hydrogen peroxide factory run by Smart Group, the owner of BM container depot where a weekend fire killed 41 people, has been shut down following protests by local residents and leaders.The factory, located at South Pahratali of Hathazari upazila in …
BNP on Tuesday announced a three-day demonstration programme in protest against the fresh hike in gas prices.The party also demanded the government to immediately revoke its decision of raising the gas prices and take steps to lower the prices of daily…
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