Five senior engineers involved in the much talked-about Padma Bridge on Wednesday categorically said that the cost of its construction has been the lowest in the world in the context of the challenging realities.The engineers said this when they paid …
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed her optimism that the next parliamentary election in Bangladesh will be free and fair with spontaneous participation of all political parties.She mentioned that her government has taken various measur…
Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer has said the Padma Bridge is a major achievement by and for Bangladeshis which should make all of them proud.In a message on Wednesday ahead of the formal inauguration of the Padma Bridge, the hig…
The British Council has organised an exhibition styled as ‘BANGLA’ to commemorate 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence with Tower Hamlets.Dhaka-based architecture studio Paraa, in collaboration with Tower Hamlets Libraries and Archives, National Portr…
The results of 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary test (MCQ type) were published on Wednesday.Altogether 15,708 candidates qualified for participating in the written examination, said a press release of Bangladesh Public Service Commission…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described Sadio Mané as a “modern-day icon” of the English club after the Senegal forward’s move to Bayern Munich for 32 million euros ($33.5 million) was finalized on Wednesday.“It’s a big moment — there is no point in a…
Flights will be resumed at Osmani International Airport, Sylhet from Thursday after six days of suspension due to the ongoing flood.Abdus Sattar, station manager of Osmani International Airport, confirmed the matter to UNB on Wednesday.The airport auth…
BNP on Wednesday turned down the government’s invitation to join the opening programme of the Padma Bridge because of an earlier alleged threat on the life of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the remark…
Slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for not visiting the flood victims during her Sylhet tour, BNP on Wednesday said it has proved Awami League’s main goal is to cling to power, not ensure public welfare.“The Prime Minister went to Sylhet by helicopt…
BNP lawmaker from Bogura GM Siraj on Wednesday urged the government to avoid the mammoth celebration of the Padma Bridge inauguration.He also demanded that the flood-affected Sylhet and Sunamganj districts are declared disaster areas.‘The government is…
The UK has released additional emergency funding of £442,548 (over Tk 5 crore) to support communities affected by the ongoing floods in Sylhet division.This brings the UK’s contribution to the flood relief effort in recent weeks to £636,548 (over 7 cro…
The flood situation in six upazilas of Sylhet worsened Wednesday as incessant rainfall and an onrush of water from upstream kept pounding the region for the last few days, leaving its major rivers in spate.More than 1 lakh people of Zakiganj, Fenchugan…
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