A 10-year old girl was killed on her way to school after being hit by a bus at Tongi in Gazipur on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Fatema Haque, a student of class three of Sahajuddin School.Her aunt Shahnaj Begum also suffered injuries in the …
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Friday claimed to have arrested a man from the city’s Hatirjheel on charges of selling yaba pills.Rab-3 conducted a drive in Hatirjheel’s Mirbagh area at 9:30pm and arrested Arif Babu, 38, from Gosairhat upazila, Shariatpur…
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Saturday urged the people of the country to eat nutritious rice and prevent food waste.“Rice is being wasted by cutting coarse rice to turn them into fine rice and thus rice is losing nutrition. People should be…
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) is keen to develop broader trade relations with Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America.As a part of this initiative, the apex trade body of the country has signed two Memorand…
A delegation of BGMEA comprising leading apparel exporters from Bangladesh have participated in an international trade exhibition — Texworld USA Summer 2022 – to explore more business opportunities in the USA market.Texworld USA, one of the largest so…
Chinese telecom giant Huawei recently launched a new suite of green development solutions at the online programme Win-Win Huawei Innovation Week.The solutions are aimed at helping operators systematically improve network energy efficiency as ICT infras…
Consumers in the areas under Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) experienced load shedding for over three hours on Saturday while those in the areas under Dhaka Power Supply Company Limited (DPDC) saw no power cuts.According to official sourc…
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with noted fashion designer Kuhu Plamondon to explore the opportunity of exporting garments linking rich culture and heritage of Bangl…
The maiden shipment of 25 lakh litres of crude oil imported from India reached the country on Saturday, aiming to tackle the ongoing fuel crisis.Representatives of Bangladesh and India formally released the crude oil at Aqua Refinery jetty in Gorashal …
The customs seized two large consignments of foreign liquors from Sonargaon and Narayanganj in the early hours of Saturday as the goods were imported through Chattogram port under false declaration and through tax evasion.Chattogram Customs House seize…
An anti-tobacco programme was held for journalists in Dhaka Saturday to reduce tobacco consumption through media reports and broadcasts.The Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS) arranged the “Anti-tobacco orientation” programme at the BM…
Telecom operator Grameenphone has joined the government’s austerity moves to curb its energy consumption and carbon footprint.The Grameenphone headquarters will be non-operational every Thursday, and employees will work from home.Syed Tanvir Husain, ch…
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