The second phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema – the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj – ended today (January 22, 2023) with ‘Akheri Munajat’ (final prayer).Maulana Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalvi, son of Maulana Muhammad Saad Al Kandhalvi, co…
RMG workers set a truck on fire and vandalised several other vehicles, blocking Dhaka-Tangail highway following a coworker’s death in a road accident on the highway in Kaliakoir of Gazipur this morning.Atikur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Salna Hig…
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and The Asian University for Women (AUW) together Saturday (January 21, 2023) announced the launch of the “HSBC-AUW School of Apparel and Retail Management,” a one-year master of science in apparel …
The demand for graduates with market-oriented knowledge and adequate skills were rising in Bangladesh as the country is preparing for its next phase of development which would be knowledge based and hugely hinge upon industrial growth, said Faruque Has…
Dhaka once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 315 at 8 am today (January 22, 2023), Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the worst air.An AQI betwee…
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said it is high time to work together to have more projects and investment from China overcoming the common challenges ahead.”We find that there is a great potential to work together on high level visi…
The government has taken adequate measures to ensure sufficient supply of essentials and keep the market stable during Ramadan, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday.“There will be no crisis of daily essentials and there will be no price hike du…
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (amendment) Bill was placed in Parliament on Sunday, aiming to create scope for the government fix the prices of power and energy without public hearing.State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources …
Emphasizing the issue of market distortion, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun has recommended market monitoring by the government and claimed that a significant group of people manipulates the market.She pinpointed t…
Visiting World Bank (WB) Managing Director Axel Van Trotsenburg on Sunday praised the excellent progress of ‘Digital Bangladesh’ and promised to continue their support in Bangladesh’s digital journey to flourish the ICT sector.His assurance came at a f…
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh will not accept those Russian ships which are under sanctions, noting that Bangladesh has developed a good relationship with the United States of America (USA).“It is surprising that Russia k…
A total of 2,605 posts against 5,589 approved ones are now vacant in the government medical colleges in the country, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.The number is 46.6% of the approved posts.He said this while replying t…
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