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February 24, 2023

PM urges Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Canadian entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh, particularly in agro-processing sector.She made the call when visiting Canadian Minister of International Development Harjit S Sajjan paid a courtesy cal…

Stocks sufficient, no shortage of essential commodities in Ramadan

The country would not face any shortage of essential commodities in the coming fasting month of Ramadan as the timely measures of the government have helped increase the imports of consumer goods significantly stabilizing the market with sufficient sup…

5 Bangladeshis killed in South Africa road crash

Five Bangladeshi expatriates were killed and two others critically wounded in a road accident in South Africa today.Deceased family sources said a car carrying the Bangladeshis collided head on with a lorry in Beaufort West, 1,000km off from the capita…

On war anniversary eve, Zelensky says Ukraine ‘will prevail’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday expressed confidence in his country’s victory over invading Russian forces, as the United Nations marked the eve of the war’s first anniversary by voting overwhelmingly to demand Moscow withdraw.Since …

Cats strut their stuff on the ramp for first time

First-ever cat ramp show was held in the capital on .The show started around 3:30pm in the capital’s Jamuna Future Park and continued till 7:30pm. Before that, more than 3,000 cat lovers – mostly from the capital — registered to participate in the eve…

People across the world gather to mark war anniversary

A wrecked Russian tank put on display in Berlin, a bloody cake with a skull on top of it left in a Belgrade street and Ukraine’s yellow-and-blue flag held aloft in the sizzling Bangkok sun were among the memorials, stunts and ceremonies held across the…

Six-year-old boy electrocuted in Chapainawabganj

A six-year-old boy was electrocuted at Chataidubi village of Islampur Union in Sadar upazila here on morning.The deceased was identified as Junayed Ali, son of Raihan Ali of the Etahari area of Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district.Sajjad Hossain, off…

How salinity taking toll on coastal people in Satkhira

Shima Rani, a worker of a shrimp enclosure at the coastal village Sardar Para of Assasuni upazila in Satkhira district, used to walk two miles to fetch potable drinking water from a deep tube well even when she was carrying a baby.’It was my daily rout…

Sourav Ganguly meets PM Hasina

Former Indian cricket team captain and ex-president of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, and his wife Dona Ganguly met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban.PM’s Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam told reporters after the meeting.Presiden…

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