June 4, 2024

KCC to open cattle market on June 10

KHULNA, Khulna City Corporation (KCC) will open cattle market on June 10 for trading sacrificial animals on the Zoragate Bazar premises ahead of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, held on June 17.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the sacrificial animals co…

World Environment Day tomorrow: President, PM issue messages

DHAKA, The World Environment Day-2024 will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world tomorrow with a view to creating awareness about environmental pollution.

This year’s theme of the day is ‘Land restoration, desertification and drought …

Khadiza, glaring example of empowerment

DHAKA, Khadiza Akther, a glaring example of women empowerment as she along with her husband running a pitha (cake) shop with the assistance of her daughter-in-law to help her family financially, encouraging other women to do something in their life.

Diversify tea to earn more foreign currencies: PM

DHAKA, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to add value to tea instead of only selling tea leaves in bulk as the demand for diversified tea products is increasing globally.

“People’s taste has now changed. Different kinds of tea a…

Sarishabari Upazila Parishad polls in Jamalpur tomorrow

JAMALPUR, Postponed voting in Sarishabari Upazila

Parishad Election of the district will be held tomorrow in the fourth phase.

The voting in the upazila was scheduled on May 8 but postponed before few

hours of polling due to legal bar.

Election C…

Our children will not lag behind: PM

DHAKA, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her vow to build the children with the knowledge of modern technology so they never lag behind.

“The world is marching ahead in the age of technology. Our children will not lag behind. We will bui…

Rafeuzzaman elected new president of TOAB

DHAKA, Mohammad Rafuzzaman was elected president of

country’s apex body of travel agencies, the Tour Operators Association of

Bangladesh (TOAB) for the 2024-2026 term.

Earlier on Saturday, the biennial elections of TOAB were held in the city

wher…

Thrust on implementing Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan

RAJSHAHI, Students and development activists at a sit-in-demonstration at Rajshahi University campus today unequivocally called for a full-length implementation of the ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ for the successful promotion of climate-resilient …

Scotland bat against England in T20 World Cup

BRIDGETOWN, Scotland captain Richie Berrington won the toss and elected to bat against defending champions England in the teams’ opening Group B match of the T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Tuesday.

England opted to include fas…