June 25, 2024

Author Baniya conferred on ‘Surya Narayan Award’

Author Chandra Prakash Baniya, who is also the recipient of the Madan Puraskar, has been conferred on the ‘Surya Narayan Award’ here Monday.

Baniya is the author of seminal book ‘Maharani’ for which he had bagged the Madan Puraskar, a prestigious aw…

Full text of PM’s written speech at press conference

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed a press conference at her official Ganabhaban residence here this morning on her state visit to India on June 21-22.

She read out a written speech at the beginning of the press conference.

Following is the verb…

SC Bar Association celebrates 75th founding anniversary of AL

Supreme Court (SC) Bar Association today celebrated the 75th founding anniversary of Awami League (AL).

A 75-pound cake was cut at the ceremony at the hall room of the Supreme Court Bar Association.

Conducted by SC Bar Association secretary Shah Mo…

7 members of transport-extortionist gang held in city

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven members of a transport-extortionist gang from the city’s Jatrabari and Sonir Akhra areas.

The arrested were identified as Md. Abu Hanif, 35, Md. Abul Basar, 40, Md. Jasim Khan, 35, Md. Ismail…

Bangladesh end T20 WC campaign with a defeat to Afghanistan

Bangladesh bowed out the T20 World Cup with a sour note after suffering an eight-run defeat to Afghanistan on DLS method in their last match of the Super 8 phase at St Vincent in West Indies today.

The Tigers which moved to the second round of a T20 …

Archery team return home

Bangladesh archery team returned home this morning after participating in the Final World Quota Tournament and 2024 Archery World Cup Stage-3 which was held in Antalya, Turkey recently.

Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) general secretary Kazi Razib…

PM seeks Sweden’s support for smooth LDC graduation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Sweden’s support for Bangladesh’s smooth transition and graduation from the least developed countries (LDCs).

“We want support and cooperation from Sweden for a smooth graduation and transition (from LDCs),” …

Mild heat wave likely to continue over 6 places

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted the ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue at six places across the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today.

“Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and the …