Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today rode in a ‘smart car’ invented by physically challenged college student Wakimul Islam, encouraging the youth in his creative endeavors. Wakimul met the premier at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the city…
Panchagarh: Noting that industries which remain operational generate employments and keep local economy active, Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today said every industrial establishment is not merely an instit…
Gaibandha: A day-long employment fair was held at Independence Square in the town today to create job opportunities for trained youths and eligible job seekers. Local non-government organisation SKS Foundation organised the fair under the Recovery and…
Thakurgaon: Minister for Commerce, Industry, and Textiles and Jute Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has highlighted the current government’s commitment to equipping the next generation with technical skills as a crucial vision. He emphasized this during a vis…
Dhaka: The 165th birth anniversary of Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore is being celebrated nationally today. Tagore was born on 25 Baishakh, 1268 in the Bengali calendar (May 7, 1861) at the Jorasanko mansion in Kolkata. A poet, philosopher, playwright,…
Chattogram: The Coast Guard has seized 1,500 litres of edible oil worth nearly Tk 255,000 in Chattogram’s Patenga while it was being unloaded at a jetty for illegal marketing, evading customs duty and taxes. The information was disclosed today in a pr…
Rajshahi: As part of an official state visit, Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu arrived in Rajshahi this morning. They landed at Shah Makhdum (R.) Airport…
Bangladesh: Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana has been shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for April following a dominant display in the recent home ODI series against New Zealand. The 23-year-old speedster earned his place on the …
Dhaka: A fire that broke out at Saddam Market in the Kadamtali area of the capital on Thursday evening was brought under control after efforts by five units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD).
According to United News of Bangladesh, FSCD H…