Dinajpur: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today distributed Black Bengal goats among beggars as part of a government initiative aimed at rehabilitating people engaged in begging and creating alternative employment opportunities for them. The premier han…
Dhaka: The government of Japan has awarded grants worth $397,335 (about Tk 48.2 million) to two Bangladeshi non-government organisations to support grassroots human security initiatives. The funding was provided under the Grant Assistance for Grass-ro…
Uttara: A 60-year-old man was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Azampur area of Uttara in the capital on Monday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased was identified as Parosh Mia Bepari, son of Hamid Bepari fr…
Dhaka: Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam announced that all preparations have been completed at the Jatiya Eidgah on the Supreme Court premises to hold the capital’s main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation at 8:30 am on Eid day. Abdus Salam…
Chattogram: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has announced that the planned canal excavation projects are expected to significantly enhance the country’s agriculture, environment, and rural economy. “According to the election…
Bagerhat: A local leader of the Sramik League was gunned down by unidentified miscreants in Mollahat upazila on Saturday night. The victim has been identified as Sohag Sheikh, 40, the general secretary of the Upazila Sramik League, and son of Daud Ali…
Gopalganj: Marking the appearance anniversary of Harichand Thakur, the largest Snan Utsav (holy bathing festival) and three-day Baruni Fair in the country’s southwestern region will begin tomorrow at Orakandi in Kashiani upazila here. The Snan Utsab w…
Dhaka: A court here today placed former councillor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) ward-40, Abul Kalam Azad Mintu on a two-day remand in a case lodged over an attack on the motorcade of then BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the capital in 2…
Dhaka: The government has decided to strengthen the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system to ensure fast and smooth movement of vehicles on the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Jamuna Bridge, and Muktarpur Bridge ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha to fa…