Saturday, 25 January, 2020
The projected foreign aid allocation in the current fiscal’s Annual Development Programme (ADP) is likely to see a massive cut after poor execution of aided projects. Nearly Tk 8,000 crore…
Modi phones
Hasina, extends
New Year
greetings
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and extended English New Year 2020 greetings to her. “The Indian premier phoned Prime Minister…
Textbook festival
celebrated
The National Textbook Festival, marking the distribution of free and new textbooks among primary and secondary level students, was celebrated across the country on Wednesday amid much enthusiasm and…
Sensational
Refat murder trial starts
The trial process of the much-talk about daylight murder of Refat Shorif in Barguna district started on Wednesday with his wife Ayesha Siddika Minni also on the dock. A trial court in…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the 25th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), announcing the “Light Engineering” as the “Product of the Year” for 2020,…
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has directed all heads of Bangladesh missions abroad to engage government, civil society and Bangladeshi expatriate community of their respective countries in celebrating…
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Wednesday said reduction of corruption will be the best work in the Mujib Barsho as it is the main barrier to materialising Bangabandhu’s…
Bangladesh’s Bank Lending Rate was reported at 9.580% pa in October, 2019. The rate has shown an increase in the previous number of 9.560% pa for September, 2019. Bangladesh’s Bank Lending…
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday vowed to implement the single digit interest rate from April saying the government stood firm on the issue as it would boost investment in the country.…
The results of Primary Education Completion (PEC), its equivalent Ebtedayee, and Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations were published on the last day of the…
HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy marchers thronged the streets of Hong Kong for a massive rally on New Year’s Day, looking to carry the momentum of their movement into 2020 as police…
SYDNEY/HONG KONG/LONDON: The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by deadly wildfires in Australia, protests…
The Current, a film magazine of The Criterion Collection, one of the world’s most prestigious home video distribution platforms, has recognised Rubayet Hossain’s ‘Made in Bangladesh’…
‘Bashundhara Open Golf Tournament 2019’ ended amid a festive mood at Savar Golf Club in Savar Cantonment on Wednesday. On the final day of the tournament, Bashundhara Group Vice-Chairman…
RANGPUR: The shivering cold weather now sweeping the country, especially in northern districts, has affected Boro seedbeds in many places of Rangpur region, triggering a fear of a seedling crisis in…
