Saturday, 25 January, 2020
Bangladesh’s agriculture sector is shrinking gradually due to low price of crops at the farmers level and farm lands being increasingly used for new industries. The country’s agricultural…
Dengue turns endemic
Dengue infection has turned endemic in the country as the deadly virus infected over one lakh people with 150 confirmed deaths last year. Health experts have called upon the authorities concerned…
Misuse of bonded warehouse facility
The bonded warehouse facility is being widely abused by unscrupulous businessmen affecting government revenue earning as well as smooth business operation by local entrepreneurs. Businesses…
Electioneering gains momentum
The mayoral candidates of political parties, including ruling Awami League and opposition BNP, are carrying out massive campaign to woo voters in the upcoming Dhaka city corporation elections.…
Sustainability of Bangladesh’s economic growth largely hinges on strong institutions, economists said on Saturday. At the same time, low investment and low-wage dominant less productive…
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday urged the Vice-Chancellors of public universities to perform their duties with dedication and honesty and stay away from corruption and irregularities, reports UNB.…
The ruling BJP camp in India is confused about contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC). The pan-India implementation of NRC is next on home minister Amit Shah’s list. After passing…
Allocations are likely to be trimmed from slow-moving and weak projects and pumped into the faster ones in the current fiscal’s revised ADP for a better development spending. …
Cyclones in the Caribbean and Pacific, devastating bushfires in Australia, recurrent floods and droughts in Asia and Africa, increasingly bring tragic loss of life to our nations and communities, inflicting…
SEOUL: North Korea said Saturday it had received Donald Trump’s letter wishing a happy birthday to leader Kim Jong Un, but warned it would only return to nuclear talks if Washington fully accepts…
PARIS: Iran said Saturday it had unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week outside Tehran killing 176 people, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”, reports…
The three-day Selim Al Deen Utsab 2020 will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital’s Segun Bagicha area on January 14. To mark the 12th death anniversary…
Opener Liton Das blasted a fluent 48 ball-75 as Rajshahi Royals confirmed their place in the first Qualifier, pounding Chattogram Challengers by 8 wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium…
Khulna: A wooden bridge over the Bhadra River, the lone means to cross the river, collapsed recently within a week of construction, causing extreme sufferings to 10,000 residents of Shovona and Kharnia…
