Thursday, 21 January, 2021
Two journalists of NEWS24, a private TV channel, were seriously injured and their car was vandalised in a fierce attack by illegal bond traders while they were collecting news on a drive against the…
Local industries bear brunt of bond misuse
Illegal sale of paper and other products imported through bond facility has put local manufacturers in an uneven competition, also causing a huge revenue loss for the government. According to…
Weak laws save owners of faulty buildings !
No action has been taken by the authorities concerned against the owners of buildings constructed violating building code as laid down by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkah (RAJUK) and it is unknown…
Next Kolkata Book Fair to be dedicated to Bangabandhu
KOLKATA: Kolkata book fair committee has decided to dedicate its next book fair to Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Kolkata Book Fair Committee Chairman…
At least 15 Rohingyas drowned and 52 others went missing after a boat with 138 people of the displaced group aboard capsized in the Bay near St Martin’s Island early Tuesday while sailing for…
States must urgently develop comprehensive strategies to prevent child sexual abuse online and to address both the opportunities and the risks that the Internet presents for children, UN human rights…
Most of the residential plots of three projects of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) developed and handed over to the owners remained unused due to lack of facilities. Sources said the…
The recently held Dhaka South and North City Corporation Elections have changed the course of politics in different dimensions. The new political wave has eluded the main opposition the Bangladesh…
The ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2020’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for offloading 49 percent share of the corporation in the capital market.…
Bangladesh is a riverine country. According to Bangladesh Water development board (BWDB) about 230 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh, although the number stated are ambiguous in some sources. As…
BEIJING: China tightened restrictions at the locked-down epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, forbidding feverish people in Wuhan from visiting hospitals outside of their home districts,…
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Fierce winds and heavy rains claimed at least six lives across northern Europe on Monday as Storm Ciara disrupted travel, grounded hundreds of flights, flooded roads and left vast…
A charity concert titled ‘Love for Andrew Kishore’ was held at the Gateway Theatre at Jalan Bukit Merah in Singapore on Sunday. Bangladesh Society of Singapore and Singapore Chamber of…
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is gearing up to receive their golden boys as the ICC Under-19 World Cup winners are due to arrive today. Though the time and date of the grand reception for the…
RANGPUR: More than one-lakh rural women have empowered them visibly by achieving self-reliance through their hard endeavours in remote areas of Rangpur region, reports BSS. According to…
BEIRUT: Protesters in Beirut tried to stop a confidence vote in parliament Tuesday on a new government they say fails to address their demands and cannot rescue Lebanon’s ailing economy, reports…
