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Dhaka, Sunday   24 November 2024


Prime Minister returns home after 15-day overseas visit

Prime Minister returns home after 15-day overseas visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today returned home from London after wrapping up her 15-day tri-nation visit to Japan, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK).

মঙ্গলবার, ৯ মে ২০২৩, ১১:৫৬

Tiger numbers expected to rise

Tiger numbers expected to rise

The number of tigers in the Sundarbans is expected to rise due to successful conservation efforts in the world's largest mangrove forest, said officials.

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ২৩:৪০

PM to leave London for home today

PM to leave London for home today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave here for home today wrapping up her tri-nation tour to Japan, the USA and the UK. A special VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members will depart from the Heathrow International Airport at around 18:20 (London time).

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ২৩:২২

High Court turns down Jahangir`s writ to get back his candidacy

High Court turns down Jahangir`s writ to get back his candidacy

The High Court bench rejected the writ filed by Jahangir Alam challenging the validity of cancellation of candidature for the post of mayor in the Gazipur City Corporation election.

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ১৫:২৯

136 Bangladeshis to return home from Sudan todays morning

136 Bangladeshis to return home from Sudan todays morning

136 Bangladeshis returned home from war-torn Sudan via Jeddah. A Biman Bangladesh flight landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20 am on Monday (May 8).

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ১১:৪১

People will vote for AL in next polls: Prime Minister

People will vote for AL in next polls: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the BNP-Jamaat vote thieves, saying the Bangladesh people will vote for Awami League (AL) in the next elections as she was accorded a civic reception by expatriate Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom (UK).

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ১০:২৯

PM urges Commonwealth to send observers to see next polls

PM urges Commonwealth to send observers to see next polls

Prime Minister today urged the Commonwealth to send diversified election observers to oversee the next parliamentary polls in Bangladesh as Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland paid a courtesy call on her at her place of residence here.

সোমবার, ৮ মে ২০২৩, ০০:৫৪

PM offers economic zone to Bhutan for mutual benefits

PM offers economic zone to Bhutan for mutual benefits

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered Bhutan to build an economic zone in Bangladesh for mutual benefits as Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema had a meeting with her here.

রোববার, ৭ মে ২০২৩, ১১:০৬

AL government also wants fair polls, PM tells UK FM

AL government also wants fair polls, PM tells UK FM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Awami League (AL) government also wants free and fair elections in Bangladesh likewise the United Kingdom (UK) as its Foreign Minister James Cleverly along with his wife Susannah Sparks called on her here.

রোববার, ৭ মে ২০২৩, ০৯:২৭

President, PM congratulate King Charles, Queen Camilla

President, PM congratulate King Charles, Queen Camilla

President Md Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today congratulated King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the occasion of their historic coronation.

রোববার, ৭ মে ২০২৩, ০১:২২

Gono Odhikar Parishad leaves Ganatantra Mancha

Gono Odhikar Parishad leaves Ganatantra Mancha

Gono Odhikar Parishad has left seven party alliance Ganatantra Mancha which have been waging simultaneous movement against the government. Gono Odhikar Parishad will no longer hold any programme with the Mancha but continue its simultaneous movement led by BNP. They will hold simultaneous movements against the government separately from now on.

শনিবার, ৬ মে ২০২৩, ২৩:৫৬

Dhaka-London sign pact to develop Bangladesh`s aviation sector

Dhaka-London sign pact to develop Bangladesh`s aviation sector

Dhaka and London on Friday signed a joint communique to establish an "Aviation Partnership" for the necessary cooperation in the development of Bangladesh's aviation sector, including the purchase of passenger and cargo aircraft from Airbus.

শনিবার, ৬ মে ২০২৩, ১৭:০০

PM attends coronation of King Charles III

PM attends coronation of King Charles III

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today attended the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey here. The ceremony, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, sees His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside the Queen Consort.

শনিবার, ৬ মে ২০২৩, ১৬:২০

UK PM sees Sheikh Hasina as his inspiration

UK PM sees Sheikh Hasina as his inspiration

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Rishi Sunak has called Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a successful economic leader, saying, "You're an inspiration for us."

শনিবার, ৬ মে ২০২৩, ১৩:৪৩

Shahriar discusses GSP with EU trade commissioner

Shahriar discusses GSP with EU trade commissioner

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam held a meeting today with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People and European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis in Brussels and discussed ways of cooperation in key areas.

শনিবার, ৬ মে ২০২৩, ০৯:২৯

Earthquake shakes capital

Earthquake shakes capital

A mild earthquake jolted the capital Dhaka and its surrounding areas around 5:57am on Friday.

শুক্রবার, ৫ মে ২০২৩, ১০:৩৬

Bangladesh to get $3b in concessional loans from South Korea

Bangladesh to get $3b in concessional loans from South Korea

South Korea and Bangladesh today signed a new framework arrangement opening up $3 billion in concessional loans.

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৪ মে ২০২৩, ১৯:৫১

 PM issued separate messages greeting the Buddhist community

 PM issued separate messages greeting the Buddhist community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, "Gautam Buddha has enlightened the human world through his life and actions by overcoming greed, hatred and lust." He was inspired by the ideals of truth and beauty.'' He said this in a speech given on the occasion of 'Buddha Purnima' on Thursday (May 4).

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৪ মে ২০২৩, ০৯:৪৭

Mango export to Italy from Rajshahi begins today

Mango export to Italy from Rajshahi begins today

People from all parts of the country wait for the mangoes of Rajshahi region during Madhumas Jaistha-Ashad-Shravan. Guti mangoes of Rajshahi will be marketed from today Thursday. The first shipment of Rajshahi mangoes is going to Italy on the first day of the season.

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৪ মে ২০২৩, ০২:১১

Stalker arrested for kil-ling schoolgirl in Netrakona

Stalker arrested for kil-ling schoolgirl in Netrakona

Members of Detective Branch of Police today arrested the alleged killer of schoolgirl Mukti Rani Barman from Barhatta upazila of Netrakona.

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৪ মে ২০২৩, ০১:৫৮

PM to leave Washington for London on Thursday

PM to leave Washington for London on Thursday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Washington DC for London tomorrow to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the king and the queen of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms.

বুধবার, ৩ মে ২০২৩, ২৩:৩০

DSA to be amended by September: law minister

DSA to be amended by September: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the Digital Security Act will be amended by September, within the term of the current Awami League government.

বুধবার, ৩ মে ২০২৩, ১৫:৪৬

Khaleda decided to return home after receiving all the reports

Khaleda decided to return home after receiving all the reports

Some reports of the physical examination of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at the hospital, have been reviewed. The rest of the reports will be reviewed tomorrow, Wednesday. After that a decision will be made about his return home.

বুধবার, ৩ মে ২০২৩, ১০:২৮

Indian High Commissioner meeting with the President

Indian High Commissioner meeting with the President

Prannoy Verma, High Commissioner of India appointed in Dhaka met with President Md. Sahabuddin.

মঙ্গলবার, ২ মে ২০২৩, ১৬:৫৬

Unemployment jumps to 2.59m in Q1 2023: BBS

Unemployment jumps to 2.59m in Q1 2023: BBS

Unemployment increased to 2.59 million in the first quarter (January-March) of 2023, up from 2.32 million in the last quarter of 2022, according to the quarterly data from the Labour Force Survey released by the BBS on Tuesday.

মঙ্গলবার, ২ মে ২০২৩, ১৪:৫০

2.25 billion dollar loan agreement with the World Bank

2.25 billion dollar loan agreement with the World Bank

The World Bank will provide 2.25 billion dollar loan assistance to Bangladesh for the development of regional trade and connectivity, disaster preparedness and environmental management. For this purpose, Bangladesh and World Bank have signed an agreement to implement 5 projects.

মঙ্গলবার, ২ মে ২০২৩, ১১:৫৯

PM Hasina seeks WB support for Bangladesh`s smooth transition

PM Hasina seeks WB support for Bangladesh`s smooth transition

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought enhanced World Bank (WB) cooperation for Bangladesh's smooth transition towards a developing nation, subsequent graduation as an upper-middle income country and implementation of its Delta Plan-2100.

মঙ্গলবার, ২ মে ২০২৩, ১০:০৭

PM wishes to look to the future of relationship with World Bank

PM wishes to look to the future of relationship with World Bank

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday blamed the external pressure for the cancellation of $1.2 billion credit the World Bank had committed to financing the iconic Padma Bridge that Bangladesh finally constructed with its own money.

সোমবার, ১ মে ২০২৩, ২২:৩৫

Bangladesh Bank raises dollar exchange rate

Bangladesh Bank raises dollar exchange rate

The dollar has been revalued by one rupee for remittances and export earnings. From now on, if you send remittances through legal channels, you will get 108 rupees per dollar. 110 taka 50 paisa with two and a half percent incentive of the government. And exporters will get 106 rupees against every dollar. So far, the price of dollar against remittance was 107 rupees and against export earnings it was 105 rupees.

সোমবার, ১ মে ২০২৩, ১৩:৩৫

May Day today

May Day today

This year the theme of the day in Bangladesh is ‘Sramik-Malik Oikya Gari, Smart Bangladesh Gare Tuli.’

সোমবার, ১ মে ২০২৩, ০৯:৫৩