Govt working to ensure fair, competitive environment in market: Tipu
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said Directorate of the National Consumer Right Protection is working to ensure fair and competitive environment in the market.
Economy | 16 May 2022, 08:16 pm, Monday
Govt restricts foreign trips all of its officials
Foreign trips of all government officials, including officials of the statutory, state-owned, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations and state-run companies and financial institutions, in the context of post-Covid-19 economic recovery and ongoing global situation, as per a Finance Ministry circular issued here today.
National | 16 May 2022, 08:08 pm, Monday
BNP should not talk about money laundering: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said BNP should not talk about money laundering as its acting chairman and his younger brother have already been convicted for money laundering.
Politics | 16 May 2022, 08:03 pm, Monday
Ananta-Barsha to attend 75th Cannes Film Festival
The curtain rises Tuesday on the 75th Cannes Film Festival and this year Bangladeshi film actors Ananata Jalil and Afia Nusrat Barsha will attend the prestigious event.
Entertainment | 16 May 2022, 07:53 pm, Monday
Khaleda will be PM if BNP returns to power: Mosharraf
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia will be the prime minister if it comes to power through the next general election.
Politics | 16 May 2022, 07:16 pm, Monday
Sheikh Hasina's homecoming day Tuesday
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 42nd homecoming day will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday). On May 17 in 1981, she returned to the country after a long exile.
National | 16 May 2022, 07:07 pm, Monday
Bangladesh logs 37 new Covid cases
Bangladesh today logged zero Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours while it recorded 37 coronavirus positive cases during the period.
Health | 16 May 2022, 07:03 pm, Monday
Take preparation for next elections: Quader ask activist
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday called upon the party leaders and activists to take preparations for the next parliamentary elections under the leadership of party president Sheikh Hasina from now.
Politics | 16 May 2022, 06:59 pm, Monday
Publish the list of Money launderers: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday demanded that a list of those who siphoned off huge amounts of money abroad and their abettors be made public.
Politics | 15 May 2022, 09:28 pm, Sunday
Palestinian gunman dies days after clash with Israeli troops
A Palestinian gunman who is the brother of a prominent Palestinian militant died Sunday after being critically wounded in clashes with Israeli forces, according to the Israeli hospital where he was being treated.
International | 15 May 2022, 09:19 pm, Sunday
PM greets new UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday extended heartiest felicitations to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his assumption of the office as President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on behalf of the Government and the people of Bangladesh as well as her own behalf.
National | 15 May 2022, 09:14 pm, Sunday
Mother fish release eggs in Halda
Mother fish of different species have released 'sample eggs' at several places in the Halda River, the only natural fish spawning centre in South Asia.
National | 15 May 2022, 09:06 pm, Sunday
Finland announces it wants to join NATO
Finland declared Sunday that it wants to join NATO, as a senior official with the western military alliance expressed hope that — with Russia's military advance appearing to falter — Ukraine can win the war.
International | 15 May 2022, 08:48 pm, Sunday
India open to exporting wheat to needy nations despite ban
India on Sunday said it would keep a window open to export wheat to food-deficit countries at the government level despite restrictions announced two days earlier.
International | 15 May 2022, 08:19 pm, Sunday
Padma Bridge: Dhaka-Bhanga train service to open in June, 2023
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Sunday said the train service from Dhaka to Bhanga through the Padma Bridge will be opened in June next year.
National | 15 May 2022, 07:05 pm, Sunday
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in road accident
Former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds died in a car crash on Saturday night. He was 46.
Sports | 15 May 2022, 07:00 pm, Sunday
BNP doesn’t know what it wants: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the BNP leaders themselves do not know what they really want regarding the election-time government.
Politics | 15 May 2022, 06:46 pm, Sunday
Home Minister: PK Halder to be brought back after officially informed by India
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said legal action will be taken against fugitive Bangladeshi businessman and former NRB Global Bank Managing Director Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder following the official announcement of his detainment by India.
National | 15 May 2022, 06:35 pm, Sunday
Tagore: discipline is to teach, not to punish
For many years – more than I care to the number and more than is justified in a world of mass communications – schoolteachers and parents alike have misrepresented facts. They have been erroneously interchanging ‘discipline’ with ‘corporal punishment’ and it’s wrong.
Opinion | 15 May 2022, 01:13 am, Sunday
Sri Lankan leaders follow BNP’s previous footsteps: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said Sri Lankan leaders are now following BNP’s previous footsteps in fleeing their country and advised the BNP leaders to look for their own escape-routes as well again.
Politics | 14 May 2022, 09:10 pm, Saturday