City Desk : The 52nd Bangladesh Scouts Day will be observed with the theme “Smart Scouting, Smart Citizen” throughout the country today. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day, greeting all members of Scouts, reports UNB. In his message, the President said scouting has immense importance as a co-curricular activity alongside formal education. “Scouting helps children and adolescents become good citizens by teaching with joy,” he said. Mohammed Shahabuddin said...
Day: April 8, 2024
Staff Reporter : The country witnessed the raw power of a nor’wester storm, also known as Kalboishakhi, as it tore through five southern districts across the country on Sunday. It was known that at least 10 people were killed and 33 others injured as the nor’wester swept through five districts. The Kalboishaki storm, or nor’wester, hit mainly the southern region of the country, including Pirojpur, Bhola, Bagherhat, and Jhalokathi. Sources said that several houses had been destroyed, including trees and...
Staff Reporter : The vibrant pulse of Dhaka is slowing as Eid-ul-Fitr approaches. Once-bustling streets are gradually thinning out. Residents, drawn by the magnetic pull of celebrating Eid with loved ones, have begun to go back to their hometowns and villages from the capital. This pre-Eid exodus unfolds like a familiar script across the capital. With mere days left before the festivities, Thursday night and Friday morning witnessed a noticeable departure. City dwellers, eager to shed the urban clamor and...
Manikganj Correspondent : An allegation has been started to spread in Shimuliya Union Parishad regarding its Chairman Zahir Uddin Manik about his involvement in embezzlement of 2 tonnes of rice under the ‘Eid-VGF Project’. This time, before the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the government allocated rice at the rate of 10 kg per head for the poor and needy. Under this project, Shimulia Union gets 13 tons of 320 kg of rice. Union member Abdul Majid lifted all the rice from the...
Entertainment Desk : Bangladesh Television (BTV) has organised a special dance programme for Eid-ul-Fitr featuring popular artistes over a three-day...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : Deepa Khandakar is a popular TV drama actress in Bangladesh. She has been acting continuously for...
Staff Reporter : As the country braces for the unveiling of its fiscal plan for the upcoming 24–25 fiscal year, the government has announced its intention to borrow more than 2 lakh and 57 thousand crore taka to address pressing economic challenges. Against a backdrop of domestic and global crises, including stagnant growth indicators and escalating inflation, policymakers are faced with the daunting task of navigating the nation’s economy towards stability. With the fiscal year 2023–24 drawing to a close,...
Manikganj Correspondent : Manikganj’s Shibaloya Upazila Kindergarten School Association (KSA) executive committee was formed on Saturday. Uthali Shikshinilay Pre-Cadet School Headmaster Mohammad Younus Ali was appointed as the president where Aricha Belayet Hossain Shishu Manjuri KG School Headmaster Md. Safiul Alam has been elected general secretary. Besides, Dhubulia SS Academy Headmaster MdShawkat Ali was elected Education Secretary; Nali Awlad Hossain Khan Academy Headmaster Md. Nazrul Islam was elected Treasurer. Besides, a 21-member Tri-Annual Working Committee was constituted....
City Desk : Institute for Planning and Development (IPD), a planning and development research and policy analysis organisation, on Sunday strongly opposed the imposition of VAT on Metrorail by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) from next July. This will result in a 15 percent increase in Metro rail fares, which may put off regular users among Dhaka’s low- and middle-class. For this reason, the IPD is demanding the immediate withdrawal of the decision to impose VAT on the Metrorail,...