City Desk : The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has started the process of selecting films with transparency and utmost professionalism for disbursement of government grants. In this regard, PowerPoint presentation of the proposed films before the script selection committee of the full-length feature films for grant has begun for the first time, reports BSS. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat inaugurated the selection process at his ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat here on Thursday. PowerPoint presentation...
Day: April 20, 2024
City Desk : President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed profound shock at the death of the country’s war-time national flag designer and valiant freedom fighter Shib Narayan Das. In a condolence message, the president prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family members, reports media. National flag’s first designer Shib Narayan passes away Shib Narayan Das, who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before the independence, breathed his last at...
Gazi Group Cricketers confirmed the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) Super League spot as the sixth and last team when they beat City Club by 81 runs at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Friday. Habibur Rahman Sohan hastened the victory with his typically aggressive knock as he blasted 81 ball-102 not out, smashing 10 fours and six sixes. Gazi Group’s victory eliminated Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s Legends of Rupgang from the Super League race. Despite tasting a 67-run defeat...
Reuters/Angus Mordant : Oil slipped on Friday after prices spiked earlier on reports that Israel had attacked Iran as market fears of a major escalation to hostilities in the Mideast appeared to ease. After the benchmark contracts jumped more than $3 in the session, Brent futures were down 46 cents, or 0.5 per cent, at $86.65 a barrel by 1015 GMT. The most active US West Texas Intermediate contract was down 34 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $82.39. Israel...
Agency : Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped after reports...
Economic Reporter : Engineer Md. Shajibul-Al-Rajib made Chairman of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers and Commerce (FBCCI)’s Entrepreneurship committee. Engineer Md....
Economic Reporter : High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom, Sayeda Muna Tasnim met with Zakia Sultana, senior secretary...
Sylhet Bureau : A discussion meeting of Sylhet District Cooperative Union Limited was held on Wednesday (April 18) afternoon at Sylhet Divisional Cooperative Office in the Sylhet city. President of Sylhet District Co-operative Union Limited Susendra Chandra Khokon Presided over and general secretary Niaz Md.Azizul Karim conducted the meeting. Ashish Kumar Barua, joint registrar of Sylhet divisional cooperative office, spoke as the chief guest in the exchange meeting. Sadar Upazila Cooperative Officer Monir Hussain spoke as a special guest. Vice...
Reuters : India began voting on Friday in the world’s largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism. The vote pits Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against an alliance of two dozen opposition parties which is challenging him with promises of increased affirmative action, more handouts and what they say is the need to save democratic institutions from Modi’s dictatorial rule. The...
City Desk : Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 11th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 124 at 9am on Friday morning. Friday’s air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to the air quality, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, between 150 and 200 is unhealthy, between 201 and 300...