Day: May 8, 2024
National Desk : A delegation from the Anhui Academy of Agricultural Science (IPPAS-AAAS), China visited Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Lychee, the juicy fruit of honey month, has started growing in Ishwardi, known as the capital...
Business Report : Stock at the premier bourse on Tuesday ended almost flat, with the turnover crossing Tk 11 billion-mark after three months, as buoyant investors kept their buying spree on lucrative shares. The investors’ enthusiasm sustained, as the institutional investors were putting fresh stakes on large-cap stocks amid high hopes, market insiders said. Favourable earnings disclosure for the recently ended quarter also prompted investors to put fresh funds on selective stocks. The DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka...
UNB : State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu on Tuesday said Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is expected to begin sale of goods at subsidised rate from permanent shops from July this year. The state minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural progamme of selling 3 essential products among 1 crore family card holders across the country in Norda-Baridhara area in the capital. He said that the government is working to ensure the supply...
Staff Reporter : A member of the Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA), the armed wing of the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), was killed during a raid by joint forces in a remote area of Ruma, Bandarban on Tuesday. The operation, conducted near Darjeeling Para Hill in Ruma upazila, resulted in the recovery of three firearms, ammunition, and other equipment, according to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) on Tuesday afternoon. A firefight erupted between...
Staff Reporter : Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun emphasised the importance of neutrality and upholding human rights in police work during his address to new officers on Tuesday. The IGP spoke at the orientation programme for Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) from the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) batch at the Police Headquarters. He highlighted the evolving nature of policing, stating, “Policing is a challenging profession, and its future will be based on knowledge and science. This...
AFP : Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on...
Court Correspondent : The High Court yesterday suspended Zahirul Islam Palash, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) of Khulna Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2, from law practice for 30 days for allegedly making derogatory comments about a District Judge. The High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order after hearing of a suo moto (voluntary) contempt of court rule against Advocate Zahirul Islam. Earlier in the day, Palash appeared before the apex court bench in compliance...
Reza Mahmud and Abu Jakir : In the backdrop of the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad elections in...
Staff Reporter : Risks have arisen in the foreign loan repayment of Bangladesh, and they will intensify further in 2026,...