Day: May 9, 2024
Sports Reporter : Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, prolific Soumya Sarkar and effective left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned to Bangladesh...
Business Report : Startup Bangladesh in collaboration with Asiatic Mindshare Ltd. and Windmill Advertising Ltd., has announced the signing of an agreement for the upcoming Bangladesh Startup Summit scheduled to take place on 27-28 July 2024. Startup Bangladesh intends to host the ‘Bangladesh Startup Summit’, aiming to bring together startups, enterprises, venture capitalists, angel investors, regulators, think tanks and experts from various countries. This summit will bring international stakeholders on board to help understand the macro trends and market realities...
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has greenlit a significant disbursement of $1.15 billion to Bangladesh as part...
Agency : Borussia Dortmund showed great composure to reach their third Champions League (CL) final after Mats Hummels’ second-half goal earned the visitors a 1-0 victory against misfiring Paris St Germain for a deserved 2-0 aggregate win on Tuesday. Hummels headed home from a corner five minutes into the second half to send the Germans, who won the title in 1997, into their first final in Europe’s top club competition since 2013. They will meet either 14-times champions Real Madrid...
Sylhet Bureau : The direct Hajj flight this year from Sylhet is starting on May 22. On that day at 3:30 pm, a flight of Biman carrying 419 pilgrims will leave Osmani International Airport for Madinah. Biman Bangladesh Air Lines District Manager Shahnewaz Majumdar confirmed the matter. President of Hajj Agencies of Bangladesh (HUB) Sylhet Chapter and owner of Latif Travels, Zahirul Kabir Chowdhury Shiru said, considering the sufferings of pilgrims in Sylhet, we had directly demanded Hajj flights from...
Staff Reporter : Sohel Siraj, the owner of Kacchi Bhai Restaurant, has been arrested in connection with the recent fire incident at his establishment located on Bailey Road in the city. Sohel Siraj, who recently returned from Malaysia, was intercepted by Immigration Police upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Subsequently, he was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further proceedings. CID Police Superintendent Azad Rahman Sohel confirmed the arrest to the media, shedding...
Bangladesh faces a sobering reality as revealed in the recent launch of the World Migration Report 2024 in Dhaka. A shocking 12 per cent of fatalities this year on the treacherous Mediterranean Sea route to Europe involved Bangladeshi citizens, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This stark statistic lays bare the desperation and vulnerability pushing people towards illegal migration. Bangladesh has been lauded for its efforts in reducing poverty and fostering economic growth, even being recognised as a...
JnU Correspondent : In a recent training session organized by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, Professor Dr. Sadeka Halim, Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University and former Information Commissioner, underscored the critical importance of transparency and accountability through the Right to Information Act. Addressing over two hundred attendees, both in-person and online, Dr. Halim reiterated that transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars of democracy, and every government employee is obligated to uphold these principles. Dr. Halim emphasized that information is not to...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : The government started the procurement of Boro paddy and rice across the country on Tuesday. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, MP inaugurated the procurement through video platform from the Secretariat. Food Minister said that, the government aims to procure 70 per cent of Boro paddy within June, though Boro procurement activities will continue through August 31. The government will procure at least 17 lakh tonnes of paddy and rice. Besides, stern action will be taken...