City Desk : Foreign Minister and Joint General Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the voices of people abandoned in politics are loud as like as frogs. “Though frogs are very small animals, their voices are very loud. In politics too, there are some abandoned people who go around joining all the parties,” he added, reports BSS. The foreign minister said he read a statement of Mahmudur Rahman Manna Bhai in the newspaper yesterday, he...
Day: May 12, 2024
Staff Reporter : A teenager sustained injuries on Saturday afternoon after a crude bomb exploded in Dhaka’s Nayapaltan area. The victim, identified as 16-year-old Mohammad Sani, son of Titu Mia from the capital’s Kakrail area, is a ragpicker who frequents the area to collect recyclable materials. The incident occurred around 2:00 pm on Saturday. According to Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ali of Paltan Thana Police, “Sani came across a shopping bag and peeked inside, unaware of its contents. Tragically, the object within...
Agency : Kenneth Bednarek sounded out a warning to his Olympic rivals with a personal best and world-leading time in...
UNB : A former chairman of Mallikpur Union Parishad was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Mangal Hata in Lohagara in Narail district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Shikdar Mostafa Kamal, a local leader of Awami League. Kanchan Kumar, officer-in-charge of Lohagara Police Station, said Mostafa and former UP member Akram Hossain Lipu had been at loggerheads over establishing supremacy in the area. A group of miscreants opened fire on Kamal while he was sitting near his...
Aljazeera : At least 153 people have been killed in flash floods in northern Afghanistan triggered by torrential rains, the...
Business Desk : IPDC Finance Limited has ensured special benefits for its female employees with the unique idea of celebrating Mother’s Day every month. Female employees of IPDC, who are mothers with children up to five years old will have the opportunity to avail a “work from home” day every month, from now on. Meaning, they can work from home while spending quality time with their children, reads a press release. Managing Director Rizwan Dawood Shams stated, “This is a...
Chattogram Bureau : Hajj flights from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport are going to start on May 14. The first flight will depart from Ctg Airport for Madinah. Out of 22 flights, only 2 flights will land at Madina Airport and the rest at Jeddah airport, sources said. Biman Bangladesh Airlines Chittagong district manager Shahadat Hossain said that the first flight of Bangladesh Biman Boeing 717 will take off from Shah Amanat International Airport at 3:50 am on May 14....
AFP : Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after it was used as a museum for more than 70 years, making it the second such major conversion under President Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan, a champion of pious Muslims in Turkey and head of a party with Islamist roots, turned Istanbul’s world-renowned Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque in 2020 in a ceremony attended by tens of thousands of...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladeshi government has announced plans for the country’s largest seed production farm project, aiming to strengthen food security, alleviate poverty, and improve living standards in the country’s southeastern region. Located in Sonagazi Upazila of Feni district, the project will focus on producing high-yielding, disease-free, and top-quality seeds. This initiative is expected to unlock vast potential for agricultural growth in the region. The project, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Agency : Como have been promoted to Serie A after 21 years along with Parma, as Venezia, Cremonese, Catanzaro, Palermo,...
Bhangura (Pabna) Correspondent : The use of light traps has become popular in the detection of Boro rice-eating insects in Bhanguraupazila of Pabna. In this method harmful insects can be identified as well as beneficial insects. At the same time, it is convenient to take necessary steps to suppress harmful insects and save beneficial insects, according to agriculturists. As a result, the use of pesticides can also be assured there. Upazila farmers are taking great interest in this agro-friendly method....