AFP : King Charles III will participate in his annual birthday parade next month from a carriage rather than on horseback, as he battles cancer, British media reported Thursday. The 75-year-old head of state, who only recently resumed public engagements, will inspect the soldiers taking part in the June 15 Trooping the Colour ceremony from a royal carriage. The yearly event marks the sovereign’s official birthday and is one of the highlights of the royal calendar. Last year Charles attended...
Day: June 1, 2024
Staff Reporter : A new initiative, Disaster Hackathon 2.0, has been launched to develop strategies for dealing with natural threats such as cyclones and flash floods, which significantly affect lives and the economy. The event, spanning five months and concluding in October 2024, builds on the success of Hackathon 1.0 and aims to engage the country’s tech-savvy youth in disaster management. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Dr. ASM Maksud Kamal inaugurated the Disaster Hackathon 2.0 virtually at an event held at the...
Business Report : To make medical services more convenient and accessible, BRAC Healthcare Ltd., a concern of BRAC Enterprises, has...
City Desk : The Chamber Judge Court has lifted the suspension on the recruitment process for 46,000 primary school teachers in Dhaka and Chittagong divisions, initially halted due to allegations of question leakage. The order was passed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim of the Appellate Division on Thursday, following a petition challenging the High Court’s previous order. However, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been tasked with investigating these allegations, reports media. The court has mandated that the results of...
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : The upcoming budget will be passed by the Parliament at the end of June 2024....
According to a recent Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) survey, the inflation in food items has reached up to 15 per cent in the country. In this worrying situation, it is easy to guess how miserable the condition of poor and low income people can be. On the other hand, a World Food Programme (WFP) report recently said that the cost of food for the population living below the poverty line has gone up by 58 per cent in...
Business Report : Shanta Asset Management has announced the appointment of Kazi Monirul Islam as the new Chief Executive Officer,...
Staff Reporter : The main opposition party, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, alleged on Thursday that the incumbent Awami League government’s aim is to make Bangladesh dependent on others. “This government’s main goal is to turn Bangladesh into a failed state by depleting its assets and making the country dependent on other countries,” he said while talking to reporters on the premises of Zaiur Rahman’s grave in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital. Earlier, Fakhrul, accompanied by BNP leaders...
Diplomatic Correspondent : The Saudi Government has announced a new round of commitments to protect the rights of Bangladeshi workers and ensure greater transparency in recruiting workers from Bangladesh. In recent discussions, the Saudi government expressed its interest in collaborating with Bangladesh to improve worker-employer relationships, hold both parties accountable, and protect workers’ rights. Faisal Al-Dafayan, the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia, conveyed this interest during a courtesy meeting and...