News Desk : People hailing from the south-west of the country are travelling to the Paturia ferry dock in Manikganj on their way home to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. They were able to travel along the route to Daulatdia comfortably as there were sufficient ferries and launches to meet the traffic at the dock on Friday, reports bdnews24.com Though there had been a large crowd of passengers since the morning, there had been no major issues, said Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz, the...
Day: June 15, 2024
Al Jazeera : More than 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca for the start of Hajj,...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Rangpur : A 3-month long free computer office application training course implemented by Profit Foundation in collaboration with Information and Communication Technology Department at PF IT Training Center was held on Thursday afternoon in Kaligya upazila. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zahir Imam of Kaliganj was present as chief guest in the opening ceremony of the computer office application training course under the chairmanship of PF Director Md. Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Md. MostafaChowdhury, Assistant Programmer of Upazila ICT Office of...
News Desk : The Rapid Action Battalion has detained 12 members of two groups who bought train tickets using other people’s NIDs and mobile numbers ahead of Eid to sell them online for a mark-up when the demand grew. The black-market gangs have already bought at least 500 train tickets for the next ten days, said RAB-3 Commanding Officer Lt Col Md Firoz Kabir at a media briefing at the Kamalapur Railway Station platform in Dhaka following the arrests on...
Staff Reporter : Main opposition party-BNP has dissolved its convening committees along with the central committee of the party’s youth wing Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal and Dhaka City units of its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in a surprising move. The party dissolved the convening committees of its Dhaka South and North city units as well as Chattogram and Barishal city units. BNP Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the decision in a press release on Thursday. Besides, the central...
Bagerhat Correspondent : A deer s caught by the members of the Tiger Team and the locals from the village Dakkhin Chalitabunia under Sharankhola Upazila (in Bagerhat district), adjacent to the Eastern Sundarbans on Wednesday (June 12) at night at 10 pm was released in the forest at the same night. At that time another deer that arrived at the village after crossing the river Bhola that separates human habitations from Sundarbans returned back to Sundarbans after crossing the river....
Manikganj Correspondent : Even though 5 months have passed since the Ministry of Education sent a letter to take necessary measures against the headmaster of the Nayabari High School in Shibalaya Upazila, investigating various allegations including money embezzlement, many questions have arisen in the concerned circles. The letter signed by the Senior Assistant Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education Mohammad Tauhidul Islam was sent on January 30 this year, but the school inspector of...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : At least 100 of people including eight cops were injured in a clash between two villagers announcing the mosque’s microphone over a trivial incident in Kishoreganj’s Katiyadi on Monday afternoon. The incident took place between two villagers of Kargaon and Bhatta areas of Katiadi after cutting palm leaves on Wednesday afternoon. Police fired 30 rounds of blank fire to control the situation. Police sources said a man named Roman (25) from Bhatta area of Kargaon...
Business Report : Fast-growing mobile financial service provider upay introduced an MFS co-branded prepaid card in collaboration with United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) in January this year. Owing to the customers’ immense love for the convenience and advantages of the UCB-upay co-branded prepaid card, upay has launched a special campaign with a unique cash reward program for new customers. It will remain valid till June 30, 2024. Under the campaign, users can get a cash reward of up to BDT...
AFP, Shanghai : With internet-connected sleep monitors, robotic arms and calorie-counting cafeteria plates, China’s elder care industry is hoping automation...
Staff Reporter : During the holy Eid-ul-Azha, it is a tradition to visit different markets and buy the beloved sacrificial animal. Now, this market has a touch of modernity. Traders are selling millions of animals from farms through online platforms, allowing buyers to purchase their chosen animal from the comfort of their homes. This modern system is known as the ‘Digital Cattle Market’. The official development of the digital market took place in 2020, and it gained significant popularity and...
