Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday strongly denounced the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements signed...
Day: June 26, 2024
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has firmly reassured the nation that the decision to grant rail transit to...
Staff Reporter : The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report by the US State Department, published on its website, paints a complex picture of Bangladesh’s efforts to combat human trafficking. While the Bangladeshi government has demonstrably increased its overall efforts compared to the previous year, it still falls short of meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, keeping the country in Tier 2 for the fifth consecutive year since 2020. Countries that fully comply with the Trafficking in Persons...
City Desk : Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Tuesday said the work of creating a shared health record for the purpose of creating a health profile to provide a unique health ID to every citizen is underway. “The work of providing Unique Health ID has started in certain hospitals on an experimental basis. The project will be expanded soon based on the results of the pilot program. Some 14,03,889 IDs have been issued so far under the pilot...
City Desk : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the incumbent government has taken various initiatives to fulfill Bangladesh’s commitment to protecting the world’s environment by disseminating Bangladeshi eco-friendly and biodegradable jute products all over the world, including Bhutan. He made the remarks while speaking at the inaugural session of the Bangladesh Jute Products Exhibition Centre in Thimpu, Bhutan, on Monday, reports BSS. Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho...
City Desk : Kaus Mia, the tycoon and owner of Hakimpuri Jorda (processed tobacco leaves), who has been Bangladesh’s top taxpayer for 15 consecutive years, has passed away at the age of 94. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Hospital in the capital on early Tuesday. Kaus Mia’s son Jahangir Mia confirmed the matter. “My father fell ill due to old age complications. Recently, after treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, he was brought...
City Desk : A delegation of Sandhani, the pioneer of voluntary blood donation and post-mortem eye donation movement in Bangladesh, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban here this afternoon. Social Welfare Minister Dr Dipu Moni led the delegation, reports BSS. During the meeting, the President was apprised of overall activities of Sandhani by the delegation. Later, President’s Press Secretary Md. Joynal Abedin told BSS about the outcome of the meeting. They (the delegation) presented...
Barishal Correspondent : Two Russell’s Vipers have been spotted in Kalapara upazila under Patuakhali district within a day on Tuesday (June 25) morning. After seeing the two snakes, locals called 999 and the Forest Department rescued the two snakes with the help of Animal Lovers. Arifur Rahman Shaon , Kuakata team member of Animal Lovers of Patuakhali, said, after receiving information from the forest department, we rescued one Russell’s viper from Nalapara village. Our members arrived to find another...
Agency : Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever senior world tournament semi-final with a nerve-jangling eight-run victory over Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup on Tuesday that eliminated mighty Australia. Amid excruciating tension at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent, Afghan Captain Rashid Khan and seamer Naveen-ul-Haq were the heroes as Afghanistan battled through three rain stoppages to secure a famous victory under the DLS scoring method. Defending a modest total of 115-5 on a bowler-friendly surface, Rashid finished with...
Entertainment Report : A few days ago, actress Shobnom Yesmin Bubly was dropped from Md Iqbal’s movie ‘Betray’. Now, she...