News Desk :The government has extended the ongoing lockdown till April 28 in order to control new surges in the coronavirus infection. The Cabinet Division issued a circular in this regard on Tuesday.The 13-point directives, which were issued earlier, will remain in force during the period. The ongoing lockdown will end on April 21. But, the situation is not improved yet.On Sunday night, the National Technical Advisory Committee on the Coronavirus has recommended extension of the ongoing lockdown for one...
City Desk :The certificate giving ceremony of a five-day long training programme on “Bio-safety and Animal Cell Culture Techniques for Advanced Research” was held on Thursday at the CARS conference room of Dhaka University (DU). Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) of DU organized the function. Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain distributed certificates among the participants as the chief guest. Director of the CARS of DU Prof...
Entertainment Desk :The auditions for reality show titled ‘Channel i Shera Kontho Season-7’ will begin in Sylhet on January 6....
UNB :Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is now free as she is not in government custody for sure.“She [Khaleda] is definitely free. She’s not obviously in our custody or in government custody. Staying here, she can definitely receive treatment anywhere as she wishes, and she’s doing so,” he told Parliament.The Law Minister said this in parliament replying to a remark made by BNP MP Rumeen Farhana who claimed in the House that “Khaleda Zia...
BSS, Faridpur :LGRD & Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said here yesterday that the present government in a very planned way heading towards progress and prosperity.Mosharraf while inaugurating a bituminous road construction at Muraridah bazar under Sadar upazilla said that the prime need of the progress is good communication net work and in that field this area is well ahead and added that within next two years there will be no non-metalic road in greater Faridpur area. He also...
City Desk :The research division of Bangla Academy has published over 150 research books on different topics in the last three years under its creative publication project.The books were published on the topics including folklore, language, education, literature, culture, dictionary, folksong, literature, Shaheed Minar and parliament for children, Bangla Academy sources said . Folklore collection is one of the major segments of the creative publication. Under the programme, a total of 25 research books were published.The project titled ‘Remarkable Research...
Staff Reporter : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said that the government is working to incorporate the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) provisions in different existing laws of the country to make commercial dispute resolution easier and less time consuming. In view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the government under definitive instruction by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has enacted the “Use of Information Technology by the Court Act, 2020” to carry out trials through digital means, the...
Sports Reporter :The Open and the Women group of the Asian Continental Chess Championship will start from tomorrow (Sunday) at Al Ain in United Arab Emirates. Five-member Bangladesh Chess team will take part in the event. GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib and GM Enamul Hossain Razib will participate in the Open section and WIM Shamima Akter Liza will participate in the Women section. Open event is a qualifying event of World Cup Chess and Women section is...
City Desk :The election commission for election manipulation of 8th national conference of Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Mela declared the name...
AFP, Washington :The world’s two dominant economic powers, the United States and China, are poised to sign a trade truce Wednesday that will allow businesses around the globe to breathe a sigh of relief.Although tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of two-way trade will remain in place, likely at least until after President Donald Trump faces reelection in November, some of the uncertainty will go away.And just as he is about to face an impeachment trial in the US...