Voting in BGMEA election underway
NN Online Report: The biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is underway today to elect the new executive committee for...
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Anderson becomes third bowler to take 700 Test wickets
AFP, Dharamsala: England’s James Anderson on Saturday took his 700th Test wicket, becoming just the third bowler in world cricket to achieve the landmark. The...
Postogola Bridge opens for vehicular movement
NN Online Report: The authorities have opened the Postogola Bridge on the Buriganga River to traffic from 6:00 am today on completion of the repair...
Chef Jaheda Begum: Empowering women through culinary skills
UNB: Jaheda Begum is the head of Food and Beverage Production (Cooking Training) at the National Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (NHTTI) in Dhaka, Bangladesh....
International Women’s Day: Biman operates all-woman flight from Dhaka to Dammam
NN Online Report: Biman Bangladesh Airlines for the first time operated an international flight today that was staffed entirely by women, on the occasion of...
Khaleda Zia a pioneer of women empowerment in Bangladesh: Khosru
UNB: Khaleda Zia is a pioneer of women empowerment in Bangladesh, said BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday. “Begum Zia had proved...
Work equally with men to build Bangladesh: PM Hasina tells women
UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked the women to build the country, contributing to the society equally alongside their male counterparts. “Today if...
TCB reverses decision to hike sugar price
NN Online Report: The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has reversed its decision to raise the price of sugar by Tk 30 per kilogram to...
China foreign minister calls war in Gaza a ‘disgrace for civilisation’
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi today called Israel’s war in Gaza a “disgrace for civilisation” and reiterated Beijing’s calls for an “immediate ceasefire”. “It is...
North Korea’s Kim calls for stronger war fighting capabilities against the US and South Korea
AP: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater warfighting capabilities against the United States and South Korea, state media reported Thursday after his...
Historic March 7 being observed across the country
UNB: March 7, a remarkable day in the history of the nation’s long arduous freedom struggle, is being observed on Thursday across the country with...
PM Hasina pays tribute to Bangabandhu on historic March 7 anniversary
UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commenced the day by paying tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with a wreath-laying ceremony at...