CNG pumps to remain closed for 6 hours during Ramadan
UNB, Dhaka : CNG pumps across the country will remain closed for a good six hours — from 5pm to 11pm — daily during Ramadan....
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Ambassador Haas announces $152 mn assistance after Cox’s Bazar visit
UNB, Dhaka : Following his first visit to Cox’s Bazar, U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has announced the United States is providing $152 million...
BIMSTEC Charter signed in Colombo to push forward cooperation
UNB, Colombo : Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on Wednesday signed the BIMSTEC Charter at the...
Renowned teachers not keen to become VCs: Dipu
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : Many renowned academics are not interested in becoming vice-chancellors of universities of the country, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday....
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports one death, 69 new cases
Online Desk : Bangladesh logged 69 fresh Covid cases with one death in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The fresh numbers took the country’s total...
Electricity demand may reach 15,500 MW during Ramadan: BPDB
UNB, Dhaka : Officials of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) forecast that the demand for electricity may reach 15,500 MW per day during the...
Rain hits “Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100” musical event
UNB, Dhaka : A sudden rain hit “Cricket Celebrates Mujib 100” musical event, which is being held to celebrate the birth centenary of the Father...
8 held over clash at Benapole port, trade resumes
UNB, Benapole : Trade at Benapole land port resumed on Tuesday morning after around 24 hours of suspension following a clashe between two groups over...
Ukraine, Russia hold new talks aimed at ending the fighting
AP, KYIV : The first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began Tuesday in Turkey, raising flickering hopes of progress to end...
Russian, Ukrainian delegations arrive in Istanbul for peace talks
XINHUA, ISTANBUL : The Russian and Ukrainian delegations have arrived in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Monday for a fresh round of face-to-face peace talks,...
Treatment for burn patients to be taken to upazilas: PM
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government is planning to introduce primary treatment services for burn patients at the upazilas...
Fuel supplies hit as tanker workers go on strike in Khulna
UNB, Khulna : Fuel supplies to 10 districts in Khulna and five in Faridpur were disrupted on Tuesday, as oil tanker workers here launched an...