Sending money through legal channels boosted remittance inflow: Webinar
UNB, Dhaka :The recent remittance inflow went up in Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic due to coming through a formal channel instead of informal process.“No...
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Produce quality films on Liberation War to counter distorted history: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Noting that the government will develop cinema infrastructures up to upazila-level, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged filmmakers to produce quality films...
Dhaka-Washington ties to get stronger under Biden administration: Miller
UNB, Dhaka :US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said Bangladesh-US relations will only get stronger under the Biden administration.“I think the relationship between...
Govt rolls out Tk 27b in new stimulus for small businesses
News Desk :The government has announced two more stimulus packages worth Tk 27 billion to help small, medium and cottage industries and expand social safety...
3 to walk gallows for killing mother and son in city
Court Correspondent :The Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday sentenced three persons to death in a case filed for the murders of...
Sweeper trucks sit idle
Reza Mahmud :Six sweeper trucks sit idle in the two city corporations’ parking lots though Dhaka ranks the worst city in the Air Quality Index.City...
Sanitation worker gets first shot as India launches vaccination campaign
Reuters :Sanitation worker Manish Kumar became the first person in India to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one...
14 gang leaders directed MS-13 ‘Wave of Death,’ US says
Benjamin Weiser :For years, the violent Salvadoran gang known as MS-13 has terrorized parts of New York City and Long Island with brutal killings, and...
Voting ends amid stray violence
UNB, Dhaka :Voting in the second phase elections to 60 municipalities concluded on Saturday amid stray incidents of violence and irregularities. Balloting started around 8am...
46 killed in DRC militia attack
AFP :Forty-six Pygmies have been massacred in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia, local sources said on Friday.‘ADF rebels...
Outlaw killed in Pabna
Our Correspondent :An operative of outlawed Nakshal Bahini was found dead at a village in Faridpur upazila of Pabna on Saturday.The deceased was identified as...
Domestic tourism makes record
Noman Mosharef :The tourists are travelling through the country’s tourist spots making a record in domestic tourism sector in the country.Due to deadly covid-19 pandemic,...