Dhaka, Apr 28 : Noise pollution in Dhaka city is now three times higher than the tolerable level, and the invisible danger is putting around 50 lakh people at health risk, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Mohammad Shahab Uddin…
Year: 2021
Ambitious ADP worth Tk 2.13trn on cards
Dhaka, Apr 28 : The annual development programme (ADP) for 2021-22 fiscal will prioritise the transport, education, health and agriculture sectors, with a view to off-setting the adverse impacts of the coronavirus crisis that have weighed on the economy since…
Munia’s grieving family seeks justice
Cumilla, Apr 28 : The grieving family of Musharrat Jahan Munia, whose hanging body was recovered from her rented flat in Dhaka, have demanded exemplary punishment of those responsible for her death.
Hefazat leader Habibullah Kashemi held in city
Dhaka, Apr 28 : Police on Wednesday arrested Hefazat-e-Islam leader Md. Mufti Habibullah Mahmud Kashemi from the capital’s Vatara area in a case over 2013 Shapla Chattar violence.
Extended lockdown: 10am to 1 pm banking hours to continue
Dhaka, Apr 28 : Bangladesh Bank has further extended the currently maintained limited banking transaction hours until May 5 in compliance with the government’s decision to extend the strict lockdown for one week more.
Body of girl recovered, Bashundhara Group MD sued
Police recovered the body of a young girl from a rented flat in the capital’s Gulshan area on Monday night.
The deceased Mosharrat Jahan Munia was a college student, hailing from Cumilla city. She lived in the flat alone, police said.
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Resisting Big Tech’s Take-Over of Digital Agriculture
The world’s biggest technology companies and distribution platforms, such as Microsoft and Amazon, collectively known as Big Tech, have started entering the food sector.
প্রবীণ সাংবাদিক গোলাম কিবরিয়া (গগন তানু) আর নেই
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IBBL board recommends 10% cash dividend for shareholders
The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has recommended a 10% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2020 subject to the approval of the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Bank.
Smith avoids the cut, LPGA back in Asia
HONG KONG – Two Australians prove a cut above, and top women’s players return to Asia in AFP Sport’s golf talking points this week:
Shoriful vows to dismiss Mushfiqur at least once in life
DHAKA – As of now, in any kind of domestic cricket, fast bowler Shoriful Islam couldn’t dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim even once.
Tigers begin training for second Test against Sri Lanka
DHAKA– The Bangladesh national cricket team started their training for the second Test against Sri Lanka today after a gap of a day.
Jamal, Jibon return home
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team’s captain Jamal Bhuyan returned home from Denmark on Monday after solving some passport issues while national football team’s striker Nabib Newaz Jibon also returned on the same day from India. Both are now in…
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees 78 new fatalities, 3,031 cases
Dhaka, Apr 27 : Bangladesh reported 78 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,031 new cases in a 24-hour period until Tuesday morning, showing a downtrend in the number of daily deaths.
Bangladesh approves emergency use of Russian Sputnik V vaccine
Dhaka, Apr 27 : The government of Bangladesh on Tuesday approved the emergency use of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine. The approval was given at a meeting of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA).
B’baria mayhem: 6 more Hefazat men held
Brahanbaria, Apr 27 : Six more people have been arrested in the past 24 hours in connection with last month’s mayhem by Hefazat-e-Islam supporters in Brahmanbaria, police said on Tuesday.
Mango set for yield drop as drought hits C’nawabganj hard
Chapainawabganj, Apr 27 : Mango, the king of all fruits that prompted many poets over the ages to write great poems, is likely to be costlier this summer as drought is going to take its toll on its yield in…
Industrialist Deen Mohammad passes away
Dhaka, Apr 27: Prominent Industrialist and chairman of the Phoenix Group Deen Mohammad passed away due to old age complications at a city hospital early Tuesday. He was 83.
FM to join China-led virtual meeting on vaccine cooperation
Dhaka, Apr 27 : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen will join a China-led virtual meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation to deal with the Covid-19 situation.
PM shocked at death of Shariatpur Al leader Nurul Huq
Dhaka, Apr 27 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, on Tuesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Health and Population Affairs Secretary of Shariatpur Municipal Awami League Syed Nurul Huq.
Gang of fake journalists arrested for extortion in CTG
A gang of four fake journalists including two women was arrested while they were extorting money from several businessmen in Chattogram by pretending to be media personnel.
To Combat Climate Change, Listen and Act on Ideas from Youths
Listening to young people take a stance on climate change and hearing their well-articulated and very alarming concerns about the changing climate re-inspired my commitment to do my best and to keep calling on everyone to take action to ensure our younger generation inherits a livable planet.
World Military Spending Rises to a Hefty $2.0 Trillion
But according to a new report released April 26 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military expenditure rose to nearly $2 trillion in 2020, an increase of 2.6 percent, in real terms, from 2019.
Hazard’s woes leave Real Madrid nostalgic for age of Galacticos
MADRID – “I’ll try,” said Eden Hazard when asked in his first press conference at Real Madrid if he could now become the best player in the world.
Gulf derby: prestige, pride riding on PSG v Man City clash
DOHA – The Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City on Wednesday is as much a clash of footballing titans as a proxy battle between competing Gulf nations and visions for European football’s future.
Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveau riche take on Real Madrid
LONDON – The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week’s Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved — Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea — among the breakaway 12 that shook European football.
Zampa, Richardson latest to leave Covid-tainted IPL cricket
NEW DELHI – Two Australian cricketers became the latest to pull out of the Indian Premier League on Monday as pressure grows on the tournament following a devastating coronavirus surge.
Women’s Football League set to resume from May 5
DHAKA- The women’s Football League will resume from May 5 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamala Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur.
Govt to buy 11.50 lakh mts Boro rice
Dhaka, Apr 26 : The government has decided to procure 11.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.