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কুমিল্লা পৌরসভার চেয়ারম্যান ছিলেন, সিটি কর্পোরেশন হওয়ার পর মেয়রও হন; চার দশকের রাজনৈতিক জীবনে ভোটের লড়াইয়ে নেমে আগে কখনও হারেননি মনিরুল হক সাক্কু; তাকে সেই স্বাদ দিলেন আরফানুল হক রিফাত।...
The EU Member States have common interest to support Bangladesh in achieving their national goals and fulfilling international commitments in the field of renewable energy through the Team Europe Initiative....
কুমিল্লা সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে হাড্ডাহাড্ডি লড়াই আর তুমুল উত্তেজনার মধ্যে নির্বাচন কমিশন নৌকার প্রার্থী আরফানুল হক রিফাতকে বিজয়ী ঘোষণা করার পর কারচুপির অভিযোগ এনেছেন পরাজিত প্রার্থী গত দুইবারের মেয়র মো....
Brazil expressed a great interest on Wednesday to expand bilateral cooperation with Bangladesh in agriculture sector for mutual benefits of the two countries. The Brazilian authorities' interest came when its...
The state minister for planning Dr. Shamsul Alam has supported merchant bankers' demand of whitening undisclosed money in the capital market. The state minister echoed the merchant bankers' demand on...
The minimum wage board has proposed Tk 10,520 and Tk 12,910 as minimum monthly wages for the workers of fishing trawler and rubber industries respectively. The government fixed Tk 5,200...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a platform of global businesses, elected Maria Fernanda Garza as its chair for a two-year term from July 01, 2022 to June 30, 2024....
The government has appointed Mohammad Jainul Bari as the fourth chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority of Bangladesh (IDRA). The IDRA is the regulator of the country's 81...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its largest interest rate increase in more than a quarter of a century to stem a surge in inflation that US central bank officials...
A Korean-Chinese joint-venture company takes charge of operation and maintenance of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) on completion of major works of the iconic infrastructure before June 20. Prime Minister...
It is systemic fault that creates black money in Bangladesh, says Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal as he bets big on budget baits for repatriation of the siphoned-off funds. "Whoever...
A Norwegian-US joint venture, TGS-Schlumberger, is waiting for a fresh model production-sharing contract (MPSC) before initiating its seismic shoots in the Bay of Bengal, said sources. They said a lucrative...
China is actively considering Bangladesh's request for funding modernisation of the Mongla Seaport but wants operations management of the port having potential to become an international shipping hub. Officials say...
Although she studied science till HSC, Maisha (pseudonym) always knew that she wanted to be a corporate leader, and her knack for managing people and situations made her aspire to...
For many people, the opportunity to study abroad is a lifelong dream. For others, it happens more incidentally than they may have anticipated. Regardless of the events that lead up...
Founded under the School of Business and Economics of North South University 27 years ago, North South Young Entrepreneurs Society (NSU YES!), rose to the top with its valiant efforts...
Let the question of global rankings of Bangladesh's universities be put aside for the moment. Not that rankings are not important. They are, for these rankings are a measure of...
Speakers at a blood donor reception programme on Tuesday stressed increasing the number of voluntary blood donors to save thousands of lives in the country. They said the need of...
For the last 10/15 years many educated Bangladeshi youths disillusioned with fading job prospects have been seen going back to their native villages. They are found trying their luck in...
Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat has won Cumilla City Corporation elections by a narrow margin of only 343 votes. He bagged 50,310 votes while expelled BNP leader Monirul...
Tension has mounted in Cumilla with results from 101 out of 105 polling stations in the city corporation elections showing that Monirul Haque Sakku and Arfanul Haque Rifat are neck...
Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv's...
Civil society members have urged for allowing Rohingya to engage in productive work in Cox’s Bazar camps apart from preparing a collective plan to cope with the cut in foreign...
During a disaster, the best traits of humanity often come out to forefront. After the recent Chottogram fire incident, several humanitarian organisations have been raising money for the benefit of...
Higher crude oil and fuel prices allowed Russian revenues to climb in May despite its export volumes slipping due to sanctions, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The findings...
A young girl from Nilphamari district on Wednesday came to the High Court with her mother to seek justice for the rapists. Standing in the High Court, she said,...
The stock market regulator has allowed Global Islami Bank to raise Tk 4.25 billion from the capital market under the fixed price method. The approval came on Wednesday at a...
LaLiga have filed a complaint to UEFA against Paris St Germain and Manchester City over alleged Financial Fair Play violations, the Spanish professional football league announced on Wednesday. The organisation...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said there is no need to import sacrificial animals from abroad as the country has sufficient number of animals for Eid-ul-Azha. Rezaul...
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has agreed to pay £30,000 in damages to a British-Bangladeshi Labour councillor after it mixed her up with Apsana Begum in a news item about...
Early results in the Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) elections show that Monirul Haque Sakku and Arfanul Haque Rifat are neck and neck in the race for mayor. Sakku, the expelled...
Almost all owners of flats or lands in Dhaka city are black money holders as they can register their properties showing much lower rates due to an improper system, according...
The government of Bangladesh has invited World Bank President David Malpass to attend the gala inaugural ceremony of the much-awaited Padma Bridge scheduled to be held on June 25. Bangladesh...
Sheikh Hasina has said a certain quarter is “conspiring” to foil the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, describing the recent fire incidents, including the deadly BM Container Depot inferno, as...
The Bangladesh government has taken the necessary steps to implement the third phase of the Activating Village Courts programme across the country to make sure justice is more accessible, fair,...
Saudi pro-government commentators are gloating over US President Joe Biden's planned visit next month, saying the US leader's about-turn on his vow to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" reflected the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the economy and foreign exchange reserves of the country will not face any adverse impact due to the implementation of the mega projects....
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started a dedicated Hajj flights operation from Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram to Jeddha and Medina. Biman's first dedicated Hajj flight BG-3211 left the...
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the state-run marketing agency, will procure 19.20 million litres of soyabean oil, 13,500 tonnes of lentils and 15,000 tonnes of sugar from different private...
Stakeholders and participants in a programme sought a conducive atmosphere to widen mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions for faster growth of businesses. They also emphasised the greater and more trustworthy...
কালো টাকা সৃষ্টির পেছনে পদ্ধতিগত সমস্যার উদাহরণ দিতে গিয়ে অর্থমন্ত্রী আ হ ম মুস্তফা কামাল বলেছেন, ঢাকায় যাদের জায়গা-জমি, বাড়িঘর ও ফ্ল্যাট আছে, সবাই কালো টাকার মালিক; একজনও বাকি নাই। ...
আর্থিক কেলেঙ্কারির অভিযোগে নানা আলোচনার মধ্যে পদত্যাগ করেছেন বীমা উন্নয়ন ও নিয়ন্ত্রণ কর্তৃপক্ষের (আইডিআরএ) চেয়ারম্যান এম মোশাররফ হোসেন। মঙ্গলবার অর্থ মন্ত্রণালয়ের সংশ্লিষ্ট দপ্তরে তিনি পদত্যাগপত্র জমা দেন। পরে মন্ত্রণালয়ের আর্থিক...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will start releasing new notes of taka in exchange of old notes from June 29 ahead of Eid-Ul-Azha. The exchange will continue till July 7. People can...
সীতাকুণ্ডের বিএম ডিপোসহ দেশে সাম্প্রতিক বিভিন্ন অগ্নিকাণ্ডের ঘটনাকে ‘রহস্যজনক’ হিসেবে বর্ণনা করে প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনা বলেছেন, একটি মহল পদ্মা সেতুর উদ্বোধনী অনুষ্ঠান বন্ধের ‘ষড়যন্ত্র’ করছে। এ বিষয়ে তিন বাহিনীর প্রধান,...
Member of Parliament (MP) AKM Bahauddin Bahar, who was ordered by the Election Commission to leave the constituency for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct during the Cumilla city...
The High Court appointed Board of Directors of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly Limited is not cooperating with its former chairman Shamima Narsin in properly transferring her 50 per cent...
Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as bargain hunters showed their buying interest in lucrative issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
South Korean boy band BTS, whose catchy, upbeat songs have won them legions of fans, have announced they will be taking a break. The group told fans during a televised...
দেশে গত এক দিনে শনাক্ত কোভিড রোগীর সংখ্যা আরও বেড়েছে; করোনাভাইরাসের সংক্রমণ ধরা পড়েছে আরও ২৩২ জনের মধ্যে। এর আগে গত ১৭ মার্চ ২৩৩ জনের করোনাভাইরাস শনাক্তের খবর জানিয়েছিল স্বাস্থ্য...
Our physical world is bounded by the rules of physics. We can not do whatever we want defying those rules. Defying the rules of physics is only possible in fiction...
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