Kailashtila to supply 20 mmcfd gas from May 10: Nasrul
Staff Correspondent: Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), a government-owned major gas company, is set to supply around 20 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) to the national grid from May 10.“With the government’s sincere…
Read More »Desperate trips on deadly routes
Illegal migration to Europe Staff Correspondent: KabirMatubbar (not his real name) took an illegal route to Italy from Bangladesh in 2015. The trip included a daring boat journey in the Mediterranean Sea from Libya.He paid about…
Read More »543 killed in road accidents in April
Staff Correspondent: With the rapid increase in the number of vehicles, mostly cars, in the congested roads of Bangladesh cities, there has been a steady rise in the number of accidents too.As many as 543 people,…
Read More »Excessive medical costs
making people poorerMostly becoming destitute to meet expenses Golam Mostafa Jibon: People especially poor and middle class are being disoriented day by day due to excessive medical expenses along with growing price hike of daily necessaries.The number of…
Read More »Tagore’s 161st birth
anniversary todayIndustry Desk: Today is the 161st birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism.On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Rabindranath,…
Read More »Hasina showing ways
to the world: DipuStaff Correspondent: Education Minister DrDipu Moni said Bangladesh is leading the world in various ways under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.She said this while addressing the unveiling and discussion meeting of the book ‘Bangalir…
Read More »Country fetches $35.42b from RMG
exports in 10 monthsStaff Correspondent: Country has earned $35.42 billion from exports of apparel products in the first 10 months until April of the current fiscal year, up from the entire FY22’s target of $35.14, said Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers…
Read More »Dhaka starts to get previous shape as holidaymakers returning
Staff Correspondent: Holidaymakers have started to return to capital after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr holiday with their family members and relatives. However, many passengers said that there was no suffering on the way back.Visiting the Gabtali bus counter…
Read More »Pvt firms keen to lease country’s Jute Mills
Khulna region on top choice for foreign firms Industry Desk: Eighteen local and foreign companies have submitted proposals for taking lease of 13 state-owned Jute Mills in Bangladesh. All of the four international firms that have…
Read More »Umrah season for foreign pilgrims till May 31
International Desk: The current Umrah season for Muslims traveling to Saudi Arabia from outside the Kingdom will end on May 31.The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has set Shawwal 30, the current Islamic month that follows…
Read More »Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
International Desk: Infection from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is not mild as generally touted, rather is as deadly as Delta, Alpha and other strains that claimed thousands of lives globally, finds a study, IANS reported.Omicron…
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