BSF delegation arrives in Dhaka to join BGB Day programme
Staff Correspondent: A delegation of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) arrived in Dhaka at the invitation of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to join the events organised on the occasion of BGB Day-2021.The seven-member BSF delegation led…
Read More »Govt plans a big push in medical education
Staff Correspondent:The government will set up a medical university in every division of the country by 2023-24 fiscal as it aims to develop a strong medical manpower and upgrade the medicare facilities in its mid-term planning,…
Read More »Nation to celebrate 51st Victory Day today
Staff Correspondent: The nation is set to celebrate the 51st Victory Day, the most precious day of the Bangalee people, today as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on the day 50 years…
Read More »Hamid welcomes Indian President
Staff Correspondent: President Abdul Hamid welcomed his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind to Bangladesh upon the the latter’s arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning.A special flight of national carrier Air India carrying the Indian…
Read More »The 51st Victory Day and Our Liberation War
Prof. Dr. Anwarul Karim:Bangladesh today celebrates the glorious 51st victory day, December 16, 2021, amidst pomp and grandeur and heartfelt prayers of 170 million people men, women and children for Bangabandhu and those millions of martyrs…
Read More »Extreme heatwaves made life vulnerable in 2021
Impact of climate change Special Correspondent: Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues. Wildfires set new…
Read More »78pc BD youths unaware of Right to Info Act: Study
Staff Correspondent:Around 78% youths, the most potential group of the population, do not know anything about the Right to Information (RTI) Act although it is considered that information empowers common people and ensures accountability, according to…
Read More »Investing $1 per person yearly could save 7 m lives
International Desk: A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that close to seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than…
Read More »Eco-friendly electric bus to be introduced in Dhaka in 2-yrs
Special Correspondent:Eco-friendly electric bus will be launched in the capital Dhaka in next two years. Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said this in an interview with a prominent news media.The mayor said he was…
Read More »Timely free textbooks distribution uncertain
Mahfuja Mukul: School kids may not get new text books as per the schedule of first day of new academic year due to delay tenders for printing the books by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board…
Read More »Early variety of potato boosts farmers fortune
Nilphamari Correspondent: The early potato harvest has brought fortune to the farmers in Nilphamari district as traders are paying exceptionally high prices for the kitchen staple amid increased demand in the country’s major cities.The situation is…
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