UNB :The US has hoped that the government of Bangladesh would examine the allegations brought against Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a documentary aired and an article published by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).“I’m not going to preview any actions from up here. But we will examine the allegations in this article and video very carefully, and we hope the Bangladesh government will do the same,” said Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the US Department of State.The perpetrators of...
The Daily Guardian Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel has been accused of not repaying Rs 2.5 crores. For the unversed, the...
City Desk :The first activation campaign of the Bangabandhu Innovation Grant-2023 was held at the Institute of Modern Language Auditorium on Dhaka University campus. The Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division in association with DU Entrepreneurship Development Club (DUEDC) on Thursday organised the campaign with iDEA Project Director and Joint Secretary Md Altaf Hossain in the chair, said a press release. Associate Professor of DU Marketing Department Dr Rafiuddin Ahmed...
City Desk :Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim said BNP-Jamaat wants to thwart continuity of democracy of the country. “BNP-Jamaat wants to go in state power through illegal way,” he said this while a food distribution function organized by Awami Swechchhasebak League among helpless people was held in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at city’s Dhanmondi-32. Bahauddin said BNP-Jamaat is a terrorist and undemocratic party and they want to destroy the people’s right as the party don’t...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon :It can be said that everyone who acts in films has a dream of national recognition for...
BSS, Dhaka :Dhaka Abahani Limited beat Fortis Football Club (FC) Limited by 2-0 goals in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)...
City Desk :Dhaka’s air quality is ‘unhealthy’ this morning on Friday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 152 at 9:30 am, Dhaka ranked 9th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB. Thailand’s Chiang Mai, Pakistan’s Karachi and UAE’s Dubai occupied the first three spots in the list, with AQI scores of 382, 177 and 166, respectively.An AQI between 101 and 150 is considered ‘unhealthy’, AQI between 201 and 300 is said to...
City Desk :A total of 4,01,414 primary applications were submitted for admission test in the first year (honours) classes of 2022-23 academic session at Rajshahi University (RU).Prodip Kumar Pandey, Administrator of Public Relation Office, told BSS that 2,19,273 aspirant students submitted the application during the stipulated time from March 15 to 27.After scrutiny, the selected students can submit the final application from April 9 to 15.He said there is scope of appearing in the entry test for the second time...
Staff Reporter :The government is likely to project the revenue collection target of Tk 5 lakh crore for the upcoming financial year 2023-2024.The target for FY24 is more than Tk 67,000 crore higher than the target of Tk 4,33,000 crore set for the current financial year 2022-23.Of the amount, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will be tasked to collect Tk 4.30 lakh crore, whereas the target for the current financial year is Tk 3.70 lakh crore. In the next...
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) on Thursday arranged a Doa and Iftar Mahfil in a hotel in the capital.Imran Ahmed, Minister of Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment present as the Chief Guest in the event.The ministry said that the existing problems of the manpower export sector will be eliminated soon with the combined efforts. BAIRA President Mohammad Abul Bashar presided over the event. Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on...