Ismail Hussain Emu Long course of events have been planned regarding the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) Day today. BGB HQ will fly their regimental flag at 8am. Then, the day will start after BGB Director General Maj. Gen. Abul Hossain pays tribute to the Freedom Fighter’s memorial ‘Shimanto Gourav’, at 8:15am. Later, their Parade event…
Sofian Khan Bangladesh and Turkey ton Tuesday signed two MoUs to enhance cooperation in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as well maintain the standards of products.The Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) are between Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation, Industry and Technology, Bangladesh and Ministry of Science, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization, and…
Sofian Khan Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday has visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs by placing wreaths. Also he signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there.Mosharraf Hossain, the Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer and AKM Mozammel Huq, the Liberation War Affairs Minister was also present that time.The Turkish…
Sofian Khan The government has reduced the registering cost of births and deaths for Bangladeshi citizens by 75 percent.The Local Government Division on Monday had issued the revision in a notice on the rules for births and deaths registering.As before, births and deaths can be registered in Bangladesh and abroad without any charge within 45…
Sayeed Muhammad As the entire country remained blanketed with thick fog disrupting normal life yesterday, at least 20 flights were delayed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.The airport sources said the flights, both domestic and international, from different routes could not land there in the time fixed. Tarik Ahmed Al Sadik, assistant superintendent of…
Jafar Ahmed There is lack of transparency & accountability checks in the economic sector of Bangladesh. It creating scopes for the great irregularities in the system. Former Chairman of Janata Bank, economist Dr. Abul Barkat made these statements at the pre-event seminar of 20th Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), on yesterday. He also…
Tariqul Islam Sumon The word ‘Orna’ in a 1st grade textbook became a subject of criticism against the education authorities such as NCTB & regarded ministries, last year. Thus, it was removed from the upcoming 1st grade Bangla Textbook ‘Amar Boi’. But, now it can be found at the alphabet learning book for the kindergarten…
Sayeed Muhammad At least 65 journalists and media workers have been killed across the world so far this year, says an estimate prepared by the Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), also known as Reporters Without Borders.The latest figure pushes up the total number of journalists killed in connection with their work since 2005 to 926.Among them…
Sofian Khan An Amtrak train was derailed on Monday as it took a steep turn on a new stretch of track in Washington at more than twice the speed limit, resulting passenger cars to tumble from a bridge and killing at least three people.The train was on its opening run on a faster route to…
Sofian Khan The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) on Tuesday has fixed the prices of artificial heart valves and pacemaker.According to the new price chart, maximum price for a valve stands at 26,000 taka ranging from 4,800 taka, whereas the price is from 5,000 to 4,07,000 taka for a pacemaker.DGDA came up with the…