Desk Report: President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Mahbubul Alam has disputed a suggestion that operational activities of the Chittagong Port be handed over to a foreign entity. The country’s seaports are now experiencing 20 per cent annual growth and the rate is increasing gradually, he said in a statement on…
Abrar Hussain of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is conspiring to split their party. “Many plots are now going on to weaken BNP and split it. They (govt) also tried to do so in the past, but failed,” he said while speaking at a milad mahfil at…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her party is devoted for welfare of the people out of its political commitment, not only for getting their vote. She came up with the statement while inaugurating Community Vision Centers in 20 upazilas of eight districts surrounding Bagamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Eye Hospital and Training…
Kabir Humayun: A mobile court of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) fined dozens of jaywalkers at the police box point of Farmgate in Dhaka. Around 26 people were fined by Executive Magistrate Sarah Sadia Taznin at the busiest VIP road of the capital since yesterday morning, reports The Daily Star. All the traffic rule violators…
DataLeads: China, world’s second-largest economy, stands tall with US$ 25.3 trillion and is up by 9% from 2017 followed by India at 10.38 trillion which is up by 9.8% showing growth over the preceding year. The 2018 World Economic Outlook by International Monetary Fund (IMF) report projects that growth in emerging market and developing economies…
Samiul Bashar Samin Damon was in South Korea promoting the upcoming fifth installment in the action franchise. Matt Damon says he’s “totally fine” with a younger actor taking over the role of Jason Bourne after he’s done with the action franchise.Speaking on a promotional tour in Seoul, South Korea, Damon, who returns for the fifth…
AFP: A Belarusian model who sparked global intrigue after claiming she had evidence of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office pleaded not guilty Monday (Aug 20) to charges of running an illegal “sex training” class in Thailand. Anastasia Vashukevich, better known by her pen name Nastya Rybka, has been detained in Thailand since…
Kabir HUmayun: The Supreme Court today fixed October 1 for hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by the government challenging a High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to give first-class division facilities to internationally noted photographer Shahidul Alam in jail. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice M Imman Ali fixed the…
Imran Hossain, Patharghata, Barguna: In the coastal areas, fishermen are taking preparations for catching Hilsha fish from the alongside rivers and from the ocean. Due to constant raining and the rainy season, the Hilsha-season is ahead; for which some 22 thousand the fishermen from the coastal area are spending busy time fixing nets, repairing fishing…
Halima Akter: The 5 ways tiny homes are helping communities. 1. In backyard is an initiative to integrate refugees into society it connects refugees with hosts who have tiny homes in their backyards hosts also help refugees find jobs and eventually find permanent housing. 2. ‘Avoid’ is the size of its creator’s childhood bedroom Leonardo…