M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader alleged that BNP is hatching a conspiracy to foil the upcoming general election after being failed repeatedly to mobilise any movement in the country. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the allegation while addressing a programme at Basurhat in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali yesterday,…
BSS: Rajshahi zone of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) is going to attain the target of 100 percent power supply to all its 30 upazilas by next June. “We have already brought 28 upazilas under the coverage of hundred percent power supply in this zone,” said Enamul Haque, superintending engineer (current-charge) of REB, Rajshahi zone….
Sofian Khan: Five people lost their lives as a truck hit a Leguna in Shahjahanpur yesterday morning leaving seven others injured. According to the Bogra Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Sanatan Chakraborty, all the deceased were passengers of Leguna. The ASP said a Bogra-bound truck from Natore rammed an oncoming human hauler at Birgram on…
Taqi Yasir Shaan Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows easily won the North American box-office race over the weekend even as it became the latest Hollywood sequel to come in well behind its predecessor.The family-friendly film topped the chart with $35.3 million from 3,701 theaters, more than 46 percent behind the 2014…
DOT Desk Though the government has abolished the quota system in class-I public jobs, it is preparing a policy to give priority to persons with disabilities, ethnic groups and underprivileged people in government jobs, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, reports The daily Sun. “There was a series of movement against the quota system….
Expert Review Nobody would call Apple’s range of 2018 iPad Pros cheap, but they are a little more affordable than they were before Christmas now. Both John Lewis and Currys have knocked £50 off a wide selection of the 2018 iPad Pro range, meaning they now start from £719, rather than the previous £769. That…
The Financial Express: Bangladesh’s apparel exports to the United States grew by 4.81 per cent during the first half of 2018 compared to that of last year. The country fetched $2.70 billion from apparel exports to the US market during January to June period of 2018 against $2.57 billion earnings of the corresponding period of…
Daily Mail: A Chinese space probe has moved into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The probe, the Chang’e-4, entered a planned orbit on Sunday ‘to prepare for the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon’, the news…
DOT Desk: Export of plastic products has risen significantly in the 2018–19 financial year (July-November) thanks to the availability of raw materials at a cheaper rate, production of quality products, a robust government policy framework, enhanced manufacturing efficiency, and export of products to new and untapped countries, say industry insiders, reports The Independent. According to…
Reported by: Masum Billah Written by: Eshan Maitra Immigration Police will be initiation fingerprint system for the immigration procedures in Benapole International Check-post. This is to bring border-crossing clarity & prevent passport fraud. Soon it will be inaugurated at Benapole office. Later, the system will be implemented in all the India-Bangladesh check-posts,…