Eid-ul-Azha offers at Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort

    Desk Report: Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has taken up elaborated arrangements including special offers for accommodation and dining for the Eid holidaymakers, reports Asian Age. Guests who would still like to escape daily household chores this festive season may opt for the Holiday Enhancement Package, which includes both buffet breakfast and buffet lunch with…

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      President, PM condole death of Kofi Annan

      Desk Report: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed condolence at the death of Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) and a Nobel Peace laureate, reports The Daily Star. President Abdul Hamid expressed his condolence after Annan’s family and foundation announced in a tweet saying that Annan, one of…

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        Police Academy in Rajshahi catches fire; valuables gutted

        UNB: A fire that broke at Bangladesh Police Academy at Sarda in Charghat upazila burned down valuables, including some academic certificates of cadets, yesterday morning. Sahabuddin Ahmed, additional superintendent of Bangladesh Police Academy, said the fire broke out around 5:45 am on the ground floor of a six-storey cadet barrack. On information, a team of…

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          Rawhide traders cashing in on easy bank loans

          Abu Ahmed, Professor of Economics, Dhaka University:  The rawhide traders of the country are cashing in on the easy bank loans. The traders failing to pay back bank loans should not be given any loan further. The traders have taken it for granted that it is not necessary to repay loans taken from the state-owned…

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            Internet consumption in Bangladesh rises by 63pc in FY18

            Desk Report: Country’s international bandwidth consumption increased 63.5 per cent in the financial year 2017-2018 compared to that of the previous year amid soaring internet usage in day-to-day life, reports New Age. Flourishing of local content, blooming of online-centric services and launching of 4G mobile services in February this year also helped in attracting internet…

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