Dhaka, Friday


17 May 2024


Multi-storey buildings being built ignoring fire safety

Multi-storey buildings being built ignoring fire safety

The risk of fire hazard is increasing by the day as buildings as tall as 10-12 storeys are being built without adhering to the Building Code while ignoring fire safety plans in all the urban centres across the country, including Dhaka

10:45 27 February 2023

AQI: Dhaka air once again world’s most polluted

AQI: Dhaka air once again world’s most polluted

Dhaka once again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality on Monday morning

10:24 27 February 2023

Use Payra Port to avail its modern facilities: Chairman

Use Payra Port to avail its modern facilities: Chairman

Payra Port Authority has urged all to use the country’s third international sea port, Payra, to avail all the modern facilities of the port.

10:03 27 February 2023

Man United win League Cup to end 6-year wait for trophy

Man United win League Cup to end 6-year wait for trophy

Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup on Sunday

09:18 27 February 2023

Australia win Women’s T20 World Cup for 3rd straight time

Australia win Women’s T20 World Cup for 3rd straight time

Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, beating host South Africa by a comfortable 19 runs to underline their status as the best team in the world with a third straight title

09:13 27 February 2023

Need to promote sports and games among youth: PM Hasina

Need to promote sports and games among youth: PM Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for promoting sports and games among the youth to groom up their minds and talents

21:50 26 February 2023

GE offers high efficiency gas turbine tech to ease nagging energy crisis

GE offers high efficiency gas turbine tech to ease nagging energy crisis

GE is confident that its highly efficient and record setting gas turbine technology is a suitable fit to replace old and inefficient power generation units in Bangladeshrecord-setting

21:45 26 February 2023

NRBC Bank holds Strategic Business Meet-2023

NRBC Bank holds Strategic Business Meet-2023

NRBC Bank made a sustainable strategic policy in the three-days conference in Gaibandha under the slogan of `Think Big

21:11 26 February 2023

PM Hasina opens final phase of Sheikh Kamal Youth Games

PM Hasina opens final phase of Sheikh Kamal Youth Games

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the final round of the Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games 2023 in the capital

20:59 26 February 2023

AL wants all parties’ participation in polls: Hasan tells observers

AL wants all parties’ participation in polls: Hasan tells observers

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the Awami League wants the participation of all the political parties, including BNP, in the upcoming parliamentary elections

20:48 26 February 2023

Bengal Commercial Bank re-elects its chairman, vice chairmen

Bengal Commercial Bank re-elects its chairman, vice chairmen

They have been elected unanimously for the second time on February 20 at the 18th board meeting of the bank

20:48 26 February 2023

180-member female police unit leaves for Congo to join MONUSCO

180-member female police unit leaves for Congo to join MONUSCO

Bangladesh Police FPU unit was sent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in DR Congo for the first time in 2005

20:44 26 February 2023

UNGA resolution on Ukraine: Dhaka says ‘constrained to abstain’

UNGA resolution on Ukraine: Dhaka says ‘constrained to abstain’

Bangladesh has said it believes that any meaningful and sustainable solution to the current conflict must need “intensive” diplomatic engagement and “dialogue” between the parties involved in the conflict

20:11 26 February 2023

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 rescued

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; 43 dead, 80 rescued

At least 43 migrants perished when their overcrowded wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs just off southern Italy at dawn Sunday, the Italian Coast Guard said

18:40 26 February 2023

IBBL’s remittance clients to get motorcycles

IBBL’s remittance clients to get motorcycles

This offer will run from March 1 to 14

18:14 26 February 2023

Govt trying best to keep country’s economy vibrant: PM

Govt trying best to keep country’s economy vibrant: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been trying its best to keep the country’s economy vibrant

17:57 26 February 2023

NBR withdraws duty on sugar import

NBR withdraws duty on sugar import

NBR also reduced regulatory duty on import of sugar to 25 percent from 30 percent

17:40 26 February 2023

Only 4 scrips gain as DSE’s losing streak continues

Only 4 scrips gain as DSE’s losing streak continues

Shares of the 284 issues were traded on the day, of which 4 closed in green, 149 in red and 131 showed no price movement

17:31 26 February 2023

Asif Ibrahim re-elected CSE chairman

Asif Ibrahim re-elected CSE chairman

Moreover, the other elected four shareholder directors are Md Siddikur Rahman, Mohammed Mohiuddin, Md Rezaul Islam and Mohammed Nasir Uddin Chowdhury

16:44 26 February 2023

50 lakh families to get rice at Tk 15 per kg from March: Food minister

50 lakh families to get rice at Tk 15 per kg from March: Food minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandar Majumder said the food stock in government warehouses has exceeded all previous records

16:19 26 February 2023

PM stresses stopping sale of antibiotics without prescription

PM stresses stopping sale of antibiotics without prescription

The prime minister said necessary restrictions should be imposed to stop selling antibiotics without physician’s prescription

15:42 26 February 2023

California storm wreaks havoc as snow hits LA

California storm wreaks havoc as snow hits LA

Mass power outages, flooding and the closures of both motorways and beaches are reported in California as a rare winter storm sweeps the US state

13:30 26 February 2023

China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock

China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock

Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

13:10 26 February 2023

Dilbert comic strip dropped by US media over creator’s racist tirade

Dilbert comic strip dropped by US media over creator’s racist tirade

Many US newspapers including the Washington Post have dropped the long-running Dilbert cartoon strip after its creator made racist comments

13:07 26 February 2023