Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon the country's economists to formulate their plan, policies and programme considering the local people and local reality, reports BSS. "My expectations from the economists are that you will think about the people of the country and plan your
Gas supply will remain suspended for 15 hours from 9 am to 12 pm at Uttara and adjoining areas in Dhaka on Saturday for the emergency relocation of gas pipelines in the alignment of Section-1 of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway construction project. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Dis
The government has appointed Major General Syed Tareq Hussain as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait.A decorated high official of Bangladesh Army, Major General Tareq was commissioned in 1989, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, reports UNB. During his military career, he ha
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 4.025 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and detained a man during separate drives in Teknaf and Ramu upazilas of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night. The detainee is Md Nur Mohammad, 39 of Paschim Paglir Beel area of Ukhiya upazila of the
Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, with Jon Rahm moving up to second. Ronaldo also headed the list last year following his move to Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr, according to a BBC report. Business magazine Forbes says t
Bangladesh advanced two steps to 110th position in mobile internet speed in April, according to the Speedtest Global Index published by Okla. Previously, the country was ranked 112th in March for mobile internet speed. Meanwhile, for broadband internet speed, Bangladesh moved up two steps from 10
Reddit has partnered with OpenAI to bring its content to popular chatbot ChatGPT, the companies said on Thursday, sending the social media platform's shares up 12 per cent in extended trade. The deal underscores Reddit's attempt to diversify beyond its advertising business, and follows its recent
A bus fell into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Chauddagram end of Cumilla early on Friday morning, killing five people and injuring 15 others, said police. The double decker bus of ‘Relax Paribahan’ carrying several passengers was heading towards Cox’s Bazar from
The Mumbai police crime branch on Thursday arrested Bhavesh Bhinde, the director of the advertisement agency that owned the illegal billboard that collapsed on a petrol pump in Ghatkopar on May 13, killing 16 people and injuring 74 others, reports hindustantimes.com. The 51-year-old was arrested o
Oil prices gained on Friday, with global benchmark Brent set for its first weekly increase in three weeks on signs of improving global demand amid stronger economic indicators from key consumers China and the United States. Brent crude oil prices climbed 21 cents, or 0.25 per cent, to $83.48 a bar
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 127 at 9:10am this morning (May 17, 2024).Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index, reports UNB. When the AQI va
Chandpur railway staff quarters have been plagued with various problems for decades, causing immense sufferings for the residents. The residents have alleged they face many problems, including the dilapidated condition of buildings, in the British-era railway quarters. They, however, have demande
