Thursday, May 15, 2025

Prices of eggs, chickens, vegetables rise further in city markets

Staff Correspondent The prices of eggs, chicken and vegetables increased further in the city market during the past week as their supply remained short. Last week’s supply situation mainly deteriorated due to final phase in the Upazila election campaigns kept activities in agriculture fields and local markets countrywide dull. Transportation of goods also suffered due ... Read more

Academic activities at Rangpur University stopped

Govt suspends teachers’ recruitment at public universities  Our Correspondent, Rangpur Academic activities at the newly established Rangpur University have been stopped following issuance of a government circular. The ministry of education on January 14 issued a circular, suspending recruitment of teachers and employees at all public universities of the country. Earlier, Rangpur University authorities had ... Read more

Jasim mela begins

BSS, Faridpur The fortnight ‘Jasim Palli Mela’ coinciding the celebration of 106th birth anniversary of Palli Kabi Jasimuddin which was observed on January 1, begins today at Gobindapur in the suburb of the district town. Labour, Employment and Expatriates welfare Minister Eng Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain will inaugurate the fair as the chief guest while Advisor ... Read more

America week in Barisal from Jan 26

Staff Reporter Continuing a tradition of outreach across Bangladesh, the US Embassy is sponsoring “America Week” in Barisal from January 26-28. America Week highlights the important ties between the people of the United States and Bangladesh by taking US Embassy activities to the people outside the capital. Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet have hosted past ... Read more

Expert committee for anti -recession task force

Finds current account balance, customs revenue poor Asif Showkat A finance ministry technical committee dealing with the shocks from the global economic meltdown in its second meeting on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the country’s economic indicators except the current account balance and customs revenue. The technical committee of the coordination council on monetary and exchange ... Read more

Singapore Airlines cuts Dhaka flights in turmoil

Sohel Parvez Singapore Airlines (SIA) has cut two of its flights from Dhaka as it is receiving less than expected passengers due to the global economic downturn that forced the leading carrier to suspend more than 200 flights worldwide. The carrier said it would operate five weekly flights from Dhaka from February 16, instead of ... Read more

Bangladesh missions need more resources, training: experts

EXPANDING MANPOWER EXPORT Bangladesh missions need more resources, training: experts Raheed Ejaz The government needs to enhance the capacity of the labour wings abroad by taking steps including allotting more resources and holding proper training for the officials there for boosting manpower export. Officials, recruiting agents and experts also feel that the government should take ... Read more

Business opportunity opens in Bangladesh Trade Fair in UAE

Bangladesh Single Country Trade Fair in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has opened ample of business opportunities for Bangladeshi products and services, says a press release. The 3-day fair was held on 8-10 January at Rolla, Sharjah of the Emirates, which was sponsored by Pubali Bank Limited. The exhibition was attended a total of 20 ... Read more

‘Obama effect’ vis-a-vis Bangladesh

Sadeq Khan By classical military definition, the winner in a battle is the army that remains on the battlefield when the battle is over. The Hamas leadership in the Gaza strip still stands, suffering and resisting over three weeks of savage attacks, carnage and ruination by the mighty Israeli war machine. Israeli writer and peace ... Read more

Govt assures RMG sector of all-out support

Bss, Chittagong Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan yesterday assured the entrepreneurs in Readymade Garment (RMG) sector of all necessary policy support so that Bangladesh could secure the top position among the

TSC rooms being taken over by pro-govt cultural bodies

Dilshad Hossain Various cultural organisations occupied the rooms at the Teachers-Students Centre of Dhaka University soon after the landslide victory of the Awami League in the December 29 national polls. The cultural platforms that are affiliated to the victorious parties took control of the TSC rooms after the political change-over, saying these rooms had earlier ... Read more

Uttara third phase plots to be allotted in June

Rajuk Misses Deadline Uttara third phase plots to be allotted in June Helemul Alam The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will start distributing the plots under Uttara Model Town third phase from June this year, instead of this month, as 20 percent work of land filling is still incomplete. Missing its previous deadline, the Rajuk tried ... Read more

Over 1500 display math skills

Dhaka Math Festival Over 1500 display math skills Staff Correspondent Dhaka Divisional Mathematics Festival was held at Govt Laboratory High School in the city yesterday in a festive mood with the participation of students from 100 schools of Dhaka, Gazipur, Narsingdi, Narayanganj, Munshiganj and

America week in Barisal from Jan 26

Staff Reporter Continuing a tradition of outreach across Bangladesh, the US Embassy is sponsoring “America Week” in Barisal from January 26-28. America Week highlights the important ties between the people of the United States and Bangladesh by taking US Embassy activities to the people outside the capital. Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet have hosted past ... Read more

Post-polls violence leaves 3 killed

Staff Correspondent At least three people were killed and dozens injured in a spate of violence in different parts of the country during and after Thursday’s upazila elections, police said. An activist of the ruling Awami League was stabbed to death by rivals in Faridpur district while a supporter of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party ... Read more

BTTB burdened with low quality equipment

Taskforce recommends blacklisting Huawei; punish BTTB officials Sharier Khan and Md Hasan A national taskforce blames Chinese telecom vendor Huawei for supplying substandard equipment and its failure to complete within deadline any of the government’s three telecom projects involving around $40 million. But Huawei got away with the substandard equipment supply and delay in project ... Read more

AL-backed candidates win most upazillas

Third UZ polls AL-backed candidates win most upazillas Like December 29 national parliament elections, Awami League-backed candidates secured 304 seats of Chairman in Thursday’s upazila parishads election outplaying the BNP that got only 82 seats of Chairman, according to unofficial results. According to unofficial results, the AL bagged 304 seats while BNP got 82 and ... Read more

Unofficial polls results

Staff Correspondent Rajshahi division Panchagarh: at sadar, Md Abdul Khaleq of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was unofficially elected chairman, Belayet Hossain vice-chairman and Kajol Rekha vice-president (reserved for women). At Atwari, Tawhidul Islam of the Awami League was unofficially elected chairman, Kamruzzaman Golap vice-chairman and Lutfa Begum vice-chairman (reserved). At Boda, Md Abdul Aziz of the ... Read more

AL wants to establish democracy at gun point: Delwar

BNP will go to power in the next election: Nazrul Staff Correspondent BNP Secretary General Khanadker Delwar Hossain on Friday said Awami League wants to establish democracy at gun point. “Awami League is not a well mannered political party as it always wants to establish democracy at gun point. Polling agents can be ousted from ... Read more

Meddling in upazila polls: Minister, MP may face prison term: Legal action underway, confirms EC

Staff Reporter Step is under process to take legal action by the Election Commission (EC) against the election rules violators, including ministers and ruling party MPs, according to a highly placed source. The measures are being taken as allegations were made from different upazilas of influencing the polls and violation of election code of conduct ... Read more