State minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain on Saturday said that all government primary schools would remain open until 20th Ramadan. The decision was made to compensate the learning loss during the closure of educational institutions due to Covid pandemic, he also
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Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed laid to rest
Amid love and grief, people from all walks of life today bade farewell to former president Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed. The former chief justice was laid to rest in Dhaka’s Banani graveyard around 12:15pm, reports The Daily Star, quoted Supreme Court Spokesman Md Saifur Rahman as
World’s renowned watch brands now in Dhaka
‘Mohammad & Sons’, a venture of Meghna Group, is a premier luxury watch retail boutique in Bangladesh. The boutique holds distributorship of world-renowned Swiss watch brands like ZENITH, TAG HEUER, MONTBLANC, MOVADO, ORIS, FREDERIQUE CONSTANT and many more. “Mohammad & Sons” has gained tremendous attraction over the years and is highly coveted and
Former president Shahabuddin Ahmed dies
Former Bangladesh president and chief justice Shahabuddin Ahmed passed away on Saturday morning. The former president breathed his last at 10.25 am, reports New Age, quoted the late president’s son-in-law Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali as saying. He was admitted to CMH with old age complications
Delivery Tiger gets courier service licence
Delivery Tiger recently received a courier service licence as it looks to run its e-commerce delivery business and collect the funds for cash-on-delivery. Md Mohiuddin, chairman of the Mailing Operator and Courier Services Licensing Authority, handed over the documents of the licence to AKM Fahim Mashroor, chief executive
Amir Hamza dropped from Swadhinata Padak 2022, new list published
The government cancelled Md Amir Hamza’s name (posthumously) from the Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) 2022 list for his contribution to literature. Amir Hamza’s name in the Independence Awards-2022 list led to various discussions and criticisms in the media. After this, the decision to cancel his name was announced by the
First jewellery expo begins
A three-day Bangladesh Jewellery Expo-2022 opened at International Convention City Bashundhara yesterday, organised by Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) to celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the country’s golden jubilee of independence. Bajus hopes that the fair, the first of its kind in the country, would help develop the local gold jewellery ... Read more
DU student dies as hit by Hardinge Bridge railing
A student of Dhaka University fell on the railing of the Hardinge Bridge at Pakshi in Ishwardi and lost his life as he was watching the scene outside from a train. The accident happened at Pakshi point of the bridge over the river Padma on Thursday morning. He was a student of the Department of ... Read more
Year’s first cyclone Asani might reach Bangladesh by March 23
This year’s first cyclone ‘Asani’ is likely to form over the central Bay of Bengal on March 21, says the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The cyclone is unlikely to cross the Indian coast but heavy rain and strong winds are expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. On Tuesday evening, a ... Read more
DB arrests driver over killing employer
Detectives have arrested a car driver on charges of killing his employer car owner and looting money and gold ornaments at Badda in the capital. Briefing reporters on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner for the Detective Branch AKM Hafiz Akhter said that they arrested the driver, Hriday Bepari, at
GP postpones eSIM launch due to regulatory hiccups
Grameenphone (GP) has postponed the launch of their eSIM service. Initially announced to be launched on March 7, the service is not yet accessible to the public. The postponement took place after BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) withheld the launching of Grameenphone eSIMs last
Prize Bonds: Tk 35 crore winnings remain unclaimed
Have you ever bought a national prize bond? If you have, then please match your bond numbers with the draw results again as you could be one of those lucky few who are yet to claim their prize despite winning the lottery. Recent data from the Department of National Savings showed that about 23 per ... Read more
BRAC aspires to continue catalytic role in reducing inequalities
The top management of BRAC on Monday expressed intention to play catalytic role for reducing inequalities and discrimination through building stronger relations between the state and social entities. ‘Bureaucratic process of the implementation of development projects is a major problem,’ Hossain Zillur Rahman, chairperson of BRAC Bangladesh governing body, said at a
Mobile internet users in Bangladesh can now carry forward their data
Mobile phone users in Bangladesh will now be able to carry forward their mobile data. This landmark announcement comes from Mustafa Jabbar, Minister of Telecom today after the government introduces a new directive at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) premises. During the launch, Mustafa Jabbar informed that users were having issues with
11 personalities, institution to get Swadhinata Padak 2022
The government has picked 10 individuals and one institution for “Swadhinata Padak 2022” (Independence Award), for their outstanding contributions to the country. This information was disclosed through a notification signed by Additional Secretary (Committee and Economic) Md Zillur Rahman Chowdhury today
Lab test found no toxicity in Napa syrup samples: DGDA
Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has said that they are yet to know the reason behind the deaths of two Brahmanbaria siblings as police are still investigating the incident. However, they have found no harmful ingredient in other Napa syrup samples — of the same batch number — collected from Maa Pharmacy in Brahmanbaria
Film director Azizur Rahman passes away
Legendary film director Azizur Rahman passed away in Toronto, Canada last night. He was 82. He breathed his last around 11:30pm on Monday, Bangladesh time. Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association president Sohanur Rahman Sohan confirmed the news to media. ‘Azizur Rahman’s daughter Alia Rahman Bindi informed me that his
Govt slashes 5% vat on edible oil at retail level: Cabinet Secretary
NBR asked to assess if import duty on it can be reduced ahead of Ramadan Cabinet has asked National Board of Revenue to work on whether import duty on edible oil can be reduced ahead of Ramadan. “The import duty is 15%. NBR has been asked to check how much of it can be reduced,” ... Read more
SIBL wins Bangladesh Innovation Award-2022
Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) won the Bangladesh Innovation Award-2022 in the category of “Best Innovation–Finance Innovation in Banks” by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave recently. Zafar Alam, managing director of the bank, received the award from Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister at Le Meridien in
Premier Bank honours SME women entrepreneurs
Premier Bank honoured women entrepreneurs for their contribution to the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector on the occasion of the International Women’s Day at the Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel last week. Md Obaidul Hoque, executive director of the SME and special programmes department at the