World leaders greet Bangladesh on Independence Day World leaders have greeted Bangladeshi people and its leadership on the country’s Independence Day, pledging to boost their relationship with Bangladesh for prosperity and stability. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said his country is committed to expanding ties with Bangladesh so that both nations can thrive ... Read more
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Evaly fraud case: Tahsan, Mithila, Sabnam relieved of fraud charges
A Dhaka court finally relieved five people, including actors Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria, from the charges of a fraud case filed over e-commerce platform Evaly scam. The court, however, accepted the charges brought against Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel alias Babul, Chairman Shamima Nasrin and two others – vice-president of Evaly Abdullah ... Read more
Unilever wins World HRD Congress award
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) won the award of the “Global Best Employer Brand-2022” in Bangladesh from the World HRD Congress for its efforts in translating and combining vision with action, integrating its HR strategy with business, and cultivating competencies for the future to enable the organisation to be future-fit. The award was handed over to ... Read more
10 women, 3 firms get BASIS Luna Shamsuddoha Award
Ten women and three companies have recently received a “BASIS Luna Shamsuddoha Award” for contributions in their respective fields. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) organised the awarding ceremony at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden
Pepsi releases its summer campaign with Salman Khan in double role
Pepsi launched its summer campaign “More Fizz More Refreshing Taste” in Bangladesh featuring brand ambassador Salman Khan. The new TVC campaign extends Pepsi’s new More fizz More refreshing Taste positioning in the country and showcases Salman Khan in a dual role, a press
Walton launches energy saving AC
Walton has launched an energy efficient “Inverna” series air conditioner which received a 5.5 star energy rating certificate from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution. The higher a star rating, the more energy efficient the product is. A Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology test found that a one-tonne AC in economy
Bar council election on May 25
The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the statutory body regulating the country’s lawyers, will be held on May 25 to elect its 14 executive members. The voting will be held from 10:00am to 5:00pm at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Dhaka and all the civil courts at the districts and Bajitpur, Ishwarganj, Durgapur,
Police arrest man fugitive for 22 years
A man, who remained fugitive for 22 years to avoid imprisonment, was sent to jail yesterday for killing his wife on January 10, 2000. The convict is Anwar Hossain, 55, of Dinajpur’s Phulbari upazila, said police. On Thursday, he was brought to Phulbari Police Station with the support of
CMCH intern doctor arrested in pornography case
Police arrested an intern doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the Intern Doctors’ Hostel at CMC early today in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act with Khilkhet Police Station in Dhaka. A team of police from Khilkhet Police Station with the help of Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram conducted a drive ... Read more
BASIS to promote Bangladesh’s ICT industry in UK
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) is planning to hold a special event in London in June to promote the ICT industry of Bangladesh in the United Kingdom. The development comes as BASIS President Russell T Ahmed met Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem at the Bangladesh High Commission ... Read more
Nation observing Independence Day
BSS, Dhaka The nation is celebrating the 52nd Independence and National Day today in a befitting manner. The government has taken elaborate programmes marking the Independence and National Day. President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages extending heartfelt greetings and warm felicitations to the countrymen living both home and abroad ... Read more
Ingenious indigenous innovation
Kabuljan Begum’s eco-friendly oven makes waves across Rajshahi Anwar Ali Fourteen years ago, Kabuljan Begum developed an environment-friendly oven to keep herself and her family safe from air pollution caused by open-fire ovens. Her solution has now become the go-to choice for hundreds of others in the rural areas of Rajshahi region, covering three districts ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner was killed after a bus of Swadesh Poribahan ran over him in front of the main gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Faruk, 57, son of Rustom Ali of village Gazipura under Araihazar police station in Narayanganj. According to ... Read more
Project to assess electric train on Dhaka-Rajshahi route
The Bangladesh Railway is going to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of electric train service between Dhaka and Rajshahi. The railways ministry gave its nod in this regard in a meeting to evaluate the project on Wednesday. The ministry secretary Humayun Kabir told New Age that as the ministry had
Telcos confirm spectrum auction participation
The country’s four mobile operators, including state-owned Teletalk, are participating in a spectrum auction scheduled to be held on March 31, having already submitted earnest money with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The participation of all the operators has ended speculations that one or two might
BUET, GPH sign deal on research
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and GPH Ispat Limited signed a memorandum of understanding at the university council building on Tuesday. BUET vice-chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder presided over by the ceremony while Mohammad Shahidullah Khandaker, secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works was
Satkhira court suspends jail sentence, orders man to teach underprivileged students instead
A Satkhira court has suspended a six-month jail sentence of a man and allowed him to stay with his family on some conditions including teaching underprivileged children free of cost for one year. Satkhira Senior Judicial Magistrate Yasmin Nahar on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) passed the order after Jahirul Sarder (25) of Assasuni upazila pleaded ... Read more
PhD degree mandatory for promotion of DU teachers
The Dhaka University authorities have finally decided to mandate PhD degrees for promotion of teachers as associate professor and professor at the university. The decision came at the academic council meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman in the chair on Monday, reports our DU correspondent
Chef Minister gala at DPS STS March 31
DPS STS School Dhaka will host the final gala round of DPS STS Chef Minister, presented by Maggi and co-sponsored by Bengal Meat. This is the biggest cooking competition for mothers and will be held in person at the DPS STS Senior Section campus on March 31