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Dhaka, Wednesday


27 November 2024


Bangla Academy proposes to postpone 2021 book fair

Bangla Academy proposes to postpone 2021 book fair

The Bangla Academy has proposed to postpone the upcoming Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2021 due to the pandemic.

A proposal in this regard has been sent to the Ministry of Cultural

04:52 12 December 2020

Red Crescent to start measles, rubella vaccination in 10 districts

Red Crescent to start measles, rubella vaccination in 10 districts

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is working closely with the government's health department as a partner in implementing the nationwide Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign.

Red Crescent will be supporting

03:07 12 December 2020

Army chief inaugurates Cantonment Board mosque

Army chief inaugurates Cantonment Board mosque

Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed formally inaugurated the newly constructed Cantonment Board Jam-e Mosque (Allahu Masjid) at Dhaka Cantonment on Friday.

He attended the event as the chief guest,

01:43 12 December 2020

NEERA hosts webinar on social justice, women’s mental wellness

NEERA hosts webinar on social justice, women’s mental wellness

NEERA — a Prime Bank initiative for women — has hosted a webinar aiming to raise social awareness about prevention of violence against women and importance of mental health wellness.

As

23:32 11 December 2020

GP brings iPhone 12 for Bangladeshi customers

GP brings iPhone 12 for Bangladeshi customers

As a connectivity partner of Digital Bangladesh and to serve customers better with access to Apple’s latest innovation, Grameenphone is offering the new iPhone 12 to Bangladeshi customers.

With a beautiful

23:12 11 December 2020

Bangladesh reports 1,884 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths

Bangladesh reports 1,884 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths

With this, the number of positive cases rose to 487,849 and the number of deaths reached 6,986

22:36 11 December 2020

Facebook goes after 2 Bangladeshi hacker groups

Facebook goes after 2 Bangladeshi hacker groups

The Bangladesh-based group targeted local activists, journalists and religious minorities, including those living abroad, to compromise their accounts.

22:15 11 December 2020

$9bn vaccine initiative launched for Asia Pacific by ADB

$9bn vaccine initiative launched for Asia Pacific by ADB

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $9 billion Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) initiative offering rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and

21:53 11 December 2020

Bangladesh in world media this week

Bangladesh in world media this week

While the local media made a thorough coverage of the installation of the last span on pillars 12 and 13 of the Padma bridge, Chinese outlet Xinhua didn’t miss it by any means

21:47 11 December 2020

ADB increases support for power distribution in Bangladesh

ADB increases support for power distribution in Bangladesh

Providing reliable electricity supply in rural areas, including Khulna division, will help improve household incomes by reducing expenses on kerosene for cooking and lighting and provide opportunities for energy-based economic activities.

19:37 11 December 2020

Biden-Harris duo named Time’s Person of the Year

Biden-Harris duo named Time’s Person of the Year

US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have been chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2020.

"The Biden-Harris ticket represents something historic," Time tweeted on

19:32 11 December 2020

PM Hasina, Modi to relaunch defunct rail route

PM Hasina, Modi to relaunch defunct rail route

The railway line remained defunct since rail links between India and then East Pakistan snapped in 1965

18:08 11 December 2020

Marvel not to replace Boseman’s role in Black Panther sequel

Marvel not to replace Boseman’s role in Black Panther sequel

Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer at the age of 43 in August this year

17:27 11 December 2020

US FDA advisers back authorising Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

US FDA advisers back authorising Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

FDA is widely expected to authorize emergency use in days

17:10 11 December 2020

Fire at Chawkbazar’s Urdu road brought under control

Fire at Chawkbazar’s Urdu road brought under control

15 units of fire service worked on the fire that originated around 3am on Friday

16:27 11 December 2020

Quickly release incentives for all affected by Covd-19: Experts

Quickly release incentives for all affected by Covd-19: Experts

Economists and business leaders have advised the government to provide policy assistance to all by facilitating the process of financial assistance and speedy implementation of stimulus packages to fight an

03:40 11 December 2020

BD wants Swedish investment, trade facility for 5yrs after LDC graduation

BD wants Swedish investment, trade facility for 5yrs after LDC graduation

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said Bangladesh wants trade facility and investment from Sweden for five years after graduating from a least developed country (LDC) to a developing one.

He

02:45 11 December 2020

Environment clearance made easy for businesses

Environment clearance made easy for businesses

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority or BIDA on Thursday launched 14 new one stop services (OSS), of which, vital environment clearance is one.

02:35 11 December 2020

13th EGM of Jamuna Bank held

13th EGM of Jamuna Bank held

The 13th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Jamuna Bank Limited was held on Wednesday on a virtual platform.

The meeting approved the issuance of unsecured, contingent-convertible, BASEL III compliant, perpetual bonds

02:26 11 December 2020

PM seeks more Swiss investment in Bangladesh

PM seeks more Swiss investment in Bangladesh

Dhaka (Dec 10, 2020): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Switzerland to increase its investment in Bangladesh for the sake of mutual benefits.

02:20 11 December 2020

Facebook messenger, Instagram users facing trouble worldwide

Facebook messenger, Instagram users facing trouble worldwide

Social media users reported that 70% of the problems were related to the news feed, 17% of the glitches were found in the website, and 12% faced problems while logging in.

01:32 11 December 2020

Chattogram hospital conducts eye surgery on Rohingya children

Chattogram hospital conducts eye surgery on Rohingya children

Nasimul Gani Chowdhury, senior consultant of the hospital, led the surgery assisted by other doctors at the health facility.

01:31 11 December 2020

Failures and achievements of the 7th five-year plan

Failures and achievements of the 7th five-year plan

Despite the achievements, several fault lines were also visible during the last five years.

01:19 11 December 2020

1st shipment of Covid-19 vaccine to be arrived in early Jan: Health minister

1st shipment of Covid-19 vaccine to be arrived in early Jan: Health minister

Dhaka (Dec 10, 2020): Health Minister Jahid Maleque today said that the first shipment of coronavirus vaccine prepared by Serum Institute in India is expected to arrive in Bangladesh in early January of 2021.

00:46 11 December 2020