Dhaka, Friday


20 September 2024


iPhone 12 mini: Small is beautiful

iPhone 12 mini: Small is beautiful

iPhone 12 mini uses the same 5 nanometres (nm) A14 Bionic chipset that’s in the regular iPhone 12. It has the same 4 core Apple GPU inside

23:49 14 November 2020

Samanta clinches Shera Rondhonshilpi-2019 title

Samanta clinches Shera Rondhonshilpi-2019 title

The grand finale and award ceremony of the culinary reality show was telecast on ATN Bangla on Friday

23:33 14 November 2020

Maize production to rise to 10m tonnes per year by 2025: Razzaque

Maize production to rise to 10m tonnes per year by 2025: Razzaque

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque has said besides the favorable climate, the farmers are being provided with modern technical assistance to multiply maize production in the country.

23:11 14 November 2020

Consumers demand single-digit charge for mobile financial service

Consumers demand single-digit charge for mobile financial service

The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumer Association has demanded that mobile financial service (MFS) providers cut cash-out charges to a single-digit

22:31 14 November 2020

South Bangla Bank inaugurates sub-branch in Bogura

South Bangla Bank inaugurates sub-branch in Bogura

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank has recently inaugurate a sub-branch at Dupchachia Bazar under Bogura district with an aim to reach banking facilities to the people’s doorsteps.

22:22 14 November 2020

Torching buses in Dhaka: 4 more cases filed against BNP men

Torching buses in Dhaka: 4 more cases filed against BNP men

Four more cases were filed against BNP leaders and activists on charge of torching buses and throwing crude and petrol bombs in different parts of the capital Dhaka on Thursday.

21:48 14 November 2020

CEC`s comparison of BD election with US` is ridiculous: Fakhrul

CEC`s comparison of BD election with US` is ridiculous: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today termed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda’s comparison of Bangladesh election with America as ridiculous.

21:08 14 November 2020

Sadat Rahman wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2020

Sadat Rahman wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2020

The prize was handed over in an online ceremony by the Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Friday

20:30 14 November 2020

Govt mulls special allowance for police

Govt mulls special allowance for police

The home ministry has sought Tk 355.85 crore from the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance, to be paid as special allowance to the police

20:12 14 November 2020

Diabetic patients at

Diabetic patients at "increased risk of severe disease"

Amid the number of people with diabetes surge, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed need for strengthening health system as many diabetic patients are at “increased risk of severe disease and death from Covid-19.”

19:54 14 November 2020

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire, at least 15 dead

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire, at least 15 dead

At least 10 civilians and five security personnel were killed in cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan on Friday, in one of this year`s deadliest days along the heavily militarised frontier separating the nuclear-armed rivals, officials said.

19:42 14 November 2020

6,770 Rajshahi families to get brick-built houses by January

6,770 Rajshahi families to get brick-built houses by January

A total of 6,770 more distressed families are going to get brick-built houses in all the eight districts of the division by January next.

19:14 14 November 2020

Here comes winter…

Here comes winter…

As winter sets in, sales of warm clothes have started to gain momentum. People are seen gathering at different makeshift shops and footpaths across the city to buy warm clothes, such as blanket, sweater, blazer, shawl, cap, and socks

18:41 14 November 2020

Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO

Trust in vaccines vital to halting pandemic: WHO

As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the novel coronavirus, a top WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust risked rendering even the most effective treatments useless against the pandemic.

18:22 14 November 2020

First waste-to-energy plant gets go-ahead

First waste-to-energy plant gets go-ahead

The government has given the approval to set up a waste-based power plant – first of its kind in the country – at Amin Bazar landfill under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)

18:15 14 November 2020

Bangladesh, 4 Asian nations join hands to tackle 2nd Covid wave
`Autumn, winter seasons crucial period for COVID-19 containment`

Covid-19 2nd wave: Bangladesh, China, 3 S Asian countries to strengthen coordination

Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have vowed to strengthen information sharing and coordination of policies and actions to cope with the impact of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

17:59 14 November 2020

Bangladesh defeats Nepal 2-0

Bangladesh defeats Nepal 2-0

Nabib Newaj Jibon`s strike on 10 minutes with an assist from Saad Uddin sent the crowds over the edge.

03:07 14 November 2020

Covid-19 kills 19 more, 1,767 infected

Covid-19 kills 19 more, 1,767 infected

Total confirmed cases have risen to 428,965.

01:45 14 November 2020

Bangladesh Bank bars presence of non-members at board meetings

Bangladesh Bank bars presence of non-members at board meetings

The Bangladesh Bank has recently been informed that the board of directors of some banks have violated this directive which was earlier given in a circular issued on December 26, 2013.

01:34 14 November 2020

Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline

Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline

The gradual decline in compliance with recommended Covid-19 behaviors appears to have followed on the heels of governments relaxing restrictive lockdowns earlier in the summer.

00:19 14 November 2020

US Embassy to begin accepting student visa applications

US Embassy to begin accepting student visa applications

Applicants have been asked to submit their applications well ahead of their proposed travel dates.

21:51 13 November 2020

Humayun Ahmed’s 72nd birth anniversary today

Humayun Ahmed’s 72nd birth anniversary today

One of the most influential Bangla writers of the modern time, Humayun Ahmed is often credited with revitalising Bangla literature.

20:36 13 November 2020

9 cases filed, 448 accused in Dhaka bus inferno

9 cases filed, 448 accused in Dhaka bus inferno

The cases have been filed under the Special Powers Act and the Explosives Control Act.

20:18 13 November 2020

Qatar to host Bangladesh for World Cup qualifier match

Qatar to host Bangladesh for World Cup qualifier match

Bangladesh will play against Qatar in the opening match of the Asian qualifiers for 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup China

20:12 13 November 2020