Longest dry spell in 40 years scorches City of Joy
GB Today Drizzle lasting a few minutes after 60 rainless days brings cheer to parts of Calcutta Debraj Mitra, Calcutta:…
April 2022
Tripura tribal body opposes move to make Hindi compulsory in Northeast
The Roman Script for Kokborok-Choba is a conglomeration of 56 indigenous socio-cultural organizations of Tripura PTI, Agartala: The…
Odisha: Amid heatwave, power demand surges; State claims no coal scarcity
Meanwhile, there has been a 10 per cent rise in demand for electricity in Odisha due to the…
Three women candidates of Bangladeshi descent in Ontario Provincial Election of Canada
Community News Desk, Canada: With the Canadian Ontario Provincial Election coming up on June 2, the whole province…
Awami League ‘aggression’ everywhere: Fakhrul
UNB: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday accused the Awami League government…
Amnesty: Draft law on data protection threatens people’s right to privacy
The Bill uses vague and overbroad provisions, says Amnesty International’s South Asia campaigner The draft of the proposed…
Mild heatwave likely to continue in five districts
The ongoing mild heatwave may continue in five districts, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said on Wednesday,…
Bangladesh Govt offers to export electricity to Nepal during winter and import in summer
Bangladesh News Desk: The Bangladesh government has offered to export its electricity to Nepal during winter while importing…
SSC exam to begin on 19 June
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations of 2022 will begin on 19 June. The secondary and higher secondary…
Ex-mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman launches manifesto for emergency action on living costs
Community News Desk, East London: Lutfur Rahman, the first elected mayor of Tower Hamlets and Britain’s first elected…
Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka: Ticket price, timings, distance, travel duration, guidelines
Karthikeya, Agartala: After two years, the Agartala-Kolkata international bus service via Dhaka will resume from Thursday. It was…
ULFA-I releases names and pictures of more ‘spies’ of Assam police
NE NOW NEWS: Just a day after the ULFA-I released a confessional video of a ‘spy’, who was…
West Bengal CM announces summer vacation in schools, colleges from May 2
This move would also protect children from chances of contracting Covid-19, says Mamata PTI, Calcutta: In the wake…
Bihar: Janata Dal United sends iftar invite to Lalu Prasad family
The move comes on the heels of Nitish attending an iftar thrown by the RJD on April 22,…
Odisha: Aparajita Sarangi protests, on foot and by car
She alleged that the work under the Puri Shree Mandir Heritage Corridor project is being carried out in…
Dhaka to see Eid exodus from Thursday as millions set to head home
UNB: The mass exodus of the homebound people from the bustling capital Dhaka is expected to begin on…
Shab-e-Qadr to be observed tomorrow night
BSS: The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) when the first verses of…
BD Govt to procure 3.75 lakh MTs fuel oil, 60,000 MTs of fertilizer
BSS: The government approved separate proposals for procuring some 3.75 lakh metric tons of fuel oil and some…
UAE based Charity organiations distributed foodstuffs among Rohingyas in Bhasan Char
Diplomatic Correspondent: Zayed Charitable and humanitarian Foundation and Sharjah Charity House, UAE based Charity organisations distributed food items…
Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff holds bilateral meetings with senior UN officials
UN officials express interest in deploying more peacekeepers from Bangladesh Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin…