Odisha: State Govt. backs palm tree plantation drive to prevent lightning deaths
GB Today Decision is taken at an inter-departmental meeting convened by special relief commissioner Satyabrata Sahu PTI, Bhubaneswar: The Odisha…
September 2023
Bihar: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) wins Dumri bypoll, secures seat by 17,153 votes margin
JMM’s Bebi Devi, the INDIA bloc nominee, secured approximately 1,00,317 votes, defeating NDA candidate Yashoda Devi by 17,153…
Bihar: Jharkhand High Court directs authorities to beautify scenic Tagore Hill
ASI has turned down proposal observing that structures are not more than 100 years old and do not…
UN torture prevention body to conduct first visit to Palestine
Diplomatic Correspondent: The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will conduct its first visit to the State…
CPI(M) alleges large-scale rigging in Tripura bypolls, demands fresh elections
The bypolls, held on Tuesday, recorded an average turnout of 86.50 per cent Tripura News Desk: The CPI(M)…
State gov’t asks district magistrates to fast-track green cracker unit licence, issue within 7 days
Decision takes into consideration thousands of people in state who depend on fire cracker units, which do brisk…
Saikat first Bangladeshi to officiate match in Men’s ODI World Cup
BSS: Sharfuddoula Ibne Shaid Saikat became the first Bangladeshi umpire to be included in 20 match officials for…
Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Jawan’ makes historic debut in Bangladesh
UNB: The much-anticipated Bollywood film “Jawan” starring Shah Rukh Khan, made its debut in Bangladesh yesterday, marking a…
Billion-light-year-wide ‘bubble of galaxies’ discovered
AFP: Astronomers have discovered the first “bubble of galaxies,” an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought to be…
Scientists grow human-like kidneys in pigs
AFP: Chinese scientists have succeeded in growing kidneys containing human cells in pig embryos, a world first that…
Driftwood art exhibition by sculptor AA Rasha inaugurated in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi
UNB: A weeklong solo exhibition of driftwood artworks of sculptor Akhtar Ahmed Rasha highlighting Bangladesh’s Liberation War, women’s…
Climate change supercharged this summer’s record heat: study
AFP: Record-shattering temperatures that impacted billions of people in the northern hemisphere this summer were given a massive…
MP Calls on Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Highlights Crucial Issues of A&N Islands
Denis Giles, Port Blair: The Member of Parliament, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma called on…
China will always be a trustworthy on the journey of Bangladesh’s modernisation
Bangladesh News Desk: China will always be a trustworthy neighbor, close friend and cooperative partner on the journey…
Imran Ahmed dismissed from post of DAG, gazette issued
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan has been removed from his post for breaching discipline by making…
Tk 1,500 cr kickback to Sheikh Hasina’s son in 2014, B’desh banker told ED in May 2022
In tell-all statement to Indian officials, the accused person alleged massive financial fraud and web of graft led…
Parliament passes tough drugs, cosmetics bill by voice vote
UNB, Dhaka: The ‘Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2023’ previously titled as the ‘Drugs Bill, 2022’ was passed in…
Akhaura-Agartala railway to create Bangladesh-India new trade potentials
Tripura News Desk: Akhaura-Agartala dual gauge railway will be inaugurated on September 9, creating new trade potentials between…
Bihar: Preservation and beautification orders issued for Tagore Hill by Jharkhand High Court
Earlier, ASI had turned down beautification proposal observing that the structures are not more than 100 years old…
CERF allocates $8mn to Rohingya response in Bangladesh
Arakan News Desk: The United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US $8 million to provide…