Nazma Begum first female Brig Gen from medical administration
GB Today Nazma Begum has become the first woman in Bangladesh Army to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier…
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10 shops, jute godown gutted in Rajbari fire
At least 10 shops and a jute warehouse were gutted in a fire at a market in Rajbari…
US-British trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for Hepatitis C discovery
Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday…
Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi passes away
Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, the rector of Hathazari Madrasa and chief of Hefazat e Islam, breathed his last…
BD: 401 Gowainghat families get homes of PM Ashrayan Project
A total of 401 poor families of Gowainghat upazila in the district got homes in Sheikh Hasina Ashrayan…
128th birth anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy observed
The 128th birth anniversary of the champion of democracy and one of the greatest leaders of undivided India…
BD: Journalist and writer Rahat Khan passes away
Renowned journalist and writer Rahat Khan breathed his last at 8:30 pm at his Eskator Garden residence on…
People wonder why Habiganj Trauma Centre was set up!
Six years have gone by since a three-storey building was constructed at Bahubal in Habiganj to launch a…
Prices rise due to flood in Dhaka’s kitchen market
The prices of different essentials including vegetables jumped sharply in the capital as supply chains have been disrupted…
Hilsa glut floods Khulna fish markets
Markets of Khulna are being overrun with national fish Hilsa caught from the Bay, since the lifting of…
Internet speed slows down after problems with submarine cable in Kuakata
Internet users in Bangladesh are experiencing slow speeds as the power supply to a submarine cable has been…
ILO Child Labour Convention sees universal ratification
For the first time in the ILO’s history, an International Labour Convention has been ratified by all member…
WFP, Oxfam, Green Delta Insurance join hands to protect labourers
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Oxfam Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd have launched a…
Fahim Saleh, a short-lived visionary entrepreneur in tech world
Notable author Mandy Hale said, “There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way…
Bots, fake likes, ghost followers and the murky world of social media
People with a massive following on social media nowadays get a demigod status, and this has also become…
BD Jatiya Press Club reopens July 16
The Jatiya Press Club will reopen from July 16 on a limited scale. The decision was taken at…
Dhaka eateries defy health guidelines despite virus risk
Although restaurants are open in the city amid the rising cases of coronavirus, most of them, even the…
Expert study predicts river erosion in northwest
Expert studies predict river erosion in particular points in several northwestern and central districts this year, seeking protective…
Corona Virus shatters Bangladeshi students’ dreams of studying abroad
Md Delwar Hussen (Hira): June and July are busy months for overseas education consultants as every year hundreds…
‘Renew transport docs, driving licence by Dec 31’
Vehicle owners and drivers will be able to renew transports documents and driving licences without paying any fine…