Record 73,523 tonnes of mustard production target for Rangpur
GB Today BSS: The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 73,523 tonnes of mustard from 49,290 hectares…
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French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status
AFP: The French baguette — “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron,…
December 1 declared as Band Music Day
Entertainment Desk: Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA) declared December 1 as ‘Band Music Day’. To commemorate renowned singer…
FIFA honors veteran sports journalists
Sports Correspondent: FIFA honored 82 sports journalists from different region of the globe who have reached that milestone,…
Rail links between Dhaka-Narayanganj to be halted for 3.5 months
Railway authorities have decided to halt rail communication between Dhaka and Narayanganj for three and a half months.…
Ice starts melting as Quader meets Raushon
Mohammad Al Amin: The internal conflict between Jatiya Party top leaders Raushon Ershad and GM Quader seems to…
NBR collects over Tk 3,000cr revenue till Nov 30
BSS: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has collected over Taka 3,000 crore as revenue till November 30.…
Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough
BBC: The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous…
UK in Dhaka celebrates 150th anniv of 1st int’l football match
Sports Desk: British High Commission Dhaka has celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first international football match which…
Tripura Film and Television Institute under Satyajit Ray film institute opened in Agartala
Tripura News Desk: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has inaugurated the Tripura Film and Television Institute (TFTI) under…
Is Jaya Ahsan making her debut in Hindi cinema?
Entertainment News Desk: Popular Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan has won over the local as well as India’s Kolkata-based…
Andaman’s Swaraj Dweep decked up for G20 Presidency meeting
India coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla organised a yoga session on Kala Patthar beach on Saturday morning for around…
Carnival of computing, from heart of Bangladesh
The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), held in Dhaka in November, attracted young computer talents from all over…
BNP announces demonstration programme Wednesday
BNP announced demonstration programme in the divisional headquarters (in major cities), including Dhaka, on Wednesday to protest against…
‘Rabindra Sangeet Utsab’ at Mother Language Inst
A national level festival on songs of poet Rabindranath Tagore began in Dhaka on Friday to spread the…
Baitul Mukarram Mosque Musalli panel waiting for permission to run dev work
The Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is waiting for an approval from the authorities concerned to run…
Safety still a concern for tourists in Cox’s Bazar
Rajib Kanti Roy, Dhaka: Despite earning a huge amount of revenue from Cox’s Bazar beach, the government seems…
Lifestyle to prevent arthritis pain during winters
While winters do not cause arthritis, the cold weather is known to worsen aches and pains associated with…
The Qatar World Cup kicks off with an extravagant ceremony
Sports Desk: After a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field controversies, the first World Cup in the Middle…
Searching for those vanishing roots
Srimoyee Bagchi: Everything the Light Touches embodies the very best of eco fiction — a genre that has,…