Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday extended an invitation to US business leaders to explore business opportunities in Bangladesh and partner with the country in its journey towards becoming a developed, prosperous, and smart nation by 2041. “I invite you to invest in our many vibrant and high-potential sectors, such as renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, light and heavy machinery, ...
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60,000 people marooned in Mongla
Cyclone Rimal has caused extensive damage in Bagerhat’s Mongla. The heavy rain with gusty wind which started since Sunday night, is still continue. According to upazila project implementation officer Md Jafor Rana, at least 8,000 houses and several tree were damaged during the storm. Electric poles also fell down. Sixty-thousand people marooned as 10 to 12 villages were flooded with ...
Read More »Cyclone Remal starts crossing Bangladesh coast
The cyclonic storm Remal started crossing coastal regions of Bangladesh packing winds up to 120 km per hour. “The cyclonic storm Remal started crossing … the entire process of crossing of the cyclone will take 5 to 7 hours,” Dr Abul Kalam Mallik, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said last night. The severe cyclonic storm “Remal” over northwest ...
Read More »Govt remains alert so no journo faces harassment: Quader
Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government remains alert so that no journalists face any harassment in the name of Digital Act. He said this while addressing the founding anniversary programme of the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) on the premises of DRU at Segunbagicha in the capital. Quader also urged ...
Read More »Order to confiscate ex-IGP Benazir’s 119 more properties, 4 Gulshan flats
A court in Dhaka has ordered police to confiscate 119 more properties in the names of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and daughters, and four flats in his name at Gulshan in the capital. At the same time, the court ordered to confiscate the shares in their names at different companies and family savings certificates ...
Read More »Jhenaidah-1 MP-elect Nayeb Ali Joarder takes oath
Nayeb Ali Joarder, who was elected unopposed in the by-polls to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, on Sunday took oath of office as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS). JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Joarder at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital, a press release said. JS Secretariat senior secretary KM Abdus Salam ...
Read More »MP Anar murder: DB team reaches India
A three-member team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police went to India on Sunday (May 26) morning. DB chief Harun Or Rashid is leading the delegation. Other two members are Wari division DC Muhammad Abdul Ahad and ADC Shahidur Rahman. Earlier, the team left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 10am and reached Kolkata at 11am (Bangladesh time). ...
Read More »‘Remal’ likely to hit Bangladesh by this evening
Cyclone Remal is likely to hit southern districts of Bangladesh by Sunday (May 26) evening, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Saturday night. “Under the influence of cyclone, Bangladesh, particularly its southern and southeastern regions may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall,” said Director General of Department of Disaster Management Mizanur Rahman. Referring to the data of ...
Read More »Cyclone Remal: Payra, Mongla ports asked to hoist danger signal 7
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked to hoist danger signal no 7 for Mongla and Payra ports due to cyclonic storm Remal in the Bay of Bengal. At the same time, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ports were advised to show danger signal no 6. The Met Office published the forecast on its website on Saturday night. The deep depression over the ...
Read More »Bangladesh, Japan hold 1st round of negotiations for EPA
The first round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Dhaka from May 19 to 23. The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Taketani Atsushi, Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from other relevant ministries, said a press release issued ...
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