Bangladesh

Photo: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offer Fateha after placing wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Dhaka, Aug 15 : President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday led the nation in paying homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh ...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana and senior Awami League leaders spreading flower petals on the graves of Bangamata Fazilatun Nesa Mujib and other martyrs at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka on Wednesday. Dhaka, Aug 15 : The nation is observing the National Mourning Day on Wednesday with due reverence and solemnity, marking the 43rd anniversary of assassination of Father ...

Dhaka Aug 14 : Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangsad on Tuesday installed a 43-foot high portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhaka University’s famous Teacher- Student Center (TSC) paying tribute to the nation’s founder on his 43rd death anniversary. Commerce Minister Tofael Ahmed inaugurated what is said to be the largest ever portrait of Bangabandhu. With Bangladesh ChArushilpi Sangsad president Jamal Ahmed ...

Dhaka, Aug 14 : The Netherlands is providing a grant of USD 12.5 million to implement a project contributing to the development of a safe, sustainable and resilient food system for the Dhaka metropolitan area. The Netherlands embassy in Dhaka and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed an agreement in this effect on Tuesday, said a FAO ...

Ecnec approves total 9 projects involving Tk 3,088.35 cr   Dhaka, Aug 14 : The Executive Committee of the National Economic (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved ‘Improvement of Livelihood of Marginal Communities Programme’ at an estimated cost of Tk 826.12 crore, aiming to provide housing facility to some 20,000 ultra-poor families in 11 city corporations and 25 municipalities. The approval came ...

BD mission in Dubai putting in extra efforts to cater services to them Photo : Hundreds of Bangladeshi expatriates gather at the Consulate General of Bangladesh, Dubai on 12 August, 2018 to regularise their status in UAE. Dhaka, Aug 14 : Tens of thousands overstaying Bangladeshi expatriates in Dubai have been pouring into the Bangladesh Consulate premises in the hope ...

Dhaka, Aug 14 : BNP will hold a public rally in the capital on September 1, marking the party’s 40th founding anniversary. Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Tuesday. “Our party has decided to hold a rally in Dhaka on September 1 on the occasion ...

Raifa Khan, 3, died reportedly due to wrong treatment at Max Hospital on Friday. File photo Dhaka, Aug 14 : The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to pay appropriate compensation to the family of three-year-old girl Raifa who died due to wrong treatment ...

Data system on tourists to be developed   Photo: Winners of the Tourism Fellowship 2018 with the invited guests at the prize giving ceremony at Jatiya Press Clun in Dhaka on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Dhaka, Aug 14 : The government on Tuesday assured of providing all necessary supports to help grow the tourism sector but noted that there is ...

This photo taken recently shows a busy street in Malibagh area of Dhaka. file photo Dhaka, Aug 14 : Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey. The worldwide league table ranks 140 cities on a range of factors, including political and social stability, crime, education and access ...