The ‘National Vitamin-A Plus Campaign’ will be observed on June 18 across the country to feed vitamin-A Plus capsule to over 2.20 crore children aged between six months to 59 months to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality. Under the campaign, around 25 lakh children aged between 6 months and 11 months will be given a blue colour capsule ...

Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today said mushroom farming has huge potentials in country and asked agriculture officers to create 200-300 mushroom entrepreneurs in every upazila. ‘Mushroom farming is a very potential sector. It is very nutritious food containing around 22 percent protean whereas rice contains 8pc and wheat contains 12percent. Mushroom is also a cash crop,” he said, ...

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should apologise for his negative comments on the country’s fair elections. “Withdrawing his comments, Mirza Fakhrul must seek apology for his negative comments on the country’s fair elections,” he told a discussion in Dhaka, BSS reports. The discussion was organised by Bangladesh Krishak ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on international initiatives to help prepare the young generation to face the challenges of the coming world order. “That is what we expect from international communities and organisations,” she said on Wednesday responding to a question before joining the plenary session of the two-day ‘World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All’ in ...

Hundreds of cattle in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet district have contracted lumpy skin disease — causing grave concern among farmers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Some 300 cows infected with lumpy skin disease have died in the upazila; cattle farmers and those who rear cows at home are facing huge losses as a result. Sources said, the viral disease has been noticed ...

A court in Dhaka has fixed June 25 to deliver its verdict against ‘influential’ contractor GK Shamim and seven of his bodyguards  in a money laundering case. After placement of arguments from both sides on Thursday, Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam set the date. The seven other accused are: Md Delwar Hossain, Md Murad Hossain, Md Jahidul ...

Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares. England have named veterans James Anderson and Stuart Broad in their XI for the opening Test which gets under way at Edgbaston on Friday. Australia, who recently won their World Test Championship final against India at The Oval, ...

Geneva- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the international community to invest in social justice in order to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies across the world. “We can achieve lasting peace and sustainable development on the foundation of social justice. We must invest in social justice in our efforts to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies worldwide,” she ...

The Election Commission (EC) has canceled the candidature of Aftab Hossain Khan, the councilor candidate of Ward No 7 in the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation elections. Wednesday (June 14) EC Secretary. Jahangir Alam confirmed this information to reporters. Last Monday (June 12) EC Director (Public Relations) said. According to the press release signed by Shariful Alam, a complaint has been ...

Ferdous, a popular actor in the Bengali film industry, has come to vote for the candidate of boat in the Sylhet City Corporation elections. It has added a different dimension to the poll campaign. He participated in the campaign of Awami League nominated candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury in Taltala, Mirzajangal, Lamabazar and surrounding areas of the city on Wednesday (June 14) ...