The repayment of the loan taken for construction of Padma Bridge started with Tk 316.91 crore paid to the government in the first two installments on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a cheque of Tk 316,90,97,049 as the first and second installments of the loan, UNB reports. Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader handed over the cheque to the premier ...

Though Bangabazar Market fire was completely doused, but still there is found smoke of the rubble after 29 hours. Fire men are spraying water. But there is no possibility to spread the fire. Meanwhile, Firefighters are working on the two floors of Annexco Tower as flame is also found on those floor. Habibur Rahman, a worker of Imran Garments of ...

Donald Trump is the first former US President to be arrested on criminal charges. He is being arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on criminal charges said to be related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. He left his home at Trump Tower shortly after 13.00 local time (18.00BST). He waved to waiting ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of 11 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 4,252.66 crore. Of the total project cost, Tk 3,645.21 crore will come from the government fund while the rest of Taka 607.45 crore as project assistance. The approval came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at ...

Bangladesh lost two wickets as they posted 34 runs against Ireland on Day 1 of the one-off Test on Tuesday. The hosts trail the guests by 180 runs. Earlier, Taijul Islam’s five-wicket haul helped Bangladesh restrict Ireland at 214. For Ireland, Harry Tector top-scored with 50 runs. Ireland won the toss and opted to bat first. Bangladesh struck early, bagging ...

In India, heat waves are a frequent occurrence. To inform people of the severe weather conditions and advise them to take the appropriate measures, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issues heatwave warnings. A heatwave is defined as a period of time when the highest temperature is between 40 degrees Celsius and 45 degrees Celsius, with some locations experiencing temperatures that ...

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease. The report analyzed existing studies conducted from 1990 to 2021 and showed that about 17.5% of adults across the world were affected by ...

A young man was killed after being run over by a tractor at Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district on Monday night. The accident took place on Phurarpar-Murargaon road of the upazila at around 11 pm. Deceased Ashique Ali, 22, was son of Attar Ali, a resident of Murargaon village in the upazila. According to locals, the tractor veered out of ...

Inflation in Bangladesh rose to 9.33 per cent in March, which was 8.78 per cent in the previous month of February, said Planning Minister MA Mannan on Tuesday (April 4, 2023). Presenting the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data on inflation, MA Mannan stated it to journalists after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) ...

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury on Tuesday handed over the audit reports to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Muslim Chowdhury met the Prime Minister at her official residence Ganabhaban in the morning, reports UNB. He presented a total of 47 audit reports for appraisal of her before submitting it to the President for presentation to the ...