Anxious days are returning for farmers in the haor areas of Sunamganj as work on crop protection dams remains sluggish, even three weeks after the official deadline for starting construction passed. Although construction has begun in some haors, the overall pace has been slow, fuelling frustration among farmers who depend on the timely completion of embankments to protect their Boro ...
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Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo
Syria’s defense ministry announced a ceasefire in several neighborhoods of Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes with Kurdish fighters. “To prevent any slide toward a new military escalation within residential neighborhoods, the Ministry of Defense announces a ceasefire in the vicinity of the Sheikh Maqsoud, Alashrafieh and Bani Zeid neighborhoods of Aleppo, effective from 3:00 AM,” the ministry ...
Read More »Gold, silver prices to drop from Friday
Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) has announced a reduction in gold and silver prices in the domestic market, effective from Friday. According to a press release issued on Thursday night, the price of top-quality 22-carat gold will fall by Tk1,050 to Tk2,26,806 per bhori. Under the revised rates, 21-carat gold will sell at Tk2,16,484 per bhori, while 18-carat gold will cost ...
Read More »Moeen Ali shines as Sylhet beat Dhaka by 20-run
Moeen Ali produced a match-winning all-round performance as Sylhet Titans registered a crucial 20-run victory over Dhaka Titans in Bangladesh Premier League at Sylhet International Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, Sylhet posted a competitive 180 for six in their 20 overs and then held Dhaka to 160 for eight to claim their fourth win from eight matches. The defeat left ...
Read More »Fakhrul expresses concern over law, order ahead of polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of national elections, saying he is not satisfied with the performance of law enforcement agencies. “The rate at which political leaders are being killed, particularly some leaders of our party, is truly worrying,” Fakhrul told reporters at his residence ...
Read More »Polls in Pabna-1, 2 postponed
The Election Commission (EC) has announced the suspension of the election process in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies for the time being. The decision was taken in compliance with an order of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud told BSS today. “Based on the directive of the Appellate Division, the elections in Pabna-1 and ...
Read More »Khalilur Rahman meets US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington DC
National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman met with US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon, reports BSS. He also had a separate meeting with Assistant USTR Brendan Lynch, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing here today. During the meeting with Ambassador Greer, Dr Rahman briefed him on the progress in reducing trade gap between Bangladesh ...
Read More »Govt approves several ordinances, guidelines on essential drugs
The Council of Advisers at its weekly meeting today approved guidelines on National Essential Drugs list and pricing and drafts of several major ordinances and policy covering personal data protection, Shilpakala Academy, forest industry reform, climate action commitments, and judicial administration. The ordinances are: the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh ...
Read More »HRW warns right to protest ‘under attack’ in UK
LONDON, Jan 8 : Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Thursday that the UK has “severely restricted the right to protest” in recent years and was expanding “repressive measures” against peaceful demonstrators. A report titled “‘Silencing the Streets’: The Right to Protest Under Attack in the UK,” comes a few weeks after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested and then released ...
Read More »Rekha Is ‘Exceptional, Never Boring’, Says Shobhaa De: ‘Unlike Jaya Bachchan, She Courts The Paps’
Shobhaa De has reflected on how Rekha’s power is in her mystique. She said that if the actress makes herself too visible, she will risk being overexposed and losing that power. Shobhaa mentioned that since Rekha hasn’t done a film in over a decade, her charm and aura are kept alive only by her obscurity. Shobhaa lauded Rekha for being ...
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