The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) hosted a high-profile luncheon meeting at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, focusing on the theme of “Sustainable Energy for Bangladesh.” The event, held on October 20, brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss the country’s energy challenges and explore potential solutions. The meeting featured Chief Guest Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, ...

New Zealand Women clinched the title of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 champion defeating South Africa Women by 32 runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The White Ferns joined Australia, England and West Indies amongst the winners. After losing the finals in 2009 and 2010, the White Ferns eventually got their hands on the coveted trophy. Sophie ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health and in Bangladesh, this vulnerability is exacerbated by delayed diagnoses, malnutrition, and limited access to healthcare. To address TB, especially among children, the icddr,b-led USAID’s Alliance for Combating Tuberculosis in Bangladesh (ACTB) Activity, in partnership with Prothom Alo, launched the Health Olympiad 2024 in May as a student engagement initiative. The event concluded on ...

Ingredients: v    Medium-sized Rui fish head – 1 piece v    Chopped onion – 3 tbsps v    Sliced green chilies – 7 pieces v    Moong dal (yellow lentils) – 1 cup v    Chili powder – 1 tsp v    Cumin powder – 1 tsp v    Turmeric powder – 1 tsp v    Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp v    Salt – to taste v    ...

The interim government will procure 55 lakh litres of soybean oil for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) which will cost some Tk 87 crore. Each litre of soybean oil will be bought at Tk 157.90. This time Tk 7.50 more will have to pay for each litre compared to the price at which the Awami League government last procured ...

A 15-year-old boy died from electrocution in  Akhalia area of Noyabazar in Sylhet on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rudra Das, son of Amarchan Das, a resident of Manik Mia’s Colony in Noyabazar. Jalalabad Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Harunur Rashid confirmed the matter. According to police, Rudra worked as a battery-operated van driver. Around 3 pm, while ...

A group of students besieged Dhaka Education Board demanding cancellation of the results this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations. They have started protest in front of the main gate of the education board at Bakshibazar in the capital since 12:30PM on Sunday. Around 1:45PM they entered inside breaking the lock of the gate. The students said that the ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has been acquitted from defamation case charge. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court JUdge Arafatur Rakib passe this order on Sunday. Four other BNP leaders also acquitted from the case. They are the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, standing committee members Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Gayeshwar ...

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday resolved the review petition against its earlier order that declared the 16th Amendment to the Constitution is unconstitutional and illegal. Now, the Supreme Judicial Council will have the power to remove the top court judges. A six-member bench of the Appellate Division of the SC, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, ...

The dead body of Moni Kishore, a popular singer of the 90s, has been recovered from his Rampura residence in the capital. Police recovered the body at about 11:30PM on Saturday from his house behind Rampura TV centre. Rampura Police Station SI Khan Abdur Rahman said, “At 10PM, owner of the house called national emergency service 999 and after that, ...