Victory Day, the 16th December of every has been a day of festivity for Bangladeshi people. On this day in 1971, Bangladesh achieved its victory after nine months long war and thereby established itself as a proud country in World’s map. So everyone wants to celebrate this day in unique way because it is the celebration day for all in ...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s primary capital market, started the week on a positive note, with its benchmark index rising 30.88 points within the first hour of trading on Sunday. Trading data showed that 1.98 crore shares and units were exchanged in 20,417 transactions during this period, generating a turnover of Tk 58.3 crore, reports UNB. Out of ...

Britain on Sunday became the first European nation to join a major Indo-Pacific trading bloc, in what has been hailed as the country’s biggest trade deal since Brexit. The UK is officially now the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The UK formally signed the accession treaty last year, reports AFP. Officials hope membership ...

Two passengers of a CNG-run autorickshaw were killed in a head-on collision with a passenger bus on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in South Surma on Saturday. The victims, Ruhul Amin (26), son of Anjab Ullah from Islampur village in Jagannathpur, and Abdul Mukit (40), son of Abdus Sattar from Bhabanipur village in the same upazila, died on the spot. Four others, ...

Following the withdrawal of customs duty, 3,320 metric tons of rice have been imported from India through Benapole land port in Jashore in 25 days. Rice imports resumed on November 17 after a two-year break, following the government’s decision to lift the customs duty. The last consignment, consisting of 105 metric tons, arrived, in the port at around 10PM on ...

The jewellers have cut gold prices by Tk 1,773 a bhori (11.664g) for the domestic market thanks to a drop in the rates of pure gold in the local market. The new prices will be effective from Monday (December 15). It will remain in effect until further notice, said Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) press release. The price of each bhori ...

Locals rescued Awami League leader Misbah Uddin Siraj from the Sagor Dighirpar area around 3:30am on Tuesday and took him to hospital after he came under attack at midnight in the city. Misbah was Awami League’s central organising secretary for three times. Sylhet metropolitan police’s additional deputy commissioner (media) Mohammad Saiful Islam confirmed the attack to saying that the police ...

Court delays experienced by victims and defendants are unacceptable, the man leading the government’s review into the backlog of criminal cases has said. Sir Brian Leveson, a retired High Court judge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme “radical” steps would need to be taken to tackle the “crisis” which has seen cases added to the criminal justice system “faster than ...

Bangladesh’s food scene has become saturated in different iterations of momos—with each food joint promising authentic Nepali flavours. But when Seemanti Paul – who spent 12 years in a Darjeeling hostel run by a couple with Bengali and Nepali roots – went on a hunt for the best Nepali momos in Bangladesh, she was only met with disappointment. This led ...

Sylhet Zilla Hospital, built at a cost of approximately Tk 85 crore, remains unoccupied despite the fact that construction was completed earlier this year. The authorities have yet to assume responsibility for the 250-bed facility, delaying its opening and leaving the hospital unused over a year after its completion. Initiated in 2019, the project was inaugurated by then prime minister ...