Bangladesh Bank has announced a positive milestone for the country’s foreign exchange reserves, which have crossed $25 billion ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. According to data released by the central bank on Thursday (March 27), the country’s gross reserves now stand at $25.44 billion, largely due to a record inflow of remittances in March. Remittance inflows reached an all-time high ...

Sylhet is preparing for a massive influx of tourists during the nine-day extended Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, with around 80 percent of hotel and rest house rooms already booked. Tourism-related businesses expect at least 15 to 20 lakh visitors, generating a turnover of up to Tk 150 crore. Despite concerns over recent security incidents on highways and at tourist spots, law enforcement ...

“Bishwo Rang” has presented trendy and traditional look aesthetics in the clothes for the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. Keeping in mind the country’s climate, comfortable fabrics such as cotton, dhupian silk, tasar silk, linen, katan, jacquard fabrics have been used, and the moderate use of ‘mature tones’ of colours along with contrast colors is noticeable in the outfits. The medium of work ...

In our fast-paced world, the focus on what we eat often overshadows when we eat. However, the timing of our meals can be just as crucial as the content. Eating at the right time can enhance digestion, improve energy levels, and even aid in weight management. This article explores the science behind meal timing and provides guidance on when to ...

Alessia Russo scored twice and Arsenal staged a remarkable comeback to reach the Women’s Champions League (WCL) semifinals with a 3-0 win over Real Madrid. Mariona Caldentey scored the other as Arsenal grabbed three goals in 13 minutes to overturn the team’s 2-0 loss in the first leg of the quarterfinal in the Spanish capital last week. Caldentey, who used ...

Bangladesh’s first and only English Premier League-playing footballer Hamza Dewan Choudhury left the country for Manchester Thursday noon by a Bangladesh Biman flight, to join his club Sheffield United. He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for Sylhet at 9:45am and from there he again flew for Manchester at 11:45am by the same flight. On the eve of his ...

Tamim Iqbal, former Bangladesh captain, has returned home after getting discharged from Evercare Hospital in Dhaka four days after undergoing a procedure to have a stent placed in his heart. The cricketer was discharged from Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Friday (March 28). Earlier on Monday, he suffered a massive heart during a Dhaka Premier League match at the Bangladesh ...

Bangladesh and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation in such areas as hydrological forecasting, flood prevention and disaster reduction, river dredging, integrated management of water resources, water resources development and related technology sharing, reports BSS. During the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s ongoing China tour, the two sides spoke positively of the signing of the Implementation Plan of the MoU ...

Bangladesh and China have signed nine instruments during the Chief Adviser’s Professor Muhammad Yunus’s ongoing China tour, reports BSS. An agreement was signed on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the two governments, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. He said eight other documents were signed for cooperation in the areas of development, translation and publication ...

A video of a verbal altercation between Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer (Northern Region) of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), and Motiar Rahman, a member of the convening committee of BNP’s Atwari Upazila in Panchagarh. The incident took place on Thursday, March 27, in front of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer’s (UNO) office in Atwari, Sarjis’s home district. Prior to this, ...