A training on crop production through modern technology for farmers was held at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district on Thursday. Agriculture Extension Department in Dharmapasha organized the training programme at the upazila agricultural office in the morning. At that time, agriculture officer Mir Hasan Al Banna, agriculture extension officer Shah Alam, Dharmapasha Upazila Press Club president Md Ishaq, general secretary ...

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said that they will understand how much changes have been made if they read the draft of Cyber Security Act keeping the Digital Security Act beside it. “Their concerns have been addressed through the Cyber Security Act,” he said while talking to newsmen after addressing a meeting on the ‘National Mourning Day and Martyrs of ...

At least 15 people were killed in a fire i a small apparel factory in a Philippine residential area on Thursday, where firefighters were delayed by flooding, traffic, and a wrong address, a fire protection official. Most of the victims appeared to be factory workers and carpenters who were sleeping in rooms when the fire broke out Thursday morning, reports ...

The World Bank has approved a $200 million loan to help improve primary healthcare services and prevent mosquito-borne diseases like dengue in Bangladesh. The loan was approved on Wednesday (August 30). It will help improve primary healthcare services for treatment, prevention and referral for common illnesses including mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and medical waste management in Dhaka North and South ...

FC Cincinnati led the way into the Major League Soccer playoffs on Wednesday as the slim post-season hopes of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami took a hit with a goalless draw against Nashville. Second-half goals from Luciano Acosta and Brandon Vazquez lifted Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory at Atlanta, where Colombian Edwin Mosquera’s first MLS goal had put the hosts ahead ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen would hold a bilateral talk with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Dhaka on September 7. “We have many bilateral issues to discuss. We have the Rohingya issue too,” he told reporters at the Foreign Service Academy, reports BSS. The Russian Foreign Minister will arrive here on September 7 and after visiting Bangladesh will ...

Police arrested three drug peddlers along with Yaba pills from Sylhet city on Wednesday evening. The arrested are Mahbubur Rahman, 45, Azir Uddin, 30, and Russel Ahmed, 32. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Kotwali Model Police Station conducted a drive in Ambarkhana area and arrested them, said the police station officer in-charge Mohammad Ali Mahmud. He said a ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said some major powers of the world want to establish a loyal government in Bangladesh because of the importance of its geographical location. “Actually, due to the geographical location of Bangladesh, some big countries want that there will be a government in Bangladesh which will just lick their feet,” she said, reports UNB. The ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has said they are investing up to £54.5 million in the country over eight years to improve education outcomes for children, with a particular focus on girls. “Ensuring 12 years of quality education for all children is at the centre of the UK’s drive to tackle poverty, promote gender equality, boost economic growth ...

More than 600 people have become the victims of enforced disappearances in about one and a half decades in Bangladesh, alleged BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the allegation in a statement sent to the mass media on Tuesday night. Mirza Fakhrul Islam said it has become a regular incident for the law enforcing agencies reared by ...