World Bank (WB) Executive Director Parameswaran Iyer on Thursday said developing countries can follow Bangladesh’s development model as he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence here. “Bangladesh made phenomenal transformation in development with specific plans under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s prudent leadership. Other developing countries can follow Bangladesh development model,” PM’s Press ...

The online application process for admission to class XI began at 8am on Thursday (August 10). This year, the application will also be accepted in three phases. The first phase of the application process will continue till August 20. The applicants can log into the www.xiclassadmission.gov.bd website and apply for admission. They must pay a Tk 150 fee and can ...

Bangladeshi UN official Lt Col (retd) Sufiul Anam, who was abducted by Al-Qaeda in Yemen in February 2022, returned to Dhaka today after being rescued by the National Security Intelligence (NSI). An Emirates flight, carrying Sufiul Anam, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 6 pm. Sufiul gave a harrowing account of his captivity to journalists at a ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday inaugurated the construction work of inter-district bus terminal at Kanchpur. Accosting to a DSCC press release, after completion of the construction work, the services of Sayedabad inter-district bus terminal will be relocated to Kanchpur within the next six months. The inter-district bus services to 16 districts of ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare hospital in city’s Bashundhara area on Wednesday as she felt some complications. As per advice of medical board, BNP chairperson was admitted to the hospital around 8:30pm, party sources said. Earlier, Khaleda Zia was taken to the hospital as she was experiencing some fresh health complications. After reaching the hospital, some tests ...

With information overload and maddening competition, it’s important for kids to learn holistic practices like mindfulness and meditation. Raman Mittal, co-founder & CMO, Idanim, a meditation app, suggested 5 tips for kids to manage stress and develop empathy: 1. Lead by example: Kids learn the most by observing people around them. If the parents practice mindfulness and demonstrate the behaviours ...

Danish pharma group Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Wegovy cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes by a fifth, the company said in an announcement Tuesday that sent its shares soaring to a record high. Though preliminary, it is the first research to suggest this class of weight loss medication, which has attracted considerable attention from the wider public, can ...

A significant achievement has been gained in the journey towards sustainable industrialisation, as the nation celebrates the certification of its 200th LEED Green Factory by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). This remarkable milestone underscores Bangladesh’s steadfast commitment to environmental stewardship, economic growth, and global competitiveness. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is internationally recognised as a symbol ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said BNP-Jamaat terrorists are still trying to harass the people in different ways by holding them hostage. “Terrorists of BNP and Jamaat understand nothing except bomb attack, grenade attack and shooting. They killed people burning them and unleashing arson violence…. They still are trying to harass people in different ways by holding them hostage,” ...

Another 50 homeless families were provided houses at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the handover of 50 houses to landless and homeless families in the 4th phase of the upazila through a video conference from Ganobhaban at 10 am. At that time, UNO Anwar Uz Zaman, upazila vice chairman Lecturer Noor Hossain, ...