Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated a tree plantation campaign by planting coconut and neem saplings along the bank of the newly re-excavated Sarikal–Batajor Canal in Batajor Union of Gournadi upazila in the Barishal. A munajat (prayer) was offered following the inauguration of the tree plantation campaign. Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived at the canal bank at around 10:00 ...

Bangladesh’s paper industry is facing a multifaceted crisis, with rising production costs, energy shortages, escalating raw material prices, high interest rates, weakening domestic demand, and the import of finished paper at artificially low prices through under-invoicing pushing local manufacturers to the brink. Industry stakeholders say the government is losing substantial revenue while domestic paper mills are struggling to survive due ...

European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data showed. The vast majority — more than 9,000 — were among people aged 65 and above, according to data published by EuroMOMO, a network backed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the ...

A delegation of Bangladeshi students who won gold medal at the International Olympiad Association on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at 5:30pm at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, said Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Shahadat Hossain Shadhin. He said the Prime Minister warmly congratulated the ...

A man has been arrested after a 24-year-old woman was killed and a man in his 20s was injured in a stabbing in west London, police have said. Officers found the woman with stab injuries after being called to a property on Uxbridge Road in Hayes on Sunday morning. The man in his 20s was found outside the property with ...

• Flour-11/2 cup • Cornflour- 2 tbsp • Baking powder-1 tsp • Baking powder-1tsp • Cocoa powder-1/2 cup • Liquid milk-1/2 Cup • Coffee-2tsp • Vanilla essence-2 tsp • Egg-2 • Sugar-11/2 cup • Butter-100gm • Buttercream-30gm Method : 1. First we have to serve all the dry ingredients and set aside. 2. First break the eggs in a big ...

Five new children deaths have been recorded with measles like symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. 696 more were found with measles like symptoms during this period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed this information in its regular report on measles on Sunday (July 12). The DGHS stated that four people died with symptoms of ...

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, has died at age 71. The South Carolina lawmaker died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office posted on X early on Sunday. US media said emergency personnel had ...

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named the Icon Player of Bangladesh Tigers for the upcoming Asian Legends League. The former Bangladesh captain, who is currently featuring in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, will now also take part in the new six-team tournament. Bangladesh Tigers will begin their campaign against Indian Royals on 31 July. ...

The Bangladesh Parliament and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the rights of women, girls and young people through stronger legislative action and closer institutional cooperation. The commitment came at an orientation workshop organised jointly by the Parliament Secretariat and UNFPA for newly elected members of parliament from both the treasury and opposition benches ...