Nature Quest / Giving colour to the seas
A sea slug, more specifically a dorid nudibranch or Goniobranchus reticulus, spotted around 12ft deep into the Bay of Bengal off Saint Martin’s Island.
Litchi farming bringing more profit to growers
Litchi farming in Pabna has flourished in the last few decades due to its luring profit.
‘Bangladesh a trusted and reliable partner’
The UK wants increased engagement with Bangladesh and other partners in the Indo-Pacific region for its future security and economic prosperity, said the country’s Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
38,000 pilgrims yet to get visas
A total of 38,000 hajj pilgrims have yet to get visas as the deadline for application ends tomorrow.
‘Corruption key obstacle to budget transparency’
Transparency in budget management in any sector, including education, is impossible in a nation plagued by corruption, said speakers at an event yesterday.
Raghu Rai coming to Dhaka
Magnum photographer Raghu Rai is coming to Dhaka to unveil the cover of a book -- “Rise of a Nation, a journey through the Liberation War of Bangladesh”.
Encourage women to utilise RTI act
Women in Bangladesh have made significant progress, reaching many respectable positions, and are moving forward gradually, said Chief Information Commissioner Abdul Malek yesterday.
GAMBLING, HUNDI / BFIU suspends over 48,000 MFS accounts
A total of 48,586 personal mobile financial service accounts have been suspended by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for suspected involvement in online gambling, betting, and hundi.
Buragauranga River Erosion / Erosion fear grips 200 families
Around 200 families from four unions under Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila are passing days in fear of losing their lands and homes to erosion of Buragauranga river.
3 killed, 45 hurt in Habiganj clash
Three people were killed and at least 45 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter in Agua village of Habiganj’s Baniachong yesterday.
Petition seeks inquiry into ex-land minister’s assets abroad
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a petition with the High Court seeking its order on the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit to inquire into allegation against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury of amassing properties abroad.
BFIU suspends over 48,000 MFS accounts
A total of 48,586 personal mobile financial service accounts have been suspended by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for suspected involvement in online gambling, betting, and hundi
‘You can’t isolate me from the people’
PM says in her speech as second session of the 12th Parliament prorogues
MPs, ministers should verify their social media accounts: Palak
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak today called upon the ministers and MPs to verify their personal Facebook pages and YouTube channels so that miscreants using their fake IDs can’t spread propaganda
6 BCL men hurt in factional clash
At least six activists of Chhatra League were injured in a clash between two of its factions at Chittagong College today, over establishing supremacy on the campus
Cattle smuggler-robber gunfight: One killed in Ramu
One person was killed in a gunfight between robbers and a gang of cattle smugglers at Gorjania union of Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu
Petition seeks inquiry into ex-land minister's assets abroad
A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a petition with the High Court seeking its order on the Anti-Corruption Commission and Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit to inquire into allegation against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury of amassing properties abroad
Govt may keep provision of whitening black money in budget: state minister
State Minister for Finance Waseqa Ayesha Khan told parliament today that there is a possibility of keeping the provision of whitening black money in the next fiscal budget
Exempt us from taxes, private varsity trustees urge president
Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB), the guild of private university trustees, today, sought President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s cooperation to exempt the “non-profit institutions” from taxes
PM instructs inclusion of public companies in capital market
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the Finance Division to take effective steps to enlist state-owned companies in the country's share market
3 killed in Habiganj clash
Three people were killed and 50 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter in Agua village of Habiganj's Baniachong today
