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First phase of Ijtema ends with 'Akheri Munajat'

Gazipur, Feb. 4 -- day 57th Bishwa Ijtema - the second largest congregation of Muslims - ended today (February 4, 2024) through "Akheri Munajat" (final prayer). Maulana Hafez Zobair Ahmad, leader of ... Read More


Tangail residents protest India getting GI status for Tangail saree

Tangail, Feb. 4 -- Handloom entrepreneurs and residents of Tangail have formed a human chain protesting India obtaining GI (geographical indication) status of Tangail sharee and demanded recognition o... Read More


a2i, Netcom Learning to work together to create skills and jobs

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- a2i project of the government and Netcom Learning Global Limited will work together to build skills and create jobs in the modern technologies including AI-Robotics. A memorandum of ... Read More


58 Nasaka members forced to take shelter in Bangladesh as Arakan Army overrun them in Rakhine

, Feb. 4 -- A total of 58 members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh border amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group the Arakan Army in... Read More


Jatiya Party's Chunnu wants 2 lines from 'Sharifa's story' be removed

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Sunday demanded to drop two controversial lines from 'Sharifa's story' in the textbook of Grade-VII. The opposition chief whip made this deman... Read More


Rape on JU campus: 4 including BCL leader remanded for 3 days

, Feb. 4 -- A court in Dhaka on Sunday remanded four people including a BCL leader for three days allowing police to interrogate them in a case filed for allegedly raping a woman after holding her hus... Read More


Shamim Osman wants new structure naming it "6-point" building in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Ruling party MP from Narayanganj AKM Shamim Osman on Sunday demanded authorities construct a new building at the Zia Hall land of Chashara in Narayanganj and name it as the "6-point" ... Read More


SAFF U-19 Women's Champs: Nepal beat Bhutan to stay in title race

, Feb. 4 -- 19 Women's team beat Bhutan U-19 Women's side by 1-0 goal to stay in the title race of the four- nation SAFF U-19 Women' s Championship '2024 at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad... Read More


NOAB urges NBR to reduce tax on newsprint for survival of newspaper industry

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) said that in the age of digital media, newspapers are struggling to survive with the huge cost of newsprint and other printing it... Read More


DGHS's former director TH Khan dies

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Dr Tofazzal Hossain (TH) Khan, a former director of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), passed away on Sunday. He was 88. TH Khan breathed his last around 9:30am after ... Read More