Darwin: Just a week ago, Bangladesh were bowled out twice in an innings defeat by a Cricket Australia XI, raising plenty of questions about how they would cope when the real Test began. A start like this would have been difficult to imagine. Banglades…
Dhaka: Representatives of 250 local and international NGOs have been urged to take effective steps to bring eligible employees under the Universal Pension Scheme, particularly the ‘Progoti’ scheme, to ensure their long-term financial security. The cal…
Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who has risen through the political ranks from grassroots activism and steered the BNP through some of its most difficult years, is now the party’s nominee for the presidency. A BNP delegation submitted the nominati…
Chandpur: A Chandpur court on Thursday sentenced a youth to death and another to life imprisonment for the murder of a gold trader in the district’s Matlab South upazila. The convicts are Joy Biswas Anik, 21, son of Arjun Biswas of Munshiganj, who rec…
Dhaka: BNP on Thursday filed the nomination paper for its presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the election slated for August 20. A BNP delegation submitted the nomination paper to Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, who is s…
Dhaka: High Commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed on Thursday visited Aga Khan Academy Dhaka, which is operated by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). During her visit, the High Commissioner toured the academy and its facili…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again raised the price of gold in the local market, increasing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 1,633 per bhori to Tk 2,36,779, including VAT. Bajus announced the new price in a notice on Thu…
Dhaka: State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Haque Nur has asserted that the ongoing power and energy crisis in the country is not the fault of the current government but rather a legacy inherited from the previous Awam…