BKash distribute books to underprivileged children at book fair

Unlike last year, 40 students including Samia, Lamia, Ekanto and Habib from Obhizatrik School of Mirpur branch could visit this year’s book fair. With this initiative of their school, they enjoyed visiting the fair and each of them was overwhelmed after receiving 5 story books from bKash. Like previous year, bKashwill

Zunayed Evan’s new book Onnomonoshko tops the bestseller list   

Zunayed Evan's new book 'Onnomonoshko' was recently launched by Adhyayan Prakashani on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2022. The book cover is designed by Ariful Hasan. The book is consists of 7 different stories. The stories are written based on different levels of psychological illusion. Ever since the publication

JTI Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of Japan-Bangladesh Friendship

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) unveiled art exhibition titled “Embrace Friendship: Celebrating 50 Years of Japan-Bangladesh Friendship”. The exhibition is showcasing commissioned artworks by prominent artist Professor Anisuzzaman Anis, Department of Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. The artworks were crafted using Japanese technique of woodcut printmaking as a

Workshop on Medicine Plants of Bangladesh and its export possibilities 

A day-longWorkshopprogramme on Medicine Plants of Bangladesh and its export possibilities  Bangladesh Herbal Products Manufacturing Association (BHPMA) and Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Business Promotion Council (MPHPBPC) of Commerce ministry arranged the seminar session jointly. Md. Tosadeque  Hossain  Deputy Director, Department of Youth Development Bogura attended the programme as chief guest  Md.

Protest continues over gang rape of Gopalganj university student

Students of Gopalganj’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) on Friday continued their protest demanding justice for the gang rape of a fellow female student. Taking up positions before the administrative building, they also urged the authorities to hand out punishment to those who went on a rampage

WB okays $300m to bolster country’s urban bodies

The World Bank has approved $300 million to help Bangladesh strengthen its urban local government institutions to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and improve preparedness to future shocks, benefitting about 40 million urban residents. The Local Government Covid-19 Response and Recovery Project will support urban local government institutions to effectively respond

Land ownership to be on the basis of documents only

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said that under the direction of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Land is emphasizing the establishment of sustainable land management by introducing digital services and amending the laws and regulations. In a sustainable land system, no one can occupy any land without proper documents. As a

BGMEA delegation highlights RMG industry’s progress in European Commission

A delegation of BGMEA led by President Faruque Hassan met with Jordi Curell, Director for International Affairs in the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday. The BGMEA team included Vice President Miran Ali, Directors Asif Ashraf, Tanvir Ahmed and Abdullah Hil Rakib. They had