PM mourns death of valiant FF Abul Hashem

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former MP, veteran Language Movement activist and valiant Freedom Fighter Abul Hashem. Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League President, prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy for his bereaved family members. Abul

Moeen Ali in Dhaka to play BPL after 9 years

English all-rounder Moeen Ali arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday to play in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for Comilla Victorians. It will be Moeen’s second appearance in the premier league. He previously played in 2013 for the now-defunct Duronto Rajshahi. The all-rounder has so far played a total of five

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Will focus on promoting global solidarity’, says Bangladesh as it wins UN PBC chair

Winning the chairpersonship of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) by Bangladesh is a testament of the international community's trust and confidence in Bangladesh as an important contributor to international peace in some of the most difficult corners of the world, says the Bangladesh government. “We'll put particular focus on promoting

SJIBL distributes blankets at Sarulia

The Sarulia Branch of ShahjalalIslami Bank Ltd. distributed blankets among winter hit &poorpeople of Sarulia area, Dhaka recently at Branch Premisesas a part of CSR activities of the Bank. The Manager of SaruliaBranch of the Bank Mr. Abdul Kaderdistributed 200 pieces of Blanket among the winter hit people. Among others the Land

Users preferred bKash for making payments during DITF this year

Some 266,000 visitors purchased entry tickets through bKash payment at the month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) held for the first time at the permanent exhibition center in Purbachal. Total 70,000 visitors came to the trade fair by purchasing BRTC bus tickets with bKash payment while nearly 11,000 used the service

Khaleda to return home from hospital this evening

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to return home this (Tuesday) evening from the capital’s Evercare Hospital after a long treatment for her various health complications. “Doctors have decided to discharge Madam (Khaleda) from the hospital this evening,” her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB. He said Khaleda will leave