BSAF, RGC demand special budget for child nutrition

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) and the Right to Grow Consortium (RGC) Tuesday demanded allocation of special budget for child nutrition at union parishad level. The demand was made at a press conference held at the Daily Star's conference hall in the city. They said the primary prerequisite for building a self-sufficient

Biman commences flights on Dhaka-Chennai route

Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Saturday started operating direct flights on its newly added Dhaka-Chennai-Dhaka route. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali, virtually inaugurated the flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Biman flights will depart from Dhaka to Chennai every Saturday, Monday, and Thursday at 12:50 pm. On the same

Forex reserve goes above $20 billion: BB

Bangladesh has received the $690-million second tranche of its $4.703 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and $400 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) budget support loan. It means around $1.09 billion has been added with Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves, amid dollar short supply in the domestic

Nation celebrates 52nd Victory Day

The nation Saturday celebrated the 53rd Victory Day, the most precious day of the nation, with paying glowing tributes to 1971 Liberation War martyrs and recalling the glorious history, the nation scripted 52 years back by freeing the soil from long subjugation. On December 16 in 1971, Bangladesh was born as

Industrial police smell conspiracy behind workers’ unrest in Gazipur

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Industrial Police MdZakirHossain Khan on Saturday said they smell a rat behind the unrest in the readymade garment (RMG) industry in Gazipur. “The government has already announced wages and our notion is that a group is instigating them (RMG workers) to do movement. We are identifying

20 killed in collision between passenger, cargo trains

At least 20 people were killed and several others were injured after a container train collided with passenger train in Bhairab of Kishoreganj on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred when a container train headed towards Chattogram collided with the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express at the Jagannathpur railway crossing, causing 20 people dead