Durga Puja at 543 mandaps in Narail, final brush strokes under way on idols
Sharadiya Durga Puja is at the doorstep, so the idol makers of the district now have no time to breathe as they put the final strokes of paint and brush. Work is going on day and night in shifts, giving the idols an aesthetic look. The decoration of most…
Russian forces claim 902 Ukrainian drones destroyed in one night, including 180 around Moscow
Russia’s military has claimed that it shot down 902 Ukrainian drones in a single night, of which 180 were destroyed around the capital Moscow. In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were destroyed overnight by…
Purchase committee clears 11 proposals for sugar, fertiliser and LNG as Shahjalal expansion cost rises
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase has recommended approval of a total of 11 purchase proposals, including those for sugar, urea, MOP and DAP fertiliser and LNG. The proposals were approved at the purchase committee’s 49th meeting of the…
President Mirza Fakhrul mourns death of Salahuddin Ahmed
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed. In a message of condolence issued today, the President prayed for the salvation and eternal peace of the departed soul and also…
Government to act under law if LPG supply is manipulated or a strike called
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has warned that the government will sternly put down any attempt to hold the public hostage over LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) by creating an artificial crisis, manipulating the market or…
Salahuddin Ahmed’s first janaza held at Sangsad Bhaban south plaza, Tarique Rahman pays tribute
The first namaz-e-janaza of former lawmaker and BNP commerce affairs secretary Salahuddin Ahmed was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this morning, with Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman taking part. The Prime Minister…
We are buying aircraft, oil and soybean: finance minister seeks extra US assistance
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury believes Bangladesh now deserves more assistance from the United States in return for the way relations between the two countries have advanced and the huge volume of goods Bangladesh is buying from that…
In-principle nod to LNG purchase from five firms through direct procurement
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended in-principle approval of two proposals of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division relating to the supply and purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Energy and Mineral Resources Division…
PM visits mobile food-testing lab before entering Secretariat office
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has toured a mobile laboratory (mobile laboratory van) set up for safe food testing. He inspected the mobile laboratory this morning before entering his own office at the Secretariat, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime…
Hawkers and auto-rickshaws choke Bhatara’s Madani Avenue
The road running along Madani Avenue in Bhatara was built 100 feet wide for smooth movement. Today, in places, barely 10 feet of it is left for vehicles to use. Local residents allege that roughly 90 feet of the road has been taken over by encroachers. A…