PM Hasina a great businesswomen, planner and far-sighted: Bashundhara Chairman
Terming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina a businesswoman, planner and visionary greater than others, Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said her (premier) timely steps, including one for real estate sector, ReadMore
Tigers tumble for 108 against Pakistan attack
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh tumbled for 108 for seven in 20 overs in the second match of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. ReadMore
WB civil society backs Bangladesh concern over border killing: FM
Shawdesh Desk: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday that civil society of neighboring Indian state West Bengal has recently demanded to stop border killing along the Bangladesh-India frontier. ReadMore
Agriculture credit gains pace on back of BB policy changes
Shawdesh Desk: The scheduled banks have disbursed Tk 7905 crore as agriculture and rural credit in July-October period of the current fiscal (2021-22), almost 28 percent of the target for ReadMore
Saudi Arabia: Umrah permits limited to 18-50 age group for overseas pilgrims
Shawdesh Desk: Cairo: Saudi Arabia has said that permits for performing Umrah or lesser pilgrimage for overseas Muslims are limited to those aged from 18 to 50 years. Before travel, ReadMore
European countries tighten anti-pandemic measures amid surging COVID-19 cases
Shawdesh Desk: Faced with soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases, many European countries have tightened anti-pandemic measures and accelerated vaccination programs. According to the World Health Organization’s weekly report on Tuesday, ReadMore
Global Covid cases surge past 256 million
Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 256 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), ReadMore
Demand for Khaleda’s treatment abroad: BNP begins hunger strike
Shawdesh Desk: BNP started a seven-hour mass hunger strike programme in the capital on Saturday morning demanding that its ‘critically ill’ chairperson Khaleda Zia be allowed to go abroad for ReadMore
