Goethe-Institute Bangladesh hosts 3rd Edition of Science Film Festival

Internet governance, digital Safety, fact-checking held

National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) and Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) jointly organized Journalist Capacity Building on Internet Governance, Digital Safety and Security, Fact-Checking, and Verification Techniques at NIMC Training Room. 

বৃহস্পতিবার, ২১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৩:৪২

Tamim will bat for Nagad as brand ambassador

Tamim Iqbal, the captain of the One Day International cricket team of Bangladesh, and the best opener in the history of the country, has become the brand ambassador of Nagad, the world’s fastest-growing mobile financial service.

বুধবার, ২০ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১২:৫৩

Bangladeshi Rani Yan Yan Women Building Peace Award finalist

Bangladeshi indigenous peoples’ human rights defender and women’s rights activist Rani Yan Yan is one of nine finalists for the Women Building Peace Award from the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) to be given on October 20.

বুধবার, ২০ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১২:৩১

USA invests $25mn in COVID-19 assistance for Bangladesh

New U.S. funding will support the national vaccination campaign and Bangladesh’s capacity to provide oxygen supplies to improve the quality of care for patients.  The United States has provided over $121 million to support the COVID-19 response in Bangladesh. 

মঙ্গলবার, ১৯ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:৫৭

Communal harmony is cornerstone of BD`s democratic polity

The Government of Bangladesh unequivocally condemned those incidents and took serious note of the reactions from within and outside the Hindu community. As an immediate measure, the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) forces were deployed in 22 districts of the country in aid of the civilian administration.

মঙ্গলবার, ১৯ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৮:১৮

Ambassador of Nepal paid farewell call on the Foreign Minister

Ambassador of Nepal Dr. Banshidhar Mishra paid farewell call on the Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen yesterday at Foreign Service Academy.

মঙ্গলবার, ১৯ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৫:০১

Sisimpur Returns for 14th Season

Beloved friends like Halum, Tuktuki, Ikri, and Shiku are back for new adventures to help Bangladeshi children learn about empathy and creative problem solving.

বৃহস্পতিবার, ১৪ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১২:০৩

15 receive Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2021

Recognizing the critical role of women volunteers to our society especially considering the COVID-19 situation, 15 women volunteers and women led initiatives have been awarded with ‘Inspiring Women Volunteer Award 2021’ today on Tuesday at LGED headquarters in Agargaon. 

বুধবার, ১৩ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:০২

Opportunity to export human resources in Serbia

Observing that Serbia’s on-going and ambitious development programmes will require vast human resources, Dr. Momen offered  skilled and semi-skilled workers including IT professional, electrician, plumber etc

বুধবার, ১৩ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১২:৩০

BNNRC Granted UNFCCC observer status

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been officially granted observer status to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

মঙ্গলবার, ১২ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৮:১৩

Community Dialogue on Good Governance 

A daylong community dialogue on “Good Governance” was held in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The focus of the dialogue was engaging the community in the main stream of development activities actively by building awareness and strengthening knowledge level on Right to information, its application and liberal values.

সোমবার, ১১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:৪৩

Teen Takes Over Swedish Embassy in Bangladesh for a Day

Runa, a youth activist and community volunteer promoting girls’ rights, took over the Swedish Embassy in Bangladesh for a day on Monday to advocate for girls’ rights, equal opportunities and equal chances for girls.

সোমবার, ১১ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৭:৪০

Bangladeshi Abdulla Al Mamun made CEO of PMO Global Institute

PMO global Institute Corporation, the global PMO Certification body appointed Mr. Abdulla Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi expatriate, as the Chief Executive Officer. Previously he was the acting CEO of the PMO Global Institute.

শনিবার, ৯ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৬:৪৫

BEPZA signs MoU with NBR to expedite OSS

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and National Board of Revenue (NBR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at BEPZA Complex, Dhaka Thursday (7 October) to ease of customs related services for the foreign and local investors of EPZs. 

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৭ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ২০:১০

Vitamin C, An Essential Element for Brighter Skin

Who doesn’t want bright, glowy, even skin tone?  But it’s not easy to achieve all these without spending a lot of money. As we age our skin gets dull, pigmented due to photodamage, lifestyle choices, pollution etc. These factors make us lose our original skin tone that we were born with. 

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৭ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৬:৩৪

Bangladesh urges global community to ensure universal access to COVID-19 vaccines

Portraying the grim scenario created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ambassador Rabab Fatima urged all stakeholders to ensure universal and affordable access to vaccines for all to ensure an equitable and sustainable recovery.

বৃহস্পতিবার, ৭ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ০৬:১২

Walton ‘Smart Fridge, Smart Maker’ season-2 begins

Bangladeshi Superbrand Walton has launched the second season of its video making contest titled ‘Smart Fridge, Smart Maker.’ Anyone can participate in the first round of the two-round contest.

বুধবার, ৬ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৮:২২

Terrorism should not be associated with any religion race faith culture ethnicity or society

“Bangladesh strongly condemns and rejects any attempt to associate terrorism with any particular religion or nationality. Terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, race, faith, culture, ethnicity or society.”

বুধবার, ৬ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ০৮:৫২

Online lies leave one in five girls fearing for their safety

The research includes a landmark survey of over 26,000 girls and young women from 26 countries, which also found that exposure to lies and mistruths are having a profound impact on how they engage with issues ranging from COVID-19 to politics.

মঙ্গলবার, ৫ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৯:০৬

BRAC Bank welcomes transgender, physically challenged to its team

BRAC Bank has created employment opportunity to people from other genders and people with physical challenges in its fleet as coworkers. In pursuit of diversity and social inclusion, BRAC Bank has created employment opportunities for fourteen transgender and physically challenged individuals who will be deployed in different divisions of the bank, based on their skillset.

রোববার, ৩ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৮:০১

Infusion returns to DMV to feed music lovers and fans

nfusion is a band known for creating love beyond words, creating music beyond imagination in the capital region- Washington D.C, in Maryland and Virginia (DMV). Over the past few years, they have grown to create their little bubble of music and culture within the DMV area,

রোববার, ৩ অক্টোবর ২০২১, ১৬:২১

UK Minister appreciates BD’s role as leader of CVF

Lord Ahmad, British State Minister for Foreign Affairs for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth called on the Foreign Minister at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in New York

সোমবার, ২৭ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১৬:৩৩

Germany`s SPD narrowly wins election, preliminary official result

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats won the general election with 25.7 percent, beating Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, who came in at 24.1 percent

সোমবার, ২৭ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১২:৩৬

World Tourism Day tomorrow: President, PM issue messages

The World Tourism Day will be observed in the country tomorrow like elsewhere in the world focusing the inclusive growth in the global travel and leisure arena.

রোববার, ২৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১৯:১২

Light to moderate rain likely

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions

রোববার, ২৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১২:২৮

ICRC President appreciate humanitarian role of Bangladesh

Mr. Maurer expressed gratefulness from ICRC to Bangladesh, particularly to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her humanitarian gesture in providing shelter to the Rohingyas when they entered into Bangladesh after being persecuted in the homeland by their own state machinery.

রোববার, ২৬ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১১:০২

Foreign Minister meets the High Representative of European Union

In the meeting, Foreign Minister Momen requested for effective measures by European Union for creation of conducive environment in Myanmar for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh. 

শনিবার, ২৫ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১১:৪৩

DUAA celebrates 73rd founding anniversary

The Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) has celebrated its 73rd founding anniversary amid enthusiasm and festivity.

শনিবার, ২৫ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ০১:৪৯

Guterres praises BD’s development miracle

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General António Guterres has highly appreciated the development miracle of Bangladesh under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

শুক্রবার, ২৪ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১২:৩১

EU set to decide on Covid boosters next month

The EU's drug watchdog said Thursday it expected to decide in early October whether to approve boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for over 16s.

শুক্রবার, ২৪ সেপ্টেম্বর ২০২১, ১১:৪১