Rafiqul Islam Salim The Kaptai Karnaphuli Hydropower Plant in Rangamati district is showing a ray of hope amid the ongoing power crisis in the country. All five units of the plant are now fully operational as the water level of Kaptai Lake has increased due to recent heavy rains and landslides. Continue Reading

Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari, Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Muhtamim of Nazirhat Al Jamiatul Uloom Babunagar Madrasa, told State Minister for Religious Affairs Shamim Kaiser Lincoln that Bangladesh is predominantly a Hanafi Madhhab country and urged him to follow its teachings. During Mr. Lincoln’s surprise visit to the madrasa in Fatikchhari, Chattogram, on Continue Reading

Travel tax collection reached Tk 2,400 crore in last fiscal year, nearly quadrupled in five years Md. Zahidul Islam Since the shock of the coronavirus pandemic subsided, overseas travel by Bangladeshi citizens has been increasing. At the same time, the map of foreign travel has also changed after Sheikh Hasina fled the country. Until Ms. […]Continue Reading

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said that Bangladesh-China relations have reached a new height following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China. Alongside strengthening economic ties, China is interested in further expanding people-to-people connectivity between the two countries. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr. Abdul Moin Continue Reading

A meeting of the leaders of Bangladesh Jamiat-e-Modarresin was held yesterday. The meeting, chaired by the organisation’s president Mr. A M M Bahauddin and moderated by Principal Maulana Sabbir Ahmed Momtazi, discussed the country’s current religious and social realities. In a statement unanimously adopted at the meeting, the leaders said the overwhelming majority of Continue Reading

The Prime Minister recently called a high-level conference at the Bangladesh Secretariat to review the Education Assistance Trust’s ongoing aims and actions, emphasising its critical role in decreasing student dropout rates through financial assistance. During the meeting, officials discussed the historical effects of the standard stipend program for girls, which was Continue Reading

Dhaka residents are facing a growing crisis of gas and water shortages, adding to the daily hardship of city life. In many areas, households are struggling with low gas pressure or no gas for much of the day, while others are facing water shortages and complaints of dirty, yellowish and foul-smelling tap water. The shortages […]Continue Reading

The portfolios of the four newly appointed ministers and two state ministers have been allocated, while the portfolio of another minister has also been changed. The new ministers and state ministers will begin working at their respective ministries toda. On Saturday, they paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ […]Continue Reading

Eklas Haque Ordinary buses are being converted into sleeper buses at roadside garages and workshops without approved designs or engineering advice, raising serious safety concerns. Although sleeper buses are intended to make long-distance travel more comfortable, unapproved modifications are increasingly turning them into potential death traps. Sleeper buses are becoming Continue Reading

Hasan-Uz-Zaman The theft of artificial intelligence (AI) automated cameras just hours after their activation to restore order on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway has sparked intense fear and concern among the public. Earlier, components of AI cameras were also stolen at 300 Feet in Dhaka. Because these cameras installed for security purposes remain exposed, questions have been Continue Reading