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Fear of fruit failure grips mango growers in Chapainawabganj as heatwave Intensifies

Chapainawabganj, May 3 -- Chapainawabganj, the country's mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heatwave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hi... Read More


Star Cineplex to re-release 'The Dark Knight' and 'Interstellar'

Dhaka, May 3 -- Star Cineplex has scheduled the re-release of two iconic Hollywood films by Christopher Nolan - the 2008 superhero film "The Dark Knight" and the 2014 epic science fiction film "Inters... Read More


Despite economic success, rapidly-aging developing Asia unprepared to ensure elderly wellbeing: ADB

TBILISI (GEORGIA), May 2 -- The number of people aged 60 and above in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion-or about a quarter of the total population-signific... Read More


4 family members among 5 killed in Habiganj road accident

Dhaka, May 2 -- Four members of a family were among five killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday. T... Read More


Truck-microbus collision kills 5 in Habiganj

Dhaka, May 2 -- Five people, including a woman, were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and truck on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday. Ident... Read More


"United We Play" campaign concludes with 3 local booters getting chance for next stage

Dhaka, May 2 -- day long trail for the "United We Play" campaign, initiated by Apollo Tyres in collaboration with English Premier League giant Manchester United Club, concluded at the Sheikh Jamal Dha... Read More


Cooperation can cut carbon footprint of trade in CAREC region: ADB

TBILISI, GEORGIA, May 2 -- border collaboration and reforming trade policies in Central Asia and its neighbors can cut the carbon footprint of trade and value chains-a growing source of emissions in o... Read More


Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis who died in Tunisia boat capsize to arrive today

Dhaka, May 2 -- The bodies of eight Bangladeshi nationals who died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and subsequently drowned near the coast of Tunisia will arrive in the count... Read More


Upazila polls: EC orders transfer of Matlab Thana OC, SI

Dhaka, May 2 -- The Election Commission (EC) has ordered the transfer of Chandpur Matlab thana Office-in-charge (OC) ahead of the upazila parishad polls. EC's senior assistant secretary Md Shajalal s... Read More


Law enacted to ban rice polishing goes into effect from Aman season: Food Minister

Naogaon, May 2 -- Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said on Thursday that the nutritional value of rice is lost due to excessive trimming and polishing. "So, a law was enacted to ban polishing th... Read More