Enhance skills to plug gaps at managerial level

Training institutes and master trainers are highly required to build managerial skills in the country’s workforce and plug the gap in managerial positions at local manufacturing and service industries, according to experts.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Hybrid watermelon varieties buoy farmers’ hopes

Watermelons of all shapes and sizes are currently available in the market but other than satisfying a customer’s craving for the refreshing fruit, its cultivation provides a spectacular view.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Potato prices drop on falling demand

The ongoing lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease has affected demand for potato, leading to a fall in prices of the tuber, one of the most widely consumed vegetables in the country.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Priority for Colombo-bound ships delaying others

A temporary decision to give priority berthing to Colombo-bound vessels at Chattogram port amid a pileup of export containers at private off docks last month is now causing berthing delays for other vessels destined for the two other transhipment ports.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM

We’re "Happier Than Ever" with Billie Eilish’s new music

The album is noticeably more mature than her first.
1 August 2021, 15:36 PM

Banglabandha land port resumes operations after 12 days

Export and import operations through Banglabandha land port have resumed after 12 days of work suspension on the occasions of Eid-ul-Azha.   
1 August 2021, 14:54 PM

Dead river dolphin washes ashore Karnaphuli river bank

A dead river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) washed ashore Karnaphuli river bank along Hamidchor area of the port city today.
1 August 2021, 11:23 AM

Shopowners want to open markets, shops from Aug 6

Bangladesh Shop Owners’ Association today urged the government to keep markets and shops open from August 6.
1 August 2021, 11:02 AM

Ambassador Muhith takes over as Chairman of APG in Vienna

Bangladesh Ambassador to Austria Muhammad Abdul Muhith has taken over the Group of Asia-Pacific States (APG) chairmanship in Vienna on July 29, 2021.
1 August 2021, 10:32 AM

Zverev takes tennis gold; Schauffele sizzles at golf course

World number five Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he crushed Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 on Sunday to win the men's singles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
1 August 2021, 10:04 AM

Shakib-Mithun as opening pair?

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has said in the absence of regular openers Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das, Bangladesh might even field a new opening pair in case there are injury issues with the opening pair.
1 August 2021, 09:15 AM

Conspirators who plotted August 15 killings will be unmasked: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the perpetrators behind the conspiracy to assassinate Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would be unmasked one day.
1 August 2021, 09:07 AM

Police constable dies in hit-and-run in Dhaka

A traffic police personnel was run over and killed by a microbus near Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College in Dhaka this morning.
1 August 2021, 08:45 AM

As factories reopen, health rules not being followed properly  

Export-oriented factories and industries resumed operation today amid continued sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, but many workers have not been following health guidelines properly.
1 August 2021, 08:28 AM

68 return to Dhaka from Thailand by special flight

Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok has facilitated repatriation of a group of 68 Bangladeshi, Indian and Thai nationals from Thailand to Bangladesh by a special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.
1 August 2021, 08:17 AM

Launch services to continue till 6:00am tomorrow: BIWTA

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has decided to continue launch services till 6:00am tomorrow.
1 August 2021, 08:09 AM

Bangladesh’s amazing economic growth due to ‘Sheikh Hasina factor’: Saida Muna Tasneem

The year 2021 marks 50 years of Bangladesh’s liberation; 2021 also marks the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, remarkable Covid-19 cooperation with neighbours, especially India, and a currency swap with Sri Lanka. In South Asian economies, Bangladesh is a rising star with a per capita income of $2,227.
1 August 2021, 08:07 AM

21,056 pass 41st BCS preliminary test

A total of 21,056 candidates have passed the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination.
1 August 2021, 07:49 AM

16 die of Covid-19, symptoms in Barishal division in a day

Five people died of Covid-19 and 11 with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).
1 August 2021, 07:40 AM

Bangladesh, India start freight train services on Haldibari-Chilahati route

Bangladesh and India today started regular operation of freight trains through the restored Haldibari-Chilahati rail route, aiming to “strengthen rail connectivity and bilateral trade” between the two countries.
1 August 2021, 07:05 AM