All pending hajj visa applications will

Saudi Ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan on Monday assured that he will take steps to clear all pending visa applications from Bangladeshi aspirants to perform Hajj this year.The ambassador made t

Donald Lu is not so important to BNP: Na

BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is not so important to BNP."Donald Lu i

Food inflation hits double digit in peak

The general food inflation in April crossed double-digit again after a four-month gap, heightening the risk of food security for the majority of people.The growth rate of overall monthly inflation sli

Condemned cell confinement illegal before the final verdict: HC

The High Court has  declared it illegal to keep death-row convicts in condemned cells before their appeal and review applications are disposed of.A High Court bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif

CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht quits job

Daily Bangla Times :  Chris Licht, the embattled chief executive and chairman of CNN, whose brief one-year tenure at the network was stained by a series of severe missteps, announced on Wednesday

One more dies from Covid, positivity rate 11pc

  One more person died from COVID-19 in the country during the last 24 hours as of Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the viral disease to 29,488.In addition, 33 new cases were reported across the country during this time, ac

Book fair extended till March 2

Amar Ekushey Book Fair has been extended for two days as organisers decided to continue it till March 2. Ministry of Cultural Affairs Secretary Khalil Ahmed confirmed the matter to the media on T

‘Climate change, air pollution responsible for intense heatwave’

Daily Bangla Times: Along with climate change, air pollution is also responsible for the ongoing intense heatwaves across the country. But no significant initiative is being taken to reduce air p

International Women's Day tomorrow

Daily Bangla Times: International Women's Day will be observed tomorrow (Mar 8) across the country as elsewhere in the world with the theme 'Digit ALL: Innovation and technology for gender equali

Dhaka, Chattogram st

Daily Bangla Times: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell slightly in the morning trade today.The DSEX, the benchmark index of the top bourse in Ba

Bangladesh Railway W

Bangladesh Railway wayman job circular 2023 is published at www.railway.gov.bd. Railway Bangladesh job circular offers some new vacancies in this post

97pc of Boro paddy h

Ninety-seven per cent of Boro paddy have been harvested in the country's haor areas, said the agriculture ministry in a press release on Sunday (May 5

Two Bangladeshi hajj

Two Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. The deceased are Sagor Jomaddar, 23, son of Motah

Facebook`s ad agency

Daily Bangla Times: In a major setback to businesses in Bangladesh, Facebook's ad agency, Httpool, cited the lack of USD currency and difficulties with remittances abroad as the reasons for the c

BB sells 25kg of gol

Bangladesh Bank for the first time in 16 years, auctioned 25 kilogrammes of gold for around Tk 18 crore on Wednesday, reports UNB.The central bank was keen to auction the gold in late 2022 but failed

Saudi to fine up to

   Saudi Arabia has warned visitors and residents against participating in the upcoming Hajj season 2024 without obtaining necessary permits, BSS reported citing Gulf News. To ensu

Commercial US spaces

  A Houston-based company has landed America's first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for