The second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, The holy Eid-ul-Azha, is going to be celebrated across the country tomorrow with due solemnity and religious fervor.
Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) who willingly submitted to the will of his father to please Allah. But the Almighty in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be sacrificed.
To commemorate this historic event, the Muslims across the country will offer prayers in congregations and sacrifice animals in the name of Almighty Allah. They will offer munajat seeking divine blessings for peace, progress and prosperity of the country as...
The 25th founding anniversary of JANIPOP-Jatiya Nirbachon Parjobekkhon Parishad (National Election Observation Council) has been celebrated on July 30, 2020. Prof. Dr. Major Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, BNCCO the Founder Chairman of JANIPOP was present as the Chief Guest on the occasion. The event is held on a virtual platform.
Professor Dr. Major Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, BNCCO greeted and congratulated the Executive Members, General body Members, Divisional Coordinators, JANIPOP National volunteers (JNVs) and Well-wishers of JANIPOP as the Chief Guest of the sess...
Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved seven projects with an outlay of Taka 3,075.33 crore, including a Tk 2,334.14 crore project to modernise the sewerage system and improve sanitation system in Khulna city.
The approval came from the ECNEC meeting held virtually with Prime Minister and ECNEC chairperson Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Thursday, reports BSS.
The Prime Minister and Planning Minister MA Mannan joined the meeting from Ganobhaban through a videoconferencing while other ECNEC members were connected from NEC Conference Room in t...
The launching ceremony of a book titled ‘Democracy in South Asia: Election and Election Commission’ was held at the Dhaka Liaison Office of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur on Sunday. The book edited by edited by Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah and Dr Saber Ahmed Chowdhury, is expected to influence democratic institutional development of this region.
As the chief guest of the event, Dr Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP, former Home Minister shared the expectation that this book would be a resource for the decision makers towards institutional initiatives for democratic development in South Asia. Admiring the chapter discussing electoral system of India, Dr. Alamgir opined that the system and practices of Indian election could be an example to be followed by other countries of this region. He has...
Bangabandhu and Muktijuddho Club, a pro- Liberation War teachers’ organization of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) has refuted the recent provocative statement of the university unit of Bangabandhu Parishad. The club in a press statement said, such derogative statement is enough to destroy the reputation and the learning environment of the university. Using Bangabandhu's name in expressing such statements reveals the aggressive attitude and behavioral inconsistency of Bangabandhu Parishad towards the university administration, the release said.
As a part...
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday set an ambitious target of 8.2 per cent GDP growth for the next fiscal with a comprehensive plan that includes four main strategies although he himself admitted that all calculations about the global economy have been turned upside down under the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
“The Asian Development Bank made a forecast of 7.8 per cent growth this year based on our performance in the first eight months. But unfortunately, all calculations about the global economy have been turned upside down under the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic,” he said while placing his Tk 568,000 crore , which is 17.9 per cent of the GDP, budget proposal in parliament, REPORTS UNB.
