First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends
Muslims devotees from home and abroad joined in their thousands the concluding prayer of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema that ended on Sunday on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital.
Export earnings from US up 11.66pc in Jan-Nov
Country’s export earnings from the US market achieved a double-digit growth of over 11 per cent in the January-November period of last year thanks to the first-rate performance of the readymade garment sector in recent months.
Tea estate workers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 25
Tea estate workers on Saturday threatened to launch an indefinite strike at all tea gardens in Sylhet division if their demand for cancellation of a special economic zone in Habiganj was not met before January 25.
GOVT SERVICE : FFs want retirement age raised
Freedom fighters, who are government officials, on Saturday urged the government to implement the Supreme Court order on increasing retirement age of freedom fighters from 57 to 65 in government service.
Medical students asked to discard politics
Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday urged medical students to refrain from any kind of active politics and instead, concentrate on study to become highly rated doctors.
Dense fog disrupts flights, road, river communications
Poor visibility due to thick fog from Friday midnight to Saturday morning disrupted flights, road and river communications.
PM wants more investment in agro-based industries
Expressing her firm determination to celebrate the golden jubilee of independence by upgrading Bangladesh to a middle income country, prime minister sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government wants to build Bangladesh as a dignified nation during the period.
Private sector credit growth lags behind BB target
The private sector credit growth increased slightly in November from that of the previous month, but still remained lower than the target set in the monetary policy as the businesspeople are still concerned about business expansion amid political uncertainty.
IOJ quits BNP-led alliance
A faction of Islami Oikya Jote on Thursday quit the BNP-led alliance for what it said ‘to be more attentive to the organisational activities’ and to carry out activities upholding its ‘originality’. Another faction of IOJ announced they were still a part of the alliance.
Biswa Ijtema begins today
The annual Biswa Ijtema, a congregation of Tabligh Jamaat, begins today on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur city.
