Thursday, 12 Dec, 2024

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Major developments, achievements of Bangladesh in 2018

DHAKA: The country experienced a number of achievements as well as developments in the year of 2018 although countrymen witnessed preparation for national election and tensed whether it will be held with participation of all parties and maximum voters.  Below are the highlights of

Mr. Mango-Banglanews WC Quiz prize giving ceremony held

DHAKA: The winners of Mr. Mango-Banglanews FIFA World Cup Football Quiz-2018 contest on Wednesday (Dec 26) received their prizes in a ceremony held at banglanews24.com’s office in Bashundhara Residential Area.  Country’s leading online news portal banglanews24.com arranged the

Banglanews celebrating 8th anniversary

DHAKA: Banglanews24.com, a leading online news portal in the country, is stepping into the ninth year of its journey on Sunday (July 01). Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan inaugurated the celebration by cutting a cake on Saturday evening (June 30).  He also unveiled

Inhuman torture on Bangladeshis at Kuala Lumpur Immigration

BACK FROM MALAYSIA: On last December 5, one Sohel Ahmed (pseudonym), an employee of a private organization had gone to Malaysia along with his family members to enjoy leave. He reached the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at midnight flying in a private airliner. He embarked from plane

Expand infrastructure & manpower of Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Lakhs of workers including many businessmen from Bangladesh are serving in Malaysia. So the High Commission building and manpower should be increased. Taking part in a discussion organized by Bangladesh’s leading online news portal Banglanews24, expatriate

‘Today’s Bangladesh full of prospects, possibilities’

FROM HOTEL HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS (KUALA LUMPUR): Bangladesh High Commissioner in Malaysia Shahidul Islam said the Bangladesh we all know today is full of prospects, possibilities and full of sound of victory. He made the remarks in a view exchange meeting organized by Bangladesh’s

Banglanews holds discussion in Kuala Lumpur on expatriate Bangladeshis

KUALA LUMPUR: Bangladesh’s leading online news portal Banglanews24 organized a discussion & views-exchanging meeting on the prospects and problems faced by the Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia. The discussion began at Holiday Express Inn in Kuala Lumpur, at 1:00 PM (BST) Friday

Dr. ABM Helaluddin brightens image of Bangladesh

FROM KUANTAN (PAHANG), MALAYSIA: Malaysia is a very rich country of South East Asia. Expatriate Bangladeshis are residing in every nook and corner of the country heightening the image of Bangladesh. Some are giving labor, some by utilizing their merit to enrich the country surrounded by

A piece of ‘Bangladesh’ in Bangkok Hospital

DHAKA: It is definitely an emotional and pleasant experience for Bangladeshis in foreign lands to listen and speak in Bengali or even find the language in written. It makes Bangladeshis happy and they start to won the foreign country in no time. But when an ailing Bangladeshi

Banglanews roundtable on public woes in Chittagong

CHITTAGONG: Leading online news portal of the country Banglanews have organized a roundtable on the ongoing public sufferings in Chittagong and ways to overcome it, at Radisson Blu Chittagong Bay View hotel Sunday (August 27). The discussion titled ‘Chittagong on the Highway of

Kanthalbari Swamp Hill in Sylhet to entice tourists

DHAKA: Ratargul Swamp Forest of Sylhet is now an attractive destination for the tourists. The venue was a little known place only five to six years ago, but it has now become a famous tourism spot of Bangladesh.   Ratargul, located at Gowainghat upazila, came in the limelight because

Wood alternative ‘bamboo-wood’ keeps room cool

FROM TRIPURA: Bamboo is an essential tool for housekeeping from the primeval times. Many potential industries have grown up centering bamboo. In India, with the help of technology and processing, ‘bamboo-wood’ has been developed as an alternative of wood for making house doors,

Online railway ticket for foreigners urgent

AGARTALA, KOLKATA: Assistant High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Agartala of Tripura underscored the need to introduce online railway ticket for foreigners in a bid to boost tourism of Bangladesh.  Assistant High Commissioner Md Shakhawat Hossain, in an exclusive discussion with

Some in media play negetive role

DHAKA: Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina is expected to go on a four-day state visit to the neighboring country India on April 7. The Premier has not visited India on a state tour since her last visit in 2010. In the meantimes, few attempts were taken to arrange a visit, however, the process

No Bangladesh ambassador in Egypt for 5-month

CAIRO, EGYPT: Bangladesh embassy in Cairo of Egypt is known as three-man mission -- an ambassador, a counselor and a first secretary (labor). But, currently, the embassy is a two-man mission as the post of the Ambassador has been vacant for the last five months. Counselor Shafiqur

Over 40 mother tongues exist in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Apart from Bangla, more than 40 mother tongues have been found in Bangladesh, though there was a conception that the country possesses 15 to 25 mother languages so far.  The fact that has finally been revealed through several individual researches and also the continuous

Tourism-friendly DC essential

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Banglanews24.com Editor-in-Chief Alamgir Hossain suggested that appointment of tourism-friendly deputy commissioners (DCs) in the potential districts is essential for the development of the industry. He came up with the remarks while addressing

Banglanews working on tourism in remote areas 

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Alamgir Hossain, Editor-in-Chief of the country’s leading online newsportal Banglanews24.com, said although it is very tough to work on tourism in remote areas, Banglanews is doing it with the help of local people and authorities concerned.

Banglanews tourism discussion on Sundarbans begins 

FROM SHUSHILAN GUEST HOUSE (TIGER POINT): Country’s leading online news portal Banglanews24.com has begun the much awaited discussion over the prospect of tourism in Sundarbans on Saturday morning. The day-long program started around 10:00am at Shushilan Guest House (Tiger Point) of

Tourism creates one job in every 2.5-second

BANDARBAN: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) chairman Dr Aparup Chowdhury said tourism creates one job in every two and half seconds across the world. He made the disclosure while addressing as chief guest at the concluding day of 2-day discussion, organized by country’s leading