Dhaka, Oct 27 – Entrepreneurs and designers from across the country showcased traditional and heritage products at the four-day ‘Heritage Handloom Festival-2019’ that ended here on Saturday. Read More »
Climate Chance Summit, Africa ends adopting Accra Declaration
2,000 participants, representing 25 African nationalities and the diversity of committed actors engaged in the fight against climate change (local governments, businesses, unions, environmental NGOs, farmers, women and youth organisation, researchers) gathered over 3 days of work and networking at the Climate Chance Summit Africa in Accra, Ghana. Read More »
Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols
Dhaka, Oct 8 – Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Tuesday with the immersion of goddess Durga in the capital and elsewhere across the country. Read More »
Pamplona festival ends with 3 gorings in final bull run
Pamplona, Jul 14 (AP/UNB) — A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during Sunday’s final bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said. Read More »
2 suspected militants killed as raid on Bosila den ends
Dhaka, Apr 29 – At least two suspected militants were killed in an explosion after members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a suspected tin-shed den of militants at Bosila in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Monday. The deceased people were identified as Sumon and Sujon, Rab Additional Director General Colonel Jahangir Alam said, adding that the fingerprints ... Read More »
‘Simple pleasures of life’: Photography show ends Wednesday
The closing ceremony of the two-day long photography exhibition by the employees of Eastern Bank Limited entitled ‘Simple Pleasures of Life’ will be held on Wednesday, 24 April 2019 at 5.30 pm at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. Gruetzmacher-Tecourt Frank, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of France to Bangladesh will attend the closing ceremony as the chief guest while ... Read More »
Nonrecorded Filipino workers assistance program ends Tuesday
The deadline for illegal Filipino workers, including housemaids, to benefit from their country’s Financial Assistance Programme ends tomorrow. Read More »