Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that there is no fear of taking place of any sabotage activity on the International Mother Language Day on February 21. Law enforcement agencies are on alert. Even then, if anyone creates chaos, strict action will be taken against him/her. The Minister told this to the reporters after attending a programme at the capital’s Segunbagicha on Saturday (February…

The authority of Facebook will remove the content of Al Jazeera’s report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”, Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar said. The minister made the disclosure while replying to a question of risingbd on Saturday (February 20). The minister said, BTRC had requested Facebook and YouTube authorities to remove…

The nation is paying a glowing tribute to martyrs of the historic 1952 Language Movement for their supreme sacrifices to establish Bangla as mother language. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the nation to pay tributes by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar at one minute past zero hours on Sunday. On behalf of the President and the Prime Minister, President’s…

Rising and falling in the stock market is a very normal phenomenon but if it causes panic, it is very worrying. A few days ago, the index rose sharply in the Stock market  Market and investors were very optimistic, But suddenly there has been a big fall in the capital market again and at the same time panic has intensified. Investors cannot be relieved if there is no stability in any business.…

The authorities have completed all preparations for the people to pay tributes to Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Central Shaheed Minar has been prepared in a special manner as usual. The observance of the Language Movement Day and International Mother Language Day will start with placing flowers at the Shaheed Minar at the first hour of Sunday. All have been urged…

President Mohammad Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor ATM Shamsuzzaman. In a condolence message, the president prayed the salvation of the soul of ATM Shamsuzzaman and conveyed his deepest sympathy to his bereaved family. In a separate condolence message, Prime Minister Sheikh…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday handed over prestigious Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, to 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their contributions to various fields. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque handed over the Ekushey Padak among the recipients on behalf of the Prime Minister, who joined the programme virtually from her official…

A total of 29,62,000 people have so far been registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27. “As many as 29,62,000 people got registered till 2.30pm today to take COVID-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said. As of February 18, the number of vaccine receivers is 18,48,313 as the vaccination campaign was launched…

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has started a drive to remove English billboards from the streets. To enforce a High Court ruling, the authority conducted the drive on Thursday (February 18). Ten buildings and an organization in Kamal Ataturk Avenue were finned Tk55,000. The mobile court finned them for not putting the Bangla language in the signboards. A flower shop was also finned for occupying…

Three meritorious Bangladeshi students have died in a road accident in Manitoba, Canada. The tragic accident occurred at 6:20 a.m. local time on Thursday (February 18), when two vehicles collided head-on in north of the town of Arborg, 115 kilometers from Winnipeg. The dead were all final year students at the University of Manitoba. The deceased were identified as Aditya Noman, Aranur Azad Chowdhury…

Bangladesh has successfully rolled out the Covid-19 vaccine though most of the countries, including developed ones, across the world are yet to procure the jab. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, over 130 countries have not received a single dose of the vaccine. However, Bangladesh has fared well in the vaccination as it has successfully been inoculating people against the…

The High Court on Wednesday asked telecom regulator (BTRC) to remove the Al Jazeera news channel's video report titled "All the Prime Minister's Men" from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after hearing a writ in this regard. Earlier on February 8, Barrister Enamul Kabir Emon…

Planning Minister MA Mannan has expressed hope that the first section of metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon of the capital will be launched on the Victory Day (December 16) of this year.   He came up with the remark while visiting a depot of metro rail in Uttara of the capital on Wednesday.  MA Mannan said: "The length of Agargaon-Uttara metro rail is around 11.73 kilometers and…