Bangladesh, the eighth most populous country in the world, has recently been applauded internationally as an exceptional health performer. In fact, Bangladesh has made exceptional strides in improvements of health standards and its success in family planning programmes has been...
Moslem Uddin Ahmed | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
Heavy-duty freight trucks will be roaring in Dhaka, so will passenger buses on trans-border trips. The vehicles will come-and some are already on run-from Bhutan, Nepal and India. How will the caravans pass through the already-congested routes through the capital...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
Merchant bank is one of the most important player of the capital market. Other players of the market are more or less engaged in a single job while the merchant bank has multiple functions to perform. It acts as a...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Sep 13: A much awaited Sakoa Bridge near Dholvanga on Gaibandha-Palashbari Road in the district was opened for vehicular movement Sunday afternoon. Whip of the Bangladesh Parliament and Member of the Parliament of Gaibandha-2 constituency (Sadar upazila) Mahabub Ara...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 13: Conditions of city roads have become tattered and the city residents' woes increased due to unplanned digging of roads for setting gas and water pipelines. The condition of roads further worsened after June 2013 when gas started...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 13: The turmeric growers of Rangpur district are expecting an excellent yield of the spicy crop during the current season due to favourable weather and timely supply of agri-inputs. Encouraged by easy cultivation process and good profit in...
A Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
NAOGAON, Sept 13: The blacksmiths in all 11 upzailas of Naogaon district have been passing a very busy time making iron made sharp tools as demand of these accessories are on the rise with Eid-ul Azha right around the corner....
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
BOGRA, Sep 13: Jamuna, the biggest river of the country, has receded further, causing slight improvement of flood situations in Bogra district including Sariakandi, Sonatola, Gabtoly and Dhunot upazila recently. The flow of the Jamuna declined by 25 cm in...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
GAZIPUR, Sept 13: Two men including an RMG worker were killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Lohai Bazar area on Joina Bazar-Kaoraid road under Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on Sunday. The deceased were identified as...
BENAPOLE, Sept 13 (UNB): A young man was beaten to death over theft charge at Harikhali village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 28, son of Kawser Ali, a resident of the village....
Three restaurants fined Tk 40,000 in Rangamati A Mobile Court realized Tk 40,000 as fines from three restaurants for different offences on Saturday. A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Boisakhi Borua conducted a drive in the town's commercial area...
Feni District team clinched the Sailor BFF National U-15 Football title beating Narayanganj District team by 2-0 goals in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB. Champions Feni District team were awarded with prize...
Viqarunnisa Noon School & College retained title in the girls' group of the Polar Ice Cream 23rd School Handball Tournament outplaying Sunnydale School by 14-1 goals in a one-sided final at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium...
Ten players are sharing lead in the points table with 3.5 points after the 4th round games of Tangail International Rating Chess Tournament now being held at the Bangabandhu Auditorium in Tangail Press Club, reports BSS. They are IM Abu...
FE Report | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
Stocks in the country's main bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), posted marginal gains Sunday amid choppy trading, as the investors rebalanced their portfolio ahead of the third quarter earnings declaration. DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by...
The managers of Pubali Bank have been requested to expand foreign remittance business through better customer and modern banking services. Director of the board of directors of the bank Ahmed Shafi Choudhury made the request while addressing the '2nd Managers'...
FE Report | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
Entrepreneurs of steel, auto re-rolling, captive power plants and cement industry on Sunday demanded the government scrap the new gas and power tariffs for the interest of the businesses. They said that the auto re-rolling and steel mills could now...
The Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL), a state-run financial institution, held its 4th annual general meeting (AGM) on Saturday at a city hotel. In the Financial Year 2014, the company earned Tk 1.41 billion (141.68 crore) in profit after...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) will sit with the government agencies next week to review 24 projects that the Bank has already identified as poor performers, officials said Saturday. Officials said the WB will meet officials of the Economic Relations Division...
BIAC celebrates 4th founding year The Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre, the country's first Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) institution, has stepped into its 5th year of functioning. As part of its 4th celebration, the BIAC held a seminar on "Alternative Dispute...
Viral and bacterial attacks annually kill nearly 67 per cent cattle and 79 per cent poultry in rural areas while an expert study Sunday attributed 80 per cent of the casualty to lack of quality vaccination, reports BSS. "With the...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 13 (BSS): Large-scale promotion of the livestock sector is very important to remove the existing protein deficiency alongside ensuring food security, livestock experts and dairy and poultry farmers said. The unemployment problem in the region especially in its...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 13 (BSS): The prospect of intercropping mulberry trees with some vegetables and spices is very bright to boost additional income from the same land together with silk cocoon production, scientists and researchers concerned said. They viewed that some...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
Magura, Sept 13: The farmers of the district are losing interest in Aman cultivation due to various reasons, including high price of seedlings. Even though it is high time to transplant seedlings, Aman farming is facing a setback in the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-14 00:00:00
BOGRA, Sep 13: Fattening of sacrificial animals by using various harmful drugs is going on unbridled in twelve upazilas of Bogra to make soaring profit during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. A group of dishonest cattle farmers in the area have been...
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