Police arrested a union parishad (UP) chairman in possession of one rifle, seven sharp weapons, 15 rounds of bullet, 11 pieces of Yaba tablet and eight bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from his house at Niyogbari village in Kazipur upazila...
Three people have been killed and 39 others injured in separate clashes in Sunamganj and Manikganj districts. In Sunamganj, Two people were killed and 30 others injured in a clash between two rival groups at Pirpur village in Chhatak Upazila...
Two persons including a woman were electrocuted of Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Kamal Miah, 35, son of Ful Miah of Kishorpur village and Jahanara Begum, 45, wife of Rustam Ali of the...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
After the colonial era, most countries in the South Asian region became independent and sovereign states. In order to remain aligned to their collective legacy, the nation states strived to form small groups aimed at establishing regional cooperation to enhance...
M. Serajul Islam | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Americans have a fascination with the suffix "gate" to describe scandals or controversies in various fields, including politics. In politics, the suffix "gate" has been used to describe major political scandals following the burglaries in the headquarters of the Democratic...
Recent arrest of five suspected international human organ traffickers has brought, once again, to the fore a crime that had hit the headlines of the country's press years ago. The Detective Branch (DB) team is reported to have also recovered...
Rahman Jahangir | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
A country is known by its capital. When Dhaka city was flooded last Tuesday due to heavy rains that clogged busy roads and sent traffic to a complete standstill, one could easily understand how true was this year's rating of...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
In spite of the outcry by American lawmakers and the Israeli prime minister against the comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran, there has been a dramatic development over the deal. There has been a flurry of visits from Germany, France and...
The unscrupulous, opportunists and influence peddlers are the three cursed classes or persons, who are leading our country to the dogs. These people are the greatest impediments to national progress and should be exterminated once and for all from all...
Beggars have become a part of daily life in Sylhet. There are plenty of them on the streets of the city often with missing limbs, physical deformities and naked babies hanging from their arms. When you are sitting in a...
In the last few days consistent rain created havoc in the city. People were having a very difficult time commuting from one place to another. Most of the roads in the capital were under knee-deep water and we saw few...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Upon being struck by an unforeseen hazard many people improvise a way out. What if we begin to 'MacGyver' solutions to crises? Semantically, we can do that from now on, in the same way as we can declare ourselves 'hangry': ...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Sept 3: Standing crops worth over Tk 2.76 billion (Tk 276 crore) on 39,448 hectares of land had been damaged in the district due to recent flood caused by heavy rainfall and onrush of hilly waters from the upstream....
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Sept 3: A seminar titled sustainable development and next five-year plan which is the 7th in order of the country was held in RDRS conference room on Wednesday in Nilphamari. Organised by Campaign for Good Governance (SUPRO) of Nilphamari...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
SYLHET Sept 3: The Sylhet region is not likely to suffer from sacrificial animal shortage this year although import of the item has been suspended from the neighbouring India, officials said at a meeting held Tuesday. Presently there are 1,37,874...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 3 (BSS): Speakers at a view-sharing meeting Thursday unequivocally called for making the country's education and the primary education in particular as the thrust sector for the sake of bringing dynamism in all the development sectors. Terming the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 3: Vegetables cultivation using eco-friendly Pheromone trap is gaining popularity among the farmers of different upazilas in Rangpur district in recent years. Presently a large number of farmers of the region are producing huge amount of vegetables using...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
BOGRA, Sept 3: To bring happiness for flood affected people, several development projects of the flood affected zone are being implemented at government and non-government levels in char areas under Sariakandi upazila of Bogra district costing millions of taka and...
RU Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Sept 3: The natural beauty of Rajshahi University (RU) attracts everybody, who visit the campus. The campus covered with green leaves, flowers and trees, is popularly known as Evergreen Mothihar (Motihar Sabuz). Another natural attraction of RU campus...
RANGPUR, Sept 3 (BSS): There is no alternative to popularising the Science and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) based education among the students to accelerate the pace of national uplift in this competitive 21st century. Officials and educationists expressed this...
RANGPUR, Sept 3 (BSS): Proper empowerment of the elected female public representatives in the local government bodies can further accelerate the pace of balanced socioeconomic developments, welfare and empowerment of the rural women. The views were expressed at a day-long...
25th death anniv of Dr Zahed observed in Faridpur The 25th death anniversary of Dr. Md. Zahed, founder of Dr. Md. Zahed Memorial Shishu Hospital of Faridpur was observed here Wednesday in befitting manner. The programme in memory of late...
Bangladesh conceded 0-5 goal defeat to Asian champions and four-time World Cupper Australia in their away match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers at the NIB Stadium in the Australian city of Perth Thursday, reports UNB. The Socceroos (Australian), 61st...
Bangladesh will face England in the first match of the maiden ICRC International T20 Cricket Tournament for people with physical disabilities at 11:00 am at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prathisthan (BKSP) ground-3 today (Friday), reports UNB. In the day's other...
The men's and women's 1st open wrestling championship will begin Sunday (September 6) at the National Sports Council Gymnasium in the city, reports BSS. Organised by Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation, the two-day meet will be held in 16 weight categories...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 3: The export of commodities from 16 districts of northern region is increasing day by day. According to sources at the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) in Rajshahi, lowering of the rate of duties and taxes helps boost the...
Residents of Netrakona Municipality from now can pay their utility bills, holding tax, and trade license fees through Jamuna Bank SureCash, said a press release. An agreement between Jamuna Bank and Netrakona municipality was singed recently in this regard at...
A parliamentary standing committee on Science and Technology Ministry Thursday held a discussion on "Nuclear Power Plant Bill, 2015," aiming to facilitate the setting up of plants in the country, reports BSS. The bill was placed in the Parliament on...
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