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Youth chopped to death in Narail

2015-09-03 00:00:00

NARAIL, Sept 2 (BSS): A youth was allegedly chopped to death by his relatives at Noapara village under Lohagara upazila of the district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Saddam Sheikh, 25, son of Haru Sheikh of the...

Two RU teachers receive Dean\\\'s Award

RU correspondent | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Sept 2: Two teachers of the Rajshahi University (RU) under science faculty were rewarded with 'Dean's Award-2015' for their outstanding contribution in research, a press release said. Prof. Gour Chandra Paul has been awarded for Physical & Mathematical...

Padma erosion devours 2,000-bigha land in Bagha Upazila

Our Correspondent | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 2: At least 2,000 bigha land of Bagha upazila has been devoured by the erosion of turbulent river Padma over last one week. While paying a visit to Pakuria union, people of the adjacent villages informed this correspondent...

News in Brief

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Flood situation deteriorates in Jamalpur The overall flood situation in the district deteriorated with continuous rising of water level in the river Jamuna. Water Development Board office sources said during the last 24 hours Jamuna rose 16 cm and was...

Photo: BHOLA: A part of Bokshi Ghat of the river Gourango

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Motivating girls to explore fullest potentials

Farzana Tahmina Mazumder | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Youths are the future of the nation. We all heard strong and inspirational words while we grew up. To some extent, it is true. Youths aged between fifteen and twenty four are the vital elements in any nation, and this...

From rust to riches: Story of Leepu

Nawar Chisty | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

"I do to cars what the fairy godmother did to Cinderella before she went to the ball. Only none of my vehicles will turn ugly by midnight," said the maverick Nizamuddin Awlia Leepu- known for transforming rusted junk cars into...

Workshop on developing communication skill at BUP

Shah Sultan Mohiuddin | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a global non-profit organisation that believes in living, communicating, taking actions and creating impact on communities. During last weekend JCI Dhaka West, a chapter of JCI Bangladesh facilitated a two-day workshop at Bangladesh University of...

JMUN 2015 ends, enthusiasm remains

Asif Ahmed Tonmoy | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Jahangirnagar University Model United Nation (JMUN 2015) successfully ended on August 29, 2015 after having 3 days of diplomacy, alliance and celebration. Organised for the very first time, the event was a simulation of the United Nations assemblies offering a...

EOT: Rethinking on current economic model

Asjadul Kibria | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

The lingering shocks of the 2008-09 global financial crisis are still felt. One of the outcomes of the crisis is that it there is now a rethinking about the market-based development model. Two schools of thought have re-emerged in general....

Rise of middle class globally: A move towards the middle income category

Mohammad Omar Faruk | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

The fall in absolute poverty in the world accelerated the process of elevation from lower income to middle class group. In the 21st century people are striving hard to rise to middle class by hard work, education, employment. The increased...

Drive against dengue

2015-09-03 00:00:00

An outbreak of dengue fever in the country looms large. Already this year's count of the dengue victims has surpassed the previous year's to 750 by this time. Three of those patients have died. The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control...

When a stock market crashes

Abu Ahmed | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Crash is a common feature of stock market itself. There is no notable stock market in the world that did not crash at one time or another. 'Black Monday' like that of October 19, 1987 does often hit the stock...

Political economy-- a reality for central bankers

Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Addressing the famous Jackson Hole economic symposium of the Kansas City Federal Reserve in Wyoming on August 30, 2015, Raghuram Rajan, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said, politics and history both have been important determining forces in...

Clean Dhaka campaign

2015-09-03 00:00:00

A few days ago, I saw on my Facebook pages the pictures of foreigners cleaning Dhaka city and it created a lot of buzz in the social media. I thanked heavens that finally the citizens of Dhaka realised that instead...

Cooling tower for nuclear power plant

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Comprehensive views on cooling towers for power plants, an important but usually neglected issue for any nuclear power plant, was published in an English language daily on August 30, 2015. The question that arises immediately is whether we should be...

Dengue management: Planned urbanisation is a must

Parvez Babul | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Dengue re-emerged in Bangladesh in 2000 after an earlier outbreak as Dhaka Fever in the 1960s. The latest incident of outbreak created an uproar and raised  public-health concern. Bangladesh demonstrated appreciable competence in managing the cases, with continued decline in...

Int’l cricket tourney kicks off in bid to conquer disability

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wednesday urged all not to neglect the physically and mentally-challenged people and children as they could show their mettle if there is scope for them, reports UNB. "It's my fervent call to the teachers of...

Bangladesh to play Australia today in WC qualifiers

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh National Football team will face 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 today (Thursday), reports UNB. The match, first...

National U-15 Football final now on Sept 12

2015-09-03 00:00:00

The final match of the Sailors National Under-15 Football Championship between Narayanganj District and Feni District was washed out Wednesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium due to inclement weather, reports UNB. The match will now be held on September 12...

Inter-college rugby begins today

2015-09-03 00:00:00

The Eastern University Inter-College Rugby competition begins today (Thursday) on the Paltan ground in the city, reports BSS. Former national cricket team skipper Rokibul Hasan will formally inaugurate the meet as the chief guest at 11:00 am while vice-chancellor of...

BCB sends security team to Pakistan Saturday

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will send a four-member security team to Pakistan on September 5 (Saturday), ahead of the proposed tour of Bangladesh Women's Cricket team to Pakistan later this year, reports UNB. BCB President Nazmul Hassan disclosed this while...

BSEC okays IDLC plan to issue Tk 5.0b bond

FE Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

The securities regulator has approved the proposal by the IDLC Finance Limited to issue Tk 5.0 billion Infrastructure and Zero Coupon Bond, officials said. The approval came on Wednesday at a meeting of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...

Stocks break losing streak

FE Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

Stocks returned to the green on Wednesday after three sessions, as investors went for buying spree on lucrative stocks. But turnover on the main bourse again dipped below Tk 3.50 billion-mark. Analysts said the plunge in stock prices in the...

Simtex again allowed to start public subscription

FE Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

The securities regulator has again allowed Simtex Industries to start public subscription after getting 'satisfactory explanation' relating to financial disclosures from the company, officials have said. As per the fresh schedule, the public subscription of Simtex Industries will start on...

Titas gets UNFCCC fund to reduce gas leakage

M Azizur Rahman | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

State-run Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (TGTDCL) has received Euro 18,364.72 as the first installment under a clean development mechanism (CDM) project for reducing natural gas leakage within the TGTDCL franchise area, said officials. This is the first...

News Briefs

2015-09-03 00:00:00

Four win Grand Prizes of Singer Eid campaign Enayet Hossain Emon from Mirpur Mazar Road has won the Grand Prize 'Bedroom Set' in Singer Eid Surprise Offer. He purchased Singer Refrigerator from Mirpur Mazar Road Singer Plus shop. Moreover, Milon...

Special discount for SJIBL VISA Debit card holders at Mughal Kitchen

2015-09-03 00:00:00

All VISA Debit card holders of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) will able to purchase food from The Mughal Kitchen, a prominent restaurant in Gulshan-1 area, on 15 per cent discount, said a statement. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was...

Draft agri land protection act to be finalised soon

FE Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00

The government will soon finalise the draft of the agriculture protection act to save the arable land from being used for non-agricultural purposes, officials have said. "The work is underway for preparing the draft law on protection of agricultural land....

Proper use of water bodies to boost fish output

2015-09-03 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Sept 2 (BSS):  Proper utilisation of the existing water bodies using the latest technologies could boost fish production, fisheries experts said. They were addressing a ceremony organised by Taraganj Upazila Fisheries Department on the upazila parishad premises here Tuesday...