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Tribal woman stabbed in Khagrachhari

2015-07-26 00:00:00

KHAGRACHARI, July 25 (UNB): An indigenous woman was stabbed and injured by some miscreants at Tulabil village in Manikchari upazila on Friday night. The victim was identified as Paini Marma (45), wife of late Mongsajai Mamra of the village. Quoting...

Handicapped young man trying to be self-reliant in Jhenidah

Our Correspondent | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Jul 25: A young man handicapped from electrocution in childhood is trying to be self-sufficient through computer operation in Kaligonj upazila of Jhenidah. He is desirous of being an icon of a self-made successful youth despite his physical handicap.  ...

News in Brief

2015-07-26 00:00:00

RUET campus reopens after Eid vacation Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus has reopened Saturday after a 40-day long vacation on the occasion of Holy Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. GM Murtaza, deputy director of the RUET Press and Information...

Photo: MUNSHIGANJ: Female workhands engaged in jute rotting

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Photo: SYLHET: Customers of fair sex buying fancy bangles

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Rajshahi region has enormous prospect for livestock sector

2015-07-26 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 25 (BSS): Substantial and sustainable expansion of animal resource farming is very important for removing the existing protein deficiency along with cutting the poverty rate in the region. The unemployment problem in the rural areas could be reduced...

DAE move on dhaincha cultivation

2015-07-26 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, July 25 (BSS): Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a programme to cultivate dhaincha in the district aimed at producing green manure for saving chemical fertiliser and firewood for cooking in rural areas. DAE office sources said...

Shipping

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Rain-hit Test ends in tame draw

2015-07-26 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, July 25 (UNB): Relentless rain for the last two days in Chittagong forced the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa to end in a draw on day five in their two-match National Polymer Test Cricket Series at the...

Tigers\\\' squad for 2nd Test named

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Sunday announced a 14-member Bangladesh squad for the second Test against mighty South Africa which will begin at 9:30 am Thursday (July 30) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports UNB. The squad...

Rahmatganj maul Muktijoddha

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society upset upper ranked Muktijoddha Sanghsad Krira Chakkra by 3-2 goals in the 2nd leg match of the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. With day's well...

BD beat Maldives to win series 3-1

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Women's Handball team clinched the four-match Handball Test series 3-1 beating Maldives Eves team by 19-16 goals in the 4th and last match at the Shaheed (Capt) M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB....

French firm places unsolicited offer

M Azizur Rahman | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

France's Technip has placed an unsolicited offer to build Bangladesh's second refinery with the capacity of 3.0 million tonnes per year. If and when built the refinery would help treble the country's refining ability. It has placed the offer to...

Rain, rundown roads, inept drivers mar return journey

FE Report | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

Incessant rain, dilapidated roads, presence of unauthorised vehicles and amateur drivers on highways appeared as prime abettor to random fatal accidents on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul Fitr, experts said. Least rest for the drivers on the long-haul journeys...

Govt suspends toll hike on Buriganga Bridge for 15 days

FE Report | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

The government suspended on Saturday  implementation of the planned toll hike on use of the Buriganga Bridge-1 for the next 15 days following a fruitful discussion between the agitated transport workers and concerned department officials. Earlier transport workers and local...

Tk 3.0b dredging project awaits ECNEC nod

Ziaur Rahman | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

The Mongla Port Authority (MPA) is set to take up a Tk 3.0 billion dredging project to ensure the movement of big vessels and increase the navigability of the Pashur River and harbour channels aiming to make the port more...

Khaleda drops her caretaker demand

2015-07-26 00:00:00

The national election does not have to be under the caretaker system, Khaleda Zia has said in a departure from her longstanding demand, and added: "Any neutral body will do." The BNP chief told a group of lawyers on Saturday:...

Six Pabna cops suspended over bribery charges

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Six policemen were suspended in Pabna after they allegedly asked for bribes. Pabna's Superintendent of Police (SP) Alamgir Kabir said that two sub-inspectors (SI) and four constables were removed from the Ishwardi Police Station over bribery charges. They are sub-inspectors...

Engineer suspended as trains derail

2015-07-26 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ : A railway officer has been suspended after three derailments took place within a short distance for lack of repair work. Railway's Rajshahi Division Chief Engineer Md Mahbubul Haq Bakshi confirmed Sirajganj Railway's Deputy-Assistant Engineer Ashaf Uddin's suspension on...

Prayer Timings

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Stay on track, PM tells BCL

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to 'stay on track' at a time it's riven by factional feuds and unseemly controversies, reports bdnews24.com. Addressing the 28th annual convention of the Awami League's student affiliate at...

Graft barrier to BD’s pvt sector dev

2015-07-26 00:00:00

The United Kingdom (UK) has said corruption affects many aspects of daily life in Bangladesh and is often cited as a barrier to private sector development, reports UNB. "One of the biggest challenges facing UK companies in Bangladesh is how...

Mustafizur’s record spree continues

FE Desk | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

Rain forced a dull draw in the Chittagong Test of the Tigers against South Africa on Saturday. But it could not ruin all chances for the hosts, as Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman kept setting world records. He was adjudged Man-of-the-Match...

Remittances from EU drop slightly

Siddique Islam | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

The flow of inward remittances declined slightly from the European Union (EU) in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 following the ongoing economic slowdown, officials said. The inward remittances' flow from euro zone particularly from the United Kingdom, Germany and...

Students in thousands leave country for higher education

Badrul Ahsan | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

Thousands of students go abroad every year for higher studies in the absence of adequate seats and the unabated erosion in the quality of education in many public and private universities at home. Besides, the rising costs of education in...

Photo: Seven people including women were killed and eight others injured

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Govt looks to cut hardcore poverty to 8.0pc by 2020

Kamrun Nahar | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

The government plans cuts in upper and lower poverty rates to 16.6 per cent and 8.0 per cent respectively by 2020 under the 7th five-year plan (FYP) being drafted, sources have said. The government has also set its sight on...

Photo: An old tree in Eskaton area of the city was uprooted by stormy wind

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Tk 6.20b Japanese fund for public, private building retrofitting

Munima Sultana | 2015-07-26 00:00:00

A new window of 10 billion Japanese Yen (Tk 6.20 billion) fund will be opened under the Bangladesh Bank as Japanese support for retrofitting public and private buildings for a disaster-resilient city. The earthquake disaster risk index has placed Dhaka...

Wife arrested over Obaidul murder

2015-07-26 00:00:00

Police have arrested the wife of Obaidul Haque, nephew of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam BSc, for her suspected involvement in Haque's murder, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Deputy Commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam said Tasmin Khadiza Sonia,...