The long-awaited balancing, modernisation, rehabilitation and expansion (BMRE) of the state-owned jute mills are all set to become a reality at long last. Belated though, the move to revamp nearly two dozens of the mills of the Bangladesh Jute Mills...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
There is something called stale news. Readers do usually take little interest in the content of news items that is already known to them. But one news that Dhaka newspapers never count as stale is the traffic tailback on the...
Neil Ray | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
There are discounts galore now. It is a proven marketing strategy employed, more often than not, successfully to attract customers. Now the question is, if pre-Eid shopping is compulsively brisk, why should manufacturers or traders feel it necessary to lower...
According to various surveys it is found that about 350 accidents occurred and 4,000 people died of accidents on waterways of Bangladesh in the past 15 years. After each major accident, the authorities pull up their sleeves and form an...
It was indeed heartrending that as many as 27 persons lost their lives in a stampede when they gathered to collect zakat gifts in Mymensingh. Although there is nothing new about an incident of death while collecting zakat gifts during...
Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
Bond market, as one of the pillars of the financial market, links the issuers having long-term financing needs with investors willing to place funds in long-term interest-bearing securities. The market helps allocate savings and decide on the optimal use of...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
The jute growers, jute industry and the jute industrial workers were once the driving force of our economy. The same role is now being played by the garments industry and garment workers in our economy. If we look back to...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, July 12: Borhan Uddin (45), working as marketing manager in a private service has courageously gone for cultivation of high-profile dragon fruit in Kaligonj upazila of Jhenidah and made it monstrously popular among farmers and consumers for attractive appearance,...
A Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, July 12: There has been a massive erosion in the Padma river at Yousufpur area under Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi. The river protection barrage has also been damaged due to heavy rainfall. As a result, around 10 villages several...
RU Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 12: Rajshahi University (RU) in keeping up with Information technology (IT), is going to be the first digital campus in the country soon. The process of digitisation has already begun to bring the admission of all academic...
RAJSHAHI, July 12 (BSS): Massive tree plantations can help reduce carbon emission at a substantial level, making it a key factor in facing the adverse impact of climate change in the vast Barind tract. Optimum forestation could help stop degradation...
LUXMIPUR, July 12 (UNB): A housewife succumbed to her burn injuries after she was set afire allegedly by her husband for dowry at Pashchim Luxmipur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Salma Begum, wife...
MEHERPUR, July 12 (BSS): A man was allegedly killed by his wife at Old Madandanga village under Sadar upazila last night. The victim was Azizur Rahman (46), son of Fajlul Haque of the same area. Family sources said Salina Khatun...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
BOGRA, July 12: A large number people are seen crowding New market, Sharif Uddin market, Shapla super market, Jaleswarytola, Choumonybazar, railway market, Nurul Haque super market and Jobeda markets of Bogra district including 12 upazilas. The people of all ages...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, July 12: Transplantation of Aman (T-Aman) this year is bright due to adequate rainfall in the last few days in the district. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Gopalganj sources, DAE has set a target of T-Aman paddy...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, July 12: 'One Home One Farm Project' of Rural Development and Co-operative Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operative is making huge contribution in eradicating poverty in Nilphamari district. While contacted project officer of Nilphamari...
FARIDPUR, July 12 (BSS): A serious erosion has started on the eastern bank of the river Padma in Faridpur where about fifty meters area of the town protection embankment near Dholar intersection eroded in the early hours today. According to...
NATORE, July 12 (BSS): A couple was allegedly strangulated to death by unidentified miscreants at Parshaol village under Singra upazila of the district last night. The deceased were freedom fighter Noni Gopal Kundu (70), and his wife Chitra Rani Kundu...
One held with 2.3 kg gold from a bus Police arrested a man in possession of 2.3 kg gold from a bus on Magura-Jessore highway in Shalikha upazila early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Manindranath (44), a resident of...
RANGAMATI, July 12 (BSS): The indigenous fish species are on the verge of extinction in Kaptai lake due to indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilizers in croplands on the both banks of the lake, random fishing with fine...
FE Report | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
National Fisheries Week 2015 will be observed in the country from July 28 to August 3. The decision was taken Sunday at a meeting at Fisheries and Livestock Ministry with Minister Sayedul Haq presiding. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
The government is set to launch a worldwide campaign to highlight the country's economic and social achievements, including its recent upgradation to the lower middle-income country (LMIC) status, officials said. The move has been taken to help improve the country's...
Badrul Ahsan | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
Imported footwear, mostly from China, has flooded the city markets as there are a few local companies to supply shoes with better finishing, traders said. Traders said more than 60 per cent of total non-branded footwear are imported from China....
FE Report | 2015-07-13 00:00:00
Japanese experts, along with the local engineers, have conducted systematic retrofitting construction work at a garment factory in Ashulia to turn the unit into an earthquake-resistant one for ensuring safety of the workers. DK Knitwear Ltd, a sister concern of...
Dr. A. K. M. Saiful Majid has recently joined as Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University. He has served IBA as Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor and in different administrative positions over the last...
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