Police have found the body of a suspect said to be responsible for the murders of a man and his three sons in Mymensingh. The body of Jamal Hossain, 22, son of Lal Miah of Banshti village, was found beside...
A UK family of Bangladeshi origin, feared missing, has reportedly joined the Islamic State. A statement, said to be on their behalf, was passed to the BBC by a Briton fighting with the IS. It was ‘outrageous’ to suggest that...
In a rare display of political bonhomie, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal let a BNP leader inaugurate power connections for 20 villages in his electoral constituency. The minister said he did it for the sake of political harmony. At Saturday’s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday said the government is formulating a master plan to build an Olympic Stadium and a Sports Complex on the Padma River bank. The Prime Minister said this while addressing a function marking the handover of...
Bangladesh will face upper hand South Africa in the first Twenty20 International match of their two-match NPOLY National Polymer T20I Cricket Series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Sunday. The match will start 1:00 pm Bangladesh time. The Proteas...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh duly boasts of a growth rate averaging little more than 6.0 per cent per annum for a decade. Again, on the heels of lowering population growth rate, per capita income has been rising, on average, by around 5.0 per...
Jamaluddin Ahmed concluding his three-part article | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
Until recently, the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has been running with 231 office organisations under 36 ministries. Soon after the independence, the number of ministries was 21 in 1972, 13 in 1975, 33 in 1977 under a...
Demand for withdrawal of the value added tax (VAT) on the country's private universities, medical and engineering colleges has been vociferous. A left-leaning student front had been spearheading a protest rally even the day before parliament passed the budget. In...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
The National Youth Integrity Survey 2015 conducted by the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TI,B) has successfully delved deep into the recess of the country's young population's minds. Thanks are due to the watchdog body for giving a glimpse of the collective...
Saima M. Khan | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
For a country on the road to development, economic growth is not meant to be the one and only target. Growth is essential for Bangladesh. Considering its current growth rate of 6.51 per cent, as of 2014, it is safe...
Soft loan facilities for farmers are essential to buy equipment like tractors and power tillers, as currently they have to rely on rental equipment which erodes their profit. It is quite clear that cultivation in this country is getting more...
Imposition of additional tax on private universities of the country is surely going to push the education expenses up for students and will create a negative impact on our education sector. It is being viewed by experts as an impediment...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
There is not an iota of doubt about the remarkable achievements made by Bangladeshi women in the last three decades. Ranging from socio-economic and academic sectors to even politics they have made their presence felt, quite distinctively at that. Unlike...
RANGPUR, July 2 (BSS): Thousands of rural women have been achieving self-reliance successfully in Rangpur division through ornamental stitching, embroidery and spangling on female clothes in recent years. The successful women earn double income before the Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
SYLHET, July 2: Sylhet Metropolice (SMP) has been suffering much due to shortage of manpower for long. Against the 2323 sanctioned posts, about 2,000 are working in different posts in the metropolis area, spread over 528 km area in 6...
RAJSHAHI, July 2 (BSS): The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has undertaken special measures to carry the home-bound passengers ahead of the forthcoming Eid-ul-fitr celebration. "We are taking all-out preparations to transport the passengers and to make their journey safe...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 2: Police will show 'zero tolerance' against harassment and extortion on the highways and roads during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. They will stop harassment of drivers or extortion by police or other government agencies on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway to facilitate...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
BOGRA, July 2: Farmers of 12 upazilas of the district are very much optimistic of a bumper arum production during the current season, particularly in the vast char area. Director of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said that the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, July 2: Md. Rejaul Haque Sikder (Raju), Mayor of Gopalganj Paurashava announced Tk 386.06 million (Tk 38,60,62,535) budget for fiscal year 2015-16 at Paurashava conference room in Gopalganj today (Thursday). Of the new budget Tk 114.50 million (Tk 11,45,07,882)...
GAIBANDHA, July 2 (BSS): Fisheries Department (FD) has prepared identity (ID) cards with photos for 2,333 fishermen of Sadar upazila aimed at bringing them under different subsidised programmes of the government. Sadar upazila fisheries office is implementing the activity under...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
PABNA, July 2: A bumper yield of pumpkin could not bring smile for the farmers in Pabna as the week-long downpour damaged most of the pumpkin fields. Due to early harvesting pumpkin is getting rotten worrying the growers. Around one...
GAIBANDHA, July 2 (BSS): Speakers at a function said the joint and integrated efforts of all are urgent need to prevent and root out violence, sabotage and drug trading from the society. "All sorts of development of the government will...
BSTI unearths fake cosmetics factory in Rajshahi The regional office of Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institutions (BSTI) expedited its drives against the unauthorised factories and unearthed a fake cosmetics factory in Katakhali area under Motiher Police Station in the city...
The work on the much-sought Cox's Bazar International Airport Construction Project formally began Thursday, aiming to expand the country's tourism sector by attracting more and more international tourists, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the construction work through...
NARSINGDI, July 2 (BSS): Cultivation of Colombo lemon has gained popularity among the cultivators in the district due to its economic prospect. A number of farmers had started small scale cultivation of the lemon few years back on experimental basis...
RAJSHAHI, July 2 (BSS): Amidst onrush of huge sellers and purchasers the market of fazli, king of mango, has gained momentum in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts, famous for mango production in the country. In addition to creating employment for over...
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