Lack of inter-agency coordination that is one of the major reasons for the capital city's chaotic traffic management (or, mismanagement), has now turned worse. A report published in this paper early this week gives an idea about the state of...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
The much talked-about Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal is in jeopardy -- so it seems from US Congress' rejection of the 'fast track' mechanism that would have granted President Obama the legal authority to complete the trade deal with his Asia-Pacific...
F R Chowdhury | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
There are many types of fishing vessels. Trawler is one of them. A trawler catches fish by trawling nets behind or on the sides of the trawler. Normally they operate at open sea away from navigable channels so that they...
Most of the people do not know about community work and how community work relates to leadership. Community work involves work done by community-based non-profit or not-for-profit organisations, whether they are incorporated or not. It is important to note that...
The Bangladesh cricket team is now at its best in terms of performance. It is the best team in our cricket history. It will be unfair if we do not talk separately about the captain Mashrafe Mortaza when we talk...
The Tigers have won the ODI series against India following their historic series victory against Pakistan. Mustafizur emerged again as the star of the match. He took six wickets giving away 43 runs in the second ODI and choked the...
Syeda Sitwat Shahed, Priyanka Chowdhury and Md. Mahbubur Rahman | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
One of the burning issues these days concerns human trafficking/migration. From July, 2014 up to March 2015, Bangladesh has received USD11.26 millions in remittances from migrants (Source: Bangladesh Bank) and with the current economic conditions, it can be expected that...
Iffat Zahan | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
Real time gross settlement (RTGS) system is defined as an advanced technology for ensuring faster and secured inter-bank transactions. The system is scheduled to be initiated in Bangladesh from October 08, 2015. Industry insiders are hoping to have a smoother...
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
In his book Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins nicely described the trend of happenings: "The Great Depression, the 1973 Oil Crisis, British Pound-sterling Crisis of 1976, Black Monday in 1987, Dotcom Bubble of 2000, Housing Bust in 2008, the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
SYLHET, June 23: All the four jails in Sylhet division are over-burdened with under-trial prisoners. A total of 48, 20 inmates are there against the capacity of 2,175 in the 4 jails of the division's 3 district jails at Moulvibaar,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, June 23: Frequent loadshedding, is making lives of 1,60,000 consumers under Jhenidah Palli Biddyut Samity (JPBS) unbearable as they are not getting electricity specially at night, including during Iftari, Tarabi and Sehri. Md. Ahsan Habib Solok of Bhalki village...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
MAGURA, June 23: A middlemen syndicate is active in Magura to cash money in Ramadan. The syndicate is dominating over market exploiting consumers. Common people in the district are facing hard time as price of necessaries has registered a sharp...
NOAKHALI, June 23 (UNB): Three brothers died as they got stuck in mud following the collapse of an embankment on the bank of the Meghna River in Keringchar Saheban Bazar area of Hatia upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
PABNA, June 23: The mighty river Padma has taken serious turn in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna as erosion continues. The onslaught of the river devoured over one hundred dwelling houses in Satbaria, Najirganj and Manikhat union of the upazila. At...
NARSINGDI, June 23 (BSS): Cultivation of Lotkan, a delicious fruit, has gained popularity among the farmers of the district due to its economic aspect. A number of marginal farmers mainly in the reddish lands of Shibpur, Belabo and Polash upazilas...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
GAZIPUR, June 23: Certificates were distributed among the students of Trust Technical Training Institute (TTTI), a vocational training institute directed by Bangladesh Army, situated at the campus of Bangladesh Machine Tools factory in Gazipur. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel...
RAJSHAHI, June 23 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi unequivocally called for proper enforcement of the amended tobacco control law to free the public places and public transports from smoking for the sake of making the public health free...
BOGRA, June 23 (BSS): Two people, including a woman, were killed and another was injured as a truck collided head-on with a pickup van at Baghopara area on the Bogra-Rangpur highway under Sadar upazila this morning. The deceased were identified...
PABNA, June 23 (UNB): A man was killed allegedly by his nephew at Chwakkrisnapur village in Bera upazila of the district on Monday. The victim was identified as Mozai Hossain (40) a resident of the village. Jasim Uddin Sarker, officer-in-charge...
24 fugitives arrested in Habiganj Police in separate drives arrested 24 fugitives accused in various cases from different areas here on last night. Police sources said separate teams of police carried out the drives and arrested them from different areas....
The suspense of Banglawash over cricket giant India intensifies as the hosts take on their neighbouring rival, with an advantage of historic 2-0 series victory, in the third and last One Day International (ODI) of the Za'n Zee Ice Cream...
Bangladesh's pace bowling coach Heath Streak said there will be a conscious effort to avoid tinkering too much with Mustafizur Rahman's natural bowling abilities. Mustafizur broke Brian Vitori's record of ten wickets in his first two One Day Internationals (ODIs)...
RAJSHAHI, June 23 (BSS): For the first time, use of fruit bagging technology has been started in different mango orchards in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts this year yielding more than 10 tonnes of exportable safe, hygiene and disease-free mango in...
The damaged rail bridge at Boalkhali is giving managers of the 100MW Dohazari power plant much cause for worry. Since this rail route is the only one available for carrying fuel to the plant, it has to be fixed as...
Arafat Ara | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
Local boutique shops and fashion houses have increased collection of coloured and designed clothes and accessories to woo shoppers, ready to splurge on Eid dresses. About 4,500 fashion makers in the country are passing busy time to put the best...
FE Report | 2015-06-24 00:00:00
The absence of apparel makers' representation in the Accord's decision making process has widened communication gap between the two parties, industry leaders said. "Both BGMEA and Accord's steering committee have realised that confusion and misunderstanding have surfaced as there is...
MoneyGram's Ramadan offer for Bangladeshis MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, is sharing in the celebration of Ramadan with Bangladeshi customers. From June 5 to July 18, customers in Bangladesh receiving a MoneyGram transaction will instantly receive...
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