M. Zahangir Kabir | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
In November 2005, the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) called upon the UN General Assembly to declare May 17 as the World Information Society Day to focus on a wide range of issues. The General Assembly adopted a resolution...
Nora N. Khan | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
When I describe my mother, my mom, to other people, I usually say that I cannot imagine her as separate from me. I'm surprised that I still say this, because I am an adult, and I have a healthy sense...
RAJSHAHI, May 9 (BSS): There isen an enormous prospect of farming mug dal developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) in the vast Barind tract as its contribution to the field of high yielding characteristics alongside adaptability to the soil...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
JESSORE, May 9: Transport workers at Benapole land port have announced for an indefinite strike from Sunday protesting the alleged bribery of the officer in-charge of immigration police. The strike call was given at a press conference held at Benapole...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
MAGURA, May 9: 154th birth anniversary of late poet Rabindranath Tagore was observed in Magura on Friday. Jatio Rabindra Shangit Shammilon Parishad Magura district unit took different programmes to observe the day and brought out a rally in the town...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, May 09: Rampant use of polyethylene bags in packaging goods and commodities is still going on by the traders in Nilphamari district despite the government ban on its use. Sources said, use of jute sacks in packing products was...
RANGPUR, May 9 (BSS): Speakers at a child dialogue have stressed for creating adequate social awareness among the rural people about the causes of various preventable diseases and consequences of malnutrition to prevent child deaths. Fulbari Area Development Programme (ADP)...
RAJSHAHI, May 9 (BSS): More than 11,000 rural people most of them women in the region have now become income-generators through bull fattening and other dairy farming activities contributing a lot to improving their living and livelihood condition. Various government...
MYMENSINGH, May 9 (BSS): A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his nephew at Kalibari Road area in the town early hours today. The victim was identified as Samir Chandra, 45, a jewellery shop worker of the town and...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
PABNA, May 9: A housewife was found dead today morning and an auto driver was strangled to death and his vehicle taken away yesterday (Friday). Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from her bedroom at Hatpara village under...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
TANGAIL, May 9: Harvest of Boro paddy begins in all the 12 upazilas of the district this year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Tangail sources said, the Boro cultivation target for the district was fixed 170082 hectares of land with...
KHULNA, May 9 (BSS): Khulna district administration will bring out a grand procession on May 11 in the city to hail Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for taking decision for the construction of airport at Rampal upazila in Bagerhat involving a...
Mother kills children, attempts suicide A woman allegedly tried to commit suicide after killing her twin daughters at Paschim Bhuter Dia area in Babuganj upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Mariam, 3 and Ayesha Siddiqa, 3-twin daughters...
FE Report | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Saturday promised to reform the system of collecting the payroll tax which now constitutes a meagre 2.0 per cent of the government's annual income tax revenue earning. Mr. Muhith also hinted at rationalising the level of...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
The government and the World Bank concluded last week their negotiations in the city with the financier pledging US$300 million for the Financial Sector Support Project (FSSP). The project aims at improving the standards of Bangladesh's banking and financial institutions...
Bangladesh crumbled facing a near impossible run chase in the second Test to leave Pakistan with their only win in the month-long tour, as they beat the hosts comprehensively by 328 runs on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. Chasing a colossal target...
Thai authorities on Saturday questioned more than 100 migrants discovered in the country's south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, as Thailand races to meet a deadline to uncover people smuggling camps within its borders, reports Reuters....
FE Report | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
A Chinese company, for the first time, will start drilling four onshore gas wells of the Titas gas field by October next, officials said. State-owned Petrobangla's wholly-owned subsidiary Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL) has already inked a deal with...
Two Rural Electrification Board (REB) officials in Gazipur have been suspended after a programme, attended by the Prime Minister, was hit by power cut. Sheikh Hasina was attending the 16th anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University. The power...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claimed on Saturday BNP Joint Secretary General Salauddin Ahmed was in the custody of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), according to an online site. "Two months of picking Salauddin will complete tomorrow (Sunday). We are yet...
FE Report | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
The government is going to cut down the interest rates on savings instruments as the yields are considered high. It is also a hindrance to enough private investment for spurring Bangladesh's economic growth. "Savings certificates interest rates are really very...
FE Report | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made a routine payment of US$ 1.002 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) against imports during the March-April period of the current calendar year, officials said. After the payment, the country's foreign exchange (forex) reserve came down...
Responding to a question about increased rice imports into the country despite the government's claims that Bangladesh is self-sufficient in food, Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury said on Saturday the government had not imported a 'Chhatak' of rice, reports UNB. ...
CHITTAGONG, May 9 (UNB): A case was filed in connection with the killing of a security guard of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd at its Muradpur branch in the port city. Ali Newaz, a senior officer of the bank, filed the...
Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the outstanding Teesta water sharing issue with India would be resolved along with the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), reports BSS. The passage of LBA bill in Indian parliament is...
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