FE Report | 2015-04-08 00:00:00
Overall inflation rose in the last two consecutive months as political unrest crippled supply chain across the country and badly hit economic activity, according to latest official disclosure. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data showed the point-to-point inflation in March...
FE Report | 2015-04-08 00:00:00
The first day of 48-hour countrywide hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami to protest rejection of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman's death penalty review plea in the Appellate Division, passed off on Tuesday without any major incident. Jamaat and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir...
Pankaj Dastider | 2015-04-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 7: Only 94mm rainfall, the first of the season on Monday, played havoc with life flooding half the Chittagong city areas. Low-lying areas of Chakbazar, Bakolia, Kapashgola, Mohammedpur, Muradpur, Bahaddarhat, Probortak Circle, Agrabad, Halishahar and most parts of...
FE Report | 2015-04-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Supreme Court's rejection of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permitted his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
Three interrelated areas are critical for achieving universal health coverage. These are: * raising funds for health; * reducing financial barriers to access through prepayment and subsequent pooling of funds in preference to direct out-of-pocket payments; and * allocating or...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
Industrialisation is associated with some consequential hazards. Safety at workplace and management of industrial effluents are among various hazards that are discussed off and on in Bangladesh. The safety of the workplace has been one of the top agenda particularly...
The motorcycle market in Bangladesh may not be enviably large but then it is not a negligible one either. This is evident from the competition among bike manufacturers abroad to penetrate it. Already some of them have set their eyes...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
It is customary that a hike in inward remittance from migrant workers prompts the government to consider it not just a sobering phenomenon, but more importantly, a strong defence of its policies and actions regarding the eight million-plus workforce abroad....
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
Community policing is not yet an effective 'law and order maintenance' activity in Bangladesh. The concept of this law and order-related function was applied in the early 1990s, thanks to the initiatives by some police officials. A force of sorts...
All ideal citizens become restless when they receive bills against the state-owned utility service entities. As the deadlines for the last days of payment near, they begin getting edgier. The silent torment is caused by the lack of outlets for...
Even a decade ago, the mere thought of Ramna Park used to evoke revulsion in the minds of many city-dwellers. The attitude has changed radically. Over the last ten years, this beautiful park in the capital has witnessed an amazing...
Saleh Akram | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
Natural disasters are inevitable and no country is immune to disaster, though vulnerability to disaster varies from one country to another. Disaster has been defined by different institutions in different ways. According to the United Nations, disaster is a serious...
SM Nasimul Haque | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
Training flights are normally conducted by a licensed flying school. After a student passes medical test, laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and vetted by the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB), s/he goes through ground subjects to...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 6 (BSS): Success of building planned family in slum areas of the metropolis has started becoming visible by dint of diversified uplift initiatives taken by different government and non-government organizations. According to sources concerned, the slum dwellers have...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
JESSORE, Apr 6: A police constable was killed and an ASI injured in a road accident during an anti-smuggling drive at Dogachhia on Jessore-Chaugachha Road on Monday morning. The dead is Ismail Hossain, 55, constable at Sajiali police camp under...
FARIDPUR, Apr 6 (BSS): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 stationed in Faridpur recovered huge yaba tablets and hemp from this town yesterday and arrested two youths in this connection on Sunday. According a press release issued by RAB, acting...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 6 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here said all sorts of alternative feeds to breastfeed the babies should be discouraged collectively in the greater interest of building a healthy and talented nation. They viewed there is no alternative...
RU Correspondent | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 6: The teachers and students of Mass Communication & Journalism (MCJ) department at Rajshahi University (RU) Monday formed a human chain and held a street meeting demanding proper investigation of Wahida Sifat murder case and exemplary punishment...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 6 (BSS): A younger brother has reportedly killed his brother and sister and injured four other family members at Kadirgonj area in Rajshahi city as a sequel to a land-related enmity in early hours today. Police arrested the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
MAGURA, Apr 6: Tension has gripped the farmers in Magura due to low price of wheat. Newly harvested wheat has started to come to the market. On a visit to Gangnalia, Kathakhali, Jagla and Moghi wheat was found to be...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
PABNA, Apr 6: 84th birth anniversary of legendary film actress Suchitra Sen was observed in Pabna amid festivity on Monday. A discussion and cultural programme featured on the occasion organised by Suchitra Sen Smrity Shangrakhhan Parishad held at the Pabna...
RANGPUR, Apr 6 (BSS): All preparations have been completed and massive programmes chalked out to celebrate Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year 1422, amid huge enthusiasm and traditional festivities on April 14 next in Rangpur division. The authorities concerned have...
RU Correspondent | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 6: The teachers and students of Rajshahi University (RU) have protested against the plan to set up Motihar police station inside the campus. The general students under the banner of Progressive Students Alliance (PSA) yesterday expressed their...
Farmer killed by lightning strike in Gopalganj A farmer was killed by lightning strike at Basabari village under Gopalganj Sadar upazila of the district yesterday evening (Sunday). The deceased was identified as Noor Mollah (48), son of Makbul Mollah of...
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