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Woman, her two children found dead

2015-03-23 00:00:00

HABIGANJ, Mar 22 (UNB): Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her two children from Borobakhair village in Nabiganj upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Romana Begum, 26, wife of Farid Miah, a resident of the...

‘Water resources must be protected from further degradation’

2015-03-23 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 22 (BSS): Speakers at a participatory discussion have unequivocally called for taking an effective and urgent step to protect the existing water resources in the region particularly in its vast tract of Barind area from furthermore degradation. They...

Housewife killed over dowry

2015-03-23 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Mar 22 (UNB): A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over dowry-related feud at Rajghat Moalemtala village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Manjila Mallik (25), wife of...

Seminar on World Water Day held in Faridpur

2015-03-23 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Mar 22 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar organised in connection with the observance of World Water Day stressed the need for rational use of water in view of the availability of safe water due to contamination of the water...

Illegal Indian clothes seized in Khulna

2015-03-23 00:00:00

KHULNA, Mar 22 (BSS): Bangladesh Coast Guard, Mongla West Zone here today seized at least 240 illegal Indian saris worth about Tk 0.48 million (4.80 lakh) from Rupsha bridge area under Rupsha Police Station. On secret information, a special team...

Nat’l Robo Tour and Programming contest ends at RUET

RU Correspondent | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 22: The two-day National Robo Tour and Programming contest concluded at the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) Friday, said a press release. The department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and IEE student branch of...

Independence Day to be observed in Rangpur

2015-03-23 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 22 (BSS): The concerned authorities have completed all necessary preparations to observe the Independence and National Day-2015 here on Thursday next (March 26) befittingly with huge enthusiasm and festivity. The observance will begin through heralding 31 gun salutes...

Lentil yield makes growers happy in Rajshahi region

2015-03-23 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 22 (BSS): Most of the growers are happy over expected yield of lentil as they cultivated high yielding varieties of the cereal crop in the region including the vast Barind tract this year. The farmers have brought their...

IF founding anniversary observed

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 22: The founding anniversary of Islamic Foundation was observed here on Sunday. Islamic Foundation, Gopalganj district unit, organised a rally, discussion meeting, doa and milad mahfil to observe the day. Md. Mizanur Rahman, superintendent of police (SP), Gopalganj,...

News in Brief

2015-03-23 00:00:00

8 dwelling houses gutted in Madaripur At least eight dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire in Madhabpur-Kandi area under Shibchar upazila of the district this afternoon. Sub-Inspector of Shibchar thana Newton Dutta said, the fire originated from kitchen...

Photo: KHAGRACHHARI: Students of Shapmara Primary School scooping up drinking water

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Photo: SAVAR: As waters recede at Baliarpur haor

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Photo: SYLHET: As the summer heat

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Detailed DSE Trading

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Tigers win back nation’s trust

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Before Bangladesh left for Australia in January, the players and coaches routinely mentioned that the team's primary target was to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. It was often followed by a reminder of the reality that Bangladesh would be playing...

Bangladesh to sell its frontier mkt tag in HK

FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh will promote its potential as a new frontier market when investors from across the world descend on Hong Kong today (Monday) to attend an investment conference, officials said. Dr. Syed Abdus Samad, executive chairman of Board of Investment (BoI),...

Vietnam shows interest to invest in farm sector

FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

Vietnam said Saturday it would scale up imports of Bangladeshi medicines and showed its interest to invest in Bangladesh's agriculture sector. The commitment came at a meeting between Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and the visiting Vietnamese Vice- Minister for Trade...

Furniture industry becoming globally competitive

FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

A three-day Bangladesh Furniture and Interior Decor Expo-2015 opens tomorrow (Tuesday) in the city to show the strength of local players. The announcement came at a press conference held Saturday in the city. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), Bangladesh Furniture...

News Briefs

2015-03-23 00:00:00

FBCCI, Vietnam team sit today to explore trade prospect The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will hold a meeting with the visiting trade delegation of Vietnam today (Monday) to explore trade and investment opportunities between the...

Photo: Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC)

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Govt moves to create Hilsa fund

FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

Development of existing infrastructure, enhancement of manpower, and creation of a separate fund for Hilsa production will top the agenda as the national body on fish meets early next month, officials said. The meeting, scheduled for April 01, is expected...

\\\'Govt achieves tremendous success in development\\\'

2015-03-23 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 22 (BSS):  The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already achieved tremendous success in development of every sector in the process of building a middle income Bangladesh by 2021. Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee...

JS body for spreading Joyeeta\\\'s activities in rural areas

2015-03-23 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Sunday suggested spreading the activities of Joyeeta, an initiative for empowering women through economic activities, in rural areas instead of keeping it confined to cities.  The suggestion was made...

BASAB award giving ceremony held

2015-03-23 00:00:00

The award giving ceremony of Berger Award Programme for the Students of Architecture, BUET (BASAB) was held at BUET Auditorium, Dhaka on March 21, according to a statement. Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited and the Department of Architecture, BUET, have been...

Body formed to ensure setting up of standard solar panels

FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00

The government has formed a committee with view to ensuring setting up of standard solar panels across the country, officials said. The committee was formed mainly due to increase in the use and popularity of green energy. Besides, the move...

David Sun made Huawei CEO for SE Asia

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider, has appointed David Sun as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) for the Southeast Asia Region. "Mr David is responsible for business development of the carrier, enterprise and consumer business groups across the...

Photo: Jahangir Bin Alam (centre), secretary and CEO, India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry, speaking

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Exchange Rate

2015-03-23 00:00:00

No response to Bangladesh sugar tender as its global prices down 30pc

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corp said Sunday it received no bids for the export of 75,000 tonnes of sugar in an international tender to the European Union, amid low global prices, reports Reuters. The state agency typically imports white...

Etihad\\\'s BD team awarded

2015-03-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh team of Etihad Airways has been awarded at the Annual Etihad Airways Worldwide Staff Conference for their contributions in performance during 2014, says a press release in Dhaka. One award went to Md. Anis Ullah, Finance Manager in Bangladesh...