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India in semi-final beating Bangladesh

2015-03-20 00:00:00

India, growing in confidence with every match, thrashed Bangladesh by 109 runs on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The defending world champions made light work of their clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, outclassing their Asian neighbours...

Photo: Taskin Ahmed (L) celebrates with Mashrafe Mortaza

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Rangpur farmers expect bumper litchi production

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 19: The farmers of Rangpur division are much delighted witnessing the blooming litchi trees in different areas under the region that is predicting a bumper yield of the fleshy and juicy fruit this year. At the end of...

Call to ensure legal aid services to poors for easy access to justice

2015-03-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 19 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here Thursday underscored the need for concerted efforts of all government and non-government organisations to provide greater access to justice to the poor, marginalised and socially excluded communities everywhere in the society....

BSF returns 26 Bangladeshis thru Benapole

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

JESSORE, Mar 19: The Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed over a total of 26 Bangladeshis to BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) through Benapole land port Wednesday.  Among the returnees 12 are women and 2 children, port sources said. Of...

\\\'Lal Bahini\\\' man threatens RU teacher

RU Correspondent | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 19: Prof. Anisuzzman Manik, a teacher of Philosophy department at Rajshhai University (RU) filed Wednesday a General Diary (GD) against 'Lal Bahini,' an organisation for threatening him over phone. Abdur Roaf, officer in- charge (OC) of Motihar...

Dogs will be vaccinated in Gaibandha

2015-03-20 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Mar 19 (BSS): A total of 16, 000 dogs, including pet and stray ones, in seven upazilas in the district will be vaccinated from March 22 to 25 with an objective of building Gaibandha as a rabies- free district....

Experts for introducing PCV, IPV to save children

2015-03-20 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 19 (BSS): Health experts at a divisional advocacy workshop have stressed the need for introducing Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) and Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to save the babies from many deadly diseases. Office of the Divisional Director (Health)...

News in Brief

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Youth hacked dead in Kushtia A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at Batikamara village in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ranju (29), son of Abdul Azim, a resident of the...

Photo: BOGRA: An artist is busy decorating handfans made of palm leaves

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Zia beat Himal in 2nd round of GM Chess

2015-03-20 00:00:00

GM Ziaur Rahman of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited beat Himal Lama of Nepal and bagged 1.5 points after 2nd round games in the LIC 2nd International Grandmasters Chess Tournament now being held in Kolkata, reports BSS. Mollah Abdullah Al-Rakib...

Independence Day Kabaddi begins

2015-03-20 00:00:00

The Independence and National Day Kabaddi Tournament' 2015 jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and the Walton, began Thursday at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city, reports UNB. Secretary of the Liberation War Affairs Ministry MA Hannan...

Dinajpur dist, JM Sen reach semis

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Dinajpur District School and JM Sen School and College, Chittagong confirmed their semifinal berth of the First Security Islami Bank Ltd National School Hockey Tournament beating their respective rivals in the quarterfinals at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in...

Photo: Bangladesh cricket lovers burning an effigy of umpire Ian Gould

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Dan minister calls for investment in productive sector to boost growth

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen said Thursday Bangladesh needs more investment in production sectors alongside a long-term political stability to reach the next level of growth, reports UNB. "To increase growth and wealth, you need to...

Explosion risks grow as boilers poorly maintained

Shamsul Huda | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

Most of the industrial boilers are running without inspections and maintenances causing risks for explosion-led accidents, officials said. According to an official at the ministry of industries (MoI) there are only five inspectors across the country to inspect 8,000 registered...

BTRC warns of legal action against telcos sans licence

FE Report | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

The telecom regulator has warned of legal action against the companies, which are providing telecommunication-related service without licence from the authorities. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said according to the telecommunication rules, such illegal service providers might be subjected to...

PHP to manufacture Proton cars in Ctg

Pankaj Dastider | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 19: Sedan cars will start plying the highways in Bangladesh at the beginning of next year. PHP, an industrial conglomerate based in Chittagong, is ready to manufacture cars of this model, the first of its kind in the...

News Briefs

2015-03-20 00:00:00

New ICMAB DBC office bearers S.M. Zahir Uddin Haider FCMA and S.M. Afjal Uddin FCMA have been elected Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Dhaka Branch Council (DBC) of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh for the...

Photo: Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Photo: An agreement on RMG workers\\\' security

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Photo: State Bank of India

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Output of summer vegetables on the wane

Yasir Wardad | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

Production of summer vegetables is declining in the country due to lack of stress-tolerant seed varieties, which officials and experts fear worsening nutrition deficiency. Experts suggested reintroducing stress-tolerant local seed varieties to increase production and secure seed availability. They said...

Robi introduces Sharadin flat rate offer

2015-03-20 00:00:00

Mobile phone operator Robi has introduced Sharadin flat call-rate offer for all its pre-paid packages, says a press release in Dhaka yesterday. The flat call rate is priced at only Tk 0.10 per 10 seconds and Robi users can now...

Soft demand drives down garlic wholesale prices

Sonia H Moni | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

Wholesale prices of imported garlic slightly went down in the last couple of days as supply is higher than demand, traders said. "The market is flooded with Chinese garlic. We cannot supply garlic to different destinations across the country due...

0.2m to get 422.4 tonnes of jute seeds

FE Report | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

The Ministry of Jute and Textile (MoJT) has started distributing 422.4 tonnes of jute seeds of high-yielding varieties (HYV) among 0.2 million (2 lakh) farmers this season aiming to boost jute production in the country. Each of the farmers, selected...

Exchange Rate

2015-03-20 00:00:00

DSE sees year\\\'s lowest turnover

FE Report | 2015-03-20 00:00:00

Stocks posted modest gain Thursday after losing five consecutive sessions, with daily turnover hitting this year's lowest as investors remained reluctant to make fresh investments. The single-day turnover on the DSE came down to Tk 1.66 billion, registering a decline...

News Briefs

2015-03-20 00:00:00

NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund disclosed The Prime Finance Asset Management Company (PAMC) has declared the net asset value (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund. According to the disclosure, the total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit...

Photo: Prime Bank

2015-03-20 00:00:00