Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud Friday said river erosion leaves about 50,000 people landless in the country every year and it has turned out to be a big problem, reports UNB. "When bank erosion takes place, it's not...
FE Report Nearly 9,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims are in despair over performing the Holy Hajj this year as the number of entries for the pilgrimage has already exceeded the quota fixed for the country. For performing Hajj this year 110,000 pilgrims...
FE Report The Quantum Foundation blood donation programme was able to play role in saving lives of more than 600,000 people in the last one decade. This was disclosed during a function organised by the Quantum Foundation to honour more...
FARIDPUR, Mar 6 (BSS): Overseas Employment and Expatriates' Welfare Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain today opened the first issue of a quarterly newsletter 'Prashasanik Barta' of Faridpur district administration here at his Badarpur residence. Expressing his satisfaction at the initiatives...
President Abdul Hamid left here for London on Friday morning for eye treatment and health checkup, reports UNP. A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11 am. Agriculture Minister...
The 9th reunion of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems Alumni Association ((DAISAA) of Dhaka University was held at the university TSC in the city Friday, reports BSS. Over 700 out of 1,800 members of the association attended the...
Joy Bangla Concert in city today A concert titled 'Joy Bangla Concert' will be held at the Army Stadium in the city today (Saturday). The concert will mark the anniversary of the 7th March historic speech delivered by Bangabandhu Sheikh...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Saturday), reports UNB. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 30.4 degree Celsius...
More than 30 crude hand bombs have been exploded at the residences of six BNP leaders in Jessore amidst the ongoing blockade and shutdowns enforced by the party and its allies, reports bdnews24.com. Police initially claimed the blasts after Thursday...
BNP said on Friday the ruling party is trying to establish the one-party Baksal rule in the name of democracy and warned that people are committed to protecting democracy through a strong movement foiling all conspiracies by Awami League, reports...
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud said on Friday the water distribution ratio of Teesta River has been finalised, reports BSS. "The water distribution ratio of Teesta River has been finalised and we are very much hopeful about settling the...
Awami League joint general secretary Mahub-ul-Alam called on Friday upon BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go to mass people to get support for assuming power rather than approaching the foreign friends, reports BSS. "Go to mass people who can help...
Speakers at a rally demanded an end to killing people in petrol bomb and arson attacks in the name of political movement, reports UNB. Sammilita Samajik Andolon, a platform to move forward the cause of civil society in Bangladesh, organised...
Armed assailants have set fire to a Lakshmipur land record office, holding security officials hostage at a gunpoint, reports bdnews24.com. Friday morning's fire destroyed important documents, Bashikpur Union land office's Md Azad said. Police put out the flames within 30...
Chittagong is a bustling city during daytime but fear spreads as night falls with residents anticipating violence that has been part of a transport blockade and shutdowns enforced by the BNP-led alliance, reports bdnews24.com. Subrata Dhar Mithu, a resident of...
A group of Congressmen has urged US Secretary of State John Kerry to take initiatives to resolve Bangladesh's current political crisis, reports bdnews24.com The eleven members of the Congress in a letter to Kerry on Wednesday expressed their "increasing concern"...
Munima Sultana | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
The Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) Project is likely to create more job opportunity for skilled and semi-skilled professionals than unskilled labourers, officials said. They have initially estimated that more than 1,500 engineers and technicians of international standard will be engaged...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh's unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3 per cent, according to the latest Labour Force survey. In the 2010, it was 4.5 per cent. The figure has been prepared by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the country's national statistical...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
It was more than a year ago when the country's tea producers sought remedial measures from the safeguard authority concerned against huge import of the commodity from other countries. In response to the appeal, the safeguard authority, the Bangladesh Tariff...
Syful Islam | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
The economic relations division (ERD) has requested ministries and departments to submit detailed status of their ongoing and newly-approved foreign-funded projects to help it start preparing the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY) 2015-16, officials said....
Today (Saturday) is the historic 7th March, a memorable day in the history of the Bangalees' long arduous freedom struggle, reports UNB. On this day in 1971, undisputed leader of the Bangalees Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech...
A fire broke out at a market at Dholaikhal under Sutrapur Police Station in old part of the city on Friday evening. Sources at the Fire Service Central Control Room said the fire erupted at the tin-shed 'Tong Market' in...
The country received about US$1.178 billion in remittance in first 27 days of February this year. In January, the total remittance received by the country was $1.243 billion. Of the total remittance received in 27 days of the last month,...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 6: Two workers of stone-crushing plants at Burimari Land Port in Patgram upazila reportedly died of silicosis disease in the last 24 hours till Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Belal Hossain, 37, son of Abul Hossain...
BGB member shot at COX'S BAZAR, Mar 6 (UNB): BGB arrested 108 Rohingyas by intercepting three jeeps on Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway in Ukhiya upazila during a drive Friday. The detained Rohingyas were reportedly trying to travel to Cox's Bazar after...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has sought an allocation of Tk 65.62 billion (6,562 crore) for acquisition of land for the proposed Economic Zones (EZs) across the country. The fund is badly needed...
FE Report Another burn victim succumbed to his injuries early on Friday as the nationwide non-stop blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, passed 60 consecutive days amid arson attacks, blasts and arrests. The victim was identified as Ranajit Nath...
FE Report | 2015-03-07 00:00:00
Customs and security officials seized 27 kilograms (kg) of gold from a bag of a senior North Korean embassy official at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Thursday night. The embassy official was identified as Son Yung, economic officer...
The four-member FBI team that arrived in Dhaka after the murder of blogger-writer Avijit Roy visited the spot on Friday, reports UNB The US Bureau of Federal Investigation (FBI) team arrived on Wednesday to assist the local law enforcement agencies...
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