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Sustainability of green energy

Mohammad Anisur Rahaman | 2015-03-03 00:00:00

The primary goal of developing green sources of energy is to generate power while minimising waste and pollution, thereby reduce the negative impact of energy production on the environment. Agro-Energy is produced efficiently and in a sustainable manner by making...

Detailed DSE Trading

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Lowly-paid village police leading subhuman life in Jhenidah

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

JHENIDAH, Feb 28: Lowly-paid members of village police in Jhenidah are leading subhuman life with no affordability to educate their children and as well as buy daily necessities for the families. Six hundred and forty members of village police, including...

Magura hide and skin traders apprehend losses worth Tk 5m

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

MAGURA, Mar 2: Magura hide and skin traders are apprehending a loss of at least Tk 5 million (50 lakhs) due to the continuous blockades. Magura district Hide and Skin Traders Association sources informed, uncertainty is prevailing over selling of...

Gazipur press club election held

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

GAZIPUR, Mar 2: The annual election of Gazipur Press Club was held on Monday. Mohammed Khairul Islam (Baishakhi TV and Bangladesh Protidin) were elected President and Mohammed Aminul Islam General Secretary in the election. The other members elected are: Senior...

People of Mithapukur in need of a bridge over Shalmara river

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

RANGPUR, Mar 2: Sufferings of the people of six villages under Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur district have mounted owing to lack of a permanent bridge over the river Shalmara. The people of Zafarpur, Birahimpur, Joyrampur, Shalmara, Chuhur and Shalaipur villages...

Rampant smuggling of spices, drug goes on in Hili station

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

NILPHAMARI, Mar 2: Rampant smuggling of spices, drug and arms taking place in the trains running between Rajshahi Chilahati and Khulna Chilahati section of Bangladesh Railway. Smuggling goes on at Hili Railway Station, south of Parbotipur railway junction where there...

Bumper mango production predicted this year

2015-03-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 2 (BSS): The booming mango flowering predicts an excellent production of the most popular fruit in the region this year if climatic conditions remained favourable, experts and scientists said. Horticulturist Monzurul Alam said that the prevailing climatic conditions...

95th birth anniv of Bangabandhu to be observed in Faridpur

2015-03-03 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Mar 2 (BSS): The 95th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day will be observed here in this district on March 17 in a befitting manner as elsewhere across the...

News in Brief

2015-03-03 00:00:00

2 injured in 'gunfight' in Laxmipur Two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Jubo Dal sustained bullet injuries during a 'gunfight' with police at Char Lawrence Berarganj village on Laxmipur-Ramgati road in Kamalnagar upazila early Monday. The injured were identified as Mayeen...

Photo: CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A college teacher along with three of his friends

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Photo: PATUAKHALI: Thousands of baby

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Photo: KUAKATA: The shoreline of the beach area at Kalapara

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Small fries and giant killers

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Never underestimate the underdogs. What Ireland did to West Indies was much like what it did to Pakistan in 2007 and Bangladesh did to India that very year. So, the minnows have struck again. The demolition of the West Indies...

Glencore offers lowest prices for BD wheat

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh's state grains buyer said on Sunday the lowest offers in its tender to buy 100,000 tonnes of wheat were at $244.50 and $261.25 per tonne from Glencore, reports Reuters. Glencore submitted the lowest offer of $244.25 a tonne including...

Shipping

2015-03-03 00:00:00

6th round of Nat\\\'l Cricket League begins

2015-03-03 00:00:00

The 6th round of the four-day Walton 16th National Cricket League began at four separate venues in Dhaka and adjoining areas on Monday with Raqibul Hasan of Dhaka Division and Mehedi Hasan of Khulna Division making centuries on the first...

Pioneer Football League kicks off in city today

2015-03-03 00:00:00

The Dhaka City Corporation (north and south) Pioneer Football League (under-16) will be inaugurated today (Tuesday) at the Outer Stadium adjoining the Bangabandhu National Stadium with a match between Tangail Sports Association and Football Sports Forum at 3:00 pm, reports...

Acer World Cup offer

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Executive Technologies Limited, the only authorised distributor of world leading computer manufacturing brand Acer in Bangladesh, announced 'Acer-Roar Like Tigers' offer to celebrate Cricket World Cup-2015, according to a press release. Under this promotion customers will get an Acer branded...

Dalmiya elected BCCI president unopposed

2015-03-03 00:00:00

CHENNAI, March 3 (Cricinfo Espn): Jagmohan Dalmiya has been unanimously elected the president of the BCCI, more than a decade after he last held the position, at the board's AGM in Chennai. The elections to the other positions, however, were...

Photo: Bangladesh players

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Photo: National Bank Limited (NBL)

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Social fund for coal power plant areas approved

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

The government has approved the creation of a social fund for the people living around coal-fired power plants to be built in the country. Bangladesh looks to produce 30,000 megawatts of power by 2020 and 40,000 megawatts by 2030 and...

Growth powered by urban consumers

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

Nursery and flower business has rapidly expanded in the capital as elsewhere in the country over the last two decades, with most demand coming from the middle-class people, businesses and experts said. The number of plant farms supplying both horticultural...

Rural Bangladesh not lagging

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

Jhikargachha upazila in Jessore is a pioneer in floriculture in the country where many farmers started flower farming in late 90s. "Outside the Dhaka city, more than 2,500 nurseries have been set up in Savar, Ashulia, Gazipur, Manikganj, Keraniganj, Dohar,...

Banks widen network to villages

Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-03 00:00:00

Banks are expanding their presence into rural areas, helping the government to enhance financial inclusion by bringing un-banked people under their coverage, banking people said. "The banking authorities have been increasing their footing rapidly. This has been possible mainly, thanks...

G2G option for Paira port development

Syful Islam | 2015-03-03 00:00:00

The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has started examining proposals from different countries to fund building Paira port under government to government (G-to-G) arrangement, officials said. Some companies from various countries have expressed interest to fund construction of the country's third...

News Briefs

2015-03-03 00:00:00

23rd month-long CITF-2015 begins today CHITTAGONG, Mar 2 : The 23rd month-long Chittagong International Trade Fair-2015 (CITF-2015) kicks off with participation of Thailand as partner country on Tuesday in the port city. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will attend the inaugural...

Maximus brings 3 new smart phones

2015-03-03 00:00:00

Maximus, a mobile handset brand of Quartel Infotech Limited, introduced three new smart mobile devices for Bangladesh market focusing on design and innovation, reports BSS. The new models iX Kane, iX UFO and iX Hexa were unveiled Monday at  a...

Exchange Rate

2015-03-03 00:00:00