A three-wicket blitz at the start of their innings knocked the wind out of Afghanistan on their World Cup debut and helped Bangladesh to a 105-run victory with more than seven overs to spare in their Pool A opener in...
RANGPUR, Feb 18 (BSS): The farmers are happy over excellent litchi flowering amid favourable climatic conditions with a hope of bumper yield of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit this season in the northern districts. With the advent of the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Feb, 18: Two persons were killed including a minor in two separate road accidents on Gopalganj-Tungipara and Gopalganj-Kotalipara highway at Nabinbagh and a Modhunagra village area under Sadar and Kotalipara upazila in the district yesterday (Tuesday). The deceased was...
LAXMIPUR, Feb 18 (UNB): A trader was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants in Kamalnagar upazila here early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem, a poultry trader and a resident of Saheberhat area. Quoting family sources police...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
MAGURA, Feb 18: Magura fishermen have gotten a taste of new life. History tells, this district was named Magura as abundant Magur fishes were produced here. The district holds vast water bodies which could be a huge resource for the...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 18 (BSS): Commemorating the 46th anniversary of martyrdom of Dr Shamsuzzoha, the Rajshahi University (RU) authorities observed 'Zoha Day' as Teachers' Day on the campus in a befitting manner today. On this day in 1969, Dr Shamsuzzoha was...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 18 (BSS): Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), a state-owned organisation, has decided to check any more installation of deep tubewell (DTW) to control the lowering of underground water level. The decision will be enforced in the vast barind...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Feb 18: The government has undertaken an initiative to establish an Economic Zone (EZ) in Nilphamari district. Deputy Commissioner Nilphamari office sources said the economic zone is to be established in Dhelapir area, 2-km north of Syedpur municipality. The...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 18: A daylong roundtable meeting on "Tuberculosis Control and Social participation", jointly organised by Department of Health, Health and Family Planning Ministry, Brahmanbaria Press Club and Brac at the auditorium of Brahmanbaria Press Club in the town here...
Md Shariful Islam | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
There have been ups and downs in the relations between Bangladesh and India. It is noticeable that under the Narendra Modi regime, along with other neighbours of India, Bangladesh is getting prioritised in the foreign policy of India. In fact,...
K. B. Ahmed | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
"In the lexicon of most foreign affairs professionals, reconciliation is a soft word. It has a religious flavour. In fact, one of its early definitions was the restoration of a penitent sinner to the church. Reconciliation is not the word...
The move to carry out a household census is well-intentioned but its proper execution in time involves a big question. This is so in view of the country's unsavoury experiences about collection, preparation and compilation of statistical data and various...
Abu Ahmed | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
Stock investment guru Warren Buffett is still alive. His thoughts and ideas still continue to influence everyone in stock market investment. The things he wrote about, the ideas he had given out and the lecture materials he distributed are all...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
Going through the commentaries in Israeli newspapers one gets the impression that the majority in Israel does not want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should address the Congress of the United States of America ahead of the elections in Israel on...
It is indeed heartening to note that finally the United Nations has taken an initiative to resolve the ongoing political impasse in our country. Like most other citizens of the country, I strongly feel that this UN move, although belated,...
Our currency notes issued by Bangladesh Bank are excellent in terms of size, colour and designs. But we are often confused with similar sizes and looks of different notes and sometimes make payment wrongly. Recently I faced a few odd...
My attention was drawn to a lead write-up on the subject by M. Sultana published on 16th February 2015 in your daily. It was pointed out in the write-up that concrete roads have longer life span in mostly water bound...
Shah Md Ahsan Habib | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a licence in 1983 under the Banking Companies Act 1991 for the establishment of the country's first Islamic bank. The government of Bangladesh had participated in establishment of it by holding five per cent stake...
Ferdaus Ara Begum in the second of a three-part article on SME financing | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
SMEs usually start with small capital and have unique types of products to offer. As their market share is small, they can not produce much. Generally they do not generate good profit in the beginning. So the start-up SMEs remain...
Tea prices in Bangladesh declined for a third straight week at a weekly auction on Tuesday due to tepid local demand amid political unrest that disrupted supplies, reports Reuters. Bangladesh has been racked by political violence since anti-government protests turned...
FE Report | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
Stocks ended flat Wednesday with turnover remained sluggish as most of the investors followed cautious stance amid ongoing political turmoil in the country. The market opened with an upward note following previous day's upturn. However, the market could not sustain...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman has strongly advocated more lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by commercial banks for promoting inclusive growth, reports BSS. The governor said the Basel Rules imposing higher capital charges on bank lending to...
Green Delta Insurance Company Limited recently settled a claim of Dhaka Tobacco Industries of Akij Group. It is one of the biggest settlements in the history of Bangladesh insurance sector as well. Managing Director and CEO of Green Delta Insurance...
FE Report | 2015-02-19 00:00:00
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has taken initiative to introduce online payment system for its clients to deposit fee required for getting information and data on daily trade, officials said. After introduction of the online payment system, investors will also be...
Initial public offering (IPO) lottery of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited will be held today (Thursday) to allocate shares among the investors, officials said. The lottery will be held at 10:30am at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Ramna,...
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