Syful Islam | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh has earmarked nine priority sectors to bring under development cooperation with neighbouring India under a comprehensive accord, officials said. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in a recent meeting discussed the sectors to be dealt under the umbrella agreement, they...
Munima Sultana | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Nineteen per cent of the road sector projects under the ministry of road transport and bridges (MoRTB) showed zero progress in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY). Due to the zero progress of the projects, overall performance...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought on Thursday more investment from China for Bangladesh's development, reports BSS. "China is our major development partner which is investing and channeling more money into Bangladesh. Despite that, we need more investment from China for...
Miscreants torched a bus of Dhaka University (DU) in the city's Mirpur area on Thursday afternoon, reports UNB. The DU bus was set ablaze in Mirpur-1 area around 3:45pm while it was going to Mirpur to drop the university students,...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Project directors have identified land acquisition complexities and frequent change of officials as the major reasons behind the slow progress of the development projects, officials said Thursday. The Project Directors (PDs) were speaking at a meeting at the Planning Commission...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
About 10 per cent or 15 million of the total population of the country are the carriers of Thalassaemia disease, according to a survey. About 10,000 to 12,000 babies are born with Thalassaemia and most of the patients die without...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The government has proposed the visiting Italian deputy minister to take initiatives for formalising recruitment process of Bangladeshi workers. The proposal came Thursday during a courtesy call of an Italian delegation led by the deputy foreign minister of Sen. Benedetto...
Eleven people received burn injuries as a fire broke out at a spinning mill in Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj district early Thursday; and eight of the victims were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), reports UNB. Duty officer Farhaduzzaman...
COX'S BAZAR, Feb 19 (UNB): An alleged Yaba trader was killed in a 'gunfight' with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Alikhali near the Naf River bank in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Hosain Ahmmad, 32, a...
The Qukhwani of Rtn Bakhtiar Hossain, former deputy attorney general and a renowned lawyer will be observed today (Friday) after Asr prayers at his RK Mission Road residence in the city. Late Bakhtiar, one of the senior most Rotarians and...
Rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions today (Friday), reports UNB. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, Met Office...
NDC team visits defence ministry A 79-member team of National Defence Course-2015 of National Defence College (NDC) visited the Defence Ministry at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the city Thursday. The team included 24 foreigners. On the occasion, a discussion was held at...
Australia are unsure of the team that should take the field against Bangladesh in Brisbane tomorrow (Saturday) because of tropical Cyclone Marcia. The Gabba is expected to be soaked in water before Saturday and the match itself could be affected....
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,...
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