RAJSHAHI, Feb 17 (BSS): As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting during the last couple of weeks buds rapidly in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit. The...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Feb 17: 81 posts of headmasters in the government primary schools in Jhenidah district are falling vacant causing huge disruption in academic as well as administrative activities in the institutes. District primary education office sources said, there are a...
BENAPOLE, Feb 17 (UNB): A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Swaruppur village in Chowgachha upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nasrin Khatun,22, wife of Babu...
RU Correspondent | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 17: Dr. Shamsuzzoha was not only a teacher of the Rajshahi University (RU), but also a victim of first intellectual martyr of the liberation war of the country. On February18 Prof Shamsuzzoha, the then proctor and a...
MANIKGANJ, Feb 17 (BSS): Transplantation of Boro seedlings has started in all seven Upazilas of the district in the current Boro season. Office sources said Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a plan to bring 51, 423 hectares of...
RANGPUR, Feb 17 (BSS): Experts at a farmers' field day have said the farmers of the northern districts have been reaping more profits by boosting mustard cultivation in recent years adopting the new cropping pattern evolved by RDRS Bangladesh. The...
NARSINGDI, Feb 17 (BSS): The overall law and order situation of the district was reviewed at a meeting held here on Monday. The meeting discussed the present political situation of the district as well as the country. Celebration of Amar...
Minor boy drowns in Jessore A minor boy drowned in a ditch at Kharki in front of Government MM College in Jessore district town on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Azim,3, son of Arif Hossain, a resident of...
Bangladesh open their ICC World Cup 2015 campaign against the minnows, Afghanistan today (Wednesday) at the Manuka Oval in Canberra at 9.30 am (BD time). This would be the first encounter between both the teams in a World Cup as...
Sylhet Division took a huge 447-run lead over league leader Dhaka Division on the 2nd day of the 4th round four-day matches of the Walton 16th National Cricket League (NCL) at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Tuesday,...
Abahani Limited Ltd started their 27th Federation Cup Football campaign on a winning note beating Farashganj SC by 2-0 goals in their first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Hungarian forward Szabolcs Csorba scored...
CANBERRA, Feb 17 (AFP): Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi is convinced the pressure will be on Bangladesh in their World Cup clash Wednesday, saying his debutant side holds an edge over their Asian rivals. Nabi reminded everyone ahead of the Pool...
Fatullah Pilot School crushed Barnamala Pathshala by 12-1 goals at a Dhaka venue opening day's match of the First Security Islami Bank National School Hockey Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. In...
State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder, MP, left Dhaka for Australia Monday to watch the Bangladesh's matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, reports BSS. He will also visit the sports establishments during the ICC World Cup....
A total of 27 players are sharing lead in the points table with maximum two points after the 2nd round games of the Shaheed Sheikh Moni Memorial International Rating Chess Tuesday at the National Sports Council Auditorium Lounge in the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Over the years, linkage of Bangladesh economy with global market has intensified. The country is now considered one of the potential and growing economies capable of making a better space for itself in the near future. Any development in the...
S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Virgil, one of the greatest poets of ancient Rome, affirmed the dictum spiritus intus alit (the spirit nourishes from within) in his masterpiece, Aeneid. This simple but profound statement stimulated thought through the course of history and became of pivotal...
Linking Dhaka directly with Jessore by a new rail route has been a long-felt need. If this need is addressed, it will be considered a real blessing for businesses. The latter would then particularly be able to transport their goods...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
A formal financial system for providing rural credit in Bangladesh started with the establishment of the Agricultural Development Bank in 1960s. Later the government also encouraged commercial banks to set up branches in rural areas for financial inclusion. In 1977,...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Arvind Kejriwal's spectacular win in the Delhi state polls has a lot of hard truths embedded in it. The tax official-turned-politician won the poll last year, too. Upon becoming the Chief Minister of Delhi that time, Mr Kejriwal had a...
The common people of our country sincerely want to see the ruling party taking an initiative for the much anticipated dialogue. The 20-party alliance has long been demanding a dialogue. And now our development partners are persistently urging upon us...
Gas and electricity prices are about to increase. The news has been appearing in our media quite regularly. The latest word that came from Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is that it has recommended increase in gas and electricity prices. There...
21st February is just round the corner. We observe the day every year with solemnity. On this day in 1952, some brave sons of this soil sacrificed their lives to protect our mother tongue from the clutches of an imperialist...
Ferdaus Ara Begum in the first of a three-part article on SME financing | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Small and medium enterprises, better known as SMEs all over the world, have an important role to play in industrialisation and economic growth as well as in creating employment opportunities. It promotes cross-sectoral linkages raising exports and developing entrepreneurial skills....
Sonia H Moni | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Local jewellers are considering revising gold prices downward in line with a declined rate of the precious metal in the international market, said Enamul Haque Khan, general secretary of Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS). "The association will sit shortly to decide...
Ziaur Rahman | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Four major tasks of Board of Investment (BoI) - registration, visa, work permit and setting up liaison offices - will be fully automated from March next aiming to help investors get services quickly. At present, only registration is done under...
FE Report | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque has called upon the Canadian government to increase imports of Bangladeshi ships, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, electronics and IT products. He highlighted the congenial investment atmosphere prevailing in Bangladesh and laid the importance on having a Foreign...
FE Report | 2015-02-18 00:00:00
The government will launch a registration programme exclusively for female overseas job- seekers shortly after growing demand from different countries, said expatriates’ welfare minister Tuesday. He, however, said the government has not launched any separate registration programme for Saudi -bound...
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