KHULNA, Jan 28 (BSS): A daylong "ECO Fair" will be held on the Loudob Banishanta Puja Mandir premises under Dakop upazila of the district tomorrow with the theme of "Save Environment". Lawmaker of Khulna-1 constituency Babu Panchanon Biswas will inaugurate...
Eight shops gutted in Shariatpur At least eight shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Balar Bazaar under Sadar upazila in Shariatpur early Wednesday morning. Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit in...
Shahabuddin Rajon | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
The readymade garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh, after three decades-long journey, now accounts for about 80 per cent of the country's total export earnings. The sector directly employs 4.4 million people and another 4.0 million are employed in backward and...
Abdul Kadir Dip | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Employment Injury Insurance Programme (EIIP) is an insurance mechanism for providing financial benefits to employees injured in workplaces during the tenure of employment. This insurance, in essence, covers physical injuries, accidental deaths and occupational diseases. The EIIP can do more...
That more than 50 per cent foods and beverages sold on the streets of the capital are contaminated with groups of bacteria called coliform and one-third with faecal pathogen is hardly surprising. Had the percentages in both categories been even...
Abu Ahmed | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Cash money and property like houses, gold, stocks, resorts, and other possessions, having values, are manifestations of wealth to people. In other words, wealth is a measured item of value which is reflected in its price. This definition of wealth...
S M Rayhanul Islam | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Violence against adolescent girls has become a global problem. In both the developed and developing countries, hundreds of thousands of girls continue to live with violence in their homes, schools and communities. A recently published UNICEF report says that 'worldwide...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination, 2015 is scheduled to be held on February 2 throughout the country. It is known that this time 1.5 million pupils are expected to sit for the SSC examination. Since January 3, blockade and...
The common people are passing their days in great anxiety, fear and uncertainty. Some entrepreneurs have already started thinking about shifting their business outside the country. If the ongoing political unrest continues, each and every one of us will be...
There are reports of an alarming increase of HIV/AIDS across the world. HIV is a virus that incapacitates body's immunity against ailments and makes medicines ineffective. AIDS virus is not contaminated through shaking hands, hugging or sharing glasses or tea...
Zaidi Sattar in the second of his four-part paper titled \'Trade regulations, trade facilitation and competitiveness\' | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Based on information contained in recent Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs) of South Asian countries, a WTO assessment states that, in general, SPS and TBT measures in South Asia did not always adhere to WTO obligations. The report noted that some...
SYLHET, Jan 28 (UNB): After a gap of nearly 16 years, the third edition of the six-nation Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament begins today (Thursday) at the Sylhet District Stadium amid huge enthusiasm among the football crazy fans of...
PARIS, Jan 28 (AFP): FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has again indicated that the 2022 World Cup should be played in winter to avoid the blazing summer heat in Qatar. "I think it has also been confirmed by other members...
Afsana Parveen emerged champion and Khadiza Tahira became runner-up in the annual sports competition of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall of Dhaka University (DU) Wednesday on the central playground of the university, reports BSS. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed...
Khulna Division routed Barisal Division by an innings and 178 runs on the final day of the first round four-day match of Walton 16th National Cricket League at BKSP Ground-2 in Savar Wednesday, reports UNB. In two other matches of...
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 28 (AFP): If they are to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, Zimbabwe will need to beat Ireland and the UAE, the non-Test nations in Pool B, and find a way to defeat at least one of India, South...
Australian duo Finch, Maxwell join Yorkshire LONDON, Jan 28: Yorkshire have signed Australian batsmen Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell as their overseas players for the 2015 season, the reigning English county champions announced Wednesday. Finch, who played for Yorkshire last...
MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (AFP): Top seed Serena Williams remains on a collision course with arch-rival Maria Sharapova after rampaging into the Australian Open semi-finals Wednesday. The 18-time Grand Slam champion was at her brutal best, crushing last year's finalist Dominka...
FE Report | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Realtors Wednesday urged political parties to alter the language of protest to give them breathing space as it sustained a loss of Tk 7.92 billion over the last 22 days of non-stop blockade. They feared the political unrest would weaken...
FE Report | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
The head of ICC's local chapter has called upon the country's public and private sector trade promoting bodies to play their dynamic role in exploiting international trade and business opportunities. "Like Hong Kong, we have to promote our products on...
FE Report | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
The Wales-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (WBCC) has expressed its interest to explore business opportunities in Bangladesh in prospective sectors, especially in knowledge- based industries. Visiting business delegation members of the WBCC, who attended a dinner programme, organised by the Metropolitan...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Timber import has witnessed a significant fall in recent times as local furniture industry is yet to overcome the crisis experienced by the real estate sector for the last several years, insiders said. Realtors have been in the doldrums for...
78th prize bond draw Feb 1 The 78th draw of Bangladesh Prize Bond will be held at the Conference Room of Dhaka Divisional Commissioner on February 1. A statement of the Department of National Savings said that the draw results...
Syful Islam | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
The government is processing a bounteous package of incentives to attract private-sector investment under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative -- the latest paradigm for bankrolling large development projects. Official sources said the incentive package would be offered on several counts,...
FE Report | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
The Cabinet Committee on Purchase at a meeting on Wednesday approved four projects worth Tk 6.59 billion that include building a water treatment plant in Khulna. "The water plant will be built in Khulna. China Harbour and Engineering Company Ltd...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Both the cost and time of constructing Khulna-Mongla railway under Indian fund support will now double from the original estimates for alleged procrastination in the process of starting up the project. Officials said the rail-line project would be delayed by...
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