Rezaul Karim | 2015-01-17 00:00:00
The government is going to launch a nationwide drive against the date-expired imported and locally-produced food items soon, officials said. The officials said the state-run quality watchdog Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will start examining the expiry date of...
In an effort to sharply reduce the use of conventional power, Power Division has initiated a move to install 5,000 billion solar-powered pumps across the country by 2020 for irrigation. The Power Division is currently moving ahead with a programme...
CHUADANGA, Jan 16 : Winterclothes were distributed in 10 villages, including Darshona and Choikuri village under Chuadanga district to aid more than thousands of people in those rural areas. "A team of 14 members had set out for the winter...
BEIJING, Jan 16 (AFP) : Chinese overseas investment surged past $100 billion for the first time last year, official figures showed Friday, but remained below investment into the country. Overseas direct investment (ODI) rose 14.1 per cent to $102.9 billion...
TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) : Japanese Transport Minister Akihiro Ohta said on Friday his ministry was considering whether to revise existing laws to beef up oversight of auto parts suppliers in the wake of massive recalls of auto parts maker...
HONG KONG, Jan 16 (Xinhua): Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So met with Minister of Commerce of Thailand Chatchai Sarikalya Friday to exchange views on trade and economic ties, the government news website said here. During...
SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (AFP): France on Friday lauded Singapore for entering into a new pact that tightens measures against foreign tax cheats seeking to hide their assets in the Asian financial hub. The revised agreement on double taxation, signed late...
FRANKFURT, Jan 16 (AFP): Inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, slowed to just 0.2 per cent in December, its lowest level in more than five years, and averaged 0.9 per cent for the whole of 2014, data showed Friday. In...
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (AFP): The United States will ease travel and trade restrictions with Cuba on Friday, implementing last month's agreement to begin normalizing ties with the Cold War-era foe. "Today's announcement takes us one step closer to replacing out-of-date...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-01-17 00:00:00
The government has finalised the draft National Marine Fisheries Policy 2015 for optimum utilisation of the marine resources for benefits of the nation, officials said. "We finalised the draft National Marine Fisheries Policy 2015 keeping consistency with the national, regional...
FE Report A fire broke out Friday at a branch of Pubali Bank Ltd at Fakirapool in the capital. The fire originated from an air conditioner (AC) of a room of the bank due to electric short circuit. However, there...
President Abdul Hamid stressed on Friday sowing the seeds of non-communal spirit, indigenous culture and the ethos of liberation war among children, aiming to develop mutual respect, empathy, patriotism and affection in society, reports UNB. "Communal harmony is our tradition....
The government has decided to appoint Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Maldives, reports UNB. Rear Admiral Kazi Sarwar Hossain joined Bangladesh Navy in 1980, said a foreign ministry media release on...
Newly appointed Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha will take oath of office today (Saturday), reports UNB. President Abdul Hamid will administer the oath to the new CJ at a simple ceremony at Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban at 11am....
The Qulkhwani of Kamrun Nahar, former associate professor of Dhaka College, will be held at Sajon Tower-2 of Segunbagicha in the city today (Saturday) after Asar prayers. She was the wife of Justice Ashraful Kamal and younger sister of Zillur...
JESSORE, Jan 16 (UNB): A housewife reportedly committed suicide after taking pesticide at Nimtali village in sadar upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Shila Khatun, 20, wife of Abdus Sobhan, a resident of the village. Quoting local people,...
CHANDPUR, Jan 16 (UNB): Drastic fall in supply of coal is causing serious impediment to production activities of the brick kilns in Chandpur district pushing many of them almost into the jaws of shutdown. Due to the coal supply shortage,...
BAGERHAT, Jan 16 (UNB): Though the government has taken various measures to protect the Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, its poaching is on the rise with 49 being killed in the last 14 years (2001-2014), according to Forest Department data....
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized a wooden boat along with 80 maunds of jatkas (hilsa fries less than 10 inches in length) from the Meghna river at Logimarar Char in Chandpur district on Friday. Sources at the Coast Guard...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Rajshahi University (RU), the country's second largest public university, is in a festive mood ahead of its 9th convocation, to be held tomorrow (Sunday). The main entrance, administrative buildings and several important places on the university...
Pitha Utshab begins at Shilpakala Academy tomorrow Jatiya Pitha Utshab Udjapon Parishad organised a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity Friday to announce the date of Pitha Utshab. The Utshab will be held from January 18 to 27 at Bangladesh...
Light rain or drizzle is likely to occur at one or two places over Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal divisions and the regions of Faridpur and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until...
The BNP-led 20-party looks firm to continue its ongoing blockade programme for a longer period and turn it into a non-cooperation movement to force the government to come up with a genuine dialogue offer for holding a snap inclusive national...
University Grants Commission (UGC), the apex body to monitor the country's higher education, has stressed the need for formulating guidelines over how much time the public university teachers should be allowed to spend in their part-time engagement with private educational...
CHITTAGONG, Jan 16 (BSS): Chittagong district police in a night-long drive arrested 27 activists of BNP-Jamaat from eight upazilas, including Satkhania, Sitakunda and Lohagara, Thursday night and today. Naimul Hasan, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said...
At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over a trifling matter on the Dhaka University campus early on Friday, reports UNB. Sources said a brawl ensued between activists of...
Jatiya Party (JP) will hold a 'peace rally' in the capital city today (Saturday) in protest against political violence in the country. The rally will be held on the premises of JP central office at Kakrail at 3.00 pm. JP...
Angered by the violence in the ongoing blockade sponsored by the BNP, senior ruling Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta has dismissed possibilities of dialogue with the party, report agencies. According to him, such destructive activities in Bangladesh could not...
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged the government Friday to take steps for holding a dialogue to overcome the current political deadlock before the foreigners force it to do so, reports UNB. "The current political...
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