RANGPUR, Jan 6 (BSS): Expanded cultivation of vegetables on homesteads has brought about a revolution in the char economy with fortune to thousands of the extremely poor and landless families living on the Brahmaputra basin in recent years. More than...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 6 (BSS): Janata Bank Limited (JBL) distributed blankets to the people with disability and the distressed of the town here last few days to mitigate their sufferings caused by cold wave. According to sources cold wave has been...
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MAGURA, Jan 6: A bumper production of turmeric and fair price have brought smile on the faces of Magura farmers. Newly harvested turmeric has started to come to the local market. During a visit to Jagla, Kachundi, Akshi and Bashkuta...
FARIDPUR, Jan 6 (BSS): A three-day 'Digital Innovative Fair-2015' organized by local district administration was inaugurated here today at local Ambica Memorial ground. District administration has organized the fair with the vision of involving and informing more people of different...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 6 (BSS): Commercial farming of strawberry has started gaining momentum in Rajshahi region as its cultivation is easier and highly profitable. Strawberry, a succulent fruit popular in different parts of the globe, is also gradually becoming popular among...
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GOPALGANJ, Jan 6: A Motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Gopalganj-Kotalipara highway at Golabaria under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila of the district Monday. The victim was identified as Mahatab Sikder (35), son of Mohan Sikder of village Bangram under...
RANGPUR, Jan 6 (BSS): Speakers at a leaflet distribution campaign have put importance on promoting eco-friendly industrialisation for saving the planet reducing health hazards, degradation of environment, ecology and bio-diversity. Profit Foundation conducted the day-long campaign and distributed 2,000 leaflets...
BARISAL, Jan 6 (BSS): A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide over family feud in Central Launchghat area of the city this morning. The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, 12, a student of class five and son of Allauddin Khan of the...
Hemp trader convicted in Faridpur A mobile court Monday evening convicted one drug peddler and awarded one year rigorous imprisonment for possessing 4.800 kg of hemp(Ganja) in Shovarampur area adjacent to Faridpur. According to official sources, on the basis of...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (agencies): Pakistani lawmakers Tuesday passed legislation for military courts to try insurgents, one of a raft of measures aimed at clamping down on increasingly brutal attacks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 children last month. The bill secured...
COLOMBO, Jan 6 (agencies): Sri Lanka goes to the polls Thursday to elect a new president after a bitterly fought contest between incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse and his main rival Maithripala Sirisena. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse will face an unprecedented...
BANGKOK, Jan 6 (AFP): Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday warned the military will "take action" under martial law if protests occur as a result of impeachment proceedings against ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra. On Friday the army-stacked National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will...
KIEV, Jan 6 (AFP): Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with military trucks in bad weather in the war-torn east, officials said on Tuesday. The collision Monday night was due...
BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (AFP):- Two suicide bombings followed by clashes in Iraq's Anbar province west of Baghdad killed 23 security personnel on Tuesday, officers and a doctor said. The suicide bombers attacked a mosque in the Al-Jubba area of Anbar...
PANGKALAN BUN, Jan 6 (AFP): Recovery teams made patchy progress Tuesday in the search for bodies from the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501, finding the remains of just two more victims on the tenth day of operations. Hindered by rough...
Iran, top general saved Baghdad from falling to IS: Iraq MP TEHRAN, Jan 6: An Iraqi Shiite militia leader and lawmaker has credited Tehran and a powerful Iranian general with saving the Baghdad government during last summer's offensive by Islamic...
MANIKGANJ, Dec 6 (BSS): The Carrot cultivators of Singair Upazila of the District achieved a bumper production during the current season. About 20, 000 cultivators of the area are happy to get the fair price. Now they are busy harvesting...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rose to a two-month high on Tuesday as the ringgit slumped to a 5-1/2-year low and floods raised the prospect of tighter supplies. The Malaysian ringgit fell to its lowest level...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Reuters): Chinese wheat buyers are likely to step up imports of higher quality grains to meet a domestic shortfall even though total overseas purchases are forecast to tumble this year due to bumper production at home, analysts...
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters): Gold hit three-week highs on Tuesday as sliding oil prices knocked stock markets and concerns simmered over Greece's future in the euro zone, prompting investors to seek out bullion as a safe store of value. European...
SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (AFP): Oil prices recovered slightly in Asia Tuesday after the US contract fell below the psychological $50 mark in New York on demand worries, a strong dollar and a global supply glut. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters): Indian soybean edged up on Monday on good export demand for soymeal, while a rise in US soybean futures also aided sentiment. Rapeseed futures, however, fell on profit-taking. The February soybean contract edged up 0.03 per...
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