The fifth session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 4pm on January 19 next. President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday summoned the session of parliament as per article 72 (1) of the Constitution. This will be the...
Human-rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has described the human rights situation of 2014 as ‘worrisome’. It held ‘state-sponsored terrorism’, ‘forced disappearance’ and ‘political violence’ mainly responsible for the disturbing situation. Referring to the torture on ethnic minorities before...
A new-type of frigate built for the Bangladesh Navy was launched in the riverside city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province on Tuesday. The frigate, with a displacement of 1,300 tonnes and maximum speed of 25 knots, is 90...
Kalim Sarwar, news editor of Purbokone and Mohsin Chowdhury, senior reporter of Janokontha, have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Chittagong Press Club (CPC) at its biennial conference and election held on Wednesday, according to a news agency.
Awami League (AL) Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said there is no room for discussion on interim election or caretaker government. He told this at a press conference on behalf of the party to express reaction...
Our Correspondent JHENIDAH, Dec 30: Severe cold, fog and cloudy sky have disrupted normal life across Jhenidah district for the last two days. There has been almost no peeping of the sun and the sky remained cloudy making the situation...
SATKHIRA, Dec 30 (UNB): A man allegedly committed suicide taking poison after killing his wife at Chandkhali village of Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Bimol Sarkar, 55, and his wife Maloti, 45, resident of the...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 30: A 5- day inter- university Information Technology (IT) Fair began at Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) campus Sunday, a press release said. Computer Science and Technology (CST) department of the PUST has...
FARIDPUR, Dec 30 (BSS): The 112th birth anniversary of poet Jasimuddin popularly known as pollikabi will be observed here on January 1, 2015 at his village in Gobindapur, on the bank of river Kumar. Faridpur district administration and Jasim Foundation...
MANIKGANJ, Dec 30 (BSS): The disappearance of valiant Freedom Fighter Shahid Miraj Uddin, a widely popular name in the district, still remains mysterious even after 43 years of the Independence. Talking to BSS, his family members said Miraj was picked...
MOULVIBAZAR, Dec 30 (UNB): Four members of family suffered injuries in a fire which broke out at Ghorakhal village in Sadar upazila early Monday. The injured were identified as Tahir, 60, Rimon, 50, Sumon, 27, and Joynal, 30. Locals said...
JAMALPUR, Dec 30 (BSS): As many as 4,265 hectares of land to be brought under potato cultivation in the district this year. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 83,300 tonnes of potato in the current...
One trampled by wild elephants in Rangamati A man was trampled by wild elephants at East Thekapara area under Langadu upazila of Rangamati Monday night. The victim was Ali Akbar, 45, son of Abdur Rahman of Boga Chhatar area of...
ROME, Dec 30 (agencies): Rescue teams evacuated more than 400 people from a car ferry that caught fire off Greece's Adriatic coast in a 36-hour operation on roiling seas, but 10 people were killed in the disaster. Italian and Greek...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (agencies): Malaysia, southern Thailand and parts of the Philippines have been battered by heavy rain and flash floods in recent days, killing dozens, officials said on Tuesday. Malaysia's worst flooding in a decade forced nearly a...
MYANMAR, Dec 30 (Reuters): Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the government on Tuesday to hold a transparent election next year and said her party was waiting for a poll date to be set before deciding whether...
PESHAWAR, Dec 30 (agencies): Militants set fire to two primary schools in Pakistan's troubled northwest Tuesday as authorities extended winter holidays amid threats of attacks, officials said. The incident comes two weeks after the massacre of 150 people at an...
COLOMBO, Dec 30 (AFP): Sri Lanka's largest Tamil party Tuesday endorsed the main opposition candidate in next week's election, accusing President Mahinda Rajapakse of failing to deliver reconciliation after the country's ethnic war. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said it...
Hong Kong protest teenager sent to children's home HONG KONG, Dec 30: A 14-year-old Hong Kong girl arrested for scribbling graffiti on a wall famous for the pro-democracy messages it carried has been sent to a children's home, her lawyer...
Isabel Coles, Ahmed Rasheed and Ned Parker of Reuters in Baghdad | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
The machine gun poking out from between a framed portrait of a Shi'ite imam and a stuffed toy Minnie Mouse was trained on anyone who approached the checkpoint. Like dozens of other communities in Iraq, this small Sunni settlement in...
Alwyn Scott of Reuters in New York | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
Air travel advocates are demanding global aviation authorities explain how an AirAsia jetliner with 162 people aboard got lost at a time when satellites and webcams monitor society's every move. "It should be impossible for an airliner to go missing"...
Louis Charbonneau and Ali Sawafta of Reuters in New York | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
Arab UN delegations on December 29 endorsed a Palestinian proposal to forge a peace deal with Israel within a year and end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017, despite fierce Israeli and U.S. opposition. The timing for a...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
The price of broiler chickens and farm eggs increased with the increase in demand of these two items for the last one week, traders said. "The demand of broilers and farm eggs increased following marriage, picnic, and tourists' visit to...
Tea prices in Bangladesh fell at the weekly auction on Tuesday, snapping a seven-week run of gains, on subdued demand and lower supply of premier-quality leaf, reports Reuters. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 191.02 taka ($2.40) per kg, compared with...
SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (AFP): Oil prices traded near five-year lows in thin year-end trade Tuesday, as analysts predicted further bearishness in the market owing to rising US production despite a global supply glut. West Texas Intermediate for February delivery fell...
SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (Reuters): Gold on Tuesday traded firmly below $1,200 an ounce as the dollar was perched at a near nine-year high versus a basket of major currencies, undermining the metal's appeal as a hedge. Spot gold was little...
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Reuters): Indian soyoil futures rose on Tuesday in line with benchmark palm oil prices in Malaysia, with India's decision to raise the import tax on both crude and refined vegetable oils also weighing on prices. Soybean...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
Better prices for major crops grown by farmers helped boost the rural economy in the calendar year 2014, farmers and experts said. A debate over introduction of the genetically modified (GM) variety, Bt Brinjal, at the farmers' level was also...
The country in the outgoing year 2014 saw a phenomenal rise in foreign exchange reserve and remittance inflow, which boosted the economic outlook for the next year, reports BSS. Bangladesh Bank (BB) data released on Tuesday showed that the foreign...
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