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Anti-corruption Day observed

Our Correspondent | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

Another message from our correspondent says: The International Anti-corruption Day-2014 was observed with a befitting manner in Gopalganj yesterday. District Corruption Prevention Committee, Gopalganj organised the programme. On the occasion of the day a colourful rally, chanting slogans paraded through...

Indian warning against \\\'visa agents\\\'

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Indian High Commission in Dhaka has asked Bangladeshis to report to police if anyone approaches them offering assistance for Indian visa, according to a news agency.    

Missing farmer found dead in Natore

2014-12-11 00:00:00

NATORE, Dec 10 (UNB): A farmer man was found dead in a crop field at Salamar village in Singra upazila on Wednesday morning, one month after his going missing. The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 38, a resident of...

Call to improve livelihood of marginalised farmers

2014-12-11 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Dec 10 (BSS): Enhanced participation of the organisations of small and marginal farmers in food security governance and policy-making could improve livelihoods and ensure food security of the extremely poor, speakers said today. They were addressing today the concluding...

Int\\\'l Human Rights Day observed in Magura

Our Correspondent | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

MAGURA, Dec 10: International Human Rights Day-2014 was observed in Magura Wednesday. Voluntary organisation Rova Foundation in association with Manusher Jonnyo Foundation took different programmes in observance of the day. A rally was brought out in town in the morning....

200 river-erosion victims get blankets in Gaibandha

2014-12-11 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Dec 10 (BSS): Some 200 River erosion people of Singria village under Udakhali union of Fulchhari upazila got blankets from two non-governmental organizations on Tuesday. An online based voluntary organization Dhakastha Gaibandhabashi and the Distressed Children and Infants International...

Bumper production of T-Aman in Thakurgaon

2014-12-11 00:00:00

THAKURGAON, Dec 10 (BSS): The bumper production of T-aman (Transplanted Aman) paddy brought the smiling face of the farmers here during the current season. The harvesting of T-aman is almost over, only some late varieties are left in the field....

Munshiganj liberated on Dec 11

2014-12-11 00:00:00

MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 10 (BSS): Munshiganj was liberated from the clutches of Pakistani occupation forces on December 11, 1971. Freedom loving people of the district started taking fresh air most happily in a free country after months of fighting. The district...

Freedom fighter hacked to death in Naogaon

2014-12-11 00:00:00

NAOGAON, Dec 10 (UNB): A freedom fighter was hacked to death and another person injured in an attack by a group of miscreants at Ayapur village in Patnitala upazila on Tuesday midnight. The deceased was identified as Nazim Uddin,65, son...

News in brief

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Hemp trader convicted in Faridpur A mobile court yesterday convicted one person and awarded six months simple imprisonment for trading huge quantity of hemp (Ganja) in Sadar upazilla of Faridpur. According to official sources, on the basis of secret information...

Photo: LAXMIPUR: A farmer working on a field f

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Photo: NILPHAMARI: Townspeople of Syedpur formed a human chain

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Photo: KHAGRACHHARI: Molasses being made from sugarcane juice

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Pakistan\\\'s women cotton pickers find power in uniting over wages

Akhtar Soomro and Katharine Houreld of Thomson Reuters Foundation in Meeran Pur (Pakistan) | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

Azeema Khatoon, a mother of five, has spent most of her life labouring in Pakistan's sunbaked cotton fields for less than $2.0 a day. Last year, she and a group of around 40 women struggling to feed and clothe their...

CIA torture brutal and ineffective: US Senate report

2014-12-11 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (AFP): CIA torture of Al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and failed to produce useful intelligence, the US Senate said in a report that drew international calls Wednesday for criminal prosecution. The United Nations said...

Pakistan air strikes kill 11 militants: military

2014-12-11 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (AFP): Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 11 militants in air strikes in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border. The raids took place Tuesday evening in Tirah area of Khyber district where the...

Malala, Satyarthi receive Nobel Peace Prize

2014-12-11 00:00:00

OSLO, Dec 10 (AFP):  Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai became the youngest ever Nobel laureate Wednesday when she received the Peace Prize in Oslo, sharing it with Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. "A young girl and a somewhat older man,...

Ukraine and rebels hope to pull back heavy weapons as truce holds

2014-12-11 00:00:00

KIEV, Dec 10 (AFP): The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels were due to start pulling back heavy weapons from the frontline on Wednesday, a day after a ceasefire that aims to end eight months of brutal war in the east...

Hong Kong protest leaders will ‘stay to end’ as police swoop looms

2014-12-11 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 10 (AFP): Hong Kong's student protest leaders said Wednesday that they would "stay to the end" as police prepared to swoop on the city's main rally site after more than two months of mass pro-democracy demonstrations. Setting...

news digest

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Maldives says 'worst is over' in water crisis COLOMBO, Dec 10: Drinking water supplies in the Maldives have improved sharply thanks to foreign assistance, a minister said Wednesday, after a fire at a purification plant left taps dry in the...

Gold holds close to 7-week high on safe-haven demand

2014-12-11 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (Reuters):  Gold rose for a third session in a row to trade close to a seven-week peak on Wednesday as weakness in the dollar and global equities prompted investors to seek safety in the precious metal. The...

Oil prices down in Asian trade

2014-12-11 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday as dealers await the latest US supply report for clues about production levels, while weak Chinese and German trade data also weighed, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...

Wheat falls again as worries about Russian exports ease

2014-12-11 00:00:00

HAMBURG/SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters): Chicago wheat fell for a second session on Wednesday as concern that Russia will restrict exports eased, while soybeans hit a near one-month high amid expectations the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cut its forecast...

Weekly tea sale sees widespread demand

2014-12-11 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Dec 10 (UNB): Weekly tea sale here Tuesday was marked by widespread demand with Blenders operating strongly amid more interest from the Loose tea buyers. Once again prices moved in Sellers' favour while good liquoring Dusts were again a...

Global Commodity Prices

2014-12-11 00:00:00

BD, Sri Lanka make progress for FTA

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have completed substantial progress to strike a deal between the two countries on free trade agreement (FTA). Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Bathiudeen told International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) President Mahbubur Rahman when he met...

Separate risk management guideline \\\'to be formulated for textile sector\\\'

FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will formulate a separate risk management guideline for the textile sector aiming to get most of the green outputs necessary to be competitive in the global market.  "BB has already given an environment risk management guideline...

Global Social Responsibility Confce to be held today

FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

The Global Social Responsibility Conference, organised by Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI), is going to be held today (Thursday) at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city. Announcing this at a press meet, BGCCI President Sakhawat Abu...

Combined bids through PPP may ‘help boost apprenticeship, mitigate manpower shortage\\\'

FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00

Combined efforts through public-private partnership (PPP) could help strengthen apprenticeship and mitigate shortage of skilled manpower in different sectors especially in the textiles to reach the target to earn US$ 50 billion in  ready-made garment (RMG) export, said speakers at...

News Briefs

2014-12-11 00:00:00

Gambian trade team visits BD A high-powered Gambian delegation headed by Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional Integration Minister Abdoulie Jobe visited Bangladesh recently. The team held meetings with foreign affairs minister and commerce minister and various chamber bodies in the...