Outlining her government’s plan to expand BTV through setting up stations at the division level, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the present government does not want to see the national television as its mouthpiece. Hasina was addressing the...
The Christian community of the country celebrated Christmas on Thursday with pledges to work for peace and humanity following the ideals of Jesus Christ, according to a news agency.
MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters): Russia may fail to supply wheat to Egypt's state buyer GASC in January as its exports have been effectively suspended by informal government curbs, Arkady Zlochevsky, the head of Russia's Grain Union, said on Wednesday. Russia's...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rose to their highest in nearly a month on Wednesday as monsoon rains pounded the second-largest grower, leading to severe flooding in parts of the country which traders say has affected...
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 (Reuters): Gold was trading close to a three-week low on Wednesday as strong US economic growth boosted equities and the dollar, weakening safe-haven bids for bullion. Data on Tuesday showed the US economy grew at a 5.0...
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 (AFP): Oil prices edged lower in thin pre-holiday trade Wednesday, but analysts said losses were curbed by upbeat sentiment over a strong US economic growth report. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for February delivery fell 46 cents...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 24 (BSS): The farmers and officials concerned are expecting a satisfactory production of mustard following various government steps and favourable climatic conditions in the region this Rabi season. According to the sources concerned, the cash crop is now...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 24 (BSS): Harvesting of transplanted (T) Aman paddy on vast tracts of lands in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season has completed amid much enthusiasm. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) set a target...
RANGPUR, Dec 24 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion have stressed for sensitising the adolescents on their rights to safe reproductive health education and challenge at the juncture of physical change for their normal growth and development. They were addressing the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Dec 24: Farmers and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Tangail are expecting a bumper mustard production during the current season due to a favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs. According to the DAE Tangail sources...
BARGUNA, Dec 24 (BSS): Regular advocacies by the Government Organizations (GOs) and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) regarding health and education have brought about a radical change in villages and char areas in the district. Due to the awareness raising programmes on...
KHULNA, Dec 24 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here today (Wednesday) said media can play a vital role in making local government service oriented, fare and transparent organization. They were speaking at a workshop styled 'role of local media to...
NARSINGDI, Dec 24 (UNB): A Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination candidate was shot to death and four other people, including his father and two brothers, were injured in an attack by miscreants at Uttar Satirpara in Sadar upazila early Wednesday....
Body of a woman recovered in C'nawabganj Police recovered the body of a young woman from her residence at Balubagan in Chapainawabganj Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Fayeeka Khatun, 22, daughter of Abu Sayeed of the same area....
JHALAKATHI, Dec 24 (UNB): A probe committee has been formed to investigate the reason behind the Tuesday's road accident in Rajapur upazila that left eight people killed and 25 others injured. Sources at the deputy commencer's office said the district...
RU Correspondent | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 24: With a view to ensuring a 24 hour tightened security to protect the students from the muggers the Rajshahi University of Engineers and Technology (RUET) authority covered the entire campus. A special security force has been...
The father of a Jordanian pilot seized by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria has renewed a plea for his release, according to a news agency.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24 (Reuters): Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been damaged by its ongoing civil war, the United Nations' training and research arm (UNITAR)...
HONG KONG, Dec 24 (AFP): Around 100 pro-democracy demonstrators took to Hong Kong's streets on Wednesday to mark Christmas Eve, the first sizeable rally since the last of the protest camps which blocked main roads was cleared last week. Protesters,...
BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (AP): A suicide bomber blew up himself on Wednesday among a group of pro-government, anti-Islamic State group Sunni militias near Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, a latest bold attack by militants seeking to undermine government efforts...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (BSS/AFP): Malaysian authorities launched a major rescue operation Wednesday to evacuate tourists stranded at a resort by heavy monsoon flooding that has forced tens of thousands of residents to abandon their homes. Helicopters were being used...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 24 (AFP): The European Union mission in Islamabad on Wednesday condemned Pakistan's decision to restart executions in the wake of the country's bloodiest-ever terror attack. Pakistan has hanged six prisoners since announcing last week that a six-year moratorium...
KIEV, Dec 24 (BSS/AFP): Fragile peace talks aimed at ending the separatist war between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels are due to resume Wednesday, a day after Kiev angered Moscow by taking a historic step towards NATO. The talks in the...
Iran has rejected claims by Mehmet Ali Agca that late Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered him to assassinate Pope John Paul II, according to a news agency.
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