Cotton factory catches fire in B'baria A fire broke out in a cotton factory in Kalibari area of Sarail upazila in Brahmonbaria on Monday morning. Fire service sources said the fire broke out at Hasan Cotton Mil in Dewan Mokararam...
CHUADANGA, Dec 23 (BSS): Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate maize in four upazilas of the district during the season. DAE sources said a total 37,375 hectares of land have been brought under...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Dec 23: A civic commemorative meeting on the deceased education adviser to the first caretaker government, educationist, academic, poet, researcher, translator, essayist and former fellow of Bangla Academy, Professor Zillur Rahaman Siddiqui was organised Monday at Dr. K Ahmed...
SUBANG, Malaysia, Dec 23 (AFP): Malaysia on Tuesday deported nearly 500 undocumented Indonesian workers, in what analysts said was part of a push to clamp down on illegal labour as the economy starts to slow. The workers were brought in...
KIEV, Dec 23 (AFP): Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote certain to stoke Russia's anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state's separatist war. Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a...
PARIS, Dec 23 (AFP): Owning exotic reptiles such as snakes, chameleons, iguanas and geckos could place infants at risk of salmonella infection, according to a British study published on Monday. Researchers in the southwestern English county of Cornwall found that...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23 (AFP): Nepalese single mother Deepti Gurung has spent years trying and failing to register her two teenage daughters as citizens of their country. Although her children were both born in Nepal, the 40-year-old has struggled to secure...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (AFP): The leader of a banned Pakistani sectarian militant group is set to walk free from jail, officials said Tuesday, even as the government considers "radical changes" to tackle militancy after a Taliban school massacre. Malik Ishaq,...
SRINAGAR, India, Dec 23 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party made significant gains in the restive Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, extending its grip on the country after a landslide general election victory in...
Sydney siege victims remembered as floral tributes removed SYDNEY, Dec 23: Mourners paid emotional tributes to victims of the Sydney cafe siege Tuesday as volunteers and workers removed a giant sea of flowers laid in their memory amid plans for...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 23 (UNB): The Bangabandhu Gold Cup (for boys) and the Bangamata Begum Fazilatunesa Mujib Gold Cup (for girls) Primary School Football tournaments reached the final stage at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city Tuesday. Haji Mir...
The six-team title-deciding super league matches of the Walton Refrigerator Dhaka Premier Division Cricket will begin today (Wednesday) with two arch rivals-league leaders Abahani Limited and 6th ranked Mohammedan SC-will meet in one of the three opening day's matches at...
The MARCEL Television Victory Day Boxing competition begins today (Wednesday) at the Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium in the city, reports BSS. Agrani Bank Ltd Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Syed Abdul Hamid will formally inaugurate the two-day meet as...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
MAGURA, Dec 23: Young Tiger Under-14 Divisional Cricket Tournament-2014 was inaugurated at the Freedom Fighter Ashaduzzaman Stadium here organised by the Magura District Sports Association (DSA) Tuesday. Magura Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Mahabubur Rahman was present on the occasion as...
LONDON, Dec 23 (AFP): Alastair Cook tried to take his mind off his shock World Cup snub as the deposed England captain stepped onto the oche at the World Darts Championships on Monday. Two days after the heartache of being...
The Olympic Solidarity Weightlifting Coaching Coaches Course level-1 concluded Tuesday at the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Auditorium in the city, reports BSS. Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation president and former parliament member Manjur Kader Koreshi attended as the chief guest in the...
MELBOURNE, Dec 23 (AFP): India must reverse a demoralising losing streak at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to prevent Australia from regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Friday's Boxing Day third Test. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's tourists trail 2-0 in the four-match series...
STOKE-ON-TRENT, Dec 23 (AFP): Chelsea ensured they will spend Christmas Day on top of the Premier League as goals from John Terry and Cesc Fabregas gave the leaders a gritty 2-0 victory at Stoke Monday. It was not the most...
V-day wrestling contest today The Victory Day Wrestling Competition will be held today (Wednesday) at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city. Four services teams Bangladesh Ansar, Bangladesh Police, Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Army, including...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Prices of local onion increased in the last few days after supply shortage of domestic variety, traders said. "We're getting lower supplies of local variety in the last week. The wholesale price of local onion was between Tk 700 and...
RIYADH, Dec 23 (AFP): OPEC will not cut oil production even if the price drops to $20 a barrel and it is unfair to expect the cartel to reduce output if non-members do not, Saudi Arabia said. Whether it goes...
THE HAGUE, Dec 23 (AFP): US agricultural trader Cargill has dropped its multi-billion euro bid for Dutch animal feed group Nutreco, with a rival saying on Tuesday it has acquired 16 per cent of Nutreco's shares. "Cargill has concluded it...
SINGAPORE, Dec 23 (AFP): Oil prices nudged higher in Asia Tuesday on hopes of improved US economy figures, but analysts said gains would be capped with dealers squaring positions for the end of the year. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
SEOUL, Dec 23 (Reuters): The South Korean government said on Monday it has lodged an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a U.S. move to slap anti-dumping duties on imports of steel pipes from the Asian nation. South...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Government's highest economic policy-making body Tuesday approved the Akhaura-Laksham rail-track project involving a cost of Tk 65.04 billion inclusive of purchasing 30 vehicles, officials said. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme called upon big companies Tuesday to spend more on corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the basis of size, number of employees and profit. They also noted that CSR should be a voluntary norm but it should...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladeshi kids' wear is taking a vantage position on the world markets with international retailers and fashion brands showing interest in sourcing the clothing item from here, industry-insiders said. They said the local baby-wear manufacturers are providing diversified items which...
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