Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday urged all to uphold the development and democratic values being imbued with the spirit of the freedom struggle. In a message on the occasion of the Victory Day, she said, "Let us engage ourselves for...
The gunman holding people hostage in a Sydney cafe has been identified as an Iranian refugee who was on bail facing a number of charges. Man Haron Monis, who was granted political asylum in Australia, was described by his former...
A public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Monday seeking its direction to protect the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. After a preliminary admissibility hearing on the writ petition filed...
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed for three weeks the interim bail granted by the High Court (HC) to a Rana Plaza garment factory owner in a case filed over the building collapse. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division...
Famed all-rounder and an iconic player of Bangladesh cricket team Shakib Al Hasan attended a Victory Day programme with autistic children at the Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC) in the capital this (Monday) morning. A former captain...
Terming the current 11.60 per cent classified or non-performing loan (NPL) in the banking sector a ‘matter of concern’, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Monday directed the bank executives to take effective measures to bring down the percentage...
The German government on Monday signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide funds for the energy transmission sector. The KfW (German Development Bank) signed the deal on behalf of its government. The German Development Cooperation will provide grant funds of...
Bangladesh has inked an agreement with two foreign farms to set up a 383MW power plant at Bibiana. Spain's Isolux Ingenieria, S.A., and Korea's Samsung C&T Corporation will build the gas-fired plant in 30 months. The project is estimated to...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday called for permanently shutting down the water routes through the Sundarbans, including the Shela River, which pose a great threat to the wildlife and environment of the world’s largest mangrove forest. In a statement,...
Bangladesh cricketer Rubel Hossain has secured a one-month anticipatory bail from the High Court in the case filed by actress Naznin Akter Happy, according to a news agency.
The government is going to open six new commercial wings at the Bangladesh missions in six countries to boost trade. The new commercial wings would start operation from the next fiscal to attain the export target of US$ 50 billion...
Cellular phone operator Robi signed a corporate agreement with Toma Group for better solution. Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Toma Group Mahtabuddin Ahmed and its Managing Director Ataur Rahman Manik have signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations...
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JHENIDAH, Dec 14: Cultivation of 2-rice paddy variety in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah has developed a great interest among different types of people across the country recently. As the indigenous paddy species contains two pieces of rice in a single...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 14 (UNB): At least 10 people, including a jewellery shop owner, were injured as they tried to stop muggers from breaking into jewellery shops at GPO more in the city on Saturday afternoon. Local people said a group...
JAMALPUR Dec, 14 (BSS): Farmers have cultivated mustard on 20,580 hectares of land in the district this year. According to District Agricultural Extension (DAE)sources the production target of mustard has been fixed at 23,667 metric tons for the current 2014-2015...
JOYPURHAT, Dec 14 (BSS): Sugarcane crushing began at Joypurhat Sugar Mills (JSM) recently through a simple opening ceremony and milad mahfil. Workers and sugarcane farmers inaugurated the crushing of sugarcane at the mills. Managing Director (MD) of JSM Abdus Salam...
RANGPUR, Dec 14 (BSS): Speakers at a 'meet the media' ceremony have stressed for creating awareness among the small and marginal farmers so that they could easily avail the government assistance and subsidies to ensure their food security. They were...
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NILPHAMARI, Dec 14: As the Aman harvesting has been completed, preparations for Boro seedbeds is going on in full swing across Nilphamari district. DAE sources said 3659 hectares of land has been targeted as seedbeds for Boro cultivation this year....
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KHULNA, Dec 14: The Martyred Intellectuals Day was observed here on Sunday. Nation pays homage to those great sons of the soil who were systematically annihilated on this day forty-three years ago on the eve of independence of the country...
MAGURA, Dec 14 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed as a bus crashed into his vehicle at Choyghoria in Shalikha upazila on Saturday. The deceased identified as Khokan Kumar Das,40, an employee of Pran-RFL Group hailed from Barisal district. Biplob Kumar...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 14 (BSS): Rajshahi district administration has chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Victory Day-2014 in a befitting manner. In observance of the day, a victory rally from Smrity Amlan to Gourhanga Crossing via Kasiadanga Crossing will be...
Man crushed under train A man was killed when a speeding train knocked down him at Naldanga Railway Bridge in Natore here on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Gopi Ghosh, 42, a sweetmeat trader. Local people said the...
SYDNEY: At least two people were killed as heavily armed Australian police early Tuesday dramatically stormed a central Sydney cafe to end a day-long siege sparked when an Iranian-born Islamist took several people hostage. Security forces in SWAT-style gear intervened,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (agencies): The US Congress passed a $1.1-trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 Saturday, capping a week of acrimonious wrangling while averting a government shutdown and sending the measure to President Barack Obama. The bill, which narrowly...
TOKYO, Dec 14 (AFP): Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's easy victory in Sunday's general election marks another chapter in the career of a man who has enjoyed rare individual success in Japan's consensus-driven politics. The conservative ideologue, written off in 2007...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on December 27 on a three-day visit which is expected boost bilateral ties between the two countries. The Chinese Foreign Minister is coming at the invitation of his Bangladesh...
NEW YORK, Dec 14 (AFP): Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in New York and Washington on Saturday, stepping up demonstrations across the United States demanding justice for black men killed by white police. The rallies in the US capital,...
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