Police in a drive arrested two people along with 19 fake currency notes amounting to Tk 19,000 at Tentulia Bazar at Ashasuni Upazila of Satkhira district on Tuesday. The arrested are Biplob Gosh, 25, a resident of Kochua village, and...
A man was killed and another injured as a bus crushed into them at Bhabaniganj on Lakshmipur-Ramgati Road in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on Tuesday. The dead is Khurshid Alam, son of late Bhulu Miah of Tumchar village. Locals said Khurshid...
A fortnight-long (15 days) 'Plastic Surgery Camp' opened in Munshiganj on Monday aimed at providing plastic surgery treatment to the patients. A group of 12 plastic surgery specialists from the Netherlands, led by Dr Johana, will operate upon 500 patients...
Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is giving service to passengers across the country with a large fleet of buses. There are a total of 1,529 buses in the...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) members on Monday arrested a Myanmar national in India’s Hyderabad city in connection with October 2 blast in Burdwan. Hindustan Times (HT) quoting India’s IANS news agency, said that arrestee – Kaleed, alias Khalid Mohammed...
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Stocks extended their losing streak for four straight days Tuesday with turnover falling further as investors remained in selling mood amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive mood, but could not sustain as the session progressed. Eventually, DSEX,...
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved Ashuganj-Bhulta Transmission Line Project for sufficient power supply in Dhaka city. The 400 KV transmission line involving Tk 8.53 billion (853.68 crore) will supply power through Rampura 230/132 KV...
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday called for immediate arrest of and exemplary punishment to the killers of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. ‘No one expects a scholar teacher of a higher educational institution to get murdered like this....
Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Canada amounted to more than Canadian dollar (CAD $) 1.8 billion in 2013, with agricultural commodities representing 68 per cent of Canadian exports, experts told a seminar on agriculture and agri-food products, held in the...
Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven has assured Bangladesh of his government’s continued support for the development of Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector and maintaining international standards. The prime minister made the assurance in an opinion-exchange meeting arranged by the...
The election to Rajoir Municipality in Madaripur district will be held on December 23, said the Election Commission on Tuesday. According to the election schedule, the deadline for nomination is November 25, while the date of scrutinising nomination papers is...
Responding to a media report alleging that 16 more high officials, including secretaries, have had fake freedom fighter (FF) certificates, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Tuesday said the government will investigate the matter and take necessary steps...
Parliament on Tuesday passed the ‘Non-Formal Education Bill 2014’ aiming to expand and enhance the quality of non-formal education in the country. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman moved the bill in the House that was passed by voice...
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he was calling a snap election and delaying an expected sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in recession. Less than two years after he swept to power pledging to reinvigorate the...
JERUSALEM: Two Palestinians armed with a gun and meat cleavers burst into a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday and killed four Israelis before being shot dead in the bloodiest attack in the city in years. It was a rare attack on...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2015 will begin on February 2. The examinations will begin simultaneously under the country’s 10 education boards, including one of madrasah and another technical board. The education ministry has published...
India's anti-terror officers have arrested a Burmese man in connection with an explosion in a house in West Bengal state last month.The National Investigation Agency said it had held Khalid Mohammed in the southern city of Hyderabad Monday. Twelve people...
The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) was launched in Geneva on Tuesday to support local community-level initiatives in the areas of education, youth, women’s advocacy, public awareness and aimed at strengthening resilience against violent extremist agenda. It is...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three foreigners without stay permits from a flat at Moghbazar in the city on Tuesday. The elite force also arrested the flat owner for renting the flat to the foreigners without verifying their permits, according...
Yasir Wardad back from Bandarban | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
Good agronomical practices have opened up new horizon for the farmers of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Both the crop farmers and gardeners are 'appropriating' smart farm techniques, which are helping them to reap greater benefits. The farmers have brought diversity...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Nov 17 (Reuters): India's central bank is in talks with the government to increase curbs on gold imports, Deputy Governor S.S. Mundra said on Monday, reflecting policymakers concerns that a jump in inbound shipments will worsen the country's...
SINGAPORE, Nov 17 (AFP): Oil prices slipped in Asia Monday but losses were limited by speculation that the OPEC cartel would be forced to cut output to prevent further big losses, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for December...
SINGAPORE, Nov 17 (AFP): Oil prices slipped in Asia Monday but losses were limited by speculation that the OPEC cartel would be forced to cut output to prevent further big losses, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for December...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Nov 17: The potato growers of Rangpur division are worried as they are facing severe crisis of quality seeds in the peak sowing season owing to scanty supply of it by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). Though the farmers...
SUNAMGANJ, Nov 17 (UNB): At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups over a road construction work in Bajnamahal area of Chatok municipal town Sunday afternoon. Quoting locals, police said armed followers of Yahhiah Abedin...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Nov 17: Two persons along with two cattle were killed in a road accident at Rajpat under Kasiani in Gopalganj district Monday. The deceased were identified as Rashida (60), wife of Mannaf Munshi and Laila, (7) daughter of Mangal...
RANGAMATI, Nov 17 (BSS): Two minor boys drowned at Kaptai lake of Vandaripara area under Borkal upazila of the district on Sunday evening. The victims were identified as Sakib, 7, son of Sabuj Miah and Mamun, 6, son of M...
THAKURGAON, Nov 17 (BSS): Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a two-day training course here today stressed for proper selection of beneficiaries and coordination among all concerned to make the social safety-net programmes successful. They said the government's comprehensive social...
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