NANDI HILLS, Kenya, Nov 16 (Reuters): Emerald-coloured tea bushes blanketing the rolling hills of Nandi County have long provided a livelihood for small-scale farmers, helping make Kenya one of the world's biggest tea exporters. But ideal weather and bigger harvests,...
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 (Reuters): Rubber producers in Asia are to meet next week to look at more measures to push up prices, which are not far above five-year lows, including restrictions on supply to global markets, a source who...
MUMBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters): Indian soybean and soyoil futures fell on Friday following weak cues from the international market while expectations of higher output weighed on sentiment. Soybean futures are likely to trade weak in the near term. The key...
The 24-hour transport strike enforced by Bangladesh Transport Workers’ Federation in Chittagong from 6 am Sunday was withdrawn in the afternoon. Mohammad Musa, president of Bangladesh Transport Workers’ Federation, said the decision was taken following a meeting with Chittagong Metropolitan...
India’s National Investigation Agency Director General Sharad Kumar will lead a team of the agency, probing the explosion in West Bengal’s Burdwan town, on a visit to Bangladesh Monday. The four member team will remain in Bangladesh on Nov 17...
Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Sunday said that water bus will play an important role in lessening the suffering of the passengers, although it is not a profitable enterprise. The minister said this while inaugurating six modern water buses made...
The 38th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a great political leader of the nation, will be observed Monday. Different organisations and political parties, including BNP, have drawn up elaborate programmes to observe the day in a befitting...
Five gas distribution companies, out of the total six, on Sunday submitted their respective proposals to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to raise gas price at the consumer level. According to official sources, the proposals of all the five...
The revision trial of the killing of Bangladeshi girl Felani resumes on Monday at a special court constituted by Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar of India. BGB sources said Felani's father, Nurul Islam, will make his deposition before...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid Sunday directed his ministry officials and those working for subordinate bodies to work with a pro-people outlook. He said the officials who work at the field level must work with positive mindset,...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said step has been taken to consider the business community's demand to reduce import duty on essential products to one tire from existing three tires system. The government has taken step so that business...
K Ahmed Alam | 2014-11-16 00:00:00
Universities are an inseparable part of the progress of human civilisation. A modern nation is learned, enlightened and intellectually liberated by universities. 'A university should be a place of learning, of light, and of liberty' as Benjamin Disraeli (1804 -1881),...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 15 (BSS): A rural road network project is being implemented with the main thrust of removing physical bottlenecks for improving rural accessibility, upgrading quality and enhancing sustainability of rural transport and market services in the project area. The...
RANGPUR, Nov 15 (BSS): The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 2.17 million tonnes maize from 0.30 million hectares of land during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season in the country, official sources said. The fixed target for...
DINAJPUR, Nov 15 (UNB): A man was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a hotel in Upashohor area of the district town early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Haque, an employee of the 'Hotel...
KHULNA, Nov 15 (BSS): Farmers and officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in Khulna during the current season. All varieties of winter vegetables have now flooded local markets as there...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-16 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Nov 15: Drive against unfit, illegal and unlicenced vehicles plying on the roads is going on in Nilphamari district. Till date 55 cases have been filed against vehicles of different categories including motor bike, easy bike, minibus, truck, tractor,...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 15 (UNB): At least 50 people, including women and children, were injured in a clash between two warring influential clans over establishing supremacy at Charkoijhuri village in Shahjadpur upazila on Friday. Quoting locals, police said the two powerful...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 15 (UNB): A college student was killed by robbers during a robbery incident at Noagaon village in Sarail upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ratna, 18, a first year honours student at Islampur Kazi Shafiqul Islam...
GAZIPUR, Nov 15 (UNB): Police recovered the hanging body of a female garment worker from her rented house at Purba Kalemshwarer in the city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sumi Akter,16, daughter of late Samir Uddin of Mallaikpur...
RANGPUR, Nov 15 (BSS): Growing plants of BINA dhan11 have successfully sustained a 24-day submergence at a stretch to resume normal growth again after recession of floodwater in village Patrokhata under Chilmari upazila of Kurigram this season. The phenomenon in...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has closed the G20 summit by detailing economic pledges agreed by world leaders. The leaders agreed to boost their economies by at least 2.1 per cent by 2018, adding $2 trillion to global economies. Much...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-16 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Nov 15: Harvesting of transplanted T-Aman paddy, a high valued crop, is in progress in the district during the current season. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Gopalganj, a total of 8,220 hectares of land have been brought...
SAVAR, Nov 15 (UNB): A minor boy died after he fell down from the rooftop of a two-storey under-construction building at Rajashan in the municipality area on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Niloy,4, son of Mizanur Rahman. Locals...
JESSORE, Nov 15 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler along with 200 pieces of Yaba tablet at Chanchra Raypara area of the upazila in Benapole on Friday night. The arrestee was identified as Zobeda Khatun,38, wife...
12 houses gutted in Tungipara At least 12 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire on Friday at Balargati village under Tungipara Upazila of Gopalganj. Fire Service and Civil Defense Officer of Tungipara Nurul Alam Raziv said the fire...
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