Yet another Bangladeshi, suspected to be a burglar, has been lynched by a mob in a Tripura border village in Sepahijala district. The incident occurred on the early hours of Friday, police said. The victim has been identified as Ershad...
A US government agency called on President Barack Obama to meet with Rohingya Muslims and other minorities when he visits Myanmar this month and to press the government to act to prevent "serious and alarming violence" against them. The US...
A man has been killed when an air conditioner exploded during repairs in Dhaka's Gulshan, police say.Friday afternoon's incident left two others injured. Gulshan police OC Rafiqul Islam said the accident took place on the roof of multi-storey Six Seasons...
West Bengal police have arrested 15 suspected Bangladesh nationals from Champadanga bus stand in Barasat near Kolkata. Sources in West Bengal police said a Special Operation Group (SOG) of the CID detained them Friday afternoon and seized some incriminating documents...
An Indian aircraft hit a stray buffalo during take-off from the western city of Surat, but no passengers or crew were injured. The Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane, carrying 146 passengers and crew, was grounded Thursday because of the damage sustained in...
A column of 32 tanks, 16 howitzer artillery systems and trucks carrying ammunition and fighters has crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia, the Kiev military said on Friday. "The deployment continues of military equipment and Russian mercenaries to the front...
Palestinian protesters fought with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank Friday, the latest clashes in a fortnight of violence over access to Jerusalem's holiest site. At the Qalandia checkpoint separating Ramallah from Jerusalem, troops fired...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday instructed her party leaders to hold its national council on time and prepare a draft on the overall activities to this end. The Awami League chief came up with the instruction...
A public row has arisen over which US commando fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden, more than three years after the al-Qaeda leader's death. Ex-Navy Seal Robert O'Neill, 38, has told the Washington Post in an interview that...
Though BNP is moving ahead with its plan to hold its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city Saturday, marking the civil-military ‘uprising’ on November 7, 1975, it did not get the formal permission as of 9pm Friday. Two senior...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Nov 6: Cultivation of cabbage has brought smiles to the growers in Rangpur district as they are getting financially benefited through its cultivation. In the hope to achieve a handsome profit the farmers of the region have geared up...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 6: The traditional Rash Mela has begun from November 5 at Alorkol of Dublarchar, adjacent to the largest mangrove forest Sundarbans under Mongla Thana of Bagerhat district. The organisers said that about one million people/visitors gathered...
BOGRA, Nov 6 (UNB): A tribunal here on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 1997 for dowry. The condemned convicted was identified as Riaz Uddin, 56, son of Late Isha Fakir, hailing...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 6 (BSS): Live fishes especially the major carps are being sold at Rajshahi markets for the last couple of years and the practice might be the bright instance for the country. When the people in general are anxious...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 6 (BSS): Seedbeds are being prepared by the farmers to grow healthy seedlings for Boro paddy cultivation in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said over...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Nov 6: At least two train roof passengers died on being hit by rail bridge girder of Koidanga bridge in Bhangura Upazila of Pabna early Wednesday. General Railway Police (GRP) recovered the bodies from Ishwardi rail station...
Bangladesh sent the highest number of foreign tourists to India in October. Official sources in India’s tourism ministry said the number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) this year was the highest over the previous years. Bangladesh tourists accounted for 14.15...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Nov 6: Speakers at a views sharing meeting stressed the need for making upazila and community level hospitals effective to ensure adequate healthcare facilities for the extreme poor people. Advocacy for Social Change of Bangladesh Rural Advancement...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Nov 6: Early cultivated winter vegetables started appearing in plenty in the markets in Nilphamari district. Vegetables such as balsam apple, bean, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, gourd, lady's finger, radish, red, amaranth are being cultivated commercially in the...
MANIKGANJ, Nov 6 (BSS): The cultivation of winter vegetables is going on in full swing in seven upazilas of the district aimed at producing over 0.1 million tonnes during the current winter season. DAE sources said under the programme, a...
Housewife drowns in Sirajganj A deaf housewife drowned in a pond at Dhukuria Bera village in Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday noon. The deceased was identified as Bilkis Khatun, 23, wife of Abul Baki, hailing from Kalagachi village. Locals...
Shah Md Ahsan Habib | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
In the context of most developing countries, financial access and inclusion is a critical area to address. According to the World Bank's recent report, globally 50 per cent adult population (about 2.5 billion) does not have any transaction with formal...
S M Alauddin | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
Since the independence of the country, Bangladesh never experienced political unrest like the prolonged blockade (70 days) during October-December 2013 that traumatised the entire nation, affected social, economic and all other aspects of life with severe negative effects on the...
Jason Lange of Reuters in Washington | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
America's underperforming economy has been an albatross for President Barack Obama since he took office in 2009 and likely did his Democratic party few favours in midterm elections on Tuesday (November 04) - but it may not have been the...
Long- and medium-term financing has been a problem for businesses and households for long. Medium-term loans are available but in a limited volume. But the long-term ones are scarce. Businesses and households do remain contented with financing arrangements, having a...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
In a move unprecedented in Indian and perhaps in any country's history, Narendra Modi's government in India submitted names of 627 black money holders to the country's Supreme Court (SC) in a sealed cover on Tuesday. This followed the earlier...
Fahmida Hashem | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
Scientists have discovered a link between insulin and breast milk production. Mothers who have low levels of insulin may also have trouble producing enough milk. This will be of interest and concern for mothers with diabetes, of course. However, it...
My niece was travelling alone by bus from Bagerhat to Dhaka a few days after Eid-ul-Azha. The bus left for Dhaka at around 9.00 AM. Usually the bus is expected to reach Dhaka before sunset so that the passengers can...
Of late it has become a routine affair on the part of the electricity authorities in the capital. The two Dhaka City Corporation bodies should have a say in the matter. I am talking about the semi-darkened streets that people...
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