Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions today (Thursday). Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged...
BNP senior leader Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mian on Thursday alleged that the government is conspiring to destroy their party in a bid to remove its barrier to hanging onto power forever. “The government is engaged in a conspiracy to annihilate...
Mohammad Hasan | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Although child labour is a global and fundamental 'human rights issue', its form and nature vary according to regions and countries. International conventions, universal declarations, laws of the land, social awareness -- nothing can keep the child labour at bay....
Hafeejul Alam | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
In a pleasant surprise, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai and 60-year-old Kailash Satyarthi have stolen the limelight by jointly winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 for their courageous fight for child rights. Malala started to speak out for girls' rights at the...
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, MP has been elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the next three years. Saber, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Textile and Jute Ministry, was elected IPU president defeating his nearest rival Speaker...
Prospects now seem to be bright for better performance of the country's economy. The World Bank (WB) has noted Bangladesh's return to stability after last year's turbulence. It has positively assessed the economic situation of the country; the growth rate...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
It is perplexing to note that the Dhaka stock market prices are rising continuously, adding 700 points in three weeks. Has anything good happen in the economy that could push the stock price that high? We do not find any...
UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Saeed Bin Hajar Al-Shehi made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Thursday. During the meeting, the UAE ambassador handed over a letter inviting the President to attend the World Islamic Economic...
Alyson Hayes | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Dhaka is ranked the world's 5th fastest growing city with an average growth rate of 56.5 per cent in the last decade and 6.2 per cent annual growth. This figure does not necessarily consider transient or temporary urban dwellers or...
Ebola virus has created fear in the minds of the people around the world. It attacks human and mammals. Symptoms start from two days to three weeks after getting infected by the virus. Sudden fever, intense weakness, sore throat, muscle...
We are elated to learn that Bangladesh has stepped up one point in 2014 Global Hunger Index GHI, showing a significant improvement in hunger levels. According to the GHI released recently by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Bangladesh...
Slums are seen as an ever-present eye sore in our metropolis. Gradual elimination of this menace that mars Dhaka city's overall landscape will need capital investment by the government on a regular basis. The possible solution could be to go...
Md. Arif Hossain | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Somewhere around the world, two to three people are poisoned by pesticides every single minute. The overall death toll adds up to some tens of thousands of people, mainly farm workers, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In Bangladesh,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s role in settling the maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar, terming the initiative as a model that could be followed by other nations. Angela Merkel came up with...
Parvez Babul | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
Food is a basic human need of the people around the world. But unfortunately, more than one billion people live on less than US$ one a day and someone dies of hunger in every 3.6 seconds. There are many reasons...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Oct 15: Massive lifting of sand from Jumuneswari river at Balapara, Barogola and Barati villages under Taraganj upazila in Rangpur district is posing serious threat to Barati bridge over the river and nearby croplands. Sources alleged that a section...
A BSS reports says: Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has called for making the weeklong de-worming campaign successful to ensure healthy growth of the children. He was addressing as the chief...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
MAGURA, Oct 15: Jute price is going over the roof in Magura. Jute is being sold in the local market at high price. But the profit is going to the pockets of middlemen rather than to the farmers. Department of...
A UNB report says: An elderly woman died reportedly for wrong treatment at a clinic in the town on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Hamida Begum, 70, wife of Razzaq Biswas of Chhanpur village in Sadar upazila. Police...
BANDARBAN, Oct 15 (BSS): A three-day 'Folk fair, a traditional fair of the tribal people, will begin on October 18 at Rajarmath in the district town. Ministry of Tourism and CHT district council will jointly organize the traditional fair. Hundreds...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
KHULNA, Oct 15: Dublar Char of the Bay of Bengal, adjacent to the Sunderban forest, is now abuzz with the presence of fishermen, fish traders and moneylenders centring around drying of fish. The collection of fish and drying the same...
The board of directors of Al-Haj Textile has recommended 20 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2014. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 20, 2014 at 11:30 am...
BENAPOLE, Oct 15 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 23 people while they were being trafficked to India through Daulatpur border point in Benapole on Tuesday night. The rescued hail from different areas of Khulna, Narail and Gopalganj...
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury on Thursday said Bangladesh wanted to advance on path of development by joining hands together with China. "Bangladesh and China are two friendly countries and we expect continuous support from China, so that we can...
GAIBANDHA, Oct 15 (BSS): Global Handwashing Day 2014 is being celebrated in the district as elsewhere in the country today to create awareness among people about handwashing for ensuring their healthy life. The theme of this year is 'Clean Hands,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Bangladesh needs additional climate fund, access to locally-adaptable technologies, and support for capacity and institution building as its 30 million people might have to move elsewhere as 'climate migrants'. "Despite being a low-income...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
PABNA, Oct 15: Commercial cultivation of banana is gaining popularity among the farmers here as it proves more profitable than other crops. Some 355 hectares of land have been brought under banana cultivation this year. Farmers are showing interest in...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-16 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Oct 15: World White Cane Safety Day-2014 was observed in a befitting manner in Gopalganj today (Wednesday). District administration and Social Welfare Department, Gopalganj jointly organised the function. On the occasion of the day a colourful rally was brought...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 15 (BSS): Wide-range promotion of direct seeding rice has become an urgent need for saving irrigation water in the present context of water-stress condition, scientists and researchers at a farmers gathering said here yesterday. They viewed at least...
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