RU Correspondent | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 14: The newly elected 25th executive committee of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC) yesterday met with RU Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammed Mizan Uddin and Pro-VC Prof Choudhury Sarwar Jahan. The RUPC members, led by their new president...
SHATKHIRA, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered 790 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup in Kalaroa upazila headquarters on Thursday.
Dhaka University (DU) Arts Faculty Dean Prof Akhtaruzzaman was elected president of Bangladesh College University Teachers' Association (BCUTA) for the three year terms, reports BSS. Tenjgaon College Principal Prof Md Abdur Rashid became executive president while Prof Sirajul Haque Alo...
Speakers at a seminar in the city criticised Saarc on Friday for its inaction in implementing the declarations adopted in Saarc Climate Change Summits in Dhaka (2008) and Thimpu (2010), reports UNB. The 18th Saarc Summit which is scheduled to...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 14 (UNB): At least ten people, including five policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and a gang of robbers at Grosgram Bazar on Manannagar-Ranirhat road in Tarash upazila early Friday. Police said being tipped off that...
JAMALPUR, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued a minor girl, who was allegedly abducted by some miscreants from her town residence on Wednesday, from Chaitanipara village in sadar upazila on Thursday and arrested a couple for...
DU official Facebook page opens An official Facebook account of the Dhaka University (DU) named www.facebook.com/univdhaka.ac.bd has been opened. DU vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the Facebook page at a function at his office Thursday. DU Pro-VC (Administration)...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 32.2 degree...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is likely to lose its value against the US dollar as the relevant agencies are mulling appropriate measures to prop up falling exports. The local currency remained strong over nearly two years as country's imports plunged. By...
The oil price is likely to continue falling well into 2015, the International Energy Agency has said, report agencies. The IEA, a consultancy to 29 countries, said weak demand and the US shale gas boom meant crude's recent fall below...
Customs Friday morning detained an Indian citizen along with 3 kilograms of gold worth about Tk 13 million (1.30 crore) from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city, reports BSS. "We arrested one Mohesh Kumar, an Indian national from the...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
The Power Division wants to upgrade the Indo-Bangla grid line to import additional 500-megawatt (MW) electricity from India although the latter is not being able to commitment fully honour its earlier commitment to supply 500MW of power, officials said Friday....
The first India-Bangladesh High Commissioners' meeting on Friday underscored the need for political goodwill from both sides to remove mistrust and lack of confidence souring the in relations between the two neighbouring countries. More than a dozen of former High...
FE Report | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Plainclothes police in separate drives arrested a total of 31 foreign nationals staying in the country without any valid documents from various parts of the city Friday, police said. The nationals of 10 African countries were arrested from different houses...
First Ebola treatment trials to start in west Africa GENEVA, Nov 13: Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday it would launch clinical trials of three possible treatments for Ebola in west Africa from next month. The trials...
LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters): Gold edged higher on Thursday as a softer tone to the dollar helped support prices, though continued outflows from bullion-backed funds showed investor sentiment remained weak as other assets rose. The metal has seen an intense...
SINGAPORE, Nov 13 (AFP): Oil prices fell further in Asia Thursday on a stronger greenback and expectations that the OPEC cartel is unlikely to cut production levels to counter a global supply glut, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
Efma, a global not-for-profit organisation announced the publication of its 2014 Yearbook. The Yearbook provides a comprehensive summary of the state of the retail financial services industry in markets across the world. The study examines global statistical trends in retail...
RANGPUR, Nov 13 (BSS): The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a record target of producing 1.33 million tonnes of wheat from 0.43 million hectares land in the country during the current Rabi season, officials sources said. According to...
BARGUNA, Nov 13 (BSS): A mother on Wednesday handed over her drug addicted son to the police for taking lawful action against him. Morjina Begum, a ward councilor of Amtoli Pourashaba under Barguna district, yesterday handed over her drug addicted...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
NILPAHAMARI, Nov 13: Despite many hurdles including flood and attack of insect in some paddy fields, a bumper production of transplanted Aman is expected in Nilphamari district this year. Attack of insect was relatively limited as only five Union Parishads...
Past high commissioners of Bangladesh and India say mutual trust and consensus will take the relations to a new high. They made the comment during the 'Lesson from the past' session on the first day of the first-ever India-Bangladesh High...
SYLHET, Nov 13 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people at Ghashitula in the city Wednesday. Sources said a function for inauguration of United House Owners Association started at Ghashitula where Chatra...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
PABNA, Nov 13: Cultivation of turmeric with chilli in gaining popularity among the farmers as it brings financial benefit to the farmers of the district. They cultivated turmeric on 1,781 hectares of land along with chilli this year, sources said....
GAIBANDHA, Nov 13 (BSS): A total of 250 poor but meritorious students, who will appear in the SSC and Dakhil exams-2015, received grant of Taka 0.5 million from Nahid Foundation (NF) on Wednesday to fill up their examination forms. The...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 13 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed and his two co-riders seriously injured when a truck crushed into their vehicle at Katakhali Bridge on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Gobindaganj Upazila on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Pichchi Milon,...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 13 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion stressed the need for launching social movement against early marriage, dowry and eve-teasing free society from the social curses in order to establish peace and progress of the society. They were speaking...
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