A US court has ordered Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer allegations that he failed to stop anti-Muslim rioting when he was chief minister of Gujarat, overshadowing his first trip to the United States as his country's leader. The...
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah has warned the government of 'unimaginable consequences' if it tries to detain party chief Khaleda Zia. He said at a discussion Friday, "The prime minister in a party meeting said that Khaleda Zia would be...
Bangladesh Railway has cancelled weekly holidays for 37 inter-city trains of its eastern zone from Oct 1 to 5 to tackle the added pressure of passengers during the Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja vacations, according to a news agency. "It'll be...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in New York, is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Saturday. This will be their...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is on the way to Tangail enroute to Jamalpur where she will address a public rally and distribute relief materials among the recent flood victims in the district. Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister, left her...
Thirty-six students have been detained for allegedly adopting unfair means while appearing for the Dhaka University's 'Gha Unit' admission tests for the 2014-15 session. Twenty-four of them were admission seekers while, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said, 12 others were members...
United Airways (BD) Ltd will resume its operations on Saturday, after a suspension for two days following an internal conflict. The decision of flight resumption came at a closed-door meeting between newly constituted Board of Directors and the immediate past...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Sept 25: Cabbage farmers are exposed to a lot of trouble as their vegetables have been attacked by fungus due to recurrence of downpours this year in Doulatpur upazila under Kushtia district. Upazila Agriculture Extension Officer of Doulatpur Rezaul...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 25 (BSS): Speakers said at a participatory discussion the youth forces should be enriched with leadership characteristics so that they can lead the future nation competently. They viewed time has come to generate more and more youths and...
RANGPUR, Sept 25 (BSS): Expanded farming of flood tolerant rice varieties could increase rice production substantially and ensure national food security despite adverse impacts of climate change, speakers said at a workshop on Wednesday afternoon. Agriculture and Environment Unit of...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 25 (BSS): A coordination meeting with Government, NGO and the stakeholders to promote Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI) activities in chars was held at Zilla Parishad auditorium here Wednesday. Friendship, a reputed national NGO, organised the meeting under...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Sept 25: One person was killed over a land dispute at Kazulia village under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila of the district yesterday (Wednesday). The deceased was identified as Prohllad Mondal (20), student of second year of Khanjahan Ali Science &...
RANGPUR, Sept 25 (BSS): The online registration process of admission tests for the first year honours courses for the academic session 2014-15 in Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) began from today. The registration process has started from today and will...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
KHULNA, Sept 25: The demand of frozen foods (shrimp) produced in Khulna area has been increased in Netherlands. Fifty per cent of the total export of frozen shrimps from this area has been exported to Netherlands. Belgium was in the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Sept 25: Spices smuggled from India flooded the markets in Nilphamari district. Smugglers are active in different spots of Indo-Bangladesh border of Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts. Particularly Hilly railway station of Dinajpur district is the main spot of smuggling....
717-kg fish fry released in Chuadanga A total of 717 kegs of different kinds of fish fry were released in six government water bodies at Chuadanga sadar Upazila of Chuadanga Wednesday. Of the total fish fry, 200 kgs were released...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced Bangladesh is ready to take senior leadership role in peacekeeping both at the UN Headquarters and on the ground. She suggested more advanced responsibilities for Bangladeshis in her address to the High-Level Summit on...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Agencies): US President Barack Obama outlined a US approach to the Middle East for his last two years in office that tightly focuses on diminishing Islamic extremism and leans heavily on American military power, as he...
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (AFP): US President Barack Obama will create the world's largest marine sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean in a bid to protect sea life from climate change, the White House said Wednesday. Obama will Thursday sign a proclamation...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 25 (AFP): A Pakistani explorer expected to become her country's first person in space congratulated India Thursday on reaching Mars on its maiden attempt. India won the Asian space race to the Red Planet on Wednesday when its...
COLOMBO, Sept 25 (AFP): Sri Lanka's ruling party began work Thursday on an election campaign, party sources said, in a strong indication that it will press ahead with snap presidential polls expected in early January. The move came despite the...
RIYADH, Sept 25 (AFP): From war-ravaged Iraq and Syria to Ebola-hit Nigeria and dozens of other nations, pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, the world's largest Muslim gathering. From early October, close to two million believers...
FREETOWN, Sept 25 (AFP): Sierra Leone has ordered the quarantine "with immediate effect" of three districts and 12 tribal chiefdoms-affecting more than one million people-in the largest lockdown in west Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak. President Ernest Bai Koroma, in a...
S'pore population growth hits 10-year low SINGAPORE, Sept 25: Singapore's population grew at its slowest pace in a decade in the 12 months to June as the government tightened the inflow of foreign workers, official figures showed Thursday. The statistics...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Prices of aromatic rice varieties increased significantly ahead of two major religious festivals---Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja to be celebrated in the first week of next month. Rising demand, increase in paddy price and continuation of export caused the hike, traders...
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