SINGAPORE, Sept 12 (AFP): Oil prices were mixed in Asia Friday after the International Energy Agency slashed its forecast for world crude demand this year and as dealers awaited key US economic data, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
JESSORE, Sept 12 (BSS): Farmers in 10 districts of Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of jute in the current seasson. Department of Agriculture Extention (DAE) sources Said, a total of 1,93,073 hectares of land were brought under jute...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
The government has taken a set of initiatives to make a breakthrough in regional and some other non-traditional export markets utilising optimum potentials of local industries, officials at the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) said. These will also help reduce the...
Though over four years have elapsed since the signing of a loan agreement with India for implementing various development projects in Bangladesh, only seven out of 15 projects under the US$ 800-million Indian line of credit (LoC) have been completed,...
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is likely to resume its flights on domestic routes by December next, eying the local aviation market which is dominated by private local airliners. "We're expecting to resume the domestic routes by December," Civil...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
The microcredit regulator is going to take tough action against the micro finance institutions (MFIs) that did not comply with required reserve fund provision. The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) directed recently non-compliant MFIs to form reserve fund by December 31,...
FE Report | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
Prices of vegetables and Hilsa fish moved down Friday while garlic showed a hike, traders said. Prices of brinjal, snake gourd, ridge gourd, teasle gourd, pointed gourd, bitter gourd, clocasia stem, eddo, long bean, local bean, okra, radish, tomato, chilli,...
KHULNA, Sept 12: The Income Tax zone of Khulna will accord reception to 55 highest tax payers of Khulna division. On the 'National Income Tax Day-2014' on September 15 (Monday) the reception will be accorded. A rally will start in...
The WHO regional director has lauded Bangladesh for successfully hosting its annual meeting that ended Friday adopting resolutions on key health issues. This is one of the most successful regional committee meetings we ever had,” Poonam Khetrapal Singh told journalists...
Teachers of primary schools across the country will wear black badges on September 16-20 to press home their demands, including fixing the salary scale of the assistant teachers at one step below that of headmasters. The programme was announced at...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-12 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Sept 11: Fish Farming in paddy fields is gaining popularity in Gopalganj district as it brings financial benefit to the farmers. District fisheries office sources said, there are two ways of fish farming in paddy field, one along with...
JAMALPUR, Sept 11 (BSS): As the flood water dropping continuously the overall flood situations further improved in the district. Water Development Board said, Jamuna dropped 15 cm during the last 24 hours and was flowing 138 cm below the red...
THAKURGAON, Sept 11 (BSS): Two minor siblings were killed and their mother was injured by lightning in village Nekmarad under Ranisonkoil upazila in the district Wednesday, police and local sources said. The tragic incident occurred as thunderbolt hit the house...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-12 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 11: About 40 thousand people of Purbo Jagjibon village under Pirgachha upazila in Rangpur district have been suffering a lot for about forty years due to lack of a permanent bridge over the river Manas. Sources said, the...
A Correspondent | 2014-09-12 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 11: Police of Shibganj thana recovered the deadbody of a woman from Bekir intersection under Shibganj Upazila of Chapainawabganj district Thursday. The deceased was identified as Serina, 40, daughter of Kalu Mondal of Rashiknagar Babupur under Shibganj Upazila...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 11 (BSS): Speakers said at a daylong advocacy discussion all the community people and others concerned especially police, lawyers and judges should work together for ensuring legal aids to the grassroots poor, distressed and other needy litigants. They...
SYLHET, Sept 11 (UNB): A worker was killed and three others were injured when a boundary wall of a house collapsed on them at Sheikhghat in the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kadir Jilani, 38, a...
KHULNA, Sept 11 (BSS): A fish trader was hacked to death at Ramnagar village under Rupsha upazila of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Zalil Fakir, 42, owner of Sabuz Fish Depot and son of late Rahim...
NAOGAON, Sept 11 (UNB): A housewife was strangled allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Anandanagar area of the district town early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Rehana Parvin,36, wife of Al-Amin, a resident of the area....
GAIBANDHA, Sept 11 (BSS): Speakers at a function here on Wednesday urged the physicians to ensure healthcare services to the rural people particularly the poor and disadvantaged ones to build a healthy nation. "In this context, the physicians can play...
PMUS move to rehabilitate beggars Proyas Manobik Unnayan Society (PMUS), a non-governmental organisation, has taken up a unique step to rehabilitee 100 beggars through income generating activities for their self-reliance. As part of the programme, the NGO distributed cheques of...
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (AFP): US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered a "relentless" war against the Islamic State, including air strikes in Syria and expanded operations in Iraq to "destroy" the marauding jihadist army. Obama-the president who hoped to go...
India has constituted a Task Force that would address the visa related problems for minorities living in Bangladesh and Pakistan. “A Task Force has been constituted in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to handle Visa and Citizenship issues that...
MULTAN, Pakistan, Sept 11 (AFP): Pakistani troops Thursday rushed to protect two major cities from raging floodwaters, using explosives to divert swollen rivers in a crisis which has hit more than a million people and inundated swathes of farmland. The...
BEIJING, Sept 11 (AFP): China will launch its second orbiting space laboratory in two years' time, a top official said Wednesday, the latest step in an ambitious space programme Beijing says will one day land a Chinese man on the...
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