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2014-09-02 00:00:00

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2014-09-02 00:00:00

Medical rep, friend killed in bike crash

2014-09-02 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Sept 1 (UNB): A sales representative of reputed medicine manufacturer Incepta Pharmaceuticals and his friend were killed as a truck crashed into a motorcycle in Kapasia upazila Sunday. The deceased were identified as Yakub Ali, 30, son of Morshed...

Duck rearing creates silent revolution in Panchagarh

2014-09-02 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Sept 1 (BSS): Duck rearing has created a silent revolution in poultry industry in the district. Many people are now opting for duck rearing as it brings more profit with low capital. Md. Azizul Islam, owner of Aziz duck...

Campaign launched to resist early marriage in Chuadanga

2014-09-02 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Sept 1 (BSS): Three local organizations launched a month-long campaign on Saturday to resist early marriage in Chuadanga. Chuadanga Pourashava Mayor Reazul Islam Joardar inaugurated the campaign through a function held at the office premises of local NGO Steps...

T-Aman farming continues in full swing in Rajshahi

2014-09-02 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 1 (BSS): The enthusiastic farmers have engaged their full efforts in transplanting T-Aman seedlings everywhere in eight districts under Rajshahi division amid favourable climate and frequent rains, official sources said. "The prevailing weather remains favourable and helps the...

Youth\\\'s body found in Moulvibazar

2014-09-02 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, Sept 1 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Bharaura tea garden area in Shreemangal upazila on Sunday afternoon. Officer-in-charge of Shreemangal Railway Police Station M Ikhtiar Uddin Chowdhury said local people spotted the body...

KUET observes 11th founding anniv

Our Correspondent | 2014-09-02 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 1: Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) observed its 11th founding anniversary Saturday. KUET authorities drew up an elaborate programme which included a get-together, colourful procession, blood donation, tree plantation, discussion, horse race, a cricket match between...

Fresh water fishes getting scarce in Barguna

2014-09-02 00:00:00

BARGUNA, Sept 1 (BSS): The availability of fresh water fish is not sufficient this season. Varieties of fresh water fish were found in abundance in the markets in the district in the recent past. Sources said this is because of...

Agri-dev cards distribution begins in Joypurhat

2014-09-02 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Sept 1 (BSS): The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has started distribution of agriculture development assistance cards (Krishi Upokoron Shahayak Card) among 2,28,458 farmers of five upazilas in the district. The card holders would get seeds and fertilizers free...

Dy speaker distributes relief in Gaibandha

2014-09-02 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Sept 1 (BSS): Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangshad Advocate Fazley Rabbi Miah has distributed relief materials among flood victims of Fulchhari and Shaghata upazilas here going to their houses by boats. According to official sources with the rising...

2 minor girls drown in Habiganj

2014-09-02 00:00:00

HABIGANJ, Sept 1 (BSS): Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Faridpur village under Bahubal upazila of the district on Sunday evening. The victims were Lima, 8, daughter of Abdul Ahad and her cousin Niha, 7, daughter of Ekhlas...

One held with Phensidyl in C\\\'nawabganj

2014-09-02 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 1 (BSS): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler with 102 bottles of phensidyl from Ghorapakhia under Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj early Monday morning. The arrested was M Rubel Islam, 22,...

Overall flood situation remains unchanged in Faridpur

2014-09-02 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Sept 1 (BSS): The situation in the vast low laying areas of three upazillas of the district on the bank of river Padma and Arial Khan is static though the water level rose by one centimeter during last twenty...

News in brief

2014-09-02 00:00:00

DoE fines Gazipur garment factory Tk 1m The Department of Environment (DoE) fined the authorities of a garment factory Tk 1 million for polluting the environment in Keoa area in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on Sunday. A team of DoE...

Photo: BHOLA: Erosion in Meghna

2014-09-02 00:00:00

Photo: BOGRA: Residents of a number of villages of Shariakandi

2014-09-02 00:00:00

India-Japan ties scaling new level amid China tensions

2014-09-02 00:00:00

TOKYO, Sept 1 (agencies): Conservative soulmates Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe declared Monday ties between India and Japan were moving to a "new level", during a summit pregnant with promise for a relationship they hope will offer a counterweight to...

Tripoli under militia control as Libya chaos deepens

2014-09-02 00:00:00

BENGHAZI, Sept 1 (AFP):- Libya's toothless outgoing government admitted Monday from its safe refuge in the east of the country that it has in effect lost control of Tripoli to armed militias. The interim government led by prime minister Abdullah...

Kiev troops abandon airport in face of \\\'Russian\\\' assault

2014-09-02 00:00:00

KIEV, Sept 1 (AFP):- Ukrainian forces were forced to retreat from Lugansk airport in the face of a Russian troop attack and Moscow soldiers moved into key cities in the east on Monday, Kiev said, a day after Russian President...

Saudi crown prince in Paris for talks on arms, jihadist threat

2014-09-02 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 1 (AFP): Saudi Arabia's crown prince arrived in Paris Monday for talks with President Francois Hollande likely to touch on a Saudi-financed French package of arms for Lebanon and the wider jihadist threat in the region. Salman bin...

Hong Kong braces for protests as China rules out full democracy

2014-09-02 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters):  Pro-democracy activists vowed Sunday to bring Hong Kong's financial hub to a standstill after China's parliament rejected their demands for the right to freely choose the former British colony's next leader in 2017. The Standing...

news digest

2014-09-02 00:00:00

Turkey summons US envoy over spying report ANKARA, Sept 1:  Turkey's foreign ministry Monday summoned the US charge d'affaires, currently Washington's most senior diplomat in Ankara, over a media report that the United States had spied on Turkey, Deputy Prime...

Photo: INDONESIA : Indonesian Ratu Atut Chosiyah is escorted

2014-09-02 00:00:00

Photo: IRAQ : Relatives carry the coffin of Ibrahim Nofal

2014-09-02 00:00:00

Incentives being finalised to help snare investors in EZs

Syful Islam | 2014-09-02 00:00:00

The government is set to offer a slew of incentives including tax holiday for economic zones (EZs) to foster investment in the country, which can spur higher economic growth, officials said. The planned incentives will be extended in the forms...

Ruposhi Bangla hotel closes, to be renovated as InterContinental

2014-09-02 00:00:00

Five-star Ruposhi Bangla Hotel shut down on Monday for 16 months to re-emerge as InterContinental Dhaka, bringing back to many the memory of its role during Bangladesh's War of Liberation, reports UNB. Before named as Ruposhi Bangla, it was called...

Customs houses to get rid of middlemen

Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-02 00:00:00

The customs wing of the government's revenue board has decided to oust outsiders from all customs houses including those in Dhaka and Chittagong in a bid to ensure efficiency in the customs clearance procedures. The customs department will recruit new...

Banoful ships sweets to 22 countries

FE Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00

Banoful Group of Companies has celebrated its 25th anniversary Sunday at GEC Convention Center in Chittagong. Speaking at the function as the chief guest, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain said Banoful is now exporting its sweet items to...

Amin Jewellers to honour 25 personalities

FE Report | 2014-09-02 00:00:00

Amin Jewellers Ltd, a renowned name in gold jewelry, has taken an initiative to honour 25 dignitaries in recognition of their contribution to the society on the occasion of celebration of its silver jubilee in Bangladesh. Each of them would...