All the 4,516 Union Information Service Centres (UISCs) will be turned into outsourcing centres to create opportunities for rural people to earn foreign currency, ICT Secretary Md Nazrul Islam Khan said Saturday, reports BSS. "Rural people, particularly youths, can get...
GENEVA, Aug 23 (AFP): Argentina broke global trade rules by imposing a raft of hurdles for goods sold by partners including United States, the EU and Japan, a WTO disputes panel ruled on Friday. In the ruling, the World Trade...
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters): More Chinese manufacturers are falling behind on their payments as economic growth falters, causing accounts receivable to spike 1.1 trillion yuan ($179 billion) in the first six months from the year-ago period, the government said on...
BELGRADE, Aug. 23 (Xinhua): Serbia agreed not to encourage exports to Russia by providing incentives in the light of the mutual sanctions between Russia and EU, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. But he said that Serbia will continue...
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Many of Brazil's biggest retailers, homebuilders and carmakers are cutting jobs as Latin America's largest economy teeters on the edge of recession, a fresh blow to President Dilma Rousseff's re-election bid. For years, low unemployment...
BNP alleged on Saturday that the government is conspiring to keep the party away from politics and election by implicating its top leaders in 'false' cases, reports UNB. "The government has filed false cases one after another against Khaleda Zia....
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday those who kill people in the name of movement do not believe in healthy politics, democracy, constitution and the country's independence, reports UNB. "Those who kill people in the name of politics...
Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam said Saturday the perpetrators of 21 August carnage will be tried like the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports BSS. "We finally ensured trial of the killers of Bangabandhu and execution of the court's...
Speakers at a discussion in the city said on Saturday 'internal colonialism' has been established in Bangladesh with the announcement of the broadcast policy for the media and holding a 'voter-less 'illegal' election' on January 5, reports UNB. They came...
RANGPUR, Aug 23 (BSS): State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives Moshiur Rahman Ranga today said the present government is committed to build Bangladesh a middle income nation by 2021 through materialising Vision 2021. The government has been implementing the...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said Saturday that steps would be taken to recover the lands of roads and highways from illegal political occupation, reports UNB. Lands that have been occupied for political reasons will be retrieved by the ministry, he...
The 10th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, then women affairs secretary of Awami League (AL), a victim of the August 21 grenade blasts, will be observed today (Sunday), reports UNB. A decade ago, on August 24 in 2004, Ivy Rahman,...
SIRAJGANJ, Aug 23 (UNB): Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Saturday there might have been a military rule in the country if the January-5 parliamentary elections could not be held. He said this while distributing relief materials...
BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has condemned Thursday night's police 'raid on the Banani residence of Inqilab editor AMM Bahaudin and attack on the house of a security guard', reports UNB. Voicing concern over the police raid, the BNP...
The state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will sign today(Sunday) a contract with Indian company, Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for construction of the 225 MW combined cycle (dual fuel) power plant at Sikhalbaha in Chittagong, reports UNB. The Indian...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) is expected to finalise the National Risk Assessment (NRA) report within the next couple of months, identifying the vulnerabilities towards prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. "The National Risk Assessment (NRA) report is yet to...
NOAKHALI, Aug 23 (UNB): Three alleged robbers were beaten to death in a lynch-mob attack at Jagdananda village in Kabirhat Uapzila early Saturday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Azad, 32, son of Abdur Rab of the village, while...
A clash between workers of a Narayanganj factory and police has left 20 injured in Bandar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The clash erupted when workers of the Partex Particle Board factory in Madanpur put up a road blockade to demand hike...
The river transport authorities must bear the blame for the Pinak-6 launch capsize that killed dozens of people and left many missing early this month, a discussion was told on Saturday, reports UNB. The speakers alleged that Bangladesh Inland Water...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 23 (BSS): A total of nine houses were gutted in fire at Babul Colony of Charkigirpur village under Bolakhali Upazila of the district today. Fire Brigade sources said the fire was originated from a cooking oven at about...
Khurshida Begum, elder sister of BSS deputy chief news editor Halim Azad, died at the National Cardiac Institute in the city Saturday morning at the age of 65, reports BSS. She was suffering from cardiac disease. She is survived by...
Eminent Buddhist leader Prof Shilobroto Chowdhury died of cardiac arrest in the city's BIRDEM Hospital Saturday. He was 73, reports BSS. Former president of Bangladesh Bouddha Yubo Parishad central committee, Chowdhury left behind two daughters, a large number of professional...
Nari Unnayan Shakti (NUS) organised Saturday a campaign programme on rights of children with disabilities at Banasree NUS's Training Centre. International Culture University, Forum for Culture and Human Development and Fatema Kamal Foundation jointly supported the campaign programme, says a...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Sunday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely at places...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-08-24 00:00:00
Arable land all over the country is disappearing fast in the wake of population boom, unplanned housing and illegal grabbing. The rate of decrease has been estimated at 1.0% of total farm land annually. Experts say that if the present...
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