RANGPUR, Aug 18 (BSS): Transplantation of Aman seedling is nearing completion as the farmers have already completed the same by about 95 percent following adequate rains in recent days after a drought-like situation in the northern region. According to the...
GAIBANDHA, Aug 18 (BSS): Three villages under Fulchhari upazila of the district were brought under rural electrification network by Gaibandha Palli Bidyut Samity (GPBS) on Saturday. On this occasion, a simple ceremony was also held on the premises of Nader...
50,000 Yaba tablets seized in Teknaf Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablet worth Tk 15 million from the Naf River at Maghpara in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar early Monday. Tipped off, a BGB...
Shamsul Alam | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
The government forest land covers both natural and plantation forest. Out of 64 districts, 28 districts had no public forest in the past. But now almost all districts have been brought under forest coverage through Social Forestry Programme. The ever-increasing...
Mohammad Shah-Al-Mamun | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Teaching and learning methods have evolved quite radically with time. Nowadays, almost every modern classroom is equipped with multimedia facilities, and teachers deliver their lectures by using computers, projectors, audio and video references etc. The idea is to provide students...
FERGUSON, Aug 18 (agencies): Missouri's governor Monday ordered National Guard troops to help restore order in Ferguson, hours after police hurled tear gas to disperse violent protesters in the town wracked by race riots. Ferguson has been engulfed in unrest...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday observed that the August 15 killings and the August 21 grenade attack are the main obstacles to holding dialogue between two major political parties. “Dialogue is not taking place for two reasons -- the...
DONETSK, Aug 18 (AFP): Ukraine Monday accused pro-Russian rebels of shelling a convoy of civilians fleeing the war-torn east, leaving "many" dead, as crisis talks to halt months of bloodshed failed to make a breakthrough. Kiev's military said "many people...
YANGON, Aug 18 (AFP): The UN on Monday warned that widespread criminal activity in Myanmar was undermining stability and development, as it hailed a new partnership with the government to tackle "significant" crime and drug problems in the impoverished country....
GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (agencies): The Gaza death toll rose over 2,000 Monday as the clock ticked towards a midnight deadline and negotiators in Cairo strove to hammer out a decisive end to weeks of bloodshed. As millions in and...
LONDON, Aug 18 (AFP): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange indicated Monday he would leave Ecuador's embassy in London "soon" but his organisation played down the comment, saying he would not depart until there was an agreement with Britain's government. A pale...
PARIS, Aug 18 (AFP): Heavily armed robbers have attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros ($335,000) in cash and reportedly stealing "sensitive" documents, French police said Monday. The spectacular robbery took place in...
Turkey summons German envoy over spying claims ISTANBUL, Aug 18: Turkey summoned the German ambassador Monday over a report that Germany has been spying on its NATO ally for years, foreign ministry said. "Eberhard Pohl was summoned this morning over...
Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale of Reuters from London | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Europe's ageing nuclear fleet will undergo more prolonged outages over the next few years, reducing the reliability of power supply and costing plant operators many millions of dollars. Nuclear power provides about a third of the European Union's electricity generation,...
Kate Kelland and Ben Hirschler of Reuters from Norwich (England) | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it's well worth trying. As the world cries out for new antibiotics,...
Syed Raza Hassan | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Leading opposition politician Imran Khan urged Pakistanis this week not to pay taxes or utility bills as a protest against the government and vowed to force the country's "corrupt" prime minister to step down this week. "After two days ......
Fredrik Dahl | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Iran has given a firm commitment to cooperate with a UN nuclear watchdog investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, the head of the agency said after what he described as a "useful" visit to Tehran on Sunday. Yukiya Amano made...
A writ petition seeking the removal of 10 officials, including the Shipping Secretary and the BIWTA chairman, for their failure to rescue three ill-fated launches, including Pinak-6 sunk recently in the Padma River, was filed on Tuesday. Ashish Kumar Dey,...
Nidal al-Mughrabi | 2014-08-19 00:00:00
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza's future had to meet Israel's security needs, warning Hamas it faced "harsh strikes" if it resumed firing into the Jewish state. With a five-day ceasefire due to expire late...
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters): Gold extended losses into a second session on Monday, slipping below $1,300 an ounce as equities recovered after an initial sell-off over escalating tensions in Ukraine. Spot gold had fallen 0.4 per cent to $1,299.80 an...
CHICAGO, Aug 18 (Reuters): Dave Wiechert of Nashville, Illinois, does good business most years cleaning seed for farmers in preparation for planting season. But this year, Wiechert is doing big business after harvest: cleaning fungus off wheat so farmers can...
JAKARTA, Aug 18 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil was flat on Monday as traders awaited clearer signals on whether prices would extend last week's fall to near five year lows, pushing the market into oversold territory. By Monday's close, the benchmark...
Lenovo, one of the leading PC makers of the world, announced about its new product portfolio, backed by a focused partner strategy to increase its market presence as a PC+ leader in Bangladesh. The announcement came from a press conference...
SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (AFP): Oil prices eased in Asian trade Monday, but retained support from the latest round of tensions between Ukraine and Russia which sparked concerns of a full-scale military conflict, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Land Ministry recommended reducing the number of landless people by rehabilitating them on khas lands (govt-owned lands) through the cluster village project. It asked the ministry to prioritise the specific proposals came from the...
A grant agreement was signed between Denmark and Bangladesh on "Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Project (CCAMP)" Monday, says a press release. The total budget of CCAMP will be Tk 1.12 billion (112.00 crore) with Danish contribution of Tk 30.00...
The Faridpur-Rajbari railway services which was closed about one and half decades ago will resume Wednesday on regular basis after constructing new 30 kms track and reconstructing seven railway stations. Railway Minister Md Mujibul Haque will inaugurate the much-awaited service...
GAZA CITY: Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and mattresses after renewed Israeli air strikes, witnesses said. An AFP reporter saw hundreds of Palestinians streaming out of...
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