In view of health hazards and land fertility concern, the local administrations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are encouraging the hilly farmers to cultivate sugarcane, fruits and vegetable instead of tobacco, reports UNB. "We're sincerely trying to introduce sugarcane...
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 (AFP): Oil prices rebounded in Asia today on bargain-hunting following sharp falls stoked by a slew of downbeat global economic data and easing concerns about the Ukraine crisis, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for...
SINGAPORE, Aug 15 (Reuters): Gold traded firmly above $1,300 an ounce on Friday and looked poised for a second-straight weekly gain as sluggish global economic data and geopolitical tensions boosted the metal's safe-haven appeal. Bullion was helped by data on...
Khairul Islam | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
A proposal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for introducing unified financial rules for all public universities in the country has been cold-shouldered by a section of the institutions, officials have said. They alleged that big and reputed universities were...
Water levels in 73 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rises and 8 stations recorded falls, reports BSS. Among the 83 monitored water level stations, water levels at six monitored river stations are...
SUNAMGANJ, Aug 15 (UNB): A farmer reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house at Debergaon village in Chhatak Upazila Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Akhter Hossain, 24, son of Surat Ali of the...
The government has taken a project to improve the living conditions in informal settlements in selected municipalities with proper security which will encourage the poor not to move towards big cities, reports UNB. Around one million people migrate to urban...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Aug 15 (BSS): A 35-year-old unidentified woman was killed and ten others were injured in a road accident in front of the Prantik gate of Jahangirnagar University Friday. Quoting eyewitnesses, police said the accident occurred when a bus...
Nepal, the host of the 18th SAARC Summit, has primarily finalised the wordings of the theme for the upcoming Summit of the South Asian regional bloc laying emphasis on connectivity to prosper together, reports UNB. If not changed, 'Connectivity for...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 15 (UNB): Customs officials seized eight gold bars weighing 933 gms and worth about Tk 4.1 million from a passenger of Air Arabia Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city Friday morning. The passenger was...
MYMENSINGH, Aug 15 (BSS): Four people were killed and two injured in a road accident in Beltoli area on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Sadar Upazila of the district today. The accident occurred when a Mymensingh-bound passenger bus of Ena Transport...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 15 (UNB): Police recovered the bodies of a couple from a farmland under Sonargaon Upazila of the district Friday. The deceased were identified as Sumon (32), son of Momen Miah of Charbhulua village of the Upazila and his...
SYLHET, Aug 15 (UNB): Police arrested an expatriate with three gold bars worth Tk 1.6 million from the parking area of Sylhet Osmani International Airport Thursday night. The arrested person was identified as Abul Kalam, a resident of Narayanpur village...
FENI, Aug 15 (bdnews24.com): The Muhuri and Kohua rivers have inundated at least 10 villages in Feni's Phulgazi Upazila. The Upazila's road links with Porshuram have been snapped. Both the rivers were flowing more than 20 cms above the danger...
JHENIDAH, Aug 15 (UNB): Two college girls committed suicide in separate places after failing in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations in Kaliganj upazila Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Nandita Das (17), daughter of Montu Das of Bejpara village and...
Housewife killed in road accident in Magura MAGURA, August 15: A housewife was crushed under the wheels of a human hauler at Dangapara village under Mohammadpur upazila of the district Friday. The deceased was identified as Jahanara Khatun (35), wife...
Moderately rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), reports UNB. Heavy to very heavy falls...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 15 (BSS): Awami League (AL) General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Friday that the United States (US) and Canada have a double standard with regard to sending back the fugitive killers of Father of the...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with members of the country's Hindu community today (Saturday), marking the Janmashtami, reports UNB. The programme will be held at her Gulshan political office at around 8:30 pm, her media wing member Sayrul...
BARISAL, Aug 14 (UNB): Some 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir were attested from a house in the city's Amtola area Thursday night. Barisal city unit Jamaat ameer Adv Moazzem Hossain Helal, its...
Dhaka University (DU) vice-chancellor (VC) Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique recommended Friday formation of a commission to identify the conspirators behind the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of his family, reports UNB. The DU VC made the...
BNP accused government of using the law enforcers in besieging the BNP's Nayapaltan central office Friday in a bid to confine the party leaders and activists and thus foil its chairperson Khaleda Zia's birthday celebration programmes there, reports UNB. "We've...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 15 (BSS): The National Mourning Day was observed in Cittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi divisions and elsewhere of the district by paying rich tributes to father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Friday. They also observed 39th anniversary...
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHT) demanded an independent judicial investigation into the death of a Chakma activist allegedly in military custody, reports UNB. In a statement Friday, a private human rights group, said Duran Babu Chakma (52), also...
Members of the journalist community arranged Friday a Sarbo Dharmio (interfaith) prayer meeting seeking eternal peace of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking his 39th anniversary of martyrdom, reports BSS. Apart from a large number of newsmen,...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 15 (BSS): Former Member of Parliament (MP) of Gopalganj-1 and District Administrator Advocate Abdur Rashid died of old-age complications at his residence on Thursday night. He was 82. Mr Rashid was elected a lawmaker from Awami League in...
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh's exports to China made a quantum leap in the last fiscal year (FY) indicating that a new and very potential export market, especially for the country's readymade garments, was opening up just next door. Over the last four years,...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Industries are going to get uninterrupted electricity supply under a new arrangement as the government is contemplating discouraging operation of gas-guzzling captive power plants, official sources said. The government plans to launch the fresh move to provide uninterrupted electricity supply...
The grateful nation paid rich tributes to architect of Bangladesh's independence and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Friday by observing the National Mourning Day marking his 39th anniversary of martyrdom, reports UNB. Millions of mourners with...
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