Yasir Wardad | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Local tourism sector is eyeing brisk business as thousands of tourists have been thronging the country's most lucrative places thanks to the three-day-long government holiday from Friday to Sunday. Tour operators are witnessing a rush of people second time just...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
The government is set to appoint members of the board of directors (BoD) of the Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) to intensify poverty alleviation efforts through various income-generating activities, a high official of the ministry of finance (MoF) said. "We are...
FE Report | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Prices of coarse rice and egg increased on Friday compared with a week ago, according to traders. They said that prices of a few vegetables and chilli witnessed further hike in the last seven days due to rain in crop-...
NEW DELHI, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out plans Friday to ensure all Indians can have a bank account, blaming the high level of suicides among farmers on their inability to pay back money-lenders. "Why are our farmers...
TOKYO, Aug 15: The dollar held steady in Asia Friday on easing concerns over the situation in Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin called for an end to the crisis in the violent-wracked country. In Tokyo midday trading, the greenback...
The nation paid rich tributes to architect of Bangladesh's independence and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Friday by observing the National Mourning Day marking his 39th anniversary of martyrdom. Millions of mourners observed the day across the...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with the members of the country’s Hindu community Saturday, marking the Janmashtami. The programme will be held at her Gulshan political office around 8:30pm, her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB...
Police permitted the BNP to hold a march carrying black flags in Dhaka Saturday to protest against Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. But the permission was granted on certain conditions, according to a news agency. Deputy Commissioner Masudur...
GENEVA: The Ebola epidemic is moving faster than the authorities can handle and could take six months to bring under control, the medical charity MSF said Friday. The warning came a day after the World Health Organization said the scale...
RANGPUR, Aug 14 (BSS): Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) with the assistance of Democracy International launched a new health service programme from Wednesday for the underprivileged women and children of the city. The programme was formally launched in Guptapara Moholla under...
THAKURGAON, Aug 14 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Choto Khonchabarihat area on Rangpur-Thakurgaon highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon. Among the deceased one was identified as Ilias Ali, 40, a vegetable trader and a...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 14 (BSS): Speakers at a media advocacy meeting said here today about three lakh people are infected with tuberculosis and around 65,000 die every year in the country. They said journalists have a vital role to play in...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
PABNA, Aug 14: A woman with two others including her paramour were awarded life term imprisonment for killing her husband over extra-marital affair. Additional District Judge Munshi Md. Moshiar Rahman pronounced the verdict in a crowded court room at about...
RANGPUR, Aug 14 (BSS): Two boat passengers were killed and five others injured by lightning on the river Jamuneswari at Mostafapur River Ghat near Shekherhat under Badarganj upazila here amid inclement weather today, police sources said. The deceased were Rafikul...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Aug 14: A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Sitarampur under Kasiani in Gopalganj Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Narin Begum (21), daughter of Enamul Haque of village Sitarampur under Kasiani Upazila...
PANCHAGARH, Aug 14 (UNB): A youth was killed and at least 11 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a piece of land at Jugipara area in Debiganj upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was...
BHOLA, Aug 14 (UNB): A sexagenarian man was chopped to death by unknown miscreants at Charnanda village in Sadar upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Yunus Pandit,60, son of late Majibul Haque of the village. Ramananda Sarkar, assistant...
Banned fishing nets destroyed in Pabna A mobile court destroyed illegal fishing nets worth Tk8 lakh at Gajnar Beel (water body) in Sujanagar upazila in Pabna on Wednesday. Sources at Sujanagar Police Station said they had on secret information that...
LAHORE, Aug 14 (AFP): Thousands of protesters set off from the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday to march on the capital in a bid to unseat the government, which they claim was elected by fraud. Supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran...
GAZA, Aug 14 (Reuters): A renewed truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding Thursday despite a shaky start, after both sides agreed to give Egyptian-brokered talks more time to try to end the Gaza war. The Israeli military...
CAIRO, Aug 14 (AFP): Sporadic skirmishes erupted in Egypt Thursday as police quashed attempts by supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to stage rallies marking the first anniversary of a brutal Cairo crackdown. On August 14, 2013, after then...
DONETSK, Aug 14 (AFP): A massive Russian "humanitarian" convoy closed in on Ukraine's border Thursday despite doubts over whether the trucks would be allowed across, and as deadly fighting rocked rebel-held strongholds. The nearly 300 vehicles headed towards southeastern Ukraine,...
BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (AP): A local health official says four children have died in clashes between Sunni militants and Iraqi soldiers west of Baghdad. Hospital director Ahmed Shami says the fighting took place early on Thursday on the northern outskirts...
WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (AP): A surprising theme has emerged in New Zealand's election campaign: racism. Racially charged comments made by the leaders of two political parties and a candidate for a third have struck a jarring tone in this South...
Pope makes first South Korean visit in 25yrs SEOUL, Aug 14: Pope Francis arrived Thursday in South Korea on the first papal visit to the Asian nation in a quarter century, stepping off the plane onto a red carpet and...
BOGRA: BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday alleged that the current ‘illegal and repressive’ government wants to cling to power by holding the nation hostage, according to a news agency. “The dream of the current illegal, repressive and liar...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has assigned Richard Halsall as National Team fielding consultant for the away series against the West Indies beginning on Aug 20. Newly appointed fielding consultant of Bangladesh national team Richard Halsall has already reached West Indies...
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