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Meeting of Bangabandhu Trust held

2014-08-09 00:00:00

A meeting of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust was held at its office at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka on Saturday evening. The meeting, chaired by Chairperson of the Trust Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reviewed...

Broadcasting policy could be changed: Matia

2014-08-09 00:00:00

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Saturday said the recently formulated national broadcasting policy may be changed or amended after the formation of the Broadcast Commission. “The government has announced the broadcast policy but is yet to form the Broadcast Commission....

Charting road to sporting glory

Nilratan Halder | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

A sports fete like the Commonwealth Games 2014 held at the largest Scottish city Glasgow failed to draw the attention of the media here it deserved. Why? One of the reasons understandable is that the games participated by former colonies...

Let the Palestinians breathe freely

Shihab Sarkar | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

It's no surprise that the general Palestinians will eventually opt for the extreme path of self-assertion in their long battle against Israel as has been clearly evident in the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip. Owing mostly to its firm...

Checking erosion of values and corruption

Waliul Huq Khandker | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

Image of an organisation is very important for  success of its activities. In the battlefield, a soldier moves towards the enemy risking his life without hesitation on command of his commander because of the latter's image of a war-field leader...

Alpha-Tocopherol and Tocotrienols from red palm oil can prevent cancer, CVD

K M Formuzul Haque | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

Adulterated food has become a burning issue for the consumers of Bangladesh. Edible oil is one of the important items that mass people use for cooking their daily consumption. Some unscrupulous traders in our country are blending low quality oils...

Climate change and our responsibility

Farhan Jumani | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

Dhaka is a mega city, home for more than 10 million people. It is the main commercial hub that serves the country's economy as a backbone. Due to over-population, unemployment, and to accommodate everyone with open heart, the city faces...

All about lifts that need a facelift

Md Shamsul Arefin | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

Nowadays multistoried and high-rise buildings are being constructed in the big cities; driven by the extreme necessity to accommodate more people through minimizing horizontal expansions as well as utilizing space-efficient strategy. It is envisaged that this trend would be spread...

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2014-08-09 00:00:00

Afghan poll rivals sign deal on unity government: Abdullah

2014-08-09 00:00:00

KABUL, Aug 8, (agencies): Afghanistan's two feuding presidential candidates Friday signed a deal confirming they would form a national unity government after an audit of votes is completed to decide the winner of the fraud-tainted election. "Today myself, our team,...

Hagel in India to boost defence ties

2014-08-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (AFP): US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel met India's prime minister in Delhi Friday, seeking to boost weapons sales to a new government eager to modernise its military. India is the world's biggest arms importer and military...

Obama authorises air strikes to prevent Iraq \\\'genocide\\\'

2014-08-09 00:00:00

ARBIL, Aug 8 (AFP): President Barack Obama has ordered US warplanes back into Iraqi skies to stop jihadists from moving into autonomous Kurdistan and carrying out a potential genocide against displaced minorities.  The announcement of US involvement also came after...

China Sea row looms as SE Asia talks begin

2014-08-09 00:00:00

NAYPYIDAW, Aug 8 (AFP): China's increasing assertiveness in maritime disputes was at the heart of Southeast Asian regional talks Friday as diplomats began a series of meetings also expected to highlight concerns over host Myanmar's reform progress. Myanmar President Thein...

One shot dead by police in Myanmar camp

2014-08-09 00:00:00

NAYPYIDAW, Aug 8 (agencies): A man was shot dead after security forces in strife-torn western Myanmar opened fire as unrest broke out in a camp for displaced Muslims, authorities said Friday. Police were called to a displacement camp near the...

Clashes kill 15more Ukrainian servicemen

2014-08-09 00:00:00

KIEV, Aug 8 (AFP):- Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed 15 Ukrainian servicemen and injured 79 more over the past 24 hours, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Friday. The dead included seven soldiers and eight border guards killed in...

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2014-08-09 00:00:00

Iraq jihadists control Mosul dam ARBIL, Aug 8: Jihadists have seized Iraq's largest dam north of their hub of Mosul, giving them control over the supply of water and electricity for a vast area, officials said Friday. "Mosul dam has...

Heart melts before ailing humanity

Nilratan Halder | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

The eighth version of Mirakkel, a funny reality show on Zee Bangla, went on air on August 04 last. On its second day, the show produced a man aged 69 in typical Bangalee Babu attire. The jokes he cracked as...

Appalling state of City Corporations

Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

It is appalling to see that despite the bifurcation of the Dhaka City Corporation, meant to provide better services to the urbanites, there is no sign of any improvement in their basic services. Take the instance of garbage for example....

Free media and democracy

M. H. Bari | 2014-08-09 00:00:00

The cabinet on August 04 approved the National Broadcast Policy-2014, keeping a wide scope for the government to misuse it in the name of maintaining standard of news, programmes and advertisements in the electronic media. Once in force, all contents...

Triangular collision kills 7 in Habiganj

2014-08-08 00:00:00

HABIGANJ: Seven people, including two siblings, were killed and three others injured in a triangular collision involving a bus, a microbus and a motorcycle at Tugli on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Bahubal upazila Friday, according to a news agency. Two of...

BNP calls AL govt role model of annihilating life

2014-08-08 00:00:00

BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Friday said the Awami League government has become the role model of annihilating life by resorting to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. “This government could not give people anything except dead bodies. It’s...

Erdogan set to win presidential vote of Turkey

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Tayyip Erdogan is set to secure his place in history as Turkey's first popularly-elected president Sunday, but his tightening grip on power has polarised the nation, worried Western allies and raised fears of creeping authoritarianism. Erdogan's core supporters, religious conservatives,...

Govt trying to perpetuate power through media gagging: BNP

2014-08-08 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ: BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday alleged that government is trying to hang onto power by controlling the media. “The government wants to cling to power by re-establishing one-party rule after snatching people’s basic rights through controlling the...

Bangladesh closely monitoring Ebola virus

2014-08-08 00:00:00

Bangladesh is closely monitoring the West Africa’s Ebola virus as the World Health Organisation declares the fatal disease as international health emergency. But the director of the government’s disease monitoring arm, IEDCR, told bdnews24.com that Bangladesh had nothing worry about...

Impact of climate change hits Jessore hatchling trade severely

ZM Aminul Islam | 2014-08-08 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Aug 7: Belated start of production, increase in per unit electricity bill coupled with a hike in production cost has hit hard fish hatcheries in Jessore, compelling many owners to quit the business. Alhaj Firoj Khan, Firoj Khan, President...

Call to cultivate more pariza paddy

2014-08-08 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Aug 7 (BSS): Speakers at a function urged the farmers to cultivate pariza paddy in large scale during the middle of Boro and Aman season to get additional paddy to earn economical benefit and achieve country's food security. "The...

Entrepreneurship development to keep wheels of economy going stressed

2014-08-08 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Aug 7 (BSS): Speakers at a function here today asked the field level bankers to give more impetus to development of entrepreneurship through small and medium enterprises (SME) financing to accelerate the economy at the grassroots. Narrating enormous significance...

Erosion by Dhaki River threatens over 200 homesteads in Khulna

2014-08-08 00:00:00

KHULNA, Aug 7 (BSS): More than 200 families in several villages under Dakop upazila in Khulna district are passing their days in utter anxieties as erosion by the river Dhaki has devoured large portions of the flood control dyke at...

Families of Asrayon project become solvent

Our Correspondent | 2014-08-08 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Aug 7: Nearly 1000 poor women of Asrayon (shelter) project, one kilometer north of Syedpur, succeeded in overcoming their poverty cycle, who is engaged in embroidery and other self-employment works. Most of them are engaged in women wares including...

Optimal breastfeeding reduces infant mortalities: Speakers

2014-08-08 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Aug 7 (BSS): Speakers at a post-rally discussion have called for creating adequate social awareness to inspire the mothers as well as common people for ensuring optimal breastfeeding that substantially reduces infant mortality rate. Chilmari upazila administration, Upazila Health...