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Grade inflation does not talk about quality

Masum Billah | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

One of my colleagues at BRAC Education wonders why only eighty or ninety percent students will pass in the public examinations. There  must be hundred percent pass rate. He is not ready to listen to the feedback or criticism regarding...

Will we get a librarian and books in our library?

Al-Alim | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

It is known to all that a library is a store house of knowledge. A library is a place in schools, colleges, and universities where students and teachers usually go for studying and borrowing books, journals, and also for making...

Nerica rice variety creates high hope among the farmers

2014-09-07 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 6 (BSS): Nerica, a short duration and drought tolerant rice variety brought from Africa in 2009, has been found as tolerable for the drought-prone Barind area creating high hope among the farmers and others concerned. Before being revealed...

62pc people brought under coverage of electricity: Polok

A Correspondent | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 6: State Minister for Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Junayed Ahmed Polok in an opinion exchanging meeting on Saturday said, 62 per cent people of the country are now getting electricity and so those who are blessed with...

Flood relief distributed in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Sept 6: District administration Nilphamari distributed flood relief to the affected families of Purbo Satnai UP and Jhunagar Chapani UP of Dimla Upazila Friday. Sources said 300 families were given 20 kg rice each of a total amount of...

Pabna jute growers disheartened over high labour cost, low market price

Our Correspondent | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

PABNA, Sept 6: Jute growers in the district are becoming frustrated due to high labour cost and fall in jute price in the district. For this the cultivation of jute has decreased in the district. Growers said they were reluctant...

20 injured in Gopalganj clashes

Our Correspondent | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Sept 6: At least 20 persons were injured seven of them critically in two separate clashes at Pukuria and Maghegati under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila of the district Friday evening. The critically injured Laltu Molla (55), Mehadi Hassan (22), Mithun...

3 killed in M’singh road accident

2014-09-07 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Sept 6 (BSS): Three persons were killed and three others injured critically in a road accident in Shambhuganj bazar area on the Mymensingh-Netrakona road under Sadar upazila this morning. The victims were Harun-or-Rashid, 22, son of Siddiqur Rahman of...

Two babies drown in Lalpur

2014-09-07 00:00:00

NATORE, Sept 6 (BSS):  Two babies drowned in a pond in Boidyanathpur area under Lalpur upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were identified as Sadia, 3, daughter of Sujan Mian and Rakib, 3, son of Moznu Mian. They...

Savar house robbed of Tk 2m valuables

2014-09-07 00:00:00

SAVAR, Sept 6 (UNB): Robbers injured three members of a family and looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Tk 20 million from a businessman's house at Imandipur in the municipality area here early Saturday. Police said a gang...

Govt working for ensuring dignity of women, says MP

2014-09-07 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Sept 6 (BSS): The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly for ensuring overall socioeconomic development of the women and establishing their full dignity in the society. Advocate Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia, MP, Member...

Flood situation further improves in Jamalpur

2014-09-07 00:00:00

JAMALPUR, Sept 6 (BSS): Over all flood situation in the district further improved as the water level in the river Jamuna was flowing below the danger level during the last 24 hours today. Water Development Board office sources said during...

Youth\\\'s body recovered in Gazipur

2014-09-07 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Sept 6 (UNB): Police recovered hanging body of a young man from Kholapara area in Konabari of the city on Saturday morning. Jakir Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of Konabari police camp, said locals spotted the body of Mithu,28, son of...

News in brief

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Expat's Sylhet house looted Robbers looted valuables, including gold ornaments, worth Tk 0.4 million from an expatriate's house at Palerchak village in Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet on Friday night. Locals said a group of 10-12 robbers stormed into the house...

16th amendment: Hasina asks AL MPs to face propaganda

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the ruling party MPs to put in their efforts to face the propaganda that a vested quarter is carrying out against the 16th amendment to the Constitution. She gave the directives at a...

COX\\\'S BAZAR: Indiscriminate cutting of hills at Islampur area in Pahartali

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Photo: PIROJPUR: Belel nuts as an agricultural product

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Photo: NILPHAMARI: The market is known as Dhelapeer.

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Torrential rains kill more than 275 in Pakistan, India

2014-09-07 00:00:00

SRINAGAR, Sept 6 (agencies): More than 275 people in Pakistan and northern India have been killed in torrential monsoon rains which triggered flooding, landslides and house collapses, officials in the two countries said Saturday. The toll in the Jammu and...

UN to set up Ebola crisis centre, aims to stop spread in six to nine months

2014-09-07 00:00:00

UN, Sept 6 (agencies): The United Nations plans to set up an Ebola crisis center to coordinate the response to the deadly virus and to strive to halt its spread in West African countries in six to nine months, U.N....

Chinese president\\\'s Pak visit postponed due to protests

2014-09-07 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (agencies): Pakistan's foreign ministry says Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to the country has been postponed over the mass anti-government demonstrations shaking its capital, Islamabad. Protesters have been demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over...

Ukraine cease-fire begins, but US still skeptical

2014-09-07 00:00:00

MINSK, Sept 6 (AP): Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a cease-fire deal Friday after five months of bloodshed, and Europe readied additional sanctions on Moscow. NATO leaders created a new force designed to prevent any aggression by Russia...

Jihadists among 31 dead in Syria air raids

2014-09-07 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Sept 6 (AFP): Syrian air strikes in the jihadist-held northern city of Raqa on Saturday killed 31 people, including 15 Islamic State (IS) members, a monitoring group said. "Regime warplanes carried out eight air strikes targeting Raqa and its...

news digest

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Somalia warns of attacks to revenge Godane death MOGADISHU, Sep 6: Somalia's government has credible intelligence that Islamic militants are planning attacks following the death of their leader in a U.S. air strike Monday, a top official said. In a...

Photo: CHINA : Androulla Vassiliou of the European Union Commission

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Photo: FRANCE : (From L) Members of the Revelation Cartier Jury

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Iran fails to address nuclear bomb concerns: IAEA

Fredrik Dahl of Reuters in Vienna | 2014-09-07 00:00:00

Iran has failed to address concerns about suspected atomic bomb research by an agreed deadline, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said last week, a setback to hopes for an end to an international stand-off over Tehran's atomic activity. The lack of...

Nat\\\'l Summer Athletics begins today

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Walton Smart TV 12th National Summer Athletics competition (boys' and girls') begins today (Sunday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder will inaugurate the two-day meet as the chief...

BOA to segregate performance in Asian Games

2014-09-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will closely observe performance of the participating athletes of concern federations in the 17th Asian Games and will take effective steps to ensure more good performance for the future international events, reports BSS. "It's a clear...

School H’ball advances to semifinal

2014-09-07 00:00:00

The Polar Ice Cream 22nd School Handball Tournament (Boys) advanced to the semifinal stages at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. In the boys' group semifinals today (Sunday), Saint Gregory's High...