Prime Minister of Samoa Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi has expressed interest to explore possible cooperation with Bangladesh in the areas of agriculture and RMG. He conveyed it when State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam met him on the...
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said that Bangladesh government has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards those who disturb peace in the country. “Our people have learnt to live in harmony with nature and with each other. Yet, like any...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed bringing down killings along the Indo-Bangla border to zero level immediately. “The border killings should be brought down to zero level and proper steps need to be taken soon to ensure that,” she...
India's Home Secretary Anil Goswami says the country's intelligence has so far failed to trace two Bangabandhu killers widely believed to be hiding in India. After five army officers involved in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination were hanged, seven others...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday told Parliament that only one high-level government official was punished on graft charges since 1947 in the country. “It’s very difficult to prove corruption charges in the country. None of you (MPs) will differ...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday unveiled its “Financial Stability Report 2013” that identified the lack of corporate governance in the state-owned commercial and specialised banks as a major factor that may adversely affect the stability in the country’s banking sector....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government is working to make a law aimed at establishing an independent National Broadcast Commission under a newly-formed policy. She said the newly-made National Broadcast Policy will uphold independence of broadcast media...
Several parts of capital Dhaka are without electricity for many hours because of a glitch in the power grid. Segunbaghicha, Paltan, Kakrail, Karwan Bazar and Hatirpul are among the areas affected by the outage, according to a news agency. Dhaka...
BNP will stage demonstrations across the country, except Dhaka city, today (Thursday) protesting police action against its leaders and activist who gathered outside a makeshift court in the city's Bakshibazar when party Chairperson Khaleda Zia had been there yesterday in...
Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has introduced attractive promotional prices for its flagship devices -- Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3. Now customers can avail themselves of Samsung Galaxy S5 at Tk 45,000 and Galaxy Note 3 at Tk 48,000 which is...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 2 (BSS): Flood situation in chars and Brahmaputra river basin area of four upazilas in the district deteriorated further as Brahmaputra marked rise in last 24 hours. The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board said water level of...
BOGRA, Sept 2 (UNB): A college teacher was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants at Erulia in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Azizar Rahman, 52, an assistant professor of Hazradighi School and College and son of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Sept 2: Chandmoni, a house of orphans 8 km south of Jaldhakha Upazila in Nilphamari district a high appreciation of the residents of the region. It is a rare venture of generosity on the part of a retired AGM...
SAVAR, Sept 2 (UNB): A newly-wed girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the ceiling of a room in Hemayetpur area here early Monday. The victim was identified as Farjana Akter, 16, wife of Raihan, a resident of Char...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
MAGURA, Sept 2: Middlemen syndicate is manipulating over green chilli price in Magura. As a result the price of it is increasing day by day in the districts. In this situation consumers are suffering extremely. They are blaming failure in...
A Correspondent | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 2: Police of Chapainawabganj sadar thana recovered the deadbody of a man from a pond at Chalk Alampur village under Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila this morning. The deadbody was identified as Kabir Ali, 50, son of late Yunus Ali...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
KHULNA, Sept 2: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Chuknagar area of Monday night. The deceased was identified as Ali Hasan Lavlu (35), son of late Shirajuddin Morol of village Nornia under Dumuria Upazila of the district....
China is keen to send a business delegation here as it wants Bangladesh’s exports to grow, the foreign ministry has said. The outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jun conveyed his intention in a farewell meeting with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali...
Bangladesh Bank directed Tuesday all the 39 scheduled private and foreign commercial banks to send their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by them for the people of flood-affected areas, according to a news agency. A circular has been issued...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday directed all the 39 scheduled private and foreign commercial banks to send their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities undertaken by them for the people of flood-affected areas. A circular has been issued by the Green...
The Home Ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) will sit together in Kathmandu on September 19 to assess regional security situation and work out a common strategy to deal with security challenges lying ahead. Home Ministers of...
The overall flood situation across the country marked an improvement Tuesday, although thousands of stranded people were suffering for lack of food and drinking water and from various waterborne diseases, according to a news agency. In Kurigram, the general relief...
Amid their growing security concern, journalists in Dhak on Tuesday demanded the government formulate a law to ensure their security. They came up with the demand at a human-chain programme protesting police attack on ETV journalist Akhil Poddar in front...
Bangladesh is committed to work together with small, developing island states, the junior foreign minister has said. M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said the endeavour was mainly for the sake of “a blue, pro-people, and pro-planet, and sustainable world for...
RANGPUR, Sept 01 (BSS): Standing crops on 78,589 hectares of land have so far been submerged under floodwater in seven affected northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said. The submerged crops include...
BANGKOK, Sept 1 (Reuters): Thailand plans to boost the amount of land it uses to grow sugarcane, potentially increasing refined sugar output in the world's second-biggest exporter of the sweetener by around 10 per cent, a government official said. Increased...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-02 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 1: A total of 210 government primary schools in different districts under Rangpur division were closed down during last couple of weeks as the classrooms of the schools were inundated by flood water. Due to closure the academic...
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