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2014-07-23 00:00:00

Koyra-Betgram road in dire need of a fresh lease of life

2014-07-23 00:00:00

KHULNA, July 22 (UNB): The Koyra-Betgram Road in Khulna has become unfit for vehicular movement due to lack of repair, much to the sufferings of the people of the region bound for home on the occasion of Eid. Talking to...

5 killed in road accidents

2014-07-23 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 22 (UNB): Three people, including an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed in a road accident on the Sylhet-Dhaka Highway in South Surma upazila on Tuesday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Salam Ahmed, an auto-rickshaw driver, while the...

Summer bean farming ushers in hope for farmers in Gaibandha

2014-07-23 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, July 22 (BSS): As the farmers of Sadullapur upazila here successfully produced summer bean for the first time, the farming has ushered in hope to them to earn economical benefit. Office sources said Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) took...

Farmers eye bumper jute production in south-western region

2014-07-23 00:00:00

JESSORE, July 22 (BSS): Farmers in 10 districts of the south-western region under Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of the 'golden fiber' in the current season. The ten districts are - Jessore, Narail, Jhenaidah, Magura, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Meherpur,...

Work on Raghabpur-Telian road begins in Gaibandha

2014-07-23 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, July 22 (BSS): Construction work of 1.76 km long Raghabpur-Telian road under Shaghata upazila in the district began on Monday amid much enthusiasm. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) would implement the work at a cost of Taka 7.2 million...

ASSEDO distributes mango seedlings among poor women in C\\\'nawabganj

2014-07-23 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 22 (BSS): Speakers at a function here on Monday underlined the importance of women empowerment for economic development of the country. They added that the country could not achieve its development goal without participation of women in economic...

Betel leaf farming successful in Rajshahi

2014-07-23 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 22 (BSS): Muhammad Ali, a farmer of Chandapur village under Bagmara Upazila of the district, has become successful through betel leaf farming. As the first betel leaf grower in his locality, Ali earned fame as a successful farmer...

Aman cultivation on in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent | 2014-07-23 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, July 22: Cultivation of Aman paddy is going on in full swing in Nilphamari district. Farmers are using power tillers and tractors for tillage to prepare the land. On a very limited scale traditional bull driven tillage is also...

Two siblings drown in Rajshahi

2014-07-23 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 22 (UNB): Two siblings drowned in a pond at Moktarpur near Sarda Police Academy in Charghat upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 6 and Marzan Ali, 8-two sons of Tara Mia. Golam Martuza,...

Valuables looted injuring one in Manikganj

2014-07-23 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, July 22 (UNB): Robbers injured a man and looted valuables from an expatriate's house at Sararia Chakpara in Singair upazila early Monday. Locals said a gang of armed robbers, numbering 8-10, stormed the house of expatriate Aslam Hossain at...

Youth dies under train’s wheels in Noakhali

2014-07-23 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, July 22 (BSS): A youth was killed as a train knocked him down at Maijdi Court Rail Station in the district town here this morning. The deceased was identified as Fayez Ahammed, 30, son of Ismail Hossain of Rajganj...

News in brief

2014-07-23 00:00:00

66 Rangpur distressed people get Tk 0.15m Nazmul Haque Pradhan, MP, today distributed cheques of Taka 0.15 million from his optional fund among 66 distressed people in Rangpur. He distributed the cheques among the beneficiaries from all over his constituency...

Photo: SYLHET: The road at Kadamtoli point is in a dilapidated condition

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Photo: BHOLA: Marooned people of Monpura island

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Photo: KHULNA: Brisk Eid shopping is going on

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site

2014-07-23 00:00:00

DONETSK, July 22 (Reuters):  The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane's...

Thai king endorses junta\\\'s new constitution

2014-07-23 00:00:00

BANGKOK, July 22 (AFP): Thailand's junta won approval from the king Tuesday for an interim constitution mapping out year-long political reforms expected to curb the influence of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra. It was the first time the revered but ailing...

UN, US press Gaza truce efforts

2014-07-23 00:00:00

CAIRO, July 22, 2014 (AFP): US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday discussed proposals for a Gaza ceasefire with Egypt, as both sides voiced guarded hopes of ending the bloodshed. Kerry, who arrived late Monday in the wake of...

From bamboo shack to the presidential palace

2014-07-23 00:00:00

JAKARTA, July 22 (AFP): He was raised in a bamboo shack in a riverbank slum on Indonesia's main island of Java. Now Joko Widodo will become the country's next president, a remarkable rise for the down-to-earth outsider in a political...

Taliban suicide attack kills 5 foreign guards in Kabul

2014-07-23 00:00:00

KABUL, July 22 (AFP): A Taliban suicide attacker riding a motorbike killed five foreign guards in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest blast to rock the Afghan capital during an impasse over presidential election results. The attacker struck a compound near...

Sri Lanka\\\'s militant monk rejects Dalai Lama as spiritual leader

2014-07-23 00:00:00

COLOMBO, July 22, (AFP):- A firebrand Sri Lankan monk on Tuesday criticised the Dalai Lama for urging the island's Buddhists to halt violence against minority Muslims and rejected him as a global spiritual leader. Buddhist monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara said the...

news digest

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Two Turkish soldiers, six Kurdish rebels killed in Syria border clash ISTANBUL, July 22: Two Turkish soldiers and at least six Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border, the Turkish military said Tuesday. The...

Photo: FRANCE : French President Francois Hollande and King Felipe VI of Spain

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Photo: CAMBODIA : MP-elect from the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP)

2014-07-23 00:00:00

IFAD honoured for innovative agri financing project in BD

2014-07-23 00:00:00

In recognition of work to give 200,000 small-scale farmers in Bangladesh access to vital financial services, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday received the Development Impact Honours award from the United States Department of the Treasury. “The...

2 Ukrainian fighter jets shot down

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country's Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 pm local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky...

Muktijoddha finish 3rd beating Feni Soccer in premier football

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC finished 3rd in the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League beating Feni Soccer Club by 1-0 goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB. With the feat, Muktijoddha SKC raised their tally to 46 points from 26...

Tight security for Eid days: Asaduzzaman

2014-07-23 00:00:00

State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan has said additional police have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. He said the decision was taken at a meeting with the chiefs of...

Primary teachers\\\' test results out

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Results of the written test to recruit assistant teachers for primary schools have been published. Altogether 20,479 candidates have been selected for viva-voce, Primary and Mass Education Ministry PRO Rabidranath Roy said on Wednesday. The district-wise results can be found...