Expanding its range in the smartphone segment and to better cater to all the smartphone lovers of the country, Samsung Electronics has launched the latest inclusion to the Galaxy series with the new Galaxy Ace NXT. The product has already...
Etihad Airways has recently signed an agreement with Beximco to facilitate the travel of all Beximco employees on Etihad network. Hanif Zakaria, general manager, Etihad Airways, and Mohammad AsadUllah, executive director, corporate affairs & group company and secretary of Beximco...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has told a parliamentary oversight committee it will be able to resume domestic flights within two months. Bangladesh Biman faced questions from the Parliamentary Standing Committee related to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Monday, according...
A minor girl drowned in a waterlogged yard in Ahkalia area of Sylhet city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sadia, 5, daughter of Abul Kalam of Karipara area under Notun Bazar in the city. Local people said Sadia...
A tropical depression formed over the Turks and Caicos Islands as it headed toward the Bahamas and dumped heavy rains on parts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, according to the US Hurricane Center. It is the fourth depression...
Chinese authorities blocked an annual independent film festival from opening Saturday, seizing documents and films from organizers and hauling away two event officials in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its already tight ideological controls. Li Xianting, a film...
Two Mormon missionaries serving in Taiwan and another in Oklahoma have died. Connor Benjamin Thredgold, 19, of Springville, Utah, and Yu Peng Xiong, 24, of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, were found dead Saturday in an apartment they shared in Taiwan, the Mormon...
Iran, which is helping Iraq in its fight against jihadist-led militants, sent its foreign minister to Baghdad Sunday, as gunmen made a renewed push for the country's main oil refinery. The United States, whose warplanes have launched more than 90...
The German government remains optimistic in its outlook for Europe's biggest economy, despite negative growth in the second quarter, the weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday. For the whole of 2014, the German economy could even notch up faster growth than...
Tax evasion is eating away at the heart of Romania and holding back the country, among the poorest in the European Union, in its efforts to catch up, analysts warn. The estimates for the costs of the so-called black or...
President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan has based his political success on a strong Turkish economy, but a tricky external environment and concerns about the wisdom of some policies means he may have a bumpier ride ahead. The domination of Erdogan's Justice...
State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) on Sunday signed a contract with an Indian company, Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), for the construction of the 225 MW combined cycle (dual fuel) power plant at Shikalbaha in Chittagong. Larsen & Toubro...
Fans of chocolate spread Nutella or the hazelnut-filled Ferrero Rocher could soon be facing rising bills for their nutty treats because of poor weather in Turkey. Prices of hazelnuts have surged in recent weeks after cold late winter weather and...
Chinese oil giant Sinopec said Friday its net profit for the first half of 2014 was up 7.5 per cent year-on-year, despite weakened domestic demand for oil products. Asia's largest refiner by capacity said its net profit for the six...
Bangladesh has called for joint efforts among the D8 countries to find solutions to the problems relating to civil aviation to ensure globally-harmonised and safe aviation activities. “Not only the civil organisations, but also all the stakeholders in the D8...
EU candidate Serbia on Friday said it would honour a call from Brussels not to profit from Russia's ban on Western food -- but stopped short of saying it would curb its own exports. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said his...
Eighteen bodies were found Sunday aboard an inflatable dinghy adrift off Italy, media reported, amid a new surge of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. The dinghy, which was reportedly carrying 99 people, began to sink just as...
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted northern California early Sunday, knocking out power and causing some damage to roads in Napa and Sonoma counties, officials said. There were no immediate reports of deaths, injuries or major damage from the quake, which...
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said it has brought down an Israeli stealth drone above the Natanz uranium enrichment site in the centre of the country. ‘A spy drone of the Zionist regime (Israel) was brought down by a missile... This...
A Spanish police helicopter flying to rescue a mountain climber with a broken ankle crashed on Sunday, killing all three crew members on board, emergency services said. The helicopter's blades struck the side of a mountain close to the Picos...
Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi has dismissed media reports that Bangladesh may extradite jailed Indian rebel leader Anup Chetia in exchange of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in Narayanganj seven-murder case detained in India. “I want to...
The board of directors of GPH Ispat Ltd on Sunday recommended 15 per cent cash and 5 per cent stock dividends for the year ended on April 30, 2014. The annual general meeting of the company will be held on...
Trashing BNP’s allegation that Awami League (AL) is a killer party, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the ruling party is a democratic party as it always promotes democracy. “Awami League doesn’t believe in the politics of killing…Awami League...
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said Bangladesh is heading fast to achieve a rapid progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “The present government is sincerely working to ensure development in all the...
Speakers at a roundtable on the National Broadcast Policy have demanded one set of guidelines and rules for all types of media in Bangladesh. Separate policies will cause conflicts among them, said a participant of the discussion – National Broadcast...
Bangladesh Jewellers Association cut down the gold prices to adjust with the international market with effect from Monday, according to a news agency. Price of per bhori of 22-karat gold has now been fixed at Tk 47,181 against the previous...
Tuba Group Managing Director Delwar Hossain has sought a loan of Tk 3.0 billion to reopen his closed factories. He is currently out on bail granted on the condition that he would clear his workers’ dues. Delwar had been arrested...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-24 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Aug 23: Traders of hide in Rangpur district are apprehensive about running their business as they are facing severe financial crisis. According to sources the hide traders of the district are yet to recover a large amount of dues...
A BSS report says: The process of digitisation has been progressing irreversibly creating a social renaissance and new epoch in the national life for building a medium income Bangladesh effectively in near future. The progress of development activities has been...
A Correspondent | 2014-08-24 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 23: The construction work of water treatment plant was inaugurated in Chapainawabganj on Friday. Lawmaker of Chapainawabganj sadar constituency Md. Abdul Wadud laid the foundation stone of the plant as chief guest at Hujrapur in Chapainawabganj town. The...
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