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EU raising grants to Bangladesh by 40pc

2014-07-15 00:00:00

The European Union is increasing its grant assistance by nearly 40 per cent a year for the next seven years in a show of its “continuing commitment” to Bangladesh. Currently, the EU provides around €500 million grants each year. The...

Call of anti-govt movement is just rubbish: AL

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Ruling Awami League is not taking any kind of preparation to face BNP and its 20-party alliance after holy Ramadan as some of its senior leaders think that Khaleda Zia's call of anti-government movement is ‘just rubbish' and 'cheap political...

Robi hands over cheque in favour of ‘Sramik Kalyan Tahabil’

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Robi Axiata Limited, the second largest telecom operator of the country in terms of revenue, handed over a cheque of Tk 21,425,003 in favour of ‘Sramik Kalyan Tahabil’ from the Workers’ Profit Participation Fund’s Trust of Robi Axiata Limited related...

EU renews call for dialogue for political stability

2014-07-15 00:00:00

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna on Tuesday renewed the call for dialogue among political parties to have a long-term political stability averting ‘confrontation’ and ‘violence’ to help Bangladesh grow further. “The prospect of this country looks very...

Shopping malls abuzz with Eid shoppers

2014-07-15 00:00:00

With only half a month left for Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, shoppers have started crowding the city’s shopping malls. The retailers have already raised the prices of Eid items as they are expecting bigger crowds to fill...

Get united, save country: Khaleda

2014-07-15 00:00:00

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday urged all to get united to save the country from the grasp of the scum of the world and corrupt people. “There’s no good man with this regime. Only the scum of the world...

Media urged to point out mistakes of govt

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday said it is natural that the government will commit mistakes and the media will point out those. He made the remarks while talking to reporters after inaugurating a media centre at the Secretariat...

Hanna says goodbye to media

2014-07-15 00:00:00

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna on Tuesday bid a hearty farewell to his media friends with tearful eyes as he will head for Ghana this month ending his assignment in Dhaka. Dressed with an elegant Panjabi, Hanna attended...

Attack on journos: DU suspends 10 BCL men

2014-07-15 00:00:00

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities on Tuesday suspended 10 students, who are involved in the politics of Bangladesh Chharta League (BCL), for different terms in connection with Monday’s attack on journalists that left seven injured. The authorities of Masterda Surya...

Detailed DSE Trading

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Digital classroom opens up new dimension in institutional learning system

2014-07-15 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 14 (BSS): The promoted ICT- based modern multimedia classroom has opened up a new dimension in teaching-learning system of the educational institutions. The digital contents in the multimedia classroom have emerged as a tool for the students to...

Two electrocuted in districts

2014-07-15 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, July 14 (BSS): A woman was electrocuted at her house at Shukhnagar in Gaibandha Municipality area of the district this noon. The victim was identified as Sajeda Begum, 50, wife of Afzal Hossain of the same area. Police sources...

Jhenidah ATI limping with shortage of money and manpower

Our Correspondent | 2014-07-15 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, July 14: Agriculture Training Institute (ATI), Jhenidah is crippling with intensity of manpower shortage and financial constraints affecting congenial academic atmosphere badly here. Established in 2006 at Amtola on the township of Jhenidah, by the side of Jhenidah-Kushtia highway,...

JUST student stabbed to death in Jessore

2014-07-15 00:00:00

JESSORE, July 14 (UNB): A student of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) was stabbed to death allegedly by some activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the university campus here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Naimul Islam...

21,730 hectares under Aus cultivation in Chuadanga

2014-07-15 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, July 14 (BSS): The cultivation of transplanted Aus paddy in all the four upazilas of the district is now going on satisfactorily. According to Chuadanga district agriculture extension department office source during this season a total of 21,730 hectors...

Training programme on IT stressed to create skilled manpower

2014-07-15 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, July 14 (BSS): Speakers at a function today stressed the need for providing training on Information Technology (IT) to create skilled manpower in the country. They were speaking at the inaugural session of a five-day IT training in the...

\\\'Climate change adaptation must for attaining food security\\\'

2014-07-15 00:00:00

RANGPUR, July 14 (BSS): Adaptation with the adverse climate change impacts through innovation of time-befitting and need-based newer ways, technologies and stress tolerant crop varieties has become a must for attaining food security. To attain sustainable food security, experts, scientists...

Old man killed in B\\\'baria

2014-07-15 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, July 14 (UNB): An old man was killed in an attack over a trifling matter at Najarpur in Bijoynagar upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Amzad Hossain, 60, son of late Rohis Uddin, a resident of the...

185 projects under Kabikha in Manikganj

2014-07-15 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, July 14 (BSS): The government has completed 185 projects in two phases including women reserved seat under Kabikha during the last fiscal in seven upazilas and two pourasabhas of the district. Most of the projects were earth-work which smoothed...

Sexagenarian stabbed to death

2014-07-15 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 14 (UNB): A sexagenarian man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over a trifling matter in Kuarpar area of the city on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Islam,60, a resident of the area....

RU student crushed under train

2014-07-15 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 14 (BSS): A female student of Rajshahi University was killed under train at the university's Art College railway crossing today. The deceased was identified as Ishrat Arefin, 19, a first year student of Applied Mathematics Department, hailed from...

News in brief

2014-07-15 00:00:00

5 held with fake currency notes in Rajshahi Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested five people along with fake currency notes amounting to Tk 0.18 million in Rajshahi Sunday night. The arrestees were identified as Enamul Haque,35, Razzak Ali,32, Jamal,30,...

Photo: RANGAMATI: The picturesque Jibtoli resort

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Photo: SIRAJGANJ: In a desperate attempt to stop erosion of the river Jamuna

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Photo: NARAYANGANJ: Farmers carrying Boro paddies

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Arab League urges int’l protection for Gaza

2014-07-15 00:00:00

CAIRO, July 14 (agencies): The Arab League has called on the "international community" to end Israeli air strikes on Gaza and to protect Palestinians, ahead of a foreign ministers' meeting later Monday. Israel pressed its campaign of punishing raids on...

Israel holds off Gaza ground assault as world urges calm

2014-07-15 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, July 14 (agencies): Israel kept up its punishing raids on Gaza Monday but held off from a threatened ground incursion as the world intensified efforts to broker a truce. With Israel's campaign to halt cross-border rocket fire entering its...

93 killed in Uganda tribal attacks

2014-07-15 00:00:00

At least 93 people were killed, including 10 security officers, in tribal attacks in the western part of Uganda, police said Sunday, reports Reuters. The July 5 tribal attacks and criminal activities in Kasese, Ntoroko and Bundibugyo districts resulted into...

Kerry hunkers down for \\\'lengthy\\\' Iran nuclear talks

2014-07-15 00:00:00

VIENNA, July 14 (AFP): US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed his Iranian counterpart Monday to make "critical choices", six days before a deadline to cut a historic deal that would finally dispel fears about Tehran's nuclear drive. Going into...

ISIS in Iraq inspiring Pakistani militants, says expert

2014-07-15 00:00:00

The ISIS in Iraq is influencing Pakistani militants, with at least one group declaring allegiance to the insurgents, a Pakistani security analyst has said, reports Reuters. Muhammad Amir Rana said in Dawn Sunday that the Pakistani militant group Tehreek-i-Khilafat's declaration...