PATNA, Aug 4 (AP): Rescue workers in eastern India urgently evacuated tens of thousands of people Monday after a deadly landslide in neighboring Nepal blocked a river that could burst its banks and submerge scores of Indian villages. Authorities in...
GAZA CITY, Aug 4 (AFP): Lying on his bed in a Gaza hospital, three-year-old Yamin now sees the world from behind burns which have disfigured him for life. The tiny boy is just one of hundreds of burn victims and...
KATHMANDU, Aug 4 (AFP): When India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled this week to Kathmandu on a historic visit, he stunned observers by bringing along a surprise guest, his Nepalese foster son. The 63-year-old prime minister is known to be...
16 troops, 'dozens' of militants dead in Lebanon clashes BEIRUT, Aug 4: Sixteen Lebanese soldiers, including two officers, and "dozens" of militants have been killed in three days of clashes in eastern Lebanon on the Syrian border, a military source...
SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters):Asian gasoil demand remained weak as there was a lack of spot buyers in the market. Major buyers like Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have largely stayed away from the spot market during the Muslim fasting month of...
SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (AFP) : Oil prices rose in Asia Monday, but analysts said gains were capped following weakened demand caused by refinery shutdowns and easing concerns about armed conflicts around the world. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for September...
MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters): Russian oil output stood at 10.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, down from 10.55 million bpd in June, Energy Ministry data showed on Saturday. In tonnes, oil output was 43.949 million versus 43.161 million...
LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) : Chicago wheat rose to a two-week high on Monday, rising for a fourth consecutive session, as quality concerns in western Europe increased investor appetite for US wheat. Corn and soybean prices also edged higher although...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Tuesday approved a Tk 2.92 billion tender proposal of Dhaka Wasa (Dwasa) for increasing water supply in the city’s Mirpur area. South Korean Company Huyndai Corporation won the contract for drawing up the water by...
HONG KONG, Aug 4 (Reuters) : McDonald's Corp, which has over 2,000 restaurants in China, will restore its full menu in some Chinese cities this week, a fortnight after a food safety scandal forced the company to halt the sale...
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 4 (Reuters) : Canexus Corp, the developer of Canada's first dedicated oil train terminal, has embraced the crude-by-rail boom with little success so far. Its shares are down 45 per cent over the past year and the...
CHUADANGA, Aug 4 (UNB): Diarrhoea has broken out alarmingly in the district as several hundred people infected with the water-borne disease have been admitted to the Sadar Hospital over the last few days. Sources at Sadar Hospital said 340 patients...
MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 4 (UNB): A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison in Giasnagar union of Sadar upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Mina Rani Dash, 55, wife of Sitaram of the area. Locals said Mina took poison...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 4 (BSS): Dental unit of Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) has not yet been turned into a full fledged dental college even after construction of four storied infrastructure and procurement of necessary instruments at a cost of Taka 10...
A Correspondent | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Aug 4: Day labourers of Tangail district is facing acute crises for not getting work to maintain their livelihood. Many of them are not even able to manage a square meal a day for members of their families, as...
The bodies of two women were recovered while many remained missing after ‘Pinak 6’ launch with 350 passengers on board sank in Padma River near Mawa Ghat at Lauhajung Upazila in Munshiganj district on Monday. Acting Superintendent of Police Zakir...
Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin and its director Mohammad Hossain have filed bail petitions with the High Court (HC) in two money-laundering cases. The two petitions were scheduled to come for hearing at the bench of Justice Nizamul Haque...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader Monday claimed that people enjoyed safe and comfortable journey during this Eid. “A team worked by several ministries, oganisations, police and administration made it possible. People celebrated their Eid delightfully with their near and dear ones...
RANGPUR, Aug 3 (BSS): The prevailing drought-like situation during the past few consecutive weeks has been hampering cultivation of Transplanted Aman (T- Aman) crop at most places in the northern region, farmers and official sources said. The officials and experts...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 3 (BSS): Western Zone of Bangladesh Railway has adopted a Taka 441.5 million level crossing rehabilitation project aims at ensuring the safe and uninterrupted movement of rail and road traffic by upgrading and manning the proposed level crossing...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-04 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Aug 3: A busted bridge on a main canal of the Ganges-Kabodak (G.K.) project at Panch Pakhia Napitpara village under Abaipur union of Shailkupa upazila in Jhenidah is posing a serious threat to the lives of thousands of people...
BARISAL, Aug 3 (UNB): Two people, including a teenage boy, died in separate incidents in sadar upazila of the district on Friday. Family sources said Ridoy, 13, son of Krishak Federation Barisal unit president Harun Vandari, died from electrocution at...
Strong winds and matching currents have stopped launches from travelling between Paturia and Daulatdia. Hundreds of people looking to cross the confluence of the mighty rivers Padma and Jamuna are now stranded on the banks after the operation was suspended...
LALMONIRHAT, Aug 3 (BSS): Over 100 farmers are facing difficulties in cultivating paddy on their lands in 'Dulali Beel' at Falimari village under Aditmari upazila here as a group of local influential men started a fish project blocking the natural...
JAMALPUR, Aug 3 (BSS): Aus paddy cultivation in the district is increasing gradually as farmers are becoming interested in earning extra profit from it. Most of the farmers in the district after harvesting BRRI-28, a short duration variety, cultivated Aus...
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