BEIRUT, July 4 (AFP): The jihadist Islamic State now fully controls all of Syria's main oil and gas fields, which are located in Deir Ezzor province next to Iraq, a monitoring group said. IS declared an "Islamic caliphate" in areas...
Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US East Coast MIAMI, July 4: Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore, packing 100 mph (160 kph) winds and drenching rains in an onslaught dampening America's July 4 celebrations. The US National...
Babul Barman | 2014-07-05 00:00:00
Stocks posted modest gains last week that ended Thursday, the first week of the new fiscal year, as investors booked short-term profit in later part of the week. The week featured four trading sessions instead of five as trading was...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, July 3: Shah Nursery in Jhenidah is playing a vital role in producing quality plants from mother trees and supplying them to many places of the country, including Chittagong. Md. Shaiful Islam who had been harbouring a hobby from ...
BAGERHAT, July 3 (UNB): A court here on Thursday condemned five people, including a couple, to death for killing four members of a family in Sharankhola upazila in 2000. The condemned convicts are Shahid Sarder, his wife Mafila Begum of...
RAJSHAHI, July 3 (BSS): Despite efforts of different GO- NGO, hardly 250 of around 1000 households are using sanitary latrines in Narayanpur, Mohar and Kalna villages of Talanda Union Parishad in Tanore Upazila of the district. "We provided all requisite...
RU Correspondent | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 3: The authority of Rajshahi University (RU) is going to celebrate its 61st founding anniversary amid much enthusiasm and fanfare through various programmes, on Sunday. To mark the day the university chalked out a day-long colourful programme...
RANGPUR, July 3 (BSS): The farmers are expecting bumper production of the highly fleshy, fibreless and tasty local variety Haribhanga mango as its harvest continues in full swing with excellent yield now here this season, official sources said. Horticulture specialist...
JAMALPUR, July 3 (BSS): The farmers of Jamalpur district have brought a vast area of land under jute cultivation in the current season as they were encouraged by fair price of jute last year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office...
CHUADANGA, July 3 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken an extensive programme for cultivation of mug pulse in four upazilas of the district during the current season. Under the programme, a total of 3,810 hectares of land...
NARAYANGANJ, July 3 (BSS): A housewife was murdered by her husband's elder brother at Nabiganj-Islambag area under Bandar upazila of the district early this morning. The victim Taslima Begum, 36, is mother of three children and wife of Monir Hossain...
Ready-made garment workers demanded to pay their Eid bonuses and arrears before the 20th of Ramadan, according to a news agency. Addressing a rally in front of the Jaitya Press Club Friday in the capital, workers’ leaders also demanded Eid...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
MAGURA, 3 July: National Birth Registration Day -2014 was observed in Magura Thursday. Magura municipality undertook different programmes to observe the day including a grand rally in the morning. It also arranged a discussion meeting at municipality office premises. Magura...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-04 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, July 3: The National Fisheries Week-2014 began with a befitting manner in Gopalganj Wednesday. District Administration and Fisheries Department, Gopalganj, jointly organised the week. On the occasion of the day a colourful rally was brought out which paraded through...
BARISAL, July 3 (BSS): A youth was killed in a road accident in Nathulnabad Bus-stand area in the city here this noon. The deceased was identified as Milan Bhuyan, 32, son of Ayun Ali of Talbaria village under Sadar upazila...
Man found dead in Sirajganj Police recovered the body of a man from a field at Daulatpur village in Belkuchi upazila in Sirajganj Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Habibar Rahman Sheikh,60, son of Hutu Sheikh, a resident of Dulatpur...
YANGON, Jul 3 (AP): Buddhist mobs on motorbikes drove through the city of Mandalay throwing stones at mosques and Muslim-owned shops in a second night of violence that left at least two people dead, authorities said Thursday. One victim was...
BAGHDAD, July 3 (AFP): Baghdad's forces struggled Thursday to break a military stalemate with Sunni militants, as US officials reached out to key leaders to push for an end to political chaos in Iraq. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meanwhile extended...
Japan decided on Thursday to ease some sanctions on North Korea in return for its reopening of a probe into the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by the reclusive state decades ago, as a fresh report emerged that some of...
WASHINGTON, July 3 (AP): Intelligence officials are concerned about a new al-Qaida effort to create a bomb that would go undetected through airport security, a counterterrorism official said, prompting the US to call for tighter security measures at some foreign...
DONETSK, July 3 (AFP): Fighting rumbled on in east Ukraine Thursday between government troops and pro-Russian rebels despite a fresh push for ceasefire talks from international envoys. Ukraine's border service said that nine guards were wounded when rebels shelled the...
MANILA, July 3 (AFP): The Philippines urged its large Muslim minority on Thursday to reconsider plans to join pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia this year due to a deadly virus outbreak there. About 6,500 Filipinos who are set to join the...
Communist rebels kill Philippine mayor MANILA, July 3: Communist guerrillas waging one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies have ambushed and killed the mayor of a town in the violence-plagued southern Philippines, the military said Thursday. Guerrillas from the New People's Army...
As Bangladesh’s export to India remains below the expectation despite having duty-free access, business leaders and economists say Bangladesh needs to look for alternative ways for closing the trade gap with its important neighbour. Proper market analysis, producing products by...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted Friday an Iftar party for her family members and relatives at her official residence Ganobhaban. Before the Iftar, the Prime Minister went round the tables of the guests and enquired about their wellbeing, according to...
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