Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, taking their lead from a second straight advance on Wall Street, while investors await a string of market-moving news and data over the next few days. The broad Asian gains add to Monday's positive performance...
Former Chittagong mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina against what he says is a ‘conspiracy’ to recruit foreign operators for New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT). Mohiuddin sent a fax to the prime minister’s office on...
At least 89 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion at a busy market in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province. Officials say the attacker drove a 4x4 vehicle into the market in Orgun district and detonated the explosives. The...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has unveiled the cover of a book written on her husband BNP founder late president Ziaur Rahman. Khaleda, also a former prime minister, unveiled the book titled ‘President Ziaur Rahman: the Statesman’ at her Gulshan office...
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday described the Philippines as the next ‘Asian miracle’ and a global model in fighting corruption, as it emerges from decades as a regional economic laggard. Kim heaped praise on Aquino's anti-graft fight,...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said Bangladesh has reached the present level of development overcoming various ‘odds’ and ‘challenges’, and appreciated the international community’s support for the country’s development. In the last four decades since independence, Bangladesh has achieved...
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) will organise a week-long Jamdani fair in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh from July 17. Various types of Jamdani sarees, including Tersa, Jolpar, Pannahajar, Korola, Dublajal, Saburga, Bolihar, Shaplaphul, Angurlota, Moyurpachpar,...
A court in Pakistan has passed a death sentence on a man convicted under controversial blasphemy laws of insulting the Prophet Mohammed, lawyers said Tuesday. Pakistan has strict laws against insulting Islam, which can sometimes carry the death penalty, but...
Jahangirnagar University (JU) will go on a 24-day vacation on Tuesday on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-Fitr. All academic activities will resume on August 8 while the administrative activities will remain closed from July 26 to August 3. However, the...
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Quazi Faruque died of cardiac arrest at his residence at Mirpur in the city on Tuesday morning. He was 66. He was suffering from heart diseases, diabetes, high blood pressure and eye ailments. Faruque...
The government on Tuesday approved six development projects involving over Tk 78.39 billion and three of them are related to rural electrification to boost rural economy. The approval came at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic...
Tens of thousands of German football fans are giving a hero's welcome to the World Cup-winning team in Berlin. The main celebrations were at the Brandenburg Gate, where players displayed the cup on a large stage while performing an impromptu...
Teachers and students of Bangla Department at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) confined the vice chancellor to his office for about an hour on Tuesday, demanding allotment of adequate space for classes and other academic activities for the...
Education Secretary Michael Gove is to become the new chief whip in the most wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle of David Cameron's premiership. He has been replaced by Treasury minister Nicky Morgan, as Cameron promotes more women into top jobs. Ken Clarke...
The High Court has issued a five-point directive to prevent the use of chemicals to ripen and preserve fruits. In its directives, the court asked the government to set up testing facilities at ports and to formulate a guideline to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday hosted an Iftar party for judges, government and military officials and diplomats at her official residence Ganabhaban. The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the guests, exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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