Some 2,640MW of electricity could be saved from the current use of 7,650MW through efficient devices and equipment, reports UNB. This was disclosed in a study which was conducted by the Power Division. Power Division's Joint Secretary Siddique Zobair carried...
In the wake of untoward clashes between doctors and people seeking medical services at government hospitals, experts have recommended introducing comprehensive courses on behaviour and skills in all medical colleges so that the doctors become more sensitised towards their patients....
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury hoped Saturday that the government would be able to prevent the leakage of question papers, reports BSS "We have stopped many wrongdoings in this country. We will also be able to prevent this (question paper...
Saima Wazed Hossain Putul, chairperson of National Advisory Committee of Global Autism Public Health Initiative in Bangladesh, urged international community to come forward for the development of autistic children, reports BSS. "The international community has to come forward for the...
University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has allocated Tk 2.40 billion for research work of 35 universities, reports BSS. Under the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), UGC is allocating the money for 124 sub-projects for...
As formalin-treated fruits have flooded the markets, a Dhaka University teacher on Saturday suggested using a special chemical having strongest bad odour with the imported formalin to stop its use in food items, reports UNB. Prof ABM Farroque of Pharmacy...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 14 (BSS): Three persons including a minor boy were killed in lightning under Shibganj Upazila Saturday. The deceased were identified as Durul Huda (40), son of M Tufani of Bajitpur village under Shyampur union, Mousumi Aktar (25), daughter...
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Max+7 team became champion and BUET Onion Team became 1st Runner-up in Daffodil National Collegiate Programming Contest-2014, reports BSS. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology team, SUST bat- bateans became 2nd runner-up and...
Photojournalist Zahirul Haque has died in a Delhi hospital, his family members say, reports bdnews24.com. He was on life support for the last three days at the HBS Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi. Mr Haque's daughter-in-law Sajia...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Experts at a meeting held in the city last week stressed the need for conservation and use of rainwater in major cities. They expressed apprehension that indiscriminate extraction of groundwater will cause land subsidence and increased salinity. WaterAid and Bangla...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
The government will upgrade the railway between the capital and the adjacent business city of Narayanganj to a dual-gauge double-track one for smooth transportation of business and office-going passengers, officials said Saturday. Bangladesh Railway (BR) officials said a Tk 3.99...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has requested US Congressman Steve Chabot to support Bangladesh for the restoration of generalised system of preferences (GSP) facility. Tofail Ahmed is now in the US. The commerce minister discussed the issue during a meeting with...
NARAYANGANJ, June 14 (UNB): The probe committee, formed by the government to investigate the killing of seven people, visited RAB-11 headquarters and another office of the elite force here on Saturday. Sources said the probe body members visited RAB-11 headquarters...
NARAYAGANJ, June 14 (UNB): A court here placed former RAB official Lt Col Tareque Sayeed on a fresh four-day remand on Saturday in connection with the sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case. Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate K M Mohiuddin passed the order...
THAKURGAON, June 14 (UNB): BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Saturday that the current government is trying to hang onto power using the state machinery. "The government is using RAB, police and other state machinery in its bid...
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has said people may transit from phase one of life to phase two after completing a certain number of years of work, but that should not be called retirement, reports UNB. "There's no reason why...
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was observed across the country Friday night with due religious fervour, reports BSS. The Muslims spent the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting from the holy Quran and seeking blessings from...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Macroeconomic correlates are pretty inconsistent and key fiscal targets do not reflect reality in the budget estimation for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, a key note paper presented at a function, organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), said. It...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
At least 10 people were killed, nine of them burnt alive, as houses at Kalshi Bihari camp in the capital's Mirpur area were set on fire on Saturday morning amid armed clashes over cracker explosion during overnight celebrations on the...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina is just back from a five-day visit to China and the outcome of the talks she had with the Chinese leadership is seen as "productive", contributing significantly to further strengthening the cordial ties between the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday her official visit to China last week has deepened bilateral relations and opened new dimensions of economic cooperation between Dhaka and Beijing, report agencies. "The visit has been fruitful," the PM told...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
In a move to check a surge in prices of essential commodities, the government has formed inspection teams that will monitor the price movements and prevent abnormal situation in the city markets, especially in the wake of an upcoming buying...
FE Report | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
The state-owned Power Cell has extended further the bid-submission deadline by two weeks for receiving expressions of interest (EoI) from international companies to build an onshore LNG terminal at Matarbari on Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate...
Munima Sultana | 2014-06-15 00:00:00
Signing of the contract with the Chinese company for construction of the much-awaited Padma Bridge at a cost of Tk 121 billion will be held on June 17 (Tuesday). The Bangladesh Bridge Authority, the executing agency of the US$2.9 billion...
WASHINGTON, June 14: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $107 million credit for the Mizoram State Roads II -- Regional Transport Connectivity Project to improve connectivity of the landlocked state of Mizoram and help tap the potential...
NOAKHALI: A person was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Jogikhali Pool in Begumganj upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abul Bashar, 45, leader of 'Bashar Bahini' and former member of Alaiyapur union council...
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