Two members of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead in a gunfight with the members of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Satyabrata Chakma, 27,...
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat terrorism by Sunni extremists in neighbouring Iraq, President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday. Rouhani did not say exactly what Iran intended to do to help stop an offensive by fighters from the Islamic State of...
Hosts Brazil face Croatia at 5:00pm on Thursday (Brazil standard time, 1500 GMT) to kick off the 2014 World Cup soccer. The 32-team extravaganza gets under way in the city of Sao Paulo, where the South American nation Brazil's beloved...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to light a fire under the country's long-tepid economy will this month face its most critical test with a long-awaited update to his plans for structural reforms. Farming and pharmacology, pension investments and immigration,...
Heads of major US companies on Wednesday urged immigration reform as crucial to boosting US economic growth, amid speculation the issue was dead after a shock Republican election defeat. The Business Roundtable, an influential group representing top chief executives, said...
A cargo vessel with 13 crew on board sunk in the channel leading to the Chittagong Port on Thursday morning. However, all the 13 sailors of the lighterage ship managed to swim ashore. No injury is reported. Captain Nazmul Alam,...
State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said the government will take stern action against those involved in human trafficking through sea routes. “An investigation is going on to find out the criminals as the government has taken a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media on Saturday on the outcome of her six-day China visit. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said this at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry on Thursday. The press...
A fire broke out at a leather factory at Hazaribagh in the capital on Thursday noon. Fire Services officials said the fire erupted in a bathroom of Chowdhury Leather Factory on the fourth floor of the 5-storeyed building at about...
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday said those who deny the role of their party founder Ziaur Rahman in the country’s Liberation War are nothing but political louts. “Ziaur Rahman had proclaimed the country’s independence in 1971 as...
Environmental activists on Thursday demanded that the government impose higher tax on cigarettes than that proposed in the budget bill for the fiscal 2014-2015. Speaking at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club, they claimed that 98 percent of...
Dhaka WASA has launched a 10-year dredging programme to clean up canals and box culverts in the capital to ensure smooth discharge of storm water to make city free from flooding and water-logging. Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA)...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Thursday described BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman’s recent remarks as rubbish. “He has constantly been making such claims what his father had not claimed when he was alive. I can...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will arrive in Dhaka on Monday on three-day state visit to Bangladesh when the two countries are likely to sign four agreements. “We’re expecting to sign three agreements and a MoU with Cambodia during the...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has arrested three members of an organised syndicate involved in making child pornography from the capital. They also rescued a boy and recovered over 100 porn CDs and various types of materials used for...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the work on Dhaka Elevated Expressway will begin in September next. “It’s a priority project of the government. The Prime Minister put the project on fast-track considering its importance,” he said. The minister...
At least four people were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a lorry at Murshipur on Bogra-Nagarbari highway in Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj district on Thursday. Three of the deceased were identified as Selim, 30, son...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said each citizen of Bangladesh carries foreign loan of nearly Tk 12,700 (US $162.2). The amount of foreign credit taken by Bangladesh on June 30 last year was Tk 1951.46 billion (US$24,907 million), he...
The state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) earned a profit of Tk 1.03 billion, including tax from advertisement in the fiscal year 2012-13, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu told parliament on Thursday. Inu’s figure came in his reply to a starred question...
Bangladesh has decided to take time to pick the best offer over the construction of a deep seaport at Sonadia in Cox’s Bazar as a number of countries have shown interest in the lucrative mega project. “Bangladesh has offers from...
President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday night on a two-day visit, his first trip to Bangladesh after taking office in 2013. The ADB president is scheduled to hold his first meeting...
Experts on Thursday observed that the agricultural subsidy proposed in the national budget for fiscal year 2014-15 is not adequate to rein in the prices of most agri inputs and will eventually lead to a rise in food prices. A...
Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) President Abul Bashar on Thursday said they welcome the government’s move to reduce migration cost for workers seeking jobs abroad. At a meeting with newly-formed Reporters for Bangladeshi Migrants (RBM) at BAIRA Bhaban...
The International Crimes Tribunal -1 on Thursday disposed of the contempt of court case relieving Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury of Ganashasthaya and journalist Mahfuzullah of the charges with some strictures. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim, passed the...
In the wake of recent border tension over the killing of a BGB man, Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to introduce border liaison offices (BLOs) along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to ensure a quick response to border-related problems. The decision was...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-12 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jun 11: Boro paddy procurement target is facing serious setback in the district during the current season owing to higher price of paddy in local markets compared to that of government rate. According to sources government procurement drive began...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 11 (BSS): Rajshahi divisional e-business fair-2014 began for the first time in the city today to encourage people to online shopping of their necessities. Divisional Commissioner's office organized the three-day fair with patronization of Information and Communication Technology...
The 54th Council Meeting and Annual Forum of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will be held in the capital in September this year. For the first time, Bangladesh will host the high profile event to be held on 8-12 September. Ministers,...
GAIBANDHA, Jun 11 (BSS): Speakers in a function here on Tuesday stressed the need for more budgetary allocation in very essential sectors including health, education and agriculture. "An emphasis should be given to search the well off persons and to...
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