Bangladesh has been elected Vice President of the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference being held in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. The four-day 17th conference started on Monday and will continue till Thursday, said an official release Wednesday, according...
Robi Axiata Ltd has achieved a strong growth in revenue and profitability in the first quarter (Q1) of the current year after recovering from revenue fall, EBITDA (earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortisation) and PAT (Profit After Tax) in...
KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders stormed into the final of IPL 7 after registering a 28-run win over table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in the first qualifier at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Chasing a modest 164-run target, KXIP lost early momentum...
Asserting that she never pampers any misdeed, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned that her government will spare no one if found guilty of criminal activity. “My decision is crystal clear…no one will be spared if found involved in...
Sand and stone lifters and traders formed a human chain in Sunamganj district town on Wednesday to press home their various demands, including an end to illegal toll collection in lifting sand and stone from the Surman Dhopajan River. District...
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday changed the retuning officer (RO) of Barisal-5 by-polls slated for June 12. Instead of Barisal regional election officer Mir Md Shahjahan, Deputy Commissioner of Barisal Shahidul Alam will act as the returning officer of...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Any time in the year is good enough to essay the state of the economy but the eve of budget appears to be most appropriate. It is a time when income and expenditure for the economy are brought together in...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has become dependent on rental and quick rental power plants. Because of the failure of big power projects to develop, PDB has to remain tied to rental and quick rentals for at least another six...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday removed the restriction in getting admission to the city’s Notre Dame College, staying the operation of the government-set guidelines that allow admission to HSC sans test. Responding to a petition filed by Notre Dame...
Bangladesh and Japan are time-tested friends. The bilateral relations of amity is rooted in history. This stems from the two countries' inherent belief in friendship, mutual support, and peaceful coexistence. The foundation of this relationship was laid during the 1971...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Rise in export of leather and leather goods to the tune of more than 1.0 billion in ten months of the current fiscal is a clear reflection of the potential the country's leather sector holds for the economy. The forecast...
Kabir Uddin | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Road improvements lead to multifaceted benefits in the form of reduced travelling time, improved traffic safety and reduced emissions in any country. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multiplying...
Digital buses with wifi internet facilities have hit Dhaka streets. The state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) pressed into service 10 buses in the capital Dhaka on April 10 offering free Wi-Fi facility. Passengers will be able to know from...
The world cup football is around the corner although it will be held far away from our country and our national team does not even come close to it. However, we have no dearth of enthusiasm about it. For me...
A few days back, a picture in a newspaper showed an elephant stopping a car and its snout next to the driver's window was reportedly asking for money. This might have frightened the passengers and the driver, which could lead...
Wrapping up her four-day official tour of Japan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday night left Tokyo for home. The Prime Minster and her entourage departed Haneda International Airport around 12:10 am, local time, (BST 09:10 pm) by a VVIP...
B K Mukhopadhyay | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
For the Indian economy the way ahead is difficult and thorny. But it is possible to achieve better. According to Crisil, the decisive electoral mandate of Narendra Modi government has created the best environment in a long time to bite...
Shah Md. Ahsan Habib | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Pointing fingers to 'supervisory failure' is not very uncommon while detecting any fund misappropriation or increase in the non-performing loans in the banking sector of Bangladesh. It is well-recognised that the bank supervisor or the central bank can play an...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
Shahidul Haque Khan, a lifelong bachelor, lives a solitary life in his own duplex house facing a small garden of flower plants at Indira Road, Dhaka, enjoying a tranquil life. He passes his waking hours reading books and magazines and...
SUNAMGANJ, May 27 (UNB): Litchi growers of Manikpur-Godabari village, famous for production of the delicious juicy fruit, in Chhatak upazila are much frustrated due to poor output of the item this year. The growers are to incur heavy losses this...
RANGPUR, May 27 (BSS): Four persons were killed and five others injured in a fatal road crash at Chiklee Bazar point on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway under Syedpur upazila in Nilphamari district last night, police sources said. The accident occurred when...
GAIBANDHA, May 27 (BSS): Speakers at a function here on Tuesday stressed the need for continuing the marketing system in char areas all the year round to help the char dwellers economically. "The char inmates incur losses economically at the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, May 27: Gopalganj Thana Police recovered body of a youth from a paddy field at Amuria under Gopalganj Sadar Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mezbah Chowdhury (22), a student of BA, Bangabandhu University College and son of...
RAJSHAHI, May 27 (BSS): By dint of house to house cattle farming, the Rajshahi region has started becoming enriched with livestock resources during the last couple of years. The feature has brightened the prospects of exporting beef to areas within...
Woman burnt to death in Gaibandha A visually impaired woman was burnt to death in a fire which broke out at a house of Harichandi village in Fulchhari Upazila in Gaibandha on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Kajali...
JESSORE, May 27 (UNB): A jute mill worker was shot to death by some miscreants at Barandipara in Sadar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hafizur Rahman, 22, a worker of Ahad Jute Mills and son of Abdul...
RU Correspondent | 2014-05-28 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 27: Agrani Bank Ltd, Rajshahi University (RU) branch has opened an ATM booth at the campus Monday, said a press release. With a view to providing better banking service to the teachers, students and officials of the...
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday the overall development of the region would be ensured once the potential for development of South Asian countries are fully exploited through Saarc. The Indian President also said Saarc can work as a bridge...
John Kemp of Reuters from London | 2014-05-27 00:00:00
"If I work in your Beijing, I would shorten my life at least five years," Premier Zhu Rongji, a career politician from Shanghai, quipped in 1999, referring to the notorious air pollution in China's northern capital. Research has confirmed life...
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