The government is running the country as if there is a state of emergency, a central BNP leader said on Monday. “An unusual state of emergency is prevailing in the country. The misrule of the government has surpassed all records...
Narendra Modi was sworn in Monday as India\'s 15th prime minister at an inauguration ceremony in the capital New Delhi attended by regional leaders. \"I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, swear in the name of God that I will maintain the integrity...
Samsung Mobile Bangladesh is giving out a cash back offer of highest Tk 15,000 for their customers in celebration of the global milestone that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has reached 10 million-unit sales worldwide in less than a month since...
At least six people were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah among them 4 were Bangladeshis. The accident took place Sunday night around 8.00pm near Al-Lit area of the city. The deceased Bangladeshis were identified...
The High Court (HC) on Monday allowed ailing Kazi Zafar Ahmed, chairman Jatiya Party (Z), to leave the country for three months to undergo medical treatment abroad. Responding to Kazi Zafar’s plea, an HC division bench comprising Justice Mohammad Abdul...
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has emphasised the need for integrating women in entrepreneurial activitism as this has a positive effect on the whole economy of a country. Addressing the plenary of the 7th Astana Economic Forum and 2nd World...
The High Court (HC) on Monday stayed for three months the elections to Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) scheduled to be held on May 31. An HC bench comprising Justice Dr Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM...
The central bank has prohibited three BASIC Bank branches in the capital from disbursing loans on charges of irregularities and corruption. The branches are-- Dilkusha, Shantinagar and Gulshan, a Bangladesh Bank spokesperson told bdnews24.com Monday.
Prof Emeritus of Dhaka University (DU) Serajul Islam Choudhury observed Monday that the economic disparity is intensifying in the country despite a long struggle and many changes, according to a news agency. In his deliberation of the ‘Nazmul Karim Study...
The High Court issued Monday a rule asking the government to explain why directive would not be given for publishing a gazette notification for implementation of the Safe Food Act, 2013. Responding to a public interest litigation writ petition (PIL),...
BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Monday voiced apprehension that an anarchic situation may create in the country if a fresh election is not held immediately. “A political vacuum is now prevailing in the country. From my political experience,...
Dhaka Metropolitan CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad will go on a 72-hour strike in the city on Tuesday demanding the extension of economic lifespan of the vehicle by four years more. Nearly 13,000 CNG-run three-wheelers are now plying the...
Dhaka Divisional (North) Transport Owners-Workers Oikya Parishad on Monday called an indefinite strike from Tuesday in eight districts of greater Mymensingh to press home their seven-point demand, including the withdrawal of Netrakona deputy commissioner Dr Abul Kalam Azad. Convener of...
MYMENSINGH: Dhaka Divisional (North) Transport Owners-Workers Oikya Parishad Monday called an indefinite strike from Tuesday in all districts of greater Mymensingh to press home their seven-point demand, including the withdrawal of Netrakona deputy commissioner Dr Abul Kalam Azad, according to...
RAJSHAHI, May 25 (BSS): Due to cultivation of high-yield, easy growing, cross-bred varieties of paddy, many environmental friendly, tasty, low-yield, traditional and indigenous varieties of paddy have become extinct or on the verge of extinction in Rajshahi region. It is...
RANGPUR, May 25 (BSS): A visiting delegation of the Department for International Development (DFID) on Saturday lauded extreme poverty alleviation activities being conducted under the 'Social and Economic Transformation of the Ultra Poor (SETU)' project of CARE Bangladesh in Rangpur...
GAIBANDHA, May 25 (BSS): Agriculture experts at a function here on Saturday urged farmers to familiarise themselves with the pattern of four-crop including mug bean to ensure food security of the country and change their lots as well. "As the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-26 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 25: Rajshahi Division Motor Owners-Labourers Oikkya Parishad(MOLOP) has called an indefinite transport strike from Sunday morning demanding to realise six-point demands including stoppage of plying of Nasiman, Kariman, Bhutbhuti and CNG through the highway, stoppage of realisation of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-26 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, May 25: A bumper production of Boro has been achieved this year in Nilphamari district. Per bigha (30 decimal) production of the crop exceeded the target everywhere across the district. DAE sources mentioned per bigha minimum production attained more...
PANCHAGARH, May 25 (BSS): Farmers of char areas along the river Karatoa in Sadar upazila and other parts of the district have harvested a bumper production of maize this year. According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, the...
SATKHIRA, May 25 (UNB): A tribunal here on Sunday convicted a man along with his brother of killing his wife in 2005 and sentenced them to death. The condemned convicts are Sohrab Hossain, 38, and his younger brother Saheb Ali,...
NARSINGDI, May 25 (UNB): A young man was chopped to death by a group of miscreants over stalking of a girl in Railway Station area of the town on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Robin Miah, 22, son of...
MADARIPUR, May 25 (BSS): A woman was killed in a road accident in Raintreetala area on Maizepara-Pathuriarpar road under Kalkini upazila of the district this noon. The deceased Marium Begum, 45, was wife of Saidul of Maizepara village of the...
Lightning kills woman in Jessore A woman was killed and another injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in sadar Upazila in Jessore on Saturday evening. Local sources said lightning struck Lucky Khatun,40, wife of Reazul Islam, while returning home...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-05-26 00:00:00
This year will prove to be very significant for the European Union (EU) in general and the European Commission (EC) in particular. Several events, including the changing scenario in Ukraine, the evolving aspects related to recession, the impact of hardening...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-05-26 00:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), which is at the forefront of the social movement against corruption, released last month a report before the media containing its evaluation of 15 institutions during the period from August 2012 to September 2013. This...
The main thrust of each year's budget is on social protection of the poor segment of the people. All governments in power had so far allocated sizeable budgetary funds for improving the lot of the people below the poverty line....
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