RAJSHAHI, May 14 (BSS): Agriculturists, traders and farmers here today called for increasing fine and aromatic rice production and marketing to meet the country's growing demand for rice alongside enriching its export list. They viewed that some parts of the...
BNP will hold a rally at Shaheed Farroque Road in the city’s Jatrabari area on Saturday in protest against the countrywide growing incidents of killing, abduction and forced disappearance. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the rally as the chief...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday faced an embarrassing situation in Companyganj upazila in Sylhet district as locals stopped his motorcade demanding repairs of the Sylhet-Companyganj road. Witnesses said locals gathered at Tukerbazar in the morning hearing that the minister...
Alleging that Rab has been given the ‘license to kill’, senior jurist of the country Barrister Amirul Islam on Wednesday demanded that this elite force be disbanded immediately. “Rab has been given the license to kill, set up torture cells...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets ended mixed Wednesday as investors digested downbeat industrial production data in the eurozone, dealers said. Wall Street slid lower after two days of record closing highs, while Asian equities turned in mixed performances. After spending...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
RANGPUR, May 13: Around 40 thousand people of different villages under Hariakuti union at Taraganj Upazila in Rangpur district have been suffering a lot for long in absence of a concrete bridge over the river Kharubhaj. The people of 12...
MYMENSINGH, May 13 (UNB): Two people were killed in a road accident on the Mymensingh-Haluaghat Road at Madhupur village in Tarakanda upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 27, and Al-Amin, 19. Ali Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Tarakanda...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, May 13: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Jhenidah region achieved its annual targets in loan disbursement, recovery of loan and deposit mobilisation during the last ten months of the current fiscal 2013-14. Official sources said the BKB earmarked Tk. 1287.00...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
JESSORE, May 13: To hide his corruption, a Customs official had allegedly cooked-up a story of robbery. Having preliminary proof, the authority suspended the in-charge of Jessore Customs warehouse and the assistant revenue officer Shambhunath Dey. Divisional Commissioner, Customs, Shafiqul...
RAJSHAHI, May 13 (BSS): Farming of summer Mug bean has been gaining popularity in the region including its vast Barind Tract for the last couple of years as the farmers are reaping higher economic benefit from the increased demand for...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
KHULNA, May 13: The Vice-Chancellor of KUET Dr. Muhammad Alamgir formally inaugurated the newly constructed Medical Centre at KUET on Monday as chief guest. The VC said that the newly constructed Medical Centre would be able to fulfill the medicare...
Youth drowns in Magura A youth drowned in the Nabaganga river near Magura Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abdullah, 18, son of Golam Rabbani of the same area. Locals said the youth drowned in the river while he was...
MUNSHIGANJ, May 13 (BSS): A housewife was allegedly killed for dowry by her husband at Natungaon village under Sadar upazila of the district last night. The victim was identified as Mukta Begum, 24, mother of two children and wife of...
LALMONIRHAT, May 13 (UNB): A person was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two supporters of two brothers over a land dispute at Pathikapara village in Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as...
NEW DELHI, May 13 (agencies): President Barack Obama faces the prospect this week of having to offer his congratulations to a new Indian leader who was barred from the United States less than 10 years ago over massacres of Muslims...
BAGHDAD, May 13 (AP): A wave of car bombings in mainly Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 28 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge in violence that has been the most serious challenge to the government's efforts...
NEW DELHI, May 13 (PTI) : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was given a standing ovation by his staff at South Block during a farewell they hosted for him Tuesday, a day after the general elections ended. It also saw some...
PESHAWAR, May 13, (AFP): Gunmen on Tuesday killed two schoolteachers-one Sunni Muslim, one Shiite-in a northwestern Pakistani town with a history of sectarian violence, police said. The double murder came in the Sunni-dominated town of Hangu, around 60 kilometres (40...
AMMAN, May 13 (AP): Jordan's ambassador abducted last month in Libya has been released by his captors and is on his way home, the kingdom's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Ambassador Fawaz al-Etan was taken by gunmen from his vehicle...
KATHMANDU, May 13, (AFP): Two foreign mountaineers have returned to Everest after a deadly avalanche effectively ended the climbing season, flying by helicopter partway up the peak before starting their ascents, an official said Tuesday. The female climbers, from the...
The 4th summit of the ‘Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia’ (CICA) will be held in Shanghai, China on May 20-21. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will attend the summit, said a Foreign Ministry media release on...
UKRAINE, May13 (Reuters): Russia said on Tuesday new European Union sanctions will hinder efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and urged the West to persuade Kiev to hold discussions on the country's future structure before a May 25 presidential...
3 UN peacekeepers wounded by land mine in Mali BAMAKO, May 13: A spokesman for the U.N. mission in Mali says three of its peacekeepers have been wounded in the country's far north. Spokesman Olivier Salgado said a U.N. vehicle...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Burdened by losses and uneven competition, as many as 20 superstores have folded their operations in recent years and many others may follow suit people familiar with the situation say. While demand from urbanites and upper and middle-class shoppers has...
FE Report | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Orion Group has inked deals with GE of the USA and Doosan of South Korea over the supply of steam turbine generator and super critical boiler for its 660 megawatts (mw) coal-fired power plant, a company official said. The Orion...
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