Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
KHULNA, Apr 26: Extreme drought has brought about colossal losses in fish and agriculture resources by about Tk 20 billion in south-western regions. Shrimp production has come down by to 50 per cent due to continuous drought for about last...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Apr 26: Farmers in Chuadanga district are expecting a bumper Boro production of this year due to favourable weather condition, suitable soil and necessary technical help from the local Agriculture Department. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said Boro...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
PABNA, Apr 26: Two people were killed and three others injured in road accidents at Chatmohar and Sujanagar Upazila of Pabna Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mokhtar Hossian, 35, of village Baliadangi in Chatmohar Upazila and Helal Uddin, 27,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
TANGAIL Apr 26: The price of ginger have shot up in retail and wholesale markets in the district, due to short supply of the product, causing suffering to local people. Locals said one kg of ginger was being sold at...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, April 26: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Kaliganj branch disbursed Tk. 0.8 million under Green Banking activities among 16 loanees for production of vermi compost fertilisers at Balarampur village of Kaliganj Upazila in Jhenidah on Wednesday. Md. Emdadul Haque, General...
RANGPUR, Apr 26 (BSS): The prevailing drought like situation for lack of rains during this dry season has severely affected normal growth of the tender tea leaves now in the gardens and smaller tea fields in Panchagarh. The green tea...
SYLHET, Apr 26 (UNB): Police recovered the slaughtered body of a clothe trader from the bank of the Dhala river in Goainghat upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Akul Mia, 35, son of late Dudu Mia of South...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Apr 26: A pre-budget discussion meeting 2014-15 was held at Nazrul Public Library in Gopalganj Thursday. Sushasoner Jonno Procharabhizan (SUPRO), Gopalganj district committee organised the meeting. Miah Arifuzzaman Rifu, Director Polli Bidyut Samity, Gopalganj and S.M Enayet Hossain, Education...
FARIDPUR, Apr 26 (BSS): One person was killed and fifteen others were injured Friday morning in a clash over a trifling matter at village Khalishadubi under Ramkantapur union of Saltha upazilla of the district. According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Saltha...
NATORE, Apr 26 (UNB): Around 20 students of a high school in Sadar upazila fell sick due to scorching heat with the sizzling summer temperature showing no sign of fall. Assistant headmaster Entaj Ali of Chhatni High School said 17...
Girl drowns in Sirajganj A minor girl drowned in a pond at Mirpur in Sirajganj district town on Friday noon. The deceased was identified as Ishita,7, daughter of Ismail Hossain of the same area. Family sources said Ishita went to...
A tender for setting up of 14 petroleum storage tanks at a cost Tk 1.45 billion in Mongla Port area is likely to be considered by the Cabinet Purchase Committee soon. Once the tanks are built, the storage capacity of...
SYLHET: Students of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will observe a 48-hour strike on the campus again from Sunday demanding expulsion of a teacher who allegedly harassed a female student sexually, according to a news agency. Spokesperson...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
The Bangalees have a penchant for imitating everything. When they imitate, the difference between the original and their look-alike is nearly impossible to discern. Dholaikhal's engineering works bear testimony to this observation. Only a few years ago companies used to...
Iftu Ahmed from Aurora, IL, USA | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
A K Fazlul Huq (1873-1962) and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) both were famous leaders in the then Indian subcontinent. Huq was known as "Sher-e-Bangla" that denotes the "Tiger of Bengal.'' He was the Mayor of Calcutta (1935), Chief Minister of...
Dhaka dwellers were relieved of scorching heat Saturday by a splash of rain. Gusty winds blew Friday afternoon after record-breaking temperature over the previous few days, but there was no rain. Rain came Saturday afternoon, though in drizzle. However, the...
Md Mahfuzur Rahman Siddique | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
It was indeed a most delightful and unforgettable experience to be present in the prize giving ceremony of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League, 2013. Organised by the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) the ceremony was held on 16th...
Farid Hasan Ahmed | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh with the population of some 160 million is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In summer, Bangladesh has a long history of facing hazards such as tornadoes, flash floods and cyclones. Lives, livelihoods and properties are...
Fahmida Hashem | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Snake! Whenever we think about this animal, a shadow of fear sparkles through our veins. But there is still a community of Bedes (snake charmers) who are living a life surrounded by snakes in many parts of Bangladesh. Bede, the...
Rabeya Ferdous | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Mental retardation or MR is the most common disability in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 3.8 per cent children are mentally retarded. We can find these types of patients beside us. They may be our close relatives or neighbours or we can...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Planners in Bangladesh appear to have forgotten the necessity of 'sustainable development'. It refers to a situation where development will bring benefits for the people on one hand and protect environment, on the other. Environment converges to a situation which...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Department of Environment intends to transform the existing technologically inefficient and highly polluting brick kilns to 'energy efficient and modern' brick kilns within June 30, 2014. Such a target is not announced for the first time and the previous deadlines...
LONDON: The last letter known to have been written on board the Titanic sold at auction in Britain for £119,000 ($200,000, 145,000 euros) Saturday. The letter was written by second class passenger Esther Hart just hours before the doomed ocean...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, at a pre-budget discussion meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR), a rather routine annual event, held last Sunday, made two tax-related recommendations that would go well with the people...
Saleh Akram | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez died on April 17, 2014 at the age of 87. That everything he wrote was gold is how a translator of his works recalls. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century,...
Ridwan Quaium | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
According to a report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), 40 per cent of the road users, who die in accidents, are pedestrians. Almost every day a pedestrian meet an accident in Dhaka. It is true that errant and reckless...
Science can help a lot to lift a country so far as its development is concerned. The incumbent government in Bangladesh very much realises this. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a ceremony recently urged the youths to practice science for...
Mango growers in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts are expecting excellent production this year with favourable climatic condition at the initial stage. Mango trees now wear eye-catching looks in orchards and homesteads with huge tender mangoes hanging on. News reports quoting...
Those who have not forgotten have observed the 24th April solemnly and remembered the tragic incident of Rana Plaza which took away more than 1100 workers' lives. Now the leaders of the garment industry in Bangladesh are more conscious of...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2014-04-26 00:00:00
The poultry industry has developed in Bangla-desh. This industry provides various opportunities for increasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate plus equitable distribution through arranging food security as well as ensuring self-employment at a large scale. It was in...
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