Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
Because of extreme heat, electricity load shedding is taking place throughout the country. It takes place three to four times a day with duration of one hour each time. The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) says that there is no...
The country's furniture industry has never been in the limelight for understandable reasons. Traditionally, the sector has remained a preserve of an artisan class which inherits its knowledge of, and skills in, woodwork from its forefathers. But in a country...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
The Earth Day, now celebrated on April 22 worldwide each year, is the largest secular holiday on this planet celebrated by a billion people, according to the first Earth Day 1970 organiser Dennis Hayes. It is now observed in 192...
Prof Lutfor Rahman | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
Hundreds of thousands of fresh graduates are unemployed in Bangladesh. They have obtained their graduation degrees in various disciplines including Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Genetic Engineering, deemed very attractive across the world. Those employed are also not satisfied...
At long last, the taxicab service is there in the city after a long gap. The prime minister inaugurated the new taxicab service. It is surprising that a capital city with an area of over 900 square kilometre and having...
The one who is simple is able to see through the complications of situations and people. Such a person has the ability to only pick out what is useful and worthy from the expanse of all that is available. A...
Ripan Kumar Biswas from New York | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
'Tears in the Fabric,' 'Meet the Makers,' 'Labour behind the Label,' 'The Human Cost the Cloths you Wear on," are the few headlines of many events, programmes or articles that have been observed or published throughout the world including Bangladesh....
BHOLA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed Friday said the country achieved the capacity of producing 11,000 MW of electricity during the Awami League government. “Country’s power general capacity reached 11,000 MW during the Awami League from only 3,000 MW,” he said...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Apr 24: The potters in Rangpur district are passing tough days and struggling for their survival as products of the traditional cottage industries are losing market to plastic products. Local potters make different kinds of earthenwares like pots, tops,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
PABNA, Apr 24: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal was hacked to death by miscreants at Poydah village in Atghoria Upazila of Pabna Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, 32, vice president of Atghoria upazila unit and...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
MAGURA, Apr 24: Jute cultivation is facing a setback in Magura as there is no rain in the district for about 4 months. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Magura said, they have taken a programme to bring 30913 hectares of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 24: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon promised to restart Rajshahi-Dhaka flight of Bangladesh Biman as early as possible. The minister made the pledge while visiting Rajshahi Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Menon further said, there have...
NETRAKONA, Apr 24 (UNB): Two people were killed in an attack by a marauding elephant in Durgapur border area of the district early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Taher Uddin,65, a resident of Chaklengura village in Durgapur upazila, and...
RU Correspondent | 2014-04-25 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 24: The Awami backed yellow panel won a landslide victory in the deans, senate, syndicate and others teachers executive bodies election of Rajshahi University (RU) Wednesday. The election was held at the university Zuberee lounge from 8.00...
BAGHDAD: Twin bombings at a Shiite political party's election rally in Baghdad killed 28 people Friday, a security spokesman said, just days before nationwide parliamentary elections. A car bomb explosion followed by a suicide attack hit the campaign rally for...
CHUADANGA, Apr 24 (UNB): Police recovered bullet-hit body of a young man from Dattanagar in Jibannagar upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Akhter Hossain, 32, son of Abdur Rahman of Jalilpur village in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah...
Two kids drown in Boral river Two cousins drowned in Boral river of Bhangura Upazila of Pabna Thursday noon as they went to take bath in the river, sources said. The victims Sabbir Hossain (5), son of Mofizul Islam and...
SLAVYANSK, Ukraine, Apr 24 (AFP): Ukraine's military launched assaults to retake rebel-held eastern towns on Thursday in which up to five people were reported killed, a move Russian President Vladimir Putin warned would have "consequences". The offensive sent international tensions...
ANANTNAG, India, Apr 24 (AFP): Indian Kashmir headed to the polls under the shadow of violent threats from militants on Thursday in the latest stage of the country's five-week election that sees 180 million people eligible to vote. Residents of...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Apr 24 (AFP): King Abdullah was in the Saudi commercial hub of Jeddah on Thursday in a bid to reassure a worried public as the death toll from the MERS virus hit 85. The Red Sea city...
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 (AP): The UN Security Council called for an investigation Wednesday into reports of alleged chlorine gas use in some Syrian towns, causing deaths and injuries. Nigeria's U.N. Ambassador U. Joy Ogwu, the current council president, said...
TOKYO, Apr 24 (AFP): US President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to help stop North Korea from forging ahead with its "dangerous" nuclear programme. Obama described...
KABUL, Apr 24 (AFP): An Afghan policeman opened fire Thursday on staff at a Kabul hospital run by a US charity, killing three Americans in the latest deadly attack targeting foreign civilians in the city. The gunman was injured in...
S Korea ferry toll hits 159 as relatives wait JINDO, Apr 24: Divers made their way deeper Thursday into the submerged wreck of a ferry that sank more than a week ago as the death toll neared 160 and relatives...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has issued a tender to sell worldwide media rights for six years until 2020, reports Cricinfo. Two India tours to Bangladesh and a slightly enlarged international schedule during this period are what the BCB are...
MADRID, Apr 24 (AP): Karim Benzema's goal gave Real Madrid a 1-0 first-leg victory over title holder Bayern Munich Wednesday, but the nine-time champions may live to regret the missed chances in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal....
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will start their campaign for the 17th Asian Games Incheon-2014 through a "Fun Run" in the the city today (Friday), reports UNB. A 150-member Bangladesh contingent is expected to compete in 21 disciplines of sports in...
The daylong 2nd Inter Moral Handball Tournament to be organised by Handball Training Centre under the auspice of Bangladesh Handball Federation will be held today (Friday) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city, reports UNB. The...
The Walton 3rd Muscle Mania Bodybuilding Competition, organised by Muscle Mania Fitness Club under the auspices of Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation, began at the NSC Tower Gymnasium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. Additional Director of the meet sponsor Walton (RB...
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