A fire has broken out in a commercial building in Jackson Heights of Queens in New York City, leaving a firefighter and a minor injured, reports the Daily News. Jackson Heights is a neighbourhood where many Bangladeshis live, according to...
The Saudi health minister has been sacked without explanation, as the Mers coronavirus death toll there climbed to 81. Abdullah al-Rabiah was dismissed just days after visiting hospitals in Jeddah to calm a public hit by panic over the spread...
A woman and her son were crushed to death by a bus after an auto-rickshaw hit their motorcycle at Kanaipur in Sadar upazila of Faridpur on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Shikha Begum, 40, wife of Wahiduzzaman of...
India's Supreme Court has lifted a ban on iron ore mining in the western state of Goa, but limited extraction to 20m tonnes a year. The miners will also need to renew their leases with the Goa government. All 90...
Visitors to France should be allowed to shop till they drop seven days a week, the country's Foreign Minister said Tuesday, weighing into a fierce debate over restrictions on Sunday trading. "Tourism is an absolutely key sector in France: seven...
A small number of patients are getting medical service at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Hospital (SSMCH) with the strike by intern doctors of the hospital entering the second day. The authorities of the hospital, better known as Mitford hospital,...
The ceremonial draw of the 20-team super league of the Dhaka City Corporation (North & South) Pioneer (Under-16) Football League was held Tuesday at a function at the BFF House in Motijheel, according to a news agency. The super league...
Intern doctors at the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) have called off their strike after two days, ending the suffering of hundreds of patients. Hospital sources said the interns had resumed work after 4pm Tuesday. They had stopped work...
Private mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited has introduced a blogging service -- Robi Kathabarta -- recently for its subscribers. Robi Kathabarta is an-IVR based voice blogging service through which any Robi subscriber can share their special experiences with others....
A day-long seminar on using mobile phone network and information communication technology (ICT) in empowering women and capacity building of women entrepreneurs was held on Tuesday at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU). Women and...
The board of directors of National Housing Finance and Investment Ltd on Tuesday recommended 12.50 per cent cash dividend for the year ending on December 31, 2013. The annual general meeting of the company will be held on May 28,...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Tuesday filed three cases against former secretary of Housing and Public Works Ministry Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain for reportedly taking government plots abusing power. ACC deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy filed the cases against him...
An indefinite strike to protest the arrest of two C&F (Clearing and Forwarding) agents, caught with Yaba drugs, has crippled all operations at the Teknaf land port in Cox’s Bazar. C&F Agents Association called the strike in a press conference...
NEW DELHI: Indian election frontrunner Narendra Modi Tuesday condemned virulent anti-Muslim remarks by a one-time associate as he sought to keep attention on his core message of development and corruption-free administration, according to a news agency. Praveen Togadia, head of...
Starting its journey from Uttara in the city towards Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari, BNP’s Long march caravan reached Rangpur city on Tuesday evening. The long-march convoy, led by BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, entered the Rangpur city...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Tuesday seeking its directives to stop the construction of illegal structures on Dhanmondi playground and open it to all. Six green activists, including former president of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court Tuesday seeking its directives to stop the construction of illegal structures in Dhanmondi playground and open it to all. Six green activists, including former president of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB)...
A fire at Hasnabad Power Grid-Substation on Tuesday caused a shutdown disrupting power supply in the south western part of the capital city. Officials at state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) said the fire was brought under control in an hour....
About 9.6 per cent of the country’s population are living with hearing impairments of varying degrees, while 1.2 per cent suffering from the complete loss of hearing, according to a national survey published on Tuesday. The national survey was conducted...
The United States (US) on Tuesday assured Bangladesh of providing further assistance to enhance maritime security as Bangladesh needs to play an important role in maintaining security in the Bay of Bengal. “The United States recognises that Bangladesh is located...
LONDON: Europe's main stock markets closed up Tuesday after the Easter weekend holiday, boosted by mega-deals in the pharmaceutical sector. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.85 percent compared to Thursday's closing level to reach 6.681.76 points. Germany's DAX 30 soared 2.02...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tuesday said no Bangladesh national has been killed or injured in the fire that broke at a commercial building in New York. “There was no report of casualty or victim of any (Bangladesh) national,” said...
B K Mukhopadhyay | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
Is it not a stern reality that in this 21st century the rural regions are facing major challenges which arise mainly from globalisation, demographic change and the rural migration of young, well-trained people? Policies for rural areas desperately call for...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
Global trade and market economy are not a new concept. Mankind has moved from one end to the other part of the globe for marketing products. Arabian perfume did find market in Europe in the 15th Century because of its...
There is no alternative to raising the level of investment, if Bangladesh is to attain the status of a middle income country by the year 2021. Moody's projection of a stable outlook for Bangladesh's credit rating should encourage all stakeholders...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
The recent UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) forecast on the future of global food situation is no tiny blip to be ignored. Although the forecast is rather too generalised and reflects on a scenario not very close to the...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
The global information and communication networks are called information super highway. These cover internet and switching systems such as telephone, cable television, satellite communication networks etc. and all types of digital information at high speed Like many developed and developing...
It is a common scenario that when a citizen wants to get a passport, he or she has to face a lot of hassles in the name of police verification in our country. So, when I heard that the Passport...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the male doctors not to conduct any medical test of any rape victim. The HC has also asked the Directorate General of Health Services to issue notice to all the hospitals regarding this. It...
It is good news that the government is going to sign a new agreement with South Korea to send Bangladeshi workers there. South Korea is a lucrative destination for Bangladeshi workers. Both the countries share excellent bilateral relation. The Korean...
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