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...
Recently, the errant members of law enforcing agencies have created panic in the mind of the common people. They, in the name of arresting criminals, detain students or small traders and realise extortion from them. These incidents have been decreasing...
Over two hundred SIM cards of different telecom operators were recovered from a roadside ditch at Ziapur village in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district on Tuesday. Locals said Rezvi, 9, son of farmer Musa of the village, saw some mobile...
Md. Jamal Hossain and Md. Mustafizur Rahman | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
The conventional perception is that economic theories don't apply in the economy of Bangladesh or fail to account for the real picture of the economy. This statement is both correct and incorrect. It is correct from the perspective that the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Apr 21: The farmers at different upazilas in Rangpur district are getting interested in using perching method instead of toxic pesticides in protecting their paddy fields from pest attack. As a result the method has gained much popularity in...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 21: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a man from Bakultala area of Mamunshia village in Jhenidah Sadar upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Hafez Abul Kalam Azad, 38, a Rokun of Jamaat-e-Islami of Balabaria...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 21 (BSS): Speakers at a pre-budget discussion here today called for formulating district-based budget for reflecting the hopes and aspirations of the people. In this regard, they also mentioned that the budget should be pro-people and welfare-oriented so...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-22 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Apr 21: A bumper production of lentil and fair price has brought smile on the faces of Chuadanga's farmers in this current season. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 1935 hectares of land was...
GAIBANDHA: Accusing the current government of maintaining a knee-jerk foreign policy, particularly with India, BNP Tuesday said this is not possible for this weak regime to realise Bangladesh’s due share of Teesta water. “This government has given away India a...
MYMENSINGH, Apr 21 (BSS): Two persons including a schoolboy were killed in separate incidents in Muktagacha and Dhubaura upazila of the district today. A schoolboy was chopped to death at village Rambhadrapur in Muktagacha upazila this morning. The victim was...
A court in Dhaka on Tuesday once again extended time for further investigation into the much-talked-about Maj Gen Manzur murder case. Allowing the time-extension plea sought by special police super of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Abdul Kahar Akond, also investigation...
FARIDPUR, Apr 21 (BSS): The 43rd martyrdom anniversary of Lance Naik Birsreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf, who embraced heroic death in the liberation war of 1971, was observed at his native home Salamatpur (now Rouf Nagar) under Madhukhali upazila of this...
In another incident of food poisoning, some 700 workers of a garment factory in Gazipur city fell sick after taking tiffin on Tuesday night. Locals said authorities of ‘GMS Garment Factory’ situated in Sardaganj Sultan Market area of the city...
NARSINGDI, Apr 21 (BSS): The cultivation of summer vegetables is going on in full swing in six upazilas of the district aimed at producing over one lakh tonnes during the current season. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) set a target...
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