CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 13 (BSS): As part of the national programme, seeds and fertiliser distribution free of cost among the small and marginal farmers is nearing completion here. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has been distributing the seeds of Aus of...
RU Correspondent | 2014-04-13 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 13: Two teachers of the Rajshahi University (RU) under science faculty were given 'Dean's Award-2014' for their outstanding contribution in research arena. The teachers are Prof M. Khaled Hossain, of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department and Dr....
NARSINGDI, Apr 13 (BSS): The election of the executive committee of the Narsingdi press club was held at club hall room on Friday. Habibur Rahman, a district correspondent of Baishakhi TV and Makhan Das of Ekusey TV were elected president...
Forhad Reza's double century and Sanjamul Islam and Mukter Ali's tons enabled Rajshahi Division to amass 675 runs against Chittagong Division on the 2nd day of the four-day match Walton 15th National Cricket League at BKSP ground-3 in Savar Sunday,...
Four schools advanced to the semifinals in the boy's group event of the Walton Smart TV Dhaka Metropolis School Table Tennis (TT) Tournament on the 2nd day of the five-day meet at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city...
LONDON, April 13 (AFP): Kenya's world record- holder Wilson Kipsang won the men's London Marathon in a new unofficial course record of two hours, four minutes and 27 seconds Sunday. Fellow-Kenyan Stanley Biwatt came second. Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, last...
Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman upset tournament's 4th seed GM Andrei Istratescu of France (rating 2667) in the 6th round match of the 16th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, UAE Saturday, reports UNB. After the 6th round matches, Zia...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is finalising a new law to boost entrepreneurship with broad incentives as part of a wider push to create jobs for a burgeoning young population. UAE Finance Minister Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri said he...
The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule against the Cultural Affairs Secretary and the Director General of the Department of Archaeology for flouting its order on illegal eviction from the historic Lalbagh Fort in Old Dhaka....
A private university student was run over by a bus in Dhaka's Shukrabad on Sunday afternoon and he died later in hospital. Shahin Ferdous, 20, was a second-year student of journalism at Daffodil University, police said. His classmate Anwarul Haque...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-04-13 00:00:00
More than one hundred sub-contracting apparel factories, mostly non-compliant ones, have been closed and many others are at the verge of closure mainly for want of sufficient work, industry insiders said. They said the sub-contracting factories have long been facing...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-13 00:00:00
The government has directed commercial wings of its foreign missions to boost the country's exports and explore new markets for jute and jute goods, officials said. The ministry of commerce (MoC) has taken up the initiative with a view to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 13: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said planning for construction of the multi-lane under the Karnaphuli, including the process of acquisition of 1,100 acres of land, has been completed. The Chittagong-Dhaka four-lane highway project will also be completed by...
Huge progress made in revamping RMG industry: Mozena US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Sunday said the government of Bangladesh has made a huge progress in revamping the readymade garment (RMG) industry during the last one year after the...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-04-13 00:00:00
The direct contribution of hospitality industry to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to rise by 8 per cent in 2014 which was Tk 222.6 billion (2.1 per cent of total GDP) in 2013, according to an international...
DUBAI, Apr 13 (Gulf News): Saudi Arabia's bank's performed better than their global peers in profitability and low risk profile, but with the rising global interest rates posing a risk to interest margins, banks will be forced to improve their...
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad returns home on Monday after his 42 days of vacationing in the USA. The CEC is scheduled to arrive on Monday morning by a Turkish flight, said CEC’s Personal Secretary Mazharul Islam told UNB....
WASHINGTON, Apr 13 (Reuters): Reforms to the International Monetary Fund have hit a deadlock despite a declaration from global financial chiefs that they would move forward without the United States if it fails to ratify the changes by year-end, a...
SEOUL, Apr 13 (AFP) : After years of record profit growth, tech giant Samsung Electronics looks to be at a commercial crossroads as it searches for a new growth driver to counter slowing sales of its phenomenally successful smartphones. Alarm...
WASHINGTON, Apr 13 (Reuters): Latin American countries will have to tighten their belts as the rising cost of capital and lower commodity prices dampen growth and force countries to do more to drive economic activity, policymakers warned this week. Both...
MUMBAI, Apr 13 (PTI): With more and more people buying products online, credit card issuers are seeing an increase in their business, and the number of online shoppers is likely to reach 38 million by 2015, says a study. The...
NEW DELHI, Apr 13 (PTI): India has become the fourth biggest market for Renault's compact sports utility vehicle Duster globally, with sales touching 85,974 units in the country, since the launch of the vehicle in 2012. The combined production of...
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