Communications Minister Obaidul Quader Tuesday claimed that the upazila polls were more free, fair and neutral than any other elections in the past, reports UNB. "Despite a political situation marking confrontational speeches, the elections were more free, fair and neutral...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-04-02 00:00:00
The country is likely to miss the Boro production target this fiscal year (FY) due to an acute water crisis in the 'Teesta Barrage Project' area which covers nearly 0.2 million hectares of land, officials and experts said. They said...
FE Report Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has taken a project to develop an environmentally sustainable water supply system. Under the 'Dhaka Environmentally Sustainable Water Supply Project', Dhaka WASA will produce 500 million litres water per day from...
Bangladesh does not want any assistance from anyone that tags harmful conditions for it, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday told visiting World Bank regional vice president for South Asia Philippe Le Heuerou, reports UNB. The World Bank Vice President...
FE Report The Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project (SEQAEP) has expanded to 215 upazilas from its present coverage of 125 upazilas. The project provided stipend to nearly one million poor students during the first semester of 2013. Another...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 1 (UNB): A worker involved in illegal hill cutting was killed as he fell down amid chase by police on the hill slope Monday night. The deceased was identified as M Yunus (60). Another worker, Zafar Ullah (40),...
In a joint statement fifteen eminent citizens including politicians have demanded that the lease of riverbanks be cancelled, reports UNB. They also demanded that persons involved with the lease, despite a ruling by the High Court to the contrary, be...
The 7th World Autism Awareness Day will be observed in the country today (Wednesday) as elsewhere across the globe, reports UNB. The theme of this year's day is: 'We all for creating autism awareness'. According to the United Nations, autism...
The 28th death anniversary of Justice Syed Muhammad Hussain will be observed today (Wednesday). Born in 1928, Justice Hussain was the eldest son of late Syed Tasodduque Hussain, the then District and Sessions Judge and Begum Asma Hossain, said a...
Muhammad Atiqullah, former Chief Conservator of Forest, died in Vancouver, Canada Sunday last, said a press release. He was 88. He left behind his daughter and two grandchildren. Md Atiqullah was the younger brother of Muhammad Ahsanullah, former Secretary to...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Noakhali and Comilla today (Wednesday). Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly...
Tokyo shares jumped 1.48 percent on Wednesday morning, tracking a rally on Wall Street which was lifted by solid economic data and Federal Reserve reassurance of support for the recovering US economy. The headline Nikkei 225 index rose 219.44 points...
Chinese shares were higher in morning trade on Wednesday after an improvement in March manufacturing data and a rally in US stocks, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.15 per cent, or 3.08 points, to 2,050.54. The...
A university student was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a moving truck at Beutha in Manikganj district on Tuesday evening. The dead is Ananya Chowdhury, 22, a private university BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) student and resident of Betila...
Saima Hossain Putul, who spearheads autism campaign in Bangladesh, has called for developing “twin track approach” for the special children and their families. She said, while individuals and their families would need lifelong support and medicare, assistance should be provided...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Maulana Bhasani Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) allegedly beat a general student inside his dormitory room on Tuesday. Witnesses said a group of BCL activists, led by JU unit sub-secretary on mass education Didarul...
At least 14 people have been detected to be carrying the germs of anthrax at Raghunathpur village in Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj district. Siranganj Civil Surgeon’s office confirmed the presence of the viral disease in their bodies through a medical...
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Share prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up...
A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off northern Chile on Tuesday night, setting off a tsunami that forced evacuations along the country’s entire Pacific coast. Officials reported five deaths and several serious injuries, but the area apparently escaped major damage as...
No MP from the main opposition Jatiya Party has been put in charge of any parliamentary committee. Another 26 parliamentary committees have been formed, pushing the total number of watchdogs in the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) to 50. Among the...
Police has found a dead woman, hanging from a window of a toilet at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Police said that Sakhina Begum, 35, under treatment at the hospital’s Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit since March 10, was found...
A young man died from electrocution at Sadar upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday. The dead is Monwar Hossain, 30, son of late Chand Mia of Chikarkandi village of Dakkhin Sumanganj upazila. Witnesses said Monwar was severely injured as he came...
An alleged drug trader was arrested along with Yaba tablets at Sreepur upazila in Magura on Tuesday afternoon. The arrested is Bachchu Sheikh, 35, a resident of Hogaldanga village of the upazila. Sayed Aktaruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said...
Asian markets enjoyed a healthy rally on Wednesday following positive manufacturing data from the United States and Europe. Tokyo climbed 1.48 per cent by the break, Hong Kong added 0.15 per cent, Sydney was up 0.12 per cent, Shanghai was...
At least three pedestrians have been run over by a bus near Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at Kurmitola in Dhaka. The accident took place at the roundabout around 10:30 am on Wednesday, said Airport Police Station Inspector Shafiqul Islam....
A minor boy was killed as a recklessly driven truck knocked down him in Siddhirganj area of Narayanganj city on Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Jisan, 7, student of Siddhirganj Government Primary School and son of Afsaruddin, a...
Chile has declared three northern regions hit by a 8.2 magnitude earthquake to be disaster areas. At least five people are known to have died and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. The quake struck at 20:46 local...
AB Bank Limited recently arranged a 13 day-long training programme on “Foundation Course” – to make the officials familiar with core banking operation. A total of 41 (forty one) Officers and Seniors Officers from different branch and head office attended...
A Dhaka court has sentenced a former engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) to seven years in jail. Senior Special Judge Md Zohurul Haque gave the verdict on Wednesday, saying Abdul Malek had accumulated wealth much beyond his known...
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