NETRAKONA, Mar 15 (BSS): Plantation of Boro seedlings has been completed aimed to produce over seven lakh tonnes of rice in the current robi season in the district. A total of 1,79,580 hectares of land have been brought under the...
RANGAMATI, Mar 15 (BSS): Farmers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) are expecting a bumper production of pineapple this year due to favourable weather and availability of agri-inputs in time, sources said. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said...
Dowry-free mass marriage held in Jessore A total of 20 couples got married without dowry at Kuwait Islami Yatim complex in Gazir Darga area under Jhikargachha upazila Jessore Friday. Office sources said Kuwait Relief Committee of Bangladesh arranged the mass...
MYMENSINGH, Mar 15 (UNB): A couple was found dead in their house at Seedstore Bazar area in Bhaluka upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Khokon Mia, 28, a carpenter, son of Jalal Uddin, and his wife Sabina...
Ian Bremmer writing for Reuters | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
As we march toward Sunday's Crimean referendum, the result is predetermined. Crimea will vote Russia, and tensions will only escalate. At this juncture, it's important to take a step back and ask who "lost" here. What could the United States...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Mar 15: Excellent sprouting of buds in Mango trees is visible in Nilphamari district. Local horticulturists predict a bright prospect of mango production this season in the district. Sources however point out climatic conditions, fluctuations in temperature, rainfall and...
BEIJING, Mar 15 (AFP): Relatives of the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 voiced fear and concern Saturday after reports that the jet's diversion may have been intentional, demanding answers one week after the plane's disappearance. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib...
KHARKIV, Mar 15, (AFP): Ukraine braced on Saturday for a breakaway vote in Crimea as deadly violence flared again in the ex-Soviet country's tinderbox east amid the biggest East-West showdown since the Cold War. The second successive day of deadly...
SRINAGAR, Mar 15 (AP) : Thousands of mourners in the troubled Indian portion of Kashmir defied a curfew Saturday and buried a Kashmiri teenage boy who was shot dead by government forces, police and witnesses said. Armed police and paramilitary...
CAIRO, Mar 15 (AFP): Gunmen killed six soldiers at a Cairo checkpoint Saturday in a brazen morning attack the military blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood movement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi. The attack came two days after gunmen killed a...
TRIPOLI, Mar 15 (AFP): Nine people have been killed in 48 hours of clashes in Lebanon's northern town of Tripoli linked to the conflict in neighbouring Syria, a security source told AFP on Saturday. The violence between two districts of...
NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (AFP): India Saturday said it was "disappointed" by new US visa fraud charges against an Indian diplomat over her employment of a domestic servant and warned the move could reignite a bitter row between the countries....
Car bomb blast in Somali capital MOGADISHU, Mar 15: A car bomb went off on Saturday in central Mogadishu near a hotel popular with government officials and businessmen, police and witnesses said. "There was a car bomb explosion near the...
Khandaker Zia Hasan | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
The ministry of primary and mass education issued a circular recently upgrading the existing status of the head teachers of the government primary schools to the second class which is, I think, a very worthwhile decision and a long awaited...
Masum Billah | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Facebook has been developed as a special tool for social media to stay connected with friends across the world. The users can communicate with lots of people at one time, can send or post notices about news or activities to...
Jahangir Bin Alam in the first of a two-part article titled \'Need for promoting green business in Bangladesh\' | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
There is no denying that in order to make Bangladesh an environment-friendly country, we have to address two of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century: achieving environmental sustainability and turning the vision of decent work for all into a...
The highlight of the article titled 'Putin projects Russia's unreal reality' published in this page on Friday (March 14, 2014) was wrongly placed. It should have read: "Putin's promise to restore Russian self-respect, for example, which had been shattered by...
The government has hiked power tariff by around 7.0 per cent following the principle 'the more you use, the more you pay'. The latest hike, the seventh in five years and three months, generated enough of heat during public hearing...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
At a recent roundtable discussion organised by the Board of Investment (BoI) in the city, country's businesses and investment analysts singled out the absence of a specific investment policy and poor infrastructure facilities, especially those related to land and primary...
Md Gius Hyder Chowdhury | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Tourism is a natural gift for non-industrialised countries. 'Eco-tourism' is the best, and bicycle tourism is at or near the top of the list of eco-tourism. Bicycle tourism is on target for the current tourism trends of nostalgia -- escape...
The ICC World Twenty20 starts today and the cricket-mad world is waiting for this mega event to unfold so are the cricket-loving people of our country. We hope the Tigers will leave behind them the bad memories of the recently-concluded...
Many young people are addicted to drug in Dhaka. Our media need to play an active role against this social malaise. One addicted person is more than enough to destroy a family. Surprisingly, educated people are addicted too. Destitute street...
A new private sector project has been taken in the remote northern part of Thailand for producing methane gas for power generation for rural people there. The project will use new and interesting source of raw materials for methane gas...
Shamsul Alam in the second of his three-part article titled \'Trend of external aid flows to Bangladesh and development imperatives\' | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Slow implementation of project results in slow disbursement of aid which leads to time and cost overrun. It impacts negatively on the balance of payments leading to increased borrowing from domestic sources. Factors creating difficulties in the speedy implementation of...
Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
The pharmaceutical sector in Bangladesh contributes significantly as an import-substitute manufacturing sector. Even a quick glance at the industry statistics points to a positive future outlook for this highly potential sector. Total investment of the pharmaceutical sector roughly stands at...
FE Report | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has decided to introduce the reduced trading cycle--T+2--from April 16 this year replacing the existing trading cycle--T+3--in a bid to increase the liquidity flow in the capital market, officials said. After the introduction of the T+2...
FE Report | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Southeast Bank Foundation Saturday organised a reception at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the capital to distribute scholarships to Higher Secondary level meritorious students coming from financially insolvent families. Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank,was present on the occasion...
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