The government has undertaken a master plan for agricultural development in 14 coastal districts involving Tk 580 billion. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while responding to a starred question from Enamul Huq (Rajshahi-4) during the PM’s question-answer hour. She...
Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman of India, American R&B and hip hop singer Akon and a number of leading local singers will perform in the BCB Celebration Concert at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Thursday to mark the opening of the...
The first session of the 10th Parliament has been adjourned until 5 pm on March 18 (Tuesday). Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Mia, who was in the chair, made the adjournment announcement after Wednesday’s business, according to a news agency.
The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, called on Wednesday for bill of rights to protect freedom of speech on the Internet and users' rights after leaks about government surveillance of online activity. Exactly 25 years since the...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets and Wall Street fell on Wednesday, with mining shares hit hard by renewed worries over China’s economic outlook, analysts said. In New York, traders said that investors were also concerned about tensions over the situation...
Prime Minister’s ICT affairs advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the government has taken an initiative to set up an Information Technology (IT) Institute at the Hi-Tech Park in Kaliakoir under Gazipur district which will gradually be turned into an...
Two people were killed as a train rammed a motorcycle at a level crossing at Nusratpur in Habiganj Sadar upazila here on Wednesday evening. The deceased were identified as Dulal Mia, 25, son of Rahidan Mia, and Shafiq Mia, 45,...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Water is life. It is crucial both for life and environment. Except deserts and arid regions, the earth has enough fresh water to meet the needs of mankind. Yet, there is a hue and cry for water throughout the world...
Mashfique Ibne Akbar | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Commuting around the streets of Dhaka city, one can vividly perceive the sheer increase in the number of auto-rickshaws in recent times. The term 'auto-rickshaw' is derived from traditional rickshaws which are automated and run on motors. With the recent...
The response from the manufacturers of apparels to the move for relocation of units to the proposed 'garment village' at Bausia in Munshiganj should not come as a surprise to the policymakers who have completed a significant portion of groundwork...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Did the ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held in Bali, Indonesia late last year set off a real momentum? Views are divergent. Broadly speaking, while moderates consider it a stepping stone to work on future work programmes,...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
PRAN is a food and beverages brand. It started its operation in 1981 as a processor of fruits and vegetables in Bangladesh. Over the years, the company has not only grown in stature but also contributed significantly to the overall...
Every garments industry is running smoothly with its wings like marketing, merchandising, human resource, admin, accounts, production department etc. The perfection of the wings varies depending on the standard of the factory. It is a fact that merchandising department is...
Incidents of seizing gold have increased recently. It is the credit of the customs officials who prevented many big transactions of gold from other countries to Bangladesh. The customs department has a fixed rate of duty on gold transaction. The...
The last communication received from a Malaysia Airlines plane suggests everything was normal on board minutes before it went missing over the South China Sea, Malaysian authorities say. Flight MH370 replied "All right, roger that" to a radio message from...
If the government again increases price of power, it will create adverse effects on the life of common people already burdened with galloping prices of essentials. The new government has been formed two months ago and it will be a...
Nicholas Wapshott writing for Reuters | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
The European Union, at the forefront of the hostilities between Russia and the West, is in a bind. It has belatedly adopted Ukraine as one of its own. Yet the EU economy is so frail, thanks to its beggar-thy-neighbour economic...
Tarana Karim in the first of a two-part article titled \'Empowering women to eliminate gender discrimination in Asia\' | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Gender is a common term whereas gender discrimination is meant only for women. They are the only victims of gender discrimination and it is pervasive in Asia. Gender discrimination is not biologically determined; it is determined by society. This discrimination...
Farhana Sharmin | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
More than 40 participants from Bangladeshi businesses, government agencies, trade unions and civil society organisations came together in Dhaka early this month to identify concrete actions to improve human rights conditions in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. The multi-stakeholder forum...
RANGPUR, Mar 11 (BSS): Expanded adoption of the eco-friendly raised bed technology would increase crop production at reduced costs to ensure food security for the gradually increasing population under adverse climatic conditions. Agriculture experts, scientists and researchers revealed this here...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
MAGURA, Mar 11: People of lower income groups are showing high interest in Open Market Sale (OMS) rice in Magura. The common people were suffering for more than 2 months due to price hike of rice. They have heaved a...
NETROKONA, Mar 11 (UNB): Unauthorised soil collection from Durgapur upazila of bordering Netrakona district is threatening existence of the inhabitants here. Lifting of 'white soil' (locally called Sada Sona (white gold) from the bottoms of hills at Bijoypur in the...
JOYPURHAT, Mar 11 (BSS): Farmers' interest continues to grow fast for strawberry cultivation in the district while the overall output of the high value fruit has increased 10 times than before. Farmers are now getting 400-450 kgs strawberry a day...
TANGAIL, Mar 11 (BSS): A man was killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Jogarchar on the Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway under Kalihati upazila of the district this noon. The deceased was identified as pick up van...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 11 (BSS): Ensuring social justice towards the ethnic groups in the country's northwest region including its vast Barind tract has become the demand of time for elevation of their living and livelihood conditions alongside their mainstreaming. Speakers made...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Mar 11: An education fair was held at Shilpakala Academy premises in Gopalganj Monday, on the occasion of National Primary Education Week 2014. The fair was organised by district primary education office, Gopalganj where Md. Khalilur Rahman, deputy commissioner...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
PABNA, Mar 11: A 10-day long Independence festival began in Pabna town hall premises Monday. The programme was organised by Muktijoddha Sangsad. The freedom fighters brought out a procession carrying Moshal (torch) from the town hall premise which paraded through...
Housewife commits suicide in Satkhira A young housewife allegedly committed suicide at Uttar Nalta village in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Monday. The deceased was identified as Rojina Begum,20, wife of Zakir Hossain, a resident of the village. Matiar Rahman,...
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