RANGPUR, Mar 1 (BSS): Flourishing of the eco-friendly and century-old pottery industry could enhance rural economy to improve livelihoods of the potters through alleviating their abject poverty, speakers said here on Friday. They were addressing the concluding ceremony of a...
JOYPURHAT, Mar 1 (BSS): Plantation of Boro seedlings has been getting momentum in five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm of the farmers after harvesting potato. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a...
FARIDPUR, Mar 1 (BSS): Expatriates Welfare & Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here yesterday that the Banglaees feel their existence as a separate entity in our National Anthem composed by poet Rabindranath Tagore. Inaugurating a two-day festival...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Mar 1: Bangladesh Primary School Assistant Teachers' Society, Jhenidah unit, held a daylong meeting and festival on Water Development Board Jhenidah premises on Friday. District Primary Education Officer (DPEO) Dilip Kumar Banik was present in the programme as chief...
SHERPUR, Mar 1 (UNB): Production of the local fish resources has received a boost through different activities, including research, at both the government and private levels in the district. Due to climate change impacts and other reasons, the natural water...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 1 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death by his rival in Kedormorh area in the city Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzaq, 30, son of Mansur Rahman,of the area. Quoting locals, Boalia thana officer-in-charge Ziaur...
JESSORE, Mar 1 (BSS): An elderly easy-bike driver was hacked to death in Jagohati-Ruhulpara area in Sadar upazila of Jessore district last night. The deceased was identified as Khairul Islam, 60, son of Omar Ali of Dakkhin Kaierpara village in...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 1 (UNB): At least 17 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over possession of a piece of land at Grampangashi village in Raiganj Friday. Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raiganj Police Station, said Rahij...
NARAIL, Mar 1 (BSS): Thirty people including women and children were injured in a road accident at Duttapara on Narail-Kalna road under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. Police said the accident occurred when a bus hit a roadside...
FARIDPUR, Mar 1 (UNB): A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Mahishala village in Boalmari upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sufia Begum, 24, wife of Sujat Sheikh of the village. Witnesses...
Ukraine has ordered a full military mobilisation in response to Russia's build-up of its forces in Crimea. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Ukraine was "on the brink of disaster". In Crimea, Ukrainian soldiers faced off with Russian soldiers surrounding their...
PANCHAGARH, Mar 1 (BSS): Groundnut cultivation is gaining popularity among the farmers in all five upazilas in Panchagarh district recently as soil and weather condition are very suitable for groundnut cultivation. Department of Agriculture Extension(DAE) office sources said a total...
Body recovered from Satkhira ditch Police recovered the body of a man from a ditch at Agardari in Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Saturday morning after three days of his going missing. The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad, 40,...
Kazi Mukitul Islam | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Over the last five centuries, more than 50 per cent of the languages spoken all over the world were abolished. According to a recent study of Ethnologue, number of living language in the world is 7,105. There are only 1,300...
Masum Billah | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) of Bangladesh has initiated a commendable job. It has begun a survey on languages of indigenous communities to revitalise and preserve them through documentation. It is expected to complete surveying at least four to...
SIMFEROPOL, Mar 1 (AFP): The new Ukrainian government was scheduled to hold its first cabinet meeting Saturday, amid fears of secession in restive Crimea where pro-Russian forces are tightening their grip despite US warnings. Heavily armed troops in uniforms with...
JAKARTA, Mar 1 (AFP): Representatives of 22 nations including Japan and Indonesia pledged further efforts to promote Palestinian development at a conference in Jakarta on Saturday, with several countries reiterating their support for a two-state solution. The Conference on Cooperation...
RIYADH, Mar 1 (AFP): Saudi Arabia has hit back at Russian criticism of its reported plans to supply shoulder-launched missiles to Syrian rebels, saying it was Moscow's support for Damascus that was prolonging the conflict. A spokesman told the official...
PESHAWAR, Mar 1 (agencies): Twelve people were killed and 11 injured when three roadside bombs targeting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest exploded Saturday, officials said, in the latest attack on efforts to combat the crippling disease. Militant...
TOKYO, Mar 1 (AFP): Hundreds rallied in Tokyo Saturday to protest Japanese prosecutors' decision to drop charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis, with no one yet punished nearly three years after the "man-made" disaster. No one is officially recorded as...
Mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of UN rights meet COLOMBO, Mar 1: Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka's former war zone, police said Saturday, as Colombo braced for a US-led censure resolution at the...
FATULLAH, Mar 1 (AFP): Afghanistan rode on brilliant performances from Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shinwari to score 254-6 in their Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at Fatullah on Saturday. Stanikzai hit an unbeaten 90 off 103 balls while Shinwari smashed...
Arsalanur Rahman of Kurmitola Golf Club emerged as the winner in the three-day 34th American Cup Golf Tournament that ended at Kurmitola Golf Club Friday, reports UNB. Brigadier General (retd) Mohammad Hossain Sadeque, also of Kurmitola Golf Club, became senior...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Sunday approved proposals of the Power Division to extend contracts with two more rental power plants to purchase electricity for next five years. These two power projects are Max Power Ltd’s 78.5 MW plant at...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has launched its new official website www.tigercricket.com.bd , reports UNB. It also launched official social media pages (Facebook, Google+ Page, Twitter, and YouTube channel) for the first time. The BCB has engaged 'Solutions 360 Ltd' to...
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