S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-03-03 00:00:00
The leaders of the country have seen the head of Medusa in a mirror and fear has transformed them into stone. This is the impact the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has had on the nation. Ordinary people - men, women and...
Stressing upgrading the traditional early warning and disaster mitigation system, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Sunday that international cooperation for exchange of weather data and information is very important for worldwide disaster management, reports UNB. "Since meteorological phenomena do...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid categorically said on Sunday that the government would take lawful actions against the culprits and their perpetrators, who carried out violent attacks on different educational institutions ahead of the January 5 general elections, reports BSS....
A violent clash between supporters of the president and the general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Jahangirnagar University (JU) has left seven students injured, reports bdnews24.com. Witnesses said the two factions got into a fight at noon...
SAVAR, Mar 2 (UNB): Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor said on Sunday most of the country's politicians do politics to gain their own interests; rather than for the country. "Many politicians say they do politics for the country. In fact,...
Upholding the returning officer's decision, the Election Commission (EC) rejected on Sunday Kader Siddiqui's appeal challenging the cancellation of his nomination paper in the March 29 Tangail-8 by-elections. The commission, at its meeting held with the Chief Election Commissioner in...
KURIGRAM, Mar 2 (UNB): A youth, who was shot and injured by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday along Shimulbari border in the district, died in a hospital in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal state...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The BNP-backed candidates have again won more seats in the second round of upazila elections. In 115 posts of chairmen, the BNP-backed candidates backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami secured 51, the ruling Awami League (AL)...
The National Blood Policy, effective from November 2013, is yet to bring about any change for the better in the country's state of blood collection and transfusion. One surely does not expect that the proposed national blood centre would be...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
A simmering discontent is now prevailing among the members of the public over substantial rise in prices of life-saving and other prescription drugs. Big companies are not giving prior announcement of the price increases. The Drug Administration has also failed...
Nasima Khatun | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The sagging investments caused by the political turmoil late last year drove down the demand for industrial machinery import. Resultantly, the overall import fell and the pressure on the foreign currency also declined leading to buildup of the foreign currency...
It is bad news for us that Dubai has stopped issuing visa for the Bangladeshis. Every year, we receive a huge amount of remittances from Dubai. As the UAE does not impose tax on individuals' personal income, the country is...
According to media reports, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has prepared a proposal to introduce 20 per cent supplementary duty in addition to 61 per cent existing duty on import of tea following the demand of the Bangladesh Tea...
The recent upazila elections show a sharp decline in the popularity of the ruling party. It is surely not a good time for the party as it is under pressure from many foreign countries to arrange a fresh, all-participatory parliamentary...
Syed Ejaz Ahsan and Ali Yusuf Hossain | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, the banking sector is growing steadily. At present, over 50 commercial banks are in operation. Most of them are in the private sector. A few are state-owned and some are multinational banks. The Bangladesh Bank is the prime...
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,...
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