Buddhists across the country will celebrate their biggest religious festival, Bouddha Purnima, today (Tuesday) marking the advent, nirvana (enlightenment) and departure of Lord Gautama Buddha, reports UNB. Lord Buddha was born at Kapila Bastu in Nepal in 563 BC, got...
CHITTAGONG, May 16 (UNB): All classes and exams of Chittagong University (CU) scheduled for today were suspended amid tension after attack on two CU shuttle trains by BCL activists in the morning. Proctor Aktar Hossain said all classes and examinations...
Journalism and Peace Foundation (JPF), an organization for the promotion of journalism and peace, was launched in the city Monday, reports BSS. "The foundation will stress the imperative to address the quality and ethical issues of journalism and news media...
Rate of HIV infection among injecting drug users is 7.1 per cent. Proper counselling and HIV testing are not easily available in the country. Alongside various problems of drug dependents, the risk of HIVAIDS infection has increased. The Director General...
KHULNA, May 16 (UNB): A college student and son of a Saudi expatriate abducted for ransom was rescued by RAB after two days from a house in Chanmari area in the city today. Ekramul Sheikh Prince, a first year student...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will provide all possible support for flourishing tourism in Bangladesh as the country can use tourism as one of its major tools to cut poverty, reports BSS. "UNWTO secretary-general assured me that his...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
Dr Mustafizur RahmanNon-party Caretaker Government CG system was born out of mistrust among political parties. It is not welcomed by the party in power. They argue against conduct of election by a non-elected ad hoc body. The prolonged CG backed...
Hasibur Rahman HasibI have often been told that money cannot buy us happiness, but now scientists beg to differ. They say it can make us happy as long as we spend in on someone else! According to three scientific studies...
Martin Abbugao of AFP from SingaporeSingapore independence leader Lee Kuan Yew's decision to step down after half a century in government could pave the way for reforms after the ruling party's worst election showing, analysts said on Sunday last. The...
President M Zillur Rahman Monday emphasized improving relations with Myanmar through building direct rail and road connectivity between the two countries to boost bilateral trade and commerce, reports UNB. "It's essential to improve the relations with Myanmar," he said when...
Buddhists across the country will celebrate their biggest religious festival, Bouddha Purnima, today (Tuesday) marking the advent, nirvana (enlightenment) and departure of Lord Gautama Buddha, reports UNB. Lord Buddha was born at Kapila Bastu in Nepal in 563 BC, got...
CHITTAGONG, May 16 (UNB): All classes and exams of Chittagong University (CU) scheduled for today were suspended amid tension after attack on two CU shuttle trains by BCL activists in the morning. Proctor Aktar Hossain said all classes and examinations...
Journalism and Peace Foundation (JPF), an organization for the promotion of journalism and peace, was launched in the city Monday, reports BSS. "The foundation will stress the imperative to address the quality and ethical issues of journalism and news media...
Rate of HIV infection among injecting drug users is 7.1 per cent. Proper counselling and HIV testing are not easily available in the country. Alongside various problems of drug dependents, the risk of HIVAIDS infection has increased. The Director General...
KHULNA, May 16 (UNB): A college student and son of a Saudi expatriate abducted for ransom was rescued by RAB after two days from a house in Chanmari area in the city today. Ekramul Sheikh Prince, a first year student...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm...
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will provide all possible support for flourishing tourism in Bangladesh as the country can use tourism as one of its major tools to cut poverty, reports BSS. "UNWTO secretary-general assured me that his...
Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...
A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...
Abdul BayesDevelopment requires increase in productivity, for a given occupational structureset of activities, through changes in the composition of economic activity. On the surface, the difference between a rich and a poor country, or between a rich and poor person...
The countrywide harvesting of the boro rice crop is fast coming to a close. Favourable weather conditions, coupled with public policy support to farmers in the form of inputs delivered in time and at affordable or lower prices, have largely...
Shafiqul AlamThe world is gradually becoming digitalised. Digitalisation boosts operational competence as well as provides better output with improved infrastructure. When the present government pledged to make a 'Digital Bangladesh', people of all quarters became extremely enthusiastic. However, even after...
The DCC is the main agent for collecting on a regular basis rubbish from community garbage bins and carrying them to dumping sites. For this purpose it maintains squads of cleaners and vehicles. But anyone knowledgeable with the situation on...
The price of various essentials has crossed a two-digit figure. The effect of which has been reflected painfully in our day-to-day life. The price of rice, our main staple, has increased 27 per cent in the last one year, and...
A law is valid so long as the people abide by it. It isn't, if they don't. There is no earthly reason to assume that the people will take every piece of legislation as an eternal law having validity for...
Journalism and Peace Foundation (JPF), an organization for the promotion of journalism and peace, was launched in the city Monday, reports BSS. "The foundation will stress the imperative to address the quality and ethical issues of journalism and news media...
Rate of HIV infection among injecting drug users is 7.1 per cent. Proper counselling and HIV testing are not easily available in the country. Alongside various problems of drug dependents, the risk of HIVAIDS infection has increased. The Director General...
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