Shah ZuIfiqar Haider, general manager (GM) of Narayanganj Palli Bidyut Samity (Rural Electrifi-cation Board) has recently left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the "Energy Efficiency Global Forum," said a press release. He will make a presentation as executive dialogue speaker...
FE ReportBritish Council in collaboration with Grameenphone will observe Tagore festival in the country highlighting 'rediscovering Tagore'. The festival will be divided into two parts - dance drama 'Tasher Desh' and 'Tagore Fashion Show'. Dance drama 'Tasher Desh' will be...
A vast area in the city's north-eastern part remained without electricity since 4.0 am Wednesday following substantial damage to the 13233 kV Bashundhara grid substation, reports UNB. A peal of lightning during the storm in the early morning caused the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
This is the second time I've been to Bangladesh embassy in Washington. The last time I had been there was on a Monday, March 28, to attend a reception on Bangladesh Independence Day. Then, I wondered why the Independence Day...
The 'Tokyo Boishkhi Mela' was held April 17, which was attended by thousands of Bangladeshi and Japanese people. Japan-based 'Shorolipi' and 'Uchcharon' cultural organisations presented a pleasant cultural programme. Although the organisers had invited a number of Bangladeshi artists but...
Her first death anniversary has gone off quietly, hardly any notice of that except in very limited circles. Then again, she was not anyone who could easily be known, or merit attention. Our society has, incidentally and at times rather...
The government should take a fresh look at the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) treaty that was signed with the tribals in the late 1990s. It should go for a dialogue with the tribal representatives with a view to improving it,...
As an ordinary citizen, we cannot but express our serious concern about the controversy over the share market scam probe report. There is every reason to feel concerned about the fate of the enquiry that has dealt with an important...
Inhabitants of Bashabo area in Dhaka metropolis have been suffering for want of water. Supply of water by Dhaka Wasa is very much inadequate. Even the water that is supplied by Wasa is contaminated. People need water but not polluted...
Shah ZuIfiqar Haider, general manager (GM) of Narayanganj Palli Bidyut Samity (Rural Electrifi-cation Board) has recently left for Brussels, Belgium to attend the "Energy Efficiency Global Forum," said a press release. He will make a presentation as executive dialogue speaker...
FE ReportBritish Council in collaboration with Grameenphone will observe Tagore festival in the country highlighting 'rediscovering Tagore'. The festival will be divided into two parts - dance drama 'Tasher Desh' and 'Tagore Fashion Show'. Dance drama 'Tasher Desh' will be...
A vast area in the city's north-eastern part remained without electricity since 4.0 am Wednesday following substantial damage to the 13233 kV Bashundhara grid substation, reports UNB. A peal of lightning during the storm in the early morning caused the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma arrives in Dhaka Saturday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh to strengthen economic ties between the two neighbouring countries. "The Indian minister is coming Saturday and we want to engage in more trade with our...
Jubair Hasan The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) will be able to hand over plots among the allottees of the Uttara Model Town (third phase) and the Purbachal Satellite Town by the end of this year, its chairman Nurul Huda said...
LONDON, April 20 (Agencies): The gold price has risen above $1,500 an ounce for the first time after concerns about global economic recovery lifted the metal's appeal as a haven. In Hong Kong trade, gold hit a record $1,500.70 an...
PARIS, April 20 (AFP): France and Italy joined Britain Wednesday in sending military advisers to assist Libya's rebel shadow government in its Benghazi stronghold. "We are going to help you," France's President Nicolas Sarkozy told Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head...
Arafat AraCountry's footwear export grew by around 50 per cent during the first nine months of the current fiscal year due to the rising demand of the products in the USA and EU (European Union) countries. The industry insiders said...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Apr 20: The Obama administration yesterday allayed fear about the danger resulting from the downgrading of country's credit rating, firmly saying "there is no danger of a downgrade and deficit reduction move is within reach". Standard...
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