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Tiger falls prey to villagers

2011-03-14 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com) : A tiger has been killed by villagers at Golakhali in Shyamnagar Upazila of the district. One person was also injured in an attack by the tiger early Saturday, forest officer Abul Hossain of Koikhali station...

About 30pc children in Natore malnourished

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 12: Malnutrition is a great impediment to the sound growth of children. In Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra Upazilas under Natore district about 30 per cent of children have been suffering from malnutrition. Malnourished...

Bright prospect of strawberry farming in country

2011-03-14 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 12 (BSS): Growers' level extension of strawberry farming can bring a new horizon to the agriculture sector in Bangladesh. There has been a bright prospect of farming strawberry, highest-value crop, everywhere in the country excepting the coastal districts....

Flower business blooming in Gopalganj

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Mar 12: Flower business is fast gaining popularity in Gopalganj district and the business is going on in full swing here. According to sources over one thousand people of the district earn their livelihood from flower business by...

Workshop on malaria held in Habiganj

2011-03-14 00:00:00

A CorrespondentHABIGANJ, Mar 12: A workshop on Malaria control was held at Sadar Adunik Hospital conference room in Habiganj Saturday. Brac arranged the programme. Member of the Parliament Advocate Md. Abu Jahir was present as chief guest. Civil surgeon Dr....

Road mishap kills 4

2011-03-14 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed in a road mishap in the district. Barisal airport police sub-inspector Abul Khair told the news agency that the accident took place on Banaripara Road at Badla Saturday morning...

Opposition MPs decide on joining JS today

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Lawmakers of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies Jama'at-e-Islami and Bangla-desh Jatiya Party (Monju) (BJP) will sit today (Monday) to decide about their return to ongoing session of parliament, reports UNB. Leader of the Opposition and BNP...

EC won't consider allegation of political parties on UP polls

2011-03-14 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) would not take into cognizance any allegation raised by the political parties about the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) elections, reports UNB. Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said this Sunday apparently in response to...

Christian Welfare Trust (amendment) Bill, 2011 passed

2011-03-14 00:00:00

The Christian Religious Welfare Trust (amendment) Act 2011 was passed in the House Sunday. State Minister for Religious Affairs M Shajahan Mia proposed for passage of the bill, reports BSS. Earlier on February 7, he piloted the bill with a...

Govt traces 4 absconding convicts

2011-03-14 00:00:00

The government has identified the locations of four absconding convicts of Bangabandhu Murder and stepped up efforts to bring them back home, reports UNB. Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed informed the reporters of this after a meeting of the task...

Justice Shamsuddin's temperament as judge

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain Sunday expressed his doubts about the temperament of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury as a judge, reports UNB.He voiced the doubt emerging from the court after facing a suo-moto rule over...

No indiscriminate tax exemption in future: PM

2011-03-14 00:00:00

The government will not entertain indiscriminate tax exemption in future and will motivate the eligible taxpayers to pay their taxes, report agencies. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this when a delegation of Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) led by its chairman...

WB not worried if fighting corruption slows them down: Goldstein

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Country director of World Bank (WB) Ellen Goldstein Sunday said they are not worried if fighting corruption slows them down, though implementation of development projects might get delayed, reports UNB. "World Bank needs to investigate all credible allegations of corruptions,"...

JS spl session on charter amendment soon: Suranjit

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Co-chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Constitution Amendment Suranjit Sengupta said the special session of parliament would be called soon for discussion on the proposed amendments to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. "We would like to finish this job as soon as...

Two new ACC commissioners appointed

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Muhammad Shahabuddin Chuppu -- a former district judge and an organiser of War of Liberation, and M Badiuzzaman -- a former additional secretary, have been appointed commissioners of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC). - bdnews24.com

Tiger falls prey to villagers

2011-03-14 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com) : A tiger has been killed by villagers at Golakhali in Shyamnagar Upazila of the district. One person was also injured in an attack by the tiger early Saturday, forest officer Abul Hossain of Koikhali station...

About 30pc children in Natore malnourished

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 12: Malnutrition is a great impediment to the sound growth of children. In Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra Upazilas under Natore district about 30 per cent of children have been suffering from malnutrition. Malnourished...

Bright prospect of strawberry farming in country

2011-03-14 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 12 (BSS): Growers' level extension of strawberry farming can bring a new horizon to the agriculture sector in Bangladesh. There has been a bright prospect of farming strawberry, highest-value crop, everywhere in the country excepting the coastal districts....

Flower business blooming in Gopalganj

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Mar 12: Flower business is fast gaining popularity in Gopalganj district and the business is going on in full swing here. According to sources over one thousand people of the district earn their livelihood from flower business by...

Workshop on malaria held in Habiganj

2011-03-14 00:00:00

A CorrespondentHABIGANJ, Mar 12: A workshop on Malaria control was held at Sadar Adunik Hospital conference room in Habiganj Saturday. Brac arranged the programme. Member of the Parliament Advocate Md. Abu Jahir was present as chief guest. Civil surgeon Dr....

Road mishap kills 4

2011-03-14 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed in a road mishap in the district. Barisal airport police sub-inspector Abul Khair told the news agency that the accident took place on Banaripara Road at Badla Saturday morning...

President, PM urge people to cooperate with enumerators

2011-03-14 00:00:00

The fifth Population and Housing Census is beginning across the country tomorrow (Tuesday) midnight to compile data on population, household and vocation of the people, reports UNB.President M Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina in separate messages on...

Navy Chief leaves for China

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral ZU Ahmed accompanied by two delegation members left Dhaka Sunday for China to attend the inauguration ceremony of the construction works of two war ships for Bangladesh Navy in China, an ISPR release said....

Tender for Padma Bridge next month: Minister

2011-03-14 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, March 13 (BSS): Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain here today said the government is hopeful of completing the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project in its tenure as the tender for the bridge is going to be invited next month. "We...

US envoy urges businesses to fight graft thru' transparency

2011-03-14 00:00:00

FE Report US ambassador to Bangladesh James F Moriarty Sunday said private sector is the worst victim of corruption, saying sometimes it is compelled to 'promote' graft in Bangladesh. The US envoy was addressing as chief guest a programme organised...

B'desh to produce 500MW power from solar system

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh has set a target to produce 500MW of electricity by installing solar home systems to reduce greenhouse emissions and ensure sustainable development in energy sector, reports BSS. It also plans to install solar irrigation system to cut diesel cost....

Successful heart surgery in Apollo Hospitals Dhaka

2011-03-14 00:00:00

FE Report A rare cosmetic heart surgery was successfully performed for the first time in Bangladesh in Apollo Hospitals Dhaka for closure and repair of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) of heart, said an Apollo release Sunday. The release also said...

Commonwealth Day today

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Commonwealth Day will be observed today (Monday) with the theme 'Women as Agents of Change', reports UNB. Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in March, a day when every school in the Commonwealth is open. In a message...

JS spl session on charter amendment soon: Suranjit

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Co-chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Constitution Amendment Suranjit Sengupta said the special session of parliament would be called soon for discussion on the proposed amendments to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. "We would like to finish this job as soon as...

Two new ACC commissioners appointed

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Muhammad Shahabuddin Chuppu -- a former district judge and an organiser of War of Liberation, and M Badiuzzaman -- a former additional secretary, have been appointed commissioners of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC). - bdnews24.com