To what extend are the economic factors responsible for the poor development in TNT Colony, Dhaka, Bangladesh? For better understanding of this particular area (TNT Colony), there is a brief description of Bangladesh's economic and social background. Bangladesh is one...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 01: The other day Satish Chakma was counting the sale proceeds from his vegetables sitting under a tree on the Laksmichhari Road, about 500 yards off the newly built Dhurang Bridge. He looked happy with the money he...
MAGURA, Oct 01: At least 100 families of 10 villages under Mohammadpur Upazila in the district are now under serious threat of erosion by the river Madhumati. Of them, Kashipur, Dhalzuri, Volanatpur, Ruijne, Palla, Gopalnagar, Alankhali, Shindhi are mainly affected.The...
Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Oct 01: Fish fries worth Tk 0.44 million are being released in the natural water bodies of all the seven upazilas in the district during the current season. The aim of the programme is to enhance the fish...
RANGPUR, Oct 1 (BSS): Leaders of the female workers' association 'Karmojibi Nari' demanded recognition of the female farm-labourers as workers and formation of a special commission for enacting necessary laws to protect their rights.The demands were raised during a human...
Rangpur, Oct 01(BSS): Police in separate anti- crime drives arrested a total of 87 people and seized contraband goods from different places of the district during the past 24 hours till morning, police sources said. The arrested included absconding warrantees,...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 1 (UNB): Rajshahi City Corporation has taken up 53 development schemes aiming to develop the city as a modern one as well as to raise its earnings. Work on 50 percent of the schemes has already started while...
NILPHAMARI, Oct 01: The cultivation and production of jute of both Tossa and local varieties exceeded the target this year, the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said.DAE sources said the jute cultivation target of the district was in 11,659...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 01: National Bank Limited (NBL) opened its newly decorated Brahmanbaria branch and arranged a clients' get together at bank premises Thursday. NBL Managing Director (MD) Abdur Rahman Sarker presided over the function. Chairman of NBL Executive Committee Mrs...
India turned a bad morning into a bright afternoon despite the committed effort of Shane Watson, who collected his third century in a week, according to website cricinfo. Watson, who posted twin hundreds in the tour game, survived two chances...
NEW DELHI, Oct 1 (BSS): The National flags of the contingents from 16 countries were hoisted amidst songs, dances and celebrations during the on-going team welcome ceremonies at the Commonwealth Games Village here. The contingents - Falkland Islands, St. Lucia,...
BARCELONA, Oct 1 (AFP): Barcelona star Lionel Messi on Thursday received the Golden Boot award as last season's top scorer in Europe's domestic leagues at a ceremony here. The 23-year-old Argentina striker's 34 La Liga goals made him a clear...
CHICAGO, Sept 30, 2010 (AFP) - Thirteen World Cup players, seven from English Premiership sides, were among 20 named Thursday to the United States roster for upcoming football friendly matches against Poland and Colombia.
AYODHYA, India, Oct 1 (AFP): Fears eased Friday of a sectarian backlash to India's landmark court ruling to divide a contested religious site between Hindus and Muslims, as both sides heeded calls for restraint. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led...
TEHRAN, Oct 1 (AFP): Tehran hit out Friday against US 'interference' after Washington ordered sanctions against senior Iranian officials for alleged human rights abuses during a crackdown on post-election protests last year."This decision is in line with the US interference...
SHIKARPUR, Pakistan, Oct 1 (AP): Suspected militants in southern Pakistan set ablaze more than two dozen tankers carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan Friday, highlighting the vulnerability of the US-led mission a day after Pakistan closed a major border...
Laden message focuses on relief issuesA message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is urging Muslims to tackle famine, flood relief, and clean water -- stark problems plaguing parts of the Islamic world. The message, which appeared on...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has dismissed the fear of the Ministry of Industries (MoI) that offloading of the shares of state-owned enterprises (SoEs) would spark labour unrest terming it as a 'lame excuse' and urged the ministry to...
FE ReportBangladesh Jewellers Association (BJA) is likely to revise gold price in the backdrop of galloping price hike of the precious metal in the international market.The association is monitoring the market and if the gold price remains above $ 1,300...
Sheikh Shahariar Zaman The delay in stock market listing by state enterprises was due either to 'personal interest" or "myopic consideration', the head of a parliamentary watchdog said. AHM Mostafa Kamal, who chairs the parliamentary standing committee on the Finance...
David A Weisbrod, the senior vice president (SVP) of JP Morgan, a leading financial institution of the USA, called on Finance Minister AMA Muhith at the Bangladesh Permanent Mission in New York recently, reports UNB.The meeting between the finance minister...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Motorcycles manufactured by India's Bajaj Group have attained the top position in recent years in the country's fast growing bike market beating the Hero Honda brand assembled and marketed by the state-owned Atlas Bangladesh Ltd., traders told...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has taken up a major programme to upgrade the country's rickety power grid infrastructure in an attempt to boost electricity supply, officials said.Power Division officials said they have planned to install high-voltage and sophisticated transmission lines...
BMW has announced it will recall about 350,000 luxury cars worldwide because of a problem with brakes, reports BBC.The German firm said the recall was due to a fault with the power-braking system but the cars were not unsafe.The recall...
PABNA, Oct 01: The recruitment test for the posts of Junior Statistics Assistant and Statistics Assistant was held here peacefully on Friday. A total of 2,980 out of 5,615 candidates sat the examinations at six centres in the town for...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 01: Regional tax officials have collected over Tk 400 million from the 5-day income tax fair that concluded on Thursday. A total of 23,502 tax payers, of whom 2107 are new, submitted returns in the last five days...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Saturday).Moderately heavy to...
Jubair Hasan Environmentalists will go to the High Court again for immediately shifting inflammable chemical warehouses from the capital's residential areas as most of them have not yet been shifted even after the government's second deadline ended Thursday.They also urged...
FE ReportThe Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is yet to start any of its new projects taken under annual development programme (ADP) to improve the countrywide highway network though first quarter of the current fiscal year ended Thursday.In the current...
FE ReportFiremen managed to douse Friday a fire within an hour after it broke out at a multi-storied commercial building at Sadarghat in the capital's Kotwali area.No causalities were reported in the fire that originated at about 7:30pm at the...
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