The National Committee to protect oil, gas and mineral resources, power and ports declared plans to undertake long marches to Dinajpur's Phulbari and Barapukuria coal mine areas from different parts of the country on Oct 24, in a bid to...
HONG KONG, July 17 (AFP): Agricultural Bank of China's shares rose just slightly in the Hong Kong portion of its massive IPO yesterday, with a positive start seen as a matter of pride for the world's third largest economy. The...
Munni KhanRANGPUR, July 17: Broiler rearing has become one of the most popular income generating activities in the rural areas of Rangpur and Dinajpur districts because of the short time required for it and could play a vital role in...
NEW DELHI, July 17 (AFP): The makers of the world's cheapest car, the Nano, said yesterday it was raising the price of the snub- nosed four-door vehicle as it announced plans to ramp up production. Launched in 2009 with a...
WASHINGTON, July 17 (AFP): American consumers saw prices fall for the third consecutive month in June on the back of lower gasoline costs, the government said Thursday amid concerns over deflation. The Labor Department said its consumer price index, the...
M A IslamTHE world cup 2010 is over. There was excitement about the tournament around the globe. Bangladesh was not lagging behind. Rather there was huge excitement about the world cup throughout the country. In some institutions, students in the...
Pulok DebnathIt is a symbol of discipline that sometimes we are to wait in the queue to get the desired service, products and some other things. Once I observed a commuter who used a rickshaw to go to the bus...
WITH the approval of the secondary and higher secondary education board Dhaka in 2006, Western College started admitting students for science, humanities and commerce group in HSC level. It shifted its operation to 255/A Elephant Road in Dhaka in 2008....
Emmanuel Metais, MBA director at Edhec, says managers are facing ever wider and more complex threats from criminal and terrorist elements. Hence the need to enhance the awareness and assessment skills round criminal risk at all levels in business education...
Food and Disaster Management Minister Abdur Razzak Saturday said a total of 72,000 houses and establishments in the city have been detected to be risky for earthquake, which are feared to be damaged with an earthquake of 7.5 on the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday directed the authorities concerned to strictly follow the quota reserved for disabled people while recruiting manpower for government services to give them opportunities to demonstrate their ability and efficiency, reports BSS. The Prime Minister made...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has demanded immediate and unconditional release of DU Islamic Studies Department Assistant Prof Muhammad Zahirul Islam.DU teacher Zahirul Islam, son-in-law of Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Abdul Kader Mollah, was arrested from the city's CMM...
Inspired by the social afforestation programme of Bangladesh, many Asian countries are keen to replicate the idea in their countries, reports BSS. Over the decade Bangladesh's social afforestation has been an example for other Asian countries for regeneration, conservation and...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, July 17: A 30-bed diabetic hospital has been inaugurated in the district town recently. Social Welfare Minister Enamul Hoque Mostafa Shahid inaugurated the hospital as the chief guest.Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) constructed the building at...
CHITTAGONG, July 17 (BSS): The Chittagong Water and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) is going to implement four mega projects at a cost of Tk 38.12 billion to mitigate water crisis in the port city for the next 50 years, which remained...
State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam said Saturday that it would be possible to complete trial of the identified war criminals within the current year."There are many war criminals in the country. Some identified war...
The police arrested three men who they claimed were members of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir after the party took out a procession in an area adjoining the National Press Club protesting the arrests of its leaders and demanding...
Former Law Minister Barrister Maudud Ahmed Saturday greeted the Prime Minister's proposal to constitute an all-party committee on constitution amendments following the Supreme Court judgment on the 5th amendment, reports UNB.Talking to the news agency over phone, he said the...
LONDON, July 17 (bdnews24.com): A high-profile conference on Bangladesh in London descended into an unruly scrimmage Friday as supporters of ruling Awami League (AL) and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) clashed. It was abandoned within minutes of opening of the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 17: After a month-long monsoon vacation the Chittagong University opened on Saturday. Students of the university attended their classes and examinations as scheduled. Most of the resident students entered their hall rooms Friday afternoon and Saturday morning...
Environment and cultural activists including the Paribesh Bachao Andolon (PABA) and Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts (BAFA) Saturday jointly organised a human chain for protecting all traditional and historic establishments across the country including the Waiz House in the capital...
SATKHIRA, Jul 17 (UNB): The police arrested five activists of Jama'at-e-Islami Bangladesh from Kaliganj Upazila and Sadar thana early Saturday. The arrestees were identified as Sujauddin (25) of village Raghunathpur, Moslemuddin (45) of village Mahatpur, Nuruzzaman (32) of village Bazargram...
CHUADANGA, July 17 (BSS): The two-day children conference ended today with a call to establish the rights of all children at the local district Shishu Academy auditorium. The conference adopted proposals of various work programmes relating to the interests and...
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 17 (BSS): Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University (RU) unit Saturday submitted a 12-point memorandum to RU Vice-chancellor Prof M Abdus Sobhan at his office.The demands included internet facilities for students, introduction of digital ID card for...
The three-day BRB Cables 26th Age Group National Swimming Championship concluded Saturday at the National Swimming Complex in Mirpur featuring 23 new national records in 100 events of the meet, reports UNB. Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) clinched the top...
After a disappointing show in the first game, Bangladesh's bowlers hit back with a disciplined performance to restrict Ireland to 189 and set up a six-wicket win to draw the series 1-1 at Stormont, according to website cricnfo. Bangladesh held...
Sonali Bank SRC made a good start in the Green Delta Metropolis Premier Division Hockey Super League beating Ajax SC by 2-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Saturday, reports UNB. Shahzad Nasir put the bankers' team ahead...
LONDON, July 17 (AP): A soccer ball used by Spain and the Netherlands in the World Cup final has been sold at auction for $74,000 to benefit Nelson Mandela's campaign to prevent HIV/AIDS.Proceeds from Friday's eBay sale will go toward...
Galle (Sri Lanka), July 17 (PTI): India will seek to end a 17-year-long series drought in Sri Lanka when they go into the three-match Test series against the island nation here on Sunday with a depleted bowling attack and dodgy...
SAO PAULO, July 17 (AP): Brazil is taking its time to choose a new coach, the man who will face the hard task of leading the team at home in the 2014 World Cup.After firing coach Dunga following the disappointing...
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