Md. Mahbubur Rahman BulbulLARGE scale poultry farming can be more profitable than it now is in Bangladesh. That is why, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is keen to provide financial assistance to the sector through a member of micro-finance institutions...
Sakuntala NarasimhanTHE occasion was her daughter's wedding. In her nine-metre Kancheepuram silk sari, worn the traditional way, Vasumathi Srinivasan looked a typical middle-aged south Indian housewife. But give her a pair of crampons or the metal spiked boots worn for...
Md. Rafiqur RahmanWE live in an age of information superhighway. Now the world is controlled by the power of highest information and communication technology. A large number of private universities, colleges and standard English medium and Bengali medium schools have...
Smriti Irani will once again sport a Gujrati saree, heavy jewelry and a bun onscreen. Super hit duo Baa and Smriti are back together, to create the same magic again.No 'Kyunki…' is not back, its SAB TV's Maniben.com, a serial...
Insaan On Zee TV Saturday at 5-00 pm. A loner ex-cop driven by his need for vengeance, no one, nothing, is able to penetrate his shell. Not even the love of Meghna who hopes in vain that her love will...
Pamela PhilipMemories of the five-phased elections of April and May have already been swept away in the hurly-burly of government formation. But rewind for a moment to those who queued up under the punishing sun to cast their votes in...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanBoth the BNP and the Awami League stated in their election manifestos last year that they would work for decentralisation and development of local government on going to power. But these commitments were made ritualistically, it seems, as...
Nancy BenacThere he was, in the heart of the Muslim world, explaining the American mindset to Muslims and the world of Islam to Americans, with the bearing of a college professor.In his long-awaited speech at the University of Cairo, President...
Russia and the United States Wednesday wrapped up their second round of closed-door talks aimed at reaching a new strategic arms reduction agreement to replace the 1991 START treaty, which expires this December.Analysts believe that a new treaty is in...
Subroto Kumar RoyTwenty years ago when Dr C Everett Koop released the Surgeon General's Report, the Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking, it was the first Surgeon General's report to conclude that involuntary exposure of non-smokers to secondhand smoke was first...
Syed Fattahul AlimPeople with extraordinary gift have been a subject of research for scientists. Common people, too, treat such talents with awe and wonder. The great geniuses in the field of science, technology, mathematics, etc. Great scientist like Newton, Einstein,...
Ameer HamzaA Public Interest Litigation (PIL) case, filed by the Bangladesh Women Lawyers' Association against sexual harassment, has recently been won and the relevant bill is expected to be passed by the Jatiya Sangsad soon. One would have thought the...
Relations between Kuwait and Iraq took a sharp turn for the worse in recent weeks, as lawmakers of the two neighbors traded accusations over UN-imposed war reparations Bagdad must make to the Gulf state.The row between the two countries was...
Bai JieLuo Hong is thin and not tall in height but the 42-year-old businessman-turned photographer is great in mind.Luo has traveled from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Kenya to South Africa, photographing wildlife and the beauty in nature in...
Hosts England are ready to get the second ICC World Twenty20 under-way at Lord's Friday.Paul Collingwood's men open up against the Netherlands in the first of their two Group B matches, with Pakistan set to face England at The Oval...
Bangladesh take on defending champions India in the opening group A match of the ICC World T20 Cricket today (Saturday) at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England, reports UNB.State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) will telecast live the match that begins at 11pm...
Bangladesh A team took overall lead of 76 runs against visiting Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) on the third day of the second four-day match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.Beginning their second innings in...
The Bangladesh players with the ICL have severed ties with the league and made themselves available for the national team. The players - who form the Dhaka Warriors side - are expected to visit the Bangladesh Cricket Board office in...
Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan, who took part in the Trade Ministers Summit here, has called upon the Turkish businessmen to evaluate "lucrative investment opportunities" in Bangladesh, according to UNB news from Istanbul. He told the leading English...
Bangladesh Kidney Foundation (BKF) has secured the third place in the 10th annual conference of the International Federation of Kidney Foundation (IFKF) for its overall activities, reports BSS.Canada and Argentina became first and second respectively in the IFKF conference held...
A monsoon low lies over the northwest Bay and adjoining area and it is likely to intensify and is moderate to strong elsewhere over the North Bay Friday, reports UNB.Squally weather may affect the maritime ports, said a Met Office...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) has prepared a draft budget of Tk 1.72 billion for the fiscal 2009-10 keeping an allocation of only nine per cent of the total budget for education and research activities of the university.DU Director of Accounts...
FE ReportA top private environmental watchdog Friday urged the government to immediately take effective steps against organisations which are polluting rivers across the country. "The environment directorate is not taking adequate steps to stop river pollution," said Abu Naser Khan,...
FE ReportAn Inter-College Debate Tournament titled "End Hunger: Walk the World" held Friday in the conference room of ASA University Bangladesh in the city. United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), Management and Resource Development Initiative (MRDI), Bangladesh Debate Federation (BDF)...
BARISAL, June 5 (UNB): Education Ministry has decided to cancel monthly pay order (MPO) of 95 non-government schools under Barisal Education Board (BEB) for poor results of their students in this year's SSC examination.M Shah Alamgir, controller of examinations of...
FE ReportBangladesh Krishok Samity (BKS) has demanded that the government double the allocation to agriculture sector in the next budget.BKS leaders were speaking at a press conference in the city Thursday. They emphasised food security because Bangladesh cannot depend on...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Friday urged all including the parents to administer their children Vitamin A-Plus capsule to fight blindness and other health hazards caused by malnutrition, reports BSS.Sheikh Hasina made the call while formally opening the National Vitamin...
Leaders of National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) demanded special allocation for the garment workers in the coming budget to help improve their living standard, reports UNB.The garment workers formed a human chain at Muktangon in the city Friday and urged...
US Ambassador James F Moriarty Thursday night said his country hopes that the government of Bangladesh and the opposition BNP will come together to settle the dispute over seat rearrangement in parliament, reports UNB."My government wants to see democracy stronger...
BARISAL, June 5 (UNB): The activists of the ruling party Awami League (AL) ransacked party office of BNP at Kaliganj bazar under Mehendiganj Upazila Wednesday. Witnesses said following an altercation the AL activists chased the BNP activists and ransacked the...
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