A primary education system under a unified core curriculum to ensure solid foundation for quality higher education was needed, speakers told a seminar in the city Saturday, reports UNB. "A state stands on its education system, while the whole education...
A medical college hospital located in a rural area, equipped with latest world-class medical devices, ushered in a ray of new hope in the treatment of deadly cancer in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Khawja Yunus Ali Medical College and Hospital (KYAMCH),...
Birshesthra Nur Mohammad Public School and College, located inside BDR's Peelkhana headquarters, reopened Saturday after the Feb 25-26 mutiny forced it to close its doors, reports bdnews24.com. BDR public relations official Nurul Huda said that there were four educational institutions...
Russian Centre of Science and Culture will hold a gala evening to celebrate its 35th anniversary in Dhaka today (Sunday), reports UNB.Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni is scheduled to attend the function.
Traders in the capital have increased the supply of national delicacies- hilsha fish, jackfruit and watermelon - to meet the city dwellers' demand and earn windfall profit on the occasion of 'Pahela Baishakh', the first day of Bangla New Year,...
A passenger bus caught fire due to mechanical fault in Gulshan area of the city Saturday morning. Fire Brigade sources said the fire originated at the engine of the CNG-run bus of Madhumita Paribahan at about 11:38 am in front...
Foreign Minister (FM) Dr Dipu Moni Saturday expressed her profound shock at the death of veteran Awami League (AL) leader of Chandpur district Abu Taher Dulal, reports BSS.In a message of condolence, Dr Dipu Moni said late Dulal was an...
Mushir Ahmed The country's march towards white revolution has suffered a severe jolt as a massive slump in price of imported powdered milk and low taxes put the dairy industry on a life support.Over the past couple of weeks hundreds...
Siddique Islam The country's overall balance of payments continued to maintain a surplus position during the first seven months of the current fiscal mainly due to improvement in both current and financial accounts. The current account balance recorded a surplus...
BNP and its front organisations will continue their peaceful movement until the government withdraws its "illegal" decision cancelling the lease allocation of Khaleda's cantonment residence, reports UNB.BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Saturday announced the party's stand while addressing a...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has stepped up a move to open up onshore hydrocarbon blocks for exploration by international oil companies (IOCs) in a desperate attempt to meet the country's mounting energy demand.Gas exploration in most of the country's 46...
FE ReportAttracting foreign investment and gaining market access for Bangladeshi products abroad remain the top of the agenda for the newly elected government's overseas policies, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni said Saturday. "For a country, which still depends heavily...
FHM Humayan KabirUS oil company Chevron has started seismic survey in potential gas block-7 in southern Bangladesh to determine presence of hydrocarbon structures, officials said."Chevron has started the survey to find out exact location of the hydrocarbon structures. The survey...
FE ReportBangladesh College of Leather Technology has been closed for an indefinite period following a clash between students and police at Zigatola that left 18, including three police personnel, hurt.The college authorities took the decision at a emergency meeting Saturday...
SATKHIRA, Apr 11: State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian assured that all the closed mills and factories in the country would be reopened, in a reversal of the policy prescribed by donor agencies and pursued by previous regimes....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday visited her ailing scientist-husband Dr Wazed Mia at Square Hospital in the city and enquired about his treatment. Hasina stayed beside him for an hour from 11am. — UNB
A Dhaka court Friday recorded confessional statements of five more BDR members and a civilian in the Peelkhana mutiny case. The six gave statements to magistrates, Rashed Kabir and Dilara Alo Chandana, of the chief metropolitan magistrate's court. — bdnews24.com
Academic activities at Dhaka Medical College resumed Saturday after an 11-day closure following the death of a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader. — bdnews24.com
Jasim Uddin Haroon Local courier and parcel service providers have been charging high rates for their services causing the consumers to suffer.They have been charging between Tk 15 and Tk 30 for delivery of a single document within the country....
Over 0.8m city dwellers suffer from asthma related problem due to various environmental pollutions, particularly dust and toxic metal particles in the air, experts said at a roundtable here Saturday, reports UNB.They said the main causes of asthma are air...
Airlines Association of Bangladesh (AAB), which recently sought a Tk 10 billion (1,000 crore) stimulus package to overcome the fallout of the global recession, has failed to draw the attention of the government, reports UNB.The AAB, grouping GMG Airlines, United...
A Z M AnasBangladesh should invest massively in honing workers' skills suited to the needs of domestic market, rather than for overseas jobs, a top International Labour Organisation (ILO) official has said. "It doesn't work if you train up workers...
Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Apr 11 (Reuters): U.S. stocks typically rebound six months before the economy, but investors worry that the current 25 percent rally since the market's March 9 low could be a red herring. At the same time,...
FE ReportThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Saturday hailed the government's decision for rescheduling outstanding bank loans of four industrial sectors without any down payment, said a press release. The industrial sectors are frozen foods, jute...
NAIROBI (Kenya) (AP): The head of a Kenyan seafarers' program said Saturday that Somali pirates had hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden.Nairobi-based Italian Ambassador Pierandrea Magistrati said he only could confirm that "there is...
MADARIPUR, Apr 10: The government will build a new town to resettle people who will lose their home and hearth to construction of the proposed Padma Bridge, set to be the Bangladesh's longest, a top government official said Friday, reports...
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) (AP): Islamabad today wore a deserted look. There wasn't the usual hustle bustle on the streets. The morning rush hour as schools began wasn't there. It is a city that, increasingly, feels like it's under siege.Additional security forces...
A young man was killed and his body, packed in a sack, was dropped from a rooftop in the city’s Sutrapur area early Saturday, reports UNB.The victim’s family sources said Hasanur Rahman Ronny (24), son of Yusuf Ali, was called...
M. S. SiddiquiQUICKER dispensation of justice needs to be ensured because "justice delayed is justice denied". But, while doing so, it must not be ignored that "justice hurried is justice buried". The due process of law must not be compromised...
Md. Joynal AbdinGLOBALISATION polarised the world and made international trade very competitive. Each and every country is trying to exploit whatever trade opportunities are available. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) contracting countries are facing various barriers to trade promotion. Due...
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