Eight persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Bagerhat, three people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents in Chitalmari and Mollahat...
PANCHAGARH, June 9 (UNB) : Prevailing urea fertilizer crisis may hit jute cultivation in the district in the current season.Jute cultivators said that they could not use urea on about 550 hectares of land, as they didn't receive any for...
Chairman of Paturia-Daulatdia Padma Setu Bastabayan Parishad Muhammad Sham-ul-Haque in a statement urged the government to approve the project to build a bridge with railway lines on BOT or BOO basis over the river Padma at Paturia-Daulatdia point to be...
The World Day Against Child Labour will be observed in the ILO member countries including Bangladesh on June 12 with the theme "Harvest for the future: Agriculture without child labour", reports BSS. To observe the day at the national level,...
NAOGAON, June 9 (UNB): Train communication on the Parbatipur-Khulna-Rajshahi route remained halted since Friday night as an engine along with seven compartments of a freight train derailed at Atrai rail station here.Railway sources said the engine and the seven compartments...
The annual urs of Mia Saheber Maidan, Luxmi Bazar marking the 28th death anniversary of 7th Sajjadanshin of the khankah sharif Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Sayeed Ahmad Ullah ® will be held on the khankah premises today (Sunday), said a...
A discussion on the 150th anniversary of 1857 movement was held at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) Saturday, reports BSS. National Committee for Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Great Mutiny organised the discussion with its convener...
National University (NU) Vice-chancellor (VC) Wakil Ahmed returned home Friday morning after attending the Council Meeting of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) held at Penang City, Malaysia, said a press release. He had left the city for Malayaisa on...
Chief Adviser (CA) of caretaker government (CG) Fakhruddin Ahmad informed the visiting EU-Troika delegation that his government was committed to holding a free, fair and credible election after completion of the ongoing reforms to hand over power to an elected...
The European Union (EU) Troika delegation said in the city Saturday that it was necessary to create a congenial atmosphere for holding a free and fair election "soon".They were quoted as telling some Awami League (AL) leaders who called on...
SREEPUR (Gazipur), June 9 (bdnews24.com): Sreepur Municipality of Gazipur district has donned a festive look as the locale for the voters' list pilot project that begins today (Sunday). Voters would also be provided with national identity (ID) cards under the...
SATKHIRA, June 9 (UNB): The members of Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) traded gunfire across separate frontier points in the district early SaturdayThe BDR sources said the BSF troops of Arshikori camp fired three shots on...
MEHERPUR, June 9 (UNB): Meherpur Municipality Chairman arrested in an extortion case was sent to jail when produced before the court today.Joint forces picked up Motassim Billah Motu from his home in the town Friday night. Police said Ahlladi Begum,...
MONOHARDI, Narsingdi, June 9 (BSS): Chinese Ambassador Zheng Qingdian said here today that his country would continue to support Bangladesh for the expansion of education and skill development.Addressing a function during a visit to Narandi-China Friendship Centre here, he said...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina Saturday took a dig at the security men over their "ultra-stringent behaviour" to let visitors into her Sudha Sadan home, reports bdnews24.com. She asked the head of the contingent to explain the excessive control and...
The deputy commissioners (DCs) have asked the government for power to take legal action against corruption and irregularities by the elected local government representatives, reports bdnews24.com. They have also suggested keeping the members of parliament (MPs) away from relief operations....
Charge hearing on a graft case against former telecommunication minister Mohammad Nasim begins today (Sunday) at the special makeshift judge's court at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with the deposition by prosecution witnesses, reports UNB.According to the case, Nasim, by abusing power,...
JHALAKATI, June 9 (UNB): A local leader of the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal was arrested Saturday on charge of cattle lifting.
LONDON, June 9 (AFP): World oil prices bounced higher this week, but ended on a flat note as traders tracked US supply news alongside a rogue cyclone in the Middle East. Precious metals gold and silver retreated as the US...
NEW YORK, June 9 (AFP): The dollar firmed against the other major currencies yesterday as US trade data showed a surprisingly shrinking deficit that reinforced the notion of stronger growth that could mean higher interest rates. At 2100 GMT, the...
COPENHAGEN, June 9 (AFP): The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) yesterday advised against all fishing of cod in the North Sea, Kattegat, the eastern Baltic Sea and the English Channel. An ICES report published yesterday said...
KATHMANDU, June 9 (Xinhua): India has agreed to exchange 40 mw more of electricity with Nepal by October, local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported today. The agreement was reached at the eighth meeting of the Nepal- India Power Exchange Committee...
FE ReportThe lucky draw of the third and final phase of LG Bowled Out offer made on the occasion of the World Cup Cricket by LG-Butterfly was held at Butterfly Marketing Limited head office in the city recently.Former adviser to...
NEW YORK, June 9 (PTI): Mango mania is set to hit the Big Apple with India's agricultural exports body roping in several restaurants in the New York area to promote the king of fruits here. The campaign by the Agricultural...
BEIJING, June 9 (CEIS): Five foreign banks recently got approvals from China's central bank to become members of Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE). They are the first batch of foreign members of the exchange. The five banks are: HSBC, Standard Chartered,...
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 9 (AFP): The Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers ended their annual summit yesterday by pledging 60 billion dollars to fight AIDS in Africa and warned Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programmes. Summit host Germany's...
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 9 (AFP): The Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers ended their annual summit yesterday by pledging 60 billion dollars to fight AIDS in Africa and warned Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programmes. Summit host Germany's...
GENEVA, June 9 (AFP): Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), already at odds over trade in farm goods, yesterday bickered over the level of customs duties to be applied to industrial products, WTO sources said. They said developed countries...
UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (PTI): The Group of 77 (G77) developing countries and China have asked the rich to increase development financial flows to the poor and remove subsidies they give to their farmers to provide a level playing field....
OTTAWA, June 9 (Xinhua): Canada has requested that a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement panel be established to solve the issue of US agricultural subsidies, Minister of International Trade David Emerson announced yesterday. "We remain concerned that the US...
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