RAJSHAHI, July 1 (BSS): There is a bright prospect that sericulture can create employment for the rural people and alleviate poverty through its expansion and development by utilising existing natural resources.As an agro-based and labour-intensive industry, sericulture can involve a...
FE Report IFC (International Finance Corporation) Advisory Services for South Asia - the SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)-and BRAC have agreed to work together to address the threat of avian influenza contamination at poultry farms and wet markets in Dhaka....
KUSHTIA, July 1 (UNB): Three people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road accidents in the district Saturday.The deceased were identified as Jamir Ali (40), of Madandanga village, and Moslem Uddin (70), of Madhupur village of Jhenidah...
SYLHET, July 1 (UNB): The afforestation programme in Jaflong Green Park in Goainghat Upazila began Friday under the supervision of the joint forces.Jaflong Foundation and Forest Department have jointly taken up the afforestation programme.The joint forces in separate drives from...
BANDARBAN, July 1 (UNB): Project coordinator Masuram Master, suspected mastermind of June 26 kidnap of DANIDA project official and four others were arrested Sunday.Kidnapped Hossain Shahid Sumon could not be rescued till Sunday evening.Security officials keeping track of the kidnappers...
Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested eight persons, including four women, along with around four kilogram of heroin worth Tk 40 million from a house in the city's Wari area Saturday night, reports UNB.Police said acting on a tip-off, a...
FE ReportAn orientation ceremony for summer semester-2007 of Eastern University (EU) was held at its auditorium in the city recently.The programme was held in two sessions: one at 10:00 am and another at 3:00 pm. Eastern University (EU) Vice-Chancellor Rahim...
DU CorrespondentAll academic activities of Dhaka University resume today (Monday) after a month-long summer vacation.Students, who went to their village homes on vacation, were seen coming back to different residential halls Sunday as the month-long vacation ended Saturday.Classes of the...
FE ReportMd Aminul Haque has unanimously been re-elected chairman of Prime Finance and Investment Limited for the third time in the 141st board meeting of the company held recently. Haque started his career in the year 1964 with Industrial Development...
SATKHIRA, July 1 (UNB): Eight women and children were detained by jawans of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) while they were illegally going to India through Bhomra frontier at Sadar Upazila Friday night.The arrested were identified as Harimohan Bala (55), Paribala Dashi...
Senior Awami League (AL) leader Abu Sayeed claimed Sunday that presidium member Abdur Razzak did not make any demand for the exclusion of Sheikh Hasina from the party, reports bdnews24.com. Sayeed accused the media of twisting Razzak's personal reform proposals,...
Bangladeshis view Ame-rica more favourably than before as revealed in a recently concluded survey, reports UNB.The Washington-based Pew Research Centre conducted the survey, titled 'Global Unease with Major World Powers', on 45,000 people across the globe under its Pew Global...
DU CorrespondentThe 'Dhaka University Day 2007' was observed Sunday amid much fanfare and festivity with the pledge to make Bangladesh free from corruption and drug addiction in the days ahead.Marking the day, a discussion was held at TSC auditorium, followed...
Members of a high-powered taskforce dealing with serious crimes Sunday questioned the wife and the mother-in-law of Tarique Rahman, officials said. The members of the taskforce of the national committee on serious crimes went to the Dhanmondi residence of Syeda...
Trial of the detained Awami Swechchhasebak League general secretary Pankaj Devnath and his wife on corruption charges began Sunday with a special court taking deposition from the prosecution witness, reports UNB.Judge M Firoze Alam of the makeshift special court set...
FE ReportA seven-member committee formed by the government to strengthen local government bodies by infusing dynamism into their functioning, held its seventh meeting Sunday.The committee, as part of its series of discussion meetings, exchanged views with the municipality chairmen as...
The judgement in the tax- dodging case against former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Ali Asgar Lobi will be delivered on July 5, reports UNB.A special makeshift anti-graft court set up at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Sunday fixed the date...
Revitalised by their impressive efforts in the recent Twenty20 series, West Indies put together a disciplined bowling performance to take control in overcast conditions in the first ODI at Lord's. After being asked to bat first, England's batsmen battled their...
LONDON, Jul 1 (AFP): Arsenal have no hope of challenging Manchester United and Chelsea next season for the English Premiership title after the sale of Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba said.Arsenal sold Henry earlier in the week to Barcelona for 16...
Venezuela won a Copa match for the first time in 40 years, and Uruguay also advanced by shutting out Bolivia on Saturday, according to wire services.Venezuela won for the first time in 40 years at the Copa America on Saturday...
GRAND BLANC (United States), Jul 1 (AFP): American Tom Pernice's banner effort on the back nine vaulted him into the lead after Saturday's third round of the 4.9 million dollar PGA Buick Open.After he eagled the par-five 13th, Pernice birdied...
Bangladesh U-12 football team, already out of the title race, earned a solitary goal victory over Italy in the Danone Nations Cup in Lyon in France Saturday, reports UNB.Mohammed Sumon scored the all-important goal for Bangladesh in the (17-32) place...
Grameenphone Ltd and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will hold a joint press conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Monday), says a press release.GP will announce its sponsorship for the national women’s cricket team’s tour of Malaysia.The...
HONG KONG, Jul 1 (AP): Bayern Munich's new signings Miroslav Klose and Hamit Altintop scored as the German club came from behind to beat Sao Paulo 2-1 in a friendly in Hong Kong Sunday.Bayern dominated in the early minutes, but...
BEIJING, Jul 1 (AFP): Just over a year before it plays host to the Olympics, Beijing reported its worst air pollution for June in seven years, state media said Sunday.The Chinese capital had substandard air quality for 15 days in...
EL PASO (Texas), Jul 1 (AFP): Four-time ex-heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield continued his comeback Saturday with a win over 41-year-old Lou Savarese at the Don Haskins Centre arena.The 44-year-old American won a 10-round decision, knocking Savarese down twice en route...
The association of bankers representing the private commercial banks operating in the country, expressed their concern recently about difficulties being created for the functioning of the banks. They pointed to new rules and regulation that have been rather superimposed on...
HOSPITALS, clinics and diagnostic centres are fast expanding in the country. No doubt such have been grown because of demands and they are providing medical services to a greater number of people.But at the same everyday these centres are generating...
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