Substantial and sustainable promotion of small business and urban food production has become indispensable for freeing the slum community from poverty and hunger, speakers in some ceremonies have said.
Month: April 2013
Arm, ammunitions recovered in Shibganj
Two USA-made pistols, four magazines and 14 rounds of bullet were recovered from a mango orchard behind Monakasha Bazar under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday morning.
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh gutted in Rampal
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh were gutted when a big fire broke out in the village Mallikerber under Rampal Upazila in the district Bagerhat on the night of Saturday.
8 injured in strom in Rangpur
At least 8 people were injured and several hundred tin-roofed and thatched houses were damaged as a violent storm accompanied by rain and hail lashed different areas of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district early Sunday.
Twine kids drowned in Jhenidah
Two twine kids were drowned at at Mashli village pond under Kaliganj upazila of the district.
Body of youth found in Jhenidah canal
The unknown miscreants have killed a youth by chopping at Suti-Durgapur village under Jhenidah sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Nirapad Sarak Chai meet held at Rampal
Meeting of Nirapad Sarak Chai , Ramapl Barnch was held on 29 April at Rampal.
Court room roof collapse in Khulna
The roof of a room at Paikgacha Upazila Magistrate Court here collapsed on Tuesday.
Contraband worth Tk 2 cr seized at Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized Indian goods worth about Tk two crore from Baro Achra border here early Monday.
College girl killed, mother injured in attack
A college girl was killed and her mother injured in an attack by unidentified miscreants in their residence in Bandar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Habiba Akhtar Tumpa, 19, student of Kadamrasul Degree College of the same…
Govt covering up Savar tragedy to save party men: BNP
Terming the Savar tragedy a manmade disaster, the opposition BNP on Tuesday alleged that the government is trying to cover it up like its previous scandals as ruling party men are responsible for the catastrophe.
Khaleda’s response Hasina: Hartal called off
Opposition BNP-led 18-party called off the May 2 hartal in response to the call of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and for the sake of Savar tragedy.
2818 found dead, alive from Savar rubble
A total of 2818 people were rescued dead and alive in Savar Rana Plaza collapse till Tuesday noon.
Shirin elected country’s first female Speaker
Parliament on Tuesday elected Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury as the country’s first female Speaker unopposed in the absence of the opposition MPs.
We’ll embrace martyrdom for our demands: Hefazat
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi on Tuesday said they would embrace martyrdom if their 13-point demand is not implemented.
HC bans transfer of wealth of Rana, RMG owners
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday imposed a ban on the transfer of all moveable and immovable property of Sohel Rana, owner of the crashed Rana Plaza, and the four owners of five garment factories housed in it.
May Day today
The historic May Day will be observed on Wednesday in the country as elsewhere across the world with a pledge to establish the rights of workers.
HC grants interim bail to Farroque
The High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail for six months to opposition chief whip Zainul Abedin Farroque in a case filed over March 11 city violence.
Jail Killing Case: SC upholds death sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the lower court verdict of death sentence to two former army men – Dafadar Marfat Ali Shah and Dafadr Abul Hashem Mridha, both fugitive – in the sensational jail killing case rejecting the High…
July-March ‘sees $1,863.02m foreign aid flow’
The foreign aid flow to Bangladesh was much better during the first three quarters (July-March) of the current fiscal (2012-13) as it totalled US$1,863.02 million against US$1,410.96 million during the corresponding period of the last year.
Abu Dhabi keen to invest in ceramics, energy sectors
The businessmen of Abu Dhabi have expressed their keen interest to invest in ceramics, petroleum, oil and gas sectors in Bangladesh.
DSE gains, CSE dips at closing
Share prices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a gain while that at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) a fall on Tuesday.
Tk 30m donated for Savar victims
Different organisations and individuals donated Tk over 30 million to therelief fund of the Prime Minister for the Savar victims.
BRAC Varsity training on procurement, supply
The Institute of Governance Studies (IGS), BRAC University is going to offer Professional Training Programme on Procurement and Supply Chain
In praise of bad guys
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
Six kids injured as classroom caves in
Six students were injured as the floor of a classroom caved in at Muktirkandi Government Primary School in Sadullahpur union of Matlab (South) upazila on Sunday morning.
Air France fined for forcing passenger off flight
A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.
Save Hason Raja’s property
The home of the great mystic poet, Hason Raja is located at village Rampasha under Biswanath upazila of Sylhet.
Sylhet city admin fails to deal with Illegal bldgs
Most of the buildings in the outskirts of the Sylhet were constructed illegally as the owners of those buildings did not obtain SCC approval. Not only that around 90 percent buildings in Sylhet have been built illegally.
Sylhet BCL activist stabbed by rivals
A Chhatra League activist at Sylhet International University was stabbed by rivals on Monday.