Snatchers stabbed a shop employee to death at city’s Dampara area in the small hours of Monday. The dead was identified as Jasimuddin (43), an employee of tyre shop at city’s Bahadderhat area. Police arrested Rana , one of the…
Day: June 18, 2013
Daring dacoity committed in Faridpur
A daring dacoity was committed in the village Bilmamudpur under Sadar upazila here on Sunday night. The dacoits decamped with gold ornaments, cash and mobile phones worth about taka 15 lakhs after stabbing four persons of a family. Local people…
38 candidates withdraw from Gazipur city polls
GAZIPUR – A total of two mayoral candidates, one councilor for reserved woman seat and 35 general councilors withdrew their candidatures for the upcoming city corporation election in Gazipur (GCC). They stayed away from the city corporation election race today,…
Rajshahi mango processing can add value
For long, Rajshahi is nationwide famous, especially for its tasty and delicious fruit mango that attracts people from allover the country every summer. Every year, acreage, number of trees and mango production is mounting. However, unfortunately, not a single mango-processing…
Training for assistant editors in Rangpur
A two-day skill-development training course of the assistant editors and journalists of different newspapers and electronic media began Tuesday at Circuit House auditorium in the city. Bangladesh Press Institute (PIB) has been organising the training course being participated by 45…
Housewife beaten to death in Rangpur
A housewife was beaten to death by a shopkeeper over a dispute of only Taka 7 in village Maddyapara under Badarganj upazila On Monday, police and local sources said. The deceased was identified as Mansura Begum, 55, wife of Abdur…
Tk 74,.72cr rural development work in Jamalpur
A total of Taka 74,72,54,000 has allocated for development work in the district under Improved Rural Infrastructure Development project (IRIDP) during the 2010-2013. The project is being implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). According to LGED office, Tk.…
3 killed, 35 injured in Jessore road mishap
Three passengers were killed and at least 35 others were wounded as a passenger bus turned upside down on the road at Karuitala under Chaugachha upazila in Jessore at around 2am on Tuesday. The dead were identified as Altaf Hossain,…
Pioneering Grameen Bank faces uncertain future
Bangladesh’s pioneering microlender faces an uncertain future after a commission proposed the government take over or break up the Nobel-award-winning bank, analysts said Tuesday.
Fast Retailing to open Grameen Uniqlo stores
Petah Marian
15,000 benefit from ‘one house, one farm’
A total of 3,810 poor people of ten upazilas in the district were given Taka 2.80 crore under “one house, one farm project” of the government for purchasing milk cows, CIsheets, poultry birds, vegetable seeds and saplings for improving their…
Adapting to climate around the globe
By KARL RITTER Associated Press
Dorp celebrates UN Award
Development Organisation of the Rural Poor (DORP), a non-governmental organisation has celebrated the receipt the ‘Water for Life’ award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit, on Monday at a city restaurant for its outstanding contribution to the water…
Lucrative long-hauls get boost at Paris Air Show
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of their lucrative long-haul wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering following the worldwide recession.
What is arranged marriage really like? A western view
In our culture, arranged marriages are discussed with a negative slant – we tend to equate “arranged” with “forced,” and look at the practice as some sort of barbaric ritual. Still, regardless of Western culture’s distaste, thousands of people around…
Danger of Everest begins at tiny Nepal airstrip
LUKLA, Nepal (AP) — As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest. At…
Bottled water: Why stop caring about municipal water
S Gopikrishna Warrier
Khaleda and Ershad in Singapore: Talks likely?
The presence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad in Singapore for medical check up during the same period has given rise to a speculation that they might have talks on election issues there.
Jute cultivation acreage ‘marks 7pc rise’
Jute cultivation acreage marked a rise by 7 percent this fiscal compared to that of the previous fiscal, said officials at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) on Monday.
Pol stability, investment can simplify budget execution: BEA
Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) on Monday said implementation of the budget proposed for fiscal 2013-2014 depends on effective handling of 14 issues that include giving a boost to foreign and private sector investment and bringing pace in ADP implementation with…
‘Opponents of Padma Bridge with local financing WB agents’
President of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Dr Abul Barkat on Monday said those opposing the construction of Padma Bridge, the country’s largest-ever infrastructure project, with own funding are World Bank agents.
Draft Ticfa deal with US gets Cabinet nod
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa), aiming to boost trade relations with the USA and bring dynamism in trade and investment between the two countries.
Loan scam: ACC grills 4 Sonali Bank officials at jail gate
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday interrogated detained four officials of Sonali Bank in connection with the much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam of Tk 3,500 crore.
Dhaka Board out with list
Within hours of the Supreme Court clearing admissions based on GPA grades, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka has come out with a list of students selected for admission to Class Eleven.
SQ Chowdhury himself defends his case
Detained war crimes accused Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, MP on Monday appeared in the witness box from the dock to defend his case as the first defence witness (DW-1).
Formulate Human Rights rules as per Act: HC
The High Court on Monday issued a rule upon the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and its chairman to explain in four weeks as to why they should not be directed to formulate rules as per section 30 of the…