Trading on the country’s both bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – ended high on Monday.
Month: August 2013
5,000 tonnes of imported onion on way home
The government has decided to import 5,000 tonnes of onion to stabilise the market.
Jute decoding to usher in new horizon
The successful decoding of local jute varieties along with that of Tosha jute three years back will usher in a new horizon for jute quality improvement and diversification of jute goods, observed the scientists working behind the gigantic achievement for…
WikiLeaks posts 400 gigabytes of encrypted ‘Insurance’ data online
WikiLeaks has released a trove of encrypted “insurance” data on Twitter and Facebook. The data can’t be read without an encryption key, but the movement’s supporters say that could be published later in case anything happens to leading WikiLeaks figures.
Volcano eruption shoots ash three miles high
Residents in a southern Japanese city were busy washing ash off the streets Monday after a nearby volcano spewed a record-high smoke plume into the sky.
Myanmar’s district police denies two-day clashes
Myanmar’s district police denies two-day clashes between RSO and Myanmar riot police near Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
Chinese Navy hospital ship arrives at Chittagong Port
Chittagong — Chinese Navy hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at Bangladesh’s southeastern port city Chittagong on Monday, beginning its one-week mission to provide free medical service to locals.
Training on digitization begins in Faridpur
A five-day training course titled ‘National e-service Introduction’ both theoretical and practical for the office staff of the local district administration started here on Sunday.
15 hurt in AL- Swechchhasebak Dal clash in Bhola
At least 15 were injured in a clash between local activists of the ruling party Awami League (AL) and the opposition BNP’s volunteer front Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal in Daulatkhan upazila on Monday morning.
Five drug addicts get jail in Gaibandha
A mobile court on Sunday convicted five drug addicts and sentenced them to six months of imprisonment each on charge of taking drugs including hemp.
2,479 beneficiaries get savings money from Gaibandha LGED
A total of 2,479 beneficiaries, who worked for five years under a project, got their savings money from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) here recently.
Unhindered flow of information stressed
Speakers at a function here stressed the need for ensuring free flow of information by all government and non government organisations concerned for expediting development and ensuring good governance.
RAB seizes touchstone statues, lethal weapons
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized two touchstone statues and two lethal weapons and arrested one person from Natore district on Sunday afternoon, RAB sources said here today.
Mechanised application reduces 50pc urea consumption
Application of granular urea using mechanised devices reduces consumption of the fertiliser by 50 per cent to yield normal rice production saving farming cost side by side improving environment and ecology.
School teacher dies falling rooftop in Jessore
A schoolteacher died when he fell from the rooftop of a five-storied building on Sunday at Krishnanagar village under Jhikargacha upazila of Jessore district.
30 injured in Narail clash
At least 30 persons were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Dhuria-Chakulia village under Narail Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.
Freedom fighters get Tk 2.39 cr allowance in Rangpur
The government through the Ministry of Social Welfare distributed Taka 2,39,04,000 among 996 freedom fighters (FFs) as allowance in the district during the last 2012-2013 fiscal year, official sources said.
European forests near ‘carbon saturation point’
By Mark Kinver
Scots red deer ‘breeding earlier due to climate change’
By David Miller
Beetles eat greedy offspring research finds
Burying beetles occasionally punish young who nag for food by eating those who pester them most, according to Edinburgh University research.
British media reports allegation Princess Diana’s death was no accident
By Leezel Tanglao and Nicholas Schifrin
Prince William describes his joy at parenthood
Britain’s Prince William has described his joy at introducing his newborn son to the world on the steps of a London hospital last month — and about his nerves about fitting the car seat securely into the Land Rover before…
‘Breaking Bad’: ‘He’s a monster!’
By Mark Perigard
Golden leopard goes to catalan director Serra
By Stefania Summermatter
Nelson Mandela’s genius as a leader
By IESE Insight
Sri Lanka: Tamils as ‘masters of their sestiny’
By N Sathiya Moorthy
The new rules of the game in Egypt
By Sarah Gold
A nation bleeds
By Dr. Chandra Muzaffar
iPhone 5C will reportedly replace iPhone 5 and cost $400-$500
Apple’s budget iPhone is looking anything but cheap. 9to5Mac points us to the latest research note from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says that Apple is planning to price the lower-cost iPhone 5C at between $400 and $500 this…
Laraki Epitome 1,100-hp supercar revealed
Founded in Morocco but now based in California, Laraki Motors unveiled the Laraki Epitome at Pebble Beach. Powered by a reworked 7-liter V-8, the $2 million Epitome can deliver anywhere from 1,100 hp to 1,750 hp — and designer Abdesslam…