Twin sisters drowned in a pond at Titlagari village in Nandigram upazila on Friday night.
Month: August 2013
Staff shortage hits Comilla Education Board
An acute shortage of officials and employees is now prevailing in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Comilla, hampering its normal activities.
BSF releases Bangladeshi boy in Chuadanga
A Bangladeshi boy, who was picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Medenipur border in Jibannagar upazila on Friday morning, was released three hours later.
Couple held with phensidyl in Rajbari
Police arrested a couple along with 76 bottles of Indian phensidyl syrup from Chandpur bus stand area in Kalukhali upazila of the district on Friday.
20 injured in Sylhet clash
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Gobindasri in Bianibazar upazila on Friday.
VGF rice allocated for Gaibandha’s distressed
The government has allocated 1,751.11 tonnes of rice for the distressed and ultra poor including flood and disaster affected people of the district on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme.
Eid shopping gains momentum in Gaibandha
Eid-shopping has gained momentum in the shopping centers of upazilas and district town here as the holy Eid-ul- Fitr is knocking at the door.
3 colleges scored cent percent pass rate
As the yester years, cent percent numbering 46 examinees of specialised institution Barisal Cadet College have been passed and scored GPA-5 and topped the result sheets.
Many examinees fail in 20 best colleges under Barisal Board
Huge numbers of examinees have been failed in the top-20 colleges listed according to the score of best performance points on the basis of number of examinees, pass and GPA-5 rate in HSC EXAM 2013 under Barisal Education Board this…
Rural and non govt institutions do better
The rural and non-government educational institutions have done better than the urban and public colleges under Barisal Education Board in HSC 2013.
Drug peddler held in Bogra
A woman was arrested with 35 bottles of phensidyl from Dupchanchia CO office bus stand of municipality area in Bogra district recently.
Four hurt, 3 held as BNP factions clash
Two rival factions of BNP clashed in Babuganj upazila of Barisal over holding iftar party at same venue Friday.
Europe’s largest energy storage trial launched
S&C Electric Europe, Samsung SDI and Younicos have signed a joint agreement to deploy Europe’s largest intelligent network storage project, onto a UK Power Networks substation, saving over £6m on traditional network reinforcement methods.
Dutch greenhouses rapidly tapping into geothermal opportunity
Using geothermal energy to heat greenhouses is taking off fast in the Netherlands, according to a new analyst report by Rabobank.
Green Bank helps fund N Ireland’s renewable energy project
Foresight Group and the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) have announced the investment of £20 million to build the Evermore Renewable Energy 15.8MWe wood fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) station to be constructed on a ten acre site…
Review of US-Russia relations urged after Snowden asylum
U.S. Senator John McCain is furious about whistleblower Edward Snowden’s newly-acquired asylum, and is demanding that Washington re-examine its relations with Moscow and “strip away the illusions that many Americans have had about Russia.”
Kill wasteful missile defense efforts
By Ivan Eland
PM blames opposition for falling HSC pass percentage
DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday held the opposition BNP and Jamaat responsible for the declining rate of pass percentage in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations.
Come forward to save country: Dr. Yunus
Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has called upon the people to come forward and save the country from nightmare. He said the government’s suggestion to nationalise Grameen Bank or to split the bank into 19 pieces was unacceptable. “Grameen Bank…
Hartal underway in Taherpur as cops kill 1 injure 5
The first day of three day hartal, called by local businessmen, is underway in Taherpur municipal area under Baghmara upazila of Rajshahi district from Friday morning.
Clean water and soap ‘boost growth’ in young children
By Helen Briggs
British mother, 43, hacked to death in Sunamganj
A British mother has been hacked to death during a violent robbery in Bangladesh.
7 technologies can include in your next car
If Back to the Future II got it right, by 2015 flying cars will be whizzing across the skyways of America — in towns even as sleepy as Hill Valley. In reality, the marketplace won’t have a Hovercraft in two…
Bangladesh Islamic Party hosts iftar mohfil
The Bangladesh Islamic Party hosted an iftar mohfil at the Imperial Hotel convention centre in the city on Friday. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alangir, acting secretary general of BNP, was the chief guest at the function which was presided over by…
Jumatul Wida observed
Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, was observed across the country on Friday with religious fervour and sanctity.
Al-Quds Day observed
International Al-Quds Day has been observed yesterday with humble respect on Muslim Ummah worldwide.
BNP against ban on any political party: Fakhrul
Although he declined to make any comment about the High Court verdict that declared illegal registration of Jamaat-e-Islam, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said his party is always against banning any political party.
Felani murder trial to begin Aug 13
Over two and half years into the incident, the trial of the murder of Bangladeshi girl Felani is going to begin on August 13 at a court constituted by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Don’t push country towards civil war: Kazi Zafar
Jatiya Party Presidium Member Kazi Zafar Ahmed on Friday called upon the Prime Minister not to push the country towards a civil war.