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…
Year: 2013
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.
Jamaat has no right to stay in Bangladesh: Muhith
In the wake of the High Court’s verdict declaring illegal the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday said the Islamist party has no right to stay in Bangladesh.
Ban Awami League, its associates: Jamaat
The Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded outlawing the Awami League and its associate fronts, a day after the High Court cancelled its registration, giving rise to widespread calls to ban it.
BNP to ‘go tough’ after Eid
The BNP has again warned of ‘tough’ street protests after the Eid-ul-Fitr to press for the restoration of a non-party caretaker administration to oversee the national elections.
US embassy closure linked to terror fear
The US embassy’s announcement earlier today that it will remain closed on Sunday, August 4, is linked to a perceived terror threat from Al Qaeda, it’s been learned.
Scalpers active in Sylhet ahead of Eid
Although different measures have been taken by the authorities to stop irregularities, black marketers are still active at Sylhet railway station.
Experts for elephant route mapping in CHT
A comprehensive mapping of elephant routes and corridors is essential to carry out development works in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) averting man-elephant conflicts in elephant ranges, say experts.
Acupressure practitioners for naturopathic treatment
Acupressure practitioners here on Friday urged the government to initiate a special section under the Directorate General of Health Services to promote naturopathic treatment in the country.
BGB-BSF flag meeting held in Sylhet
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in Jaintapur Upazila on Monday.
300 cubic feet teak timber seized in Ctg.
A special squad of Coast Guard in a drive recovered 300 cubic feet teak timber worth about Tk 16 lakh as they were being amuggled after raiding in Khalurgat bridge area under Chandgaon thana in the city on Friday, Coast…
Expanded parija paddy farming stressed
Agriculture experts at a ceremony on Friday stressed the need for expanded cultivation of short duration, off-season and indigenous parija paddy adopting newer cropping pattern for food security amid adverse climate.
Modernisation of Thakurgaon Sugar Mills on anvil
The government has taken an initiative to modernise Thakurgaon Sugar Mills in a bid to reduce its ‘process loss’ through replacing its old machinery and introducing another option for sugar production from beet sugar alongside boosting its output from sugarcane. …
Eid-shopping gains momentum in Netrakona
With the holy Eid- ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is coming nearer, the Eid-shopping has started gaining momentum in Netrakona district town day by day.
Pakistan Jamaat wants ‘intervention’ in Bangladesh
Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan (JIP) has sought intervention of the international community against, what it claimed, victimisation and targeting of Jamaat-e-Islami and its leaders in Bangladesh.
Rajshahi city corporation to conserve 53 natural ponds
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.