Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL) will start functioning next month with the initial equity money of Tk 16 crore for the proposed Rampal 1320 MW coal-fired power plant project.
Year: 2013
Marilyn named most curvy celebrity
Marilyn Monroe has been named as the most attractive curvy celebrity of all time.
Wind power storage
Andy Soos, ENN
Bangladesh wins second test, levels series
Visitors Bangladesh won the second test by 143 runs making the hosts Zimbabew pack up for 257 runs on the fifth day today. Bangladesh were 391 in the first innings and 291-9 declared in the second. In reply Zimbabwe scored…
13 ways to support food, agriculture, planet
Danielle Nierenberg
New bird flu strain: 5 things to know
The H7N9 strain responsible for the bird flu outbreak in China is unlike any that has previously been seen in this type of virus.
Delawar on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delawar Hossain on another fresh remand for a day for police quizzing in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in the capital.
275 bodies of building collapse victims recovered
Authorities say 275 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the country’s worst ever building collapse disaster.
Khaleda visits collapsed Rana Plaza, victims
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday visited the collapsed Rana Plaza and saw for herself the rescue operation and the devastation.
Minor girl dies with lichi stuck in throat
A five-year-old girl died as a lichi got stuck in her throat at Basundhia More in sadar uqzila headquarters on Tuesday.
Bumper Boro harvest expected in southwest
Bumper production of Boro paddy is expected in the ten southwestern districts of Khulna division in the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.
BGMEA suspends 5 factories housed in Rana Plaza
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday suspended the membership of five readymade garment (RMG) factories in connection with Wednesday’s Rana Plaza collapse in Savar.
Citizens demand punishment of RMG factory owners
Citizens on Thursday staged protests at different parts of the city demanding stern actions against the RMG factory owners and others for the killing of readymade workers in the Rana Plaza collapse incident.
Valuables looted from businessman’s house
Robbers looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from a businessman’s house at Fatullah in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
7 jailed for 15 days over clashes in Sirajganj
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced seven people to 15 days’ imprisonment each for their involvement in separate clashes.
Rescue to continue till today: GOC of 9th Div
GOC of 9th Infantry Division Major General Hasan Suhrawardy Bir Bikram on Thursday said the rescue operation would be conducted till Friday as per the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Two outlaws held with arms, ammunition
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two members of an outlawed party along with firearm, bullets and bombs at Ghorashal village in Sadar upazila on Tuesdaynight.
Bumper litchi production likely this season
Excellent growth of the tender litchi in orchards amid favorable climatic condition predicts bumper production of the fruit this season in the northern districts, officials, experts and farmers said.
Find out who forced workers into Rana Plaza: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday informed Parliament that the government will find out the garment factory owners who had forced the workers to enter into the Rana Plaza knowing that the building was in grave danger.
100 RMG workers hurt in Savar
About 100 readymade garment workers were injured in clashes with law enforcers and stampedes in Savar and Ashulia, outskirts of the capital, on Thursday.
Research centre innovates six new fruits
The Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre has, so far, innovated six new fruit varieties through intensive field-level research during the last 18 years.
Produce building, garments owners on Apr 30: HC
The High Court ordered Officer-in-Charge of Savar Thana to produce owners of Rana Plaza and five RMG factories before the court on April 30.
Moody’s Bangladesh rating outlook stable with risks
Moody’s Investors Service has said Bangladesh’s Ba3 rating and stable outlook reflect Moody’s assessment of four factors—its ‘low’ economic, institutional and government financial strengths, as well as its ‘low’ susceptibility to risks from financial, economic and political events.
Developing nations to ‘put climate change at heart of plans’
Representatives from governments in Asia, including Bangladesh and Africa, have formed a network to support their efforts to include climate change into their development plans.
Climate change sends apple farmers up the Himalayas
Himachal Pradesh, India
Can Bangladesh level series against Zinbabwe
Chastened by a heavy defeat that has once again highlighted their lack of progress, Bangladesh begin the second and final test against Zimbabwe on Thursday looking to prove they can adapt to foreign conditions and match their fellow test strugglers.
Abdul Hamid sworn in as President
Veteran politician and parliamentarian Md Abdul Hamid Wednesday took oath as the 20th President of the country two days after the Election Commission declared him the new head of state as the lone candidate for the highest office.
Democracy gets bloodstained, decries BNP
Opposition BNP on Wednesday alleged that democracy in the country has now got bloodstained while humanity is in exile due to the government’s misrule.
Nation mourn Savar victims Today
The government has announced a national mourning for Thursday in memory of the victims of the Savar building collapse, the Cabinet Secretary said. Md Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the national flag will fly half-mast.
What Khaleda wants to achieve: PM
Blasting the opposition for their violent acts, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday wanted to know from Begum Khaleda Zia what she wants to achieve from their subversive activities.