Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said in Parliament that the government has no plan right now to cut interest rate of agriculture credit. “Right now, there’s no plan to reduce interest rate of agriculture credit,” he said while responding…
Month: February 2014
Rajuk chairman denies graft in plot distribution
Dhaka – Rajuk chairman Nurul Huda on Thursday denied allegations of corruption in allotment of Rajuk-managed land. His denial came during nearly three hours of questioning by Anti Corruption Commission deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy at ACC office, sources at…
ACC interrogates Mannan Khan, ex-MP Jabbar
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan on charge of acquiring wealth illegally. ACC deputy director Nasir Uddin questioned the former junior minister in the Awami League-led government…
34th BCS written test schedule announced
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the schedule for the written tests of the compulsory subjects of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. As in last year, this year, too, the PSC has decided to hold two tests…
Polls peaceful barring some stray incidents: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the second phase election in 115 upazila parishads was peaceful except a few stray incidents. “Today’s polls have been completed by and large peacefully except a few incidents of violence in…
Fresh probe into Gen Manzoor murder ordered
A Dhaka court has ordered reinvestigation into the 1981 murder of Maj Gen Md Abul Manzoor following a plea by the state. Dhaka’s First Additional District and Sessions Judge Khandaker Hasan Mahmud Firoz gave the order on Thursday. The CID has…
David Warner: Australia opener fined for AB de Villiers comments
Australia opener David Warner has been fined 15% of his match fee for accusing South Africa wicketkeeper AB de Villiers of ball-tampering.
BNP demands reelection to captured polling stations
Accusing the ruling party of capturing the polling stations across the country like ‘char grabbing’ in the second phase of the upazila polls, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday demanded reelections to the grabbed voting centres.…
Phil Jagielka out of England v Denmark friendly with injury
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has been ruled out of England’s friendly against Denmark on 5 March with a hamstring injury.
Polls boycotted sensing defeat: PM’s Adviser HT Imam
Prime Minister’s adviser HT Imam on Thursday said that many BNP-supported candidates boycotted the second phase of upazila parishad polls sensing their defeat. “The election boycott by BNP-backed candidates raises curiosity and question. Actually, they boycotted the polls sensing their…
Smell of forest pine can limit climate change – researchers
By Matt McGrath New research suggests a strong link between the powerful smell of pine trees and climate change.
Chairman candidates boycott 15 Upazila polls in 9 dists
Some 15 chairman candidates, mostly BNP-backed ones, boycotted the upazila elections in Khustia, Cox’s Bazar, Feni, Barisal, Bhola, Chandpur, Noakhali, Munshiganj and Jessore districts on Thursday on various allegations. In Noakhali, the Election Commission suspended polling in Sadar upazila following…
North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
By Jonathan Amos The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months.
1 killed in violence as polls end in 115 Upazilas
The counting of votes after the second phase elections in 115 upazila parishads of the country’s 52 districts began on Thursday afternoon. The voting that began at 8am closed at 4pm amid stray incidents of violence which left a Shibir…
Book reading enhances knowledge, removes ignorance’
Reading of books always enhances knowledge through removing ignorance and immorality from the mindset of everybody to enlighten the society as well as the nation as a whole.
Excellent flowering predicts bumper litchi production in N’dists
Bumper production of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit of litchi is likely this season following excellent flowering amid favourable climatic condition so far in the northern districts, officials and experts said today.
Mango trees sprout buds in Rajshahi,Chapainawabgonj
As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting buds in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
Stringent actions for preventing corruption underscored
Speakers at a meeting in Rangpur have underscored the need for taking stringent actions for preventing corruption through launching social movement involving common people to build a corruption-free Bangladesh.
Idols vandalised in Satkhira temple
Unidentified miscreants vandalised two idols of a Hindu god and a goddess in a temple at North Shibnagar in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
Farmer murdered in Jamalpur
A farmer was allegedly killed by his rivals over a trivial matter at Patalia village in the municipality area on Thursday.
Drug addict husband kills wife in Sylhet
A drug addicted man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat at Sultanpur village in Goainghat upazila early Thursday.
Tk10 lakh valuables looted from Tungipara house
Robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Tk10 lakh from a house at Patgati village in Tungipara upazila early Wednesday.
3 Sunamganj BNP leaders expelled
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled three local leaders of Sunamganj for contesting the upazila election defying the party decision.
1 held with 6 gold bars in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged smuggler in possession of six gold bars weighing 60 tolas from Keragachhi border area in Kolaroa upazila on Wednesday morning.
Jamaat leader held in Jessore
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in the district town on Wednesday afternoon.
Bombs hurt 5 in Meherpur polling station
Five supporters of BNP were injured as some crude bombs hurled allegedly by local activists of the ruling Awami League exploded at a polling centre in Gangni upazila on Thursday.
Kazi Zafar protests renaming of Bhashani Novo Theatre
Former Prime Minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed on Thursday called for a strong movement with the spirit of self-sacrifice by taking lessons from the late Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani to safeguard the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh. Talking as the…
Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah positions
Jerusalem — Israel has opened a new front in its attempts to halt weapons smuggling to Hezbollah, striking one of the group’s positions inside Lebanon for the first time since the sides fought a war eight years ago. This week’s…
HRW asks Saudi Arabia: End summary deportation of Somalis, Yemenis
More than 12,000 Somalis have been deported since 1 January 2014 from Saudi Arabia back to conflict-ridden Somalia, according to Human Rights Watch. In the absence of any protection screening and referral mechanism prior to departure, Saudi Arabia risks violating…
Leaders of the ruling party should work for the masses
It is found that senior leaders Awami League have little work except criticising the BNP using nasty words. AL central leader Tofail Ahmed has said BNP have participated in the Upazila election after rubbing nose on the ground. But people…