About 90,000 cubic meter of untreated industrial waste is dumped into the country’s rivers each day destroying the major sources of surface water, according to a report of the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba).
Day: March 21, 2014
New Zealand PM’s Special envoy due Sunday
Jim Bolger, special envoy to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, is scheduled to arrive here on a two-day visit on Sunday.
Japanese Foreign Minister in city
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida arrived here on Friday evening on a two-day visit to hold talks for promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Australia says nothing spotted in search for plane
Search planes flying deep into the southern Indian Ocean have found nothing so far that could be from the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, Australia’s acting prime minister said Friday.
1m people in South-East Asia don’t get TB services: WHO
A third of the approximately three million people, who get sick with tuberculosis (TB) every year in the WHO South-East Asia Region, do not get the TB services.
Giant pythons have ‘homing instinct’
Pythons captured and relocated in Florida’s Everglades – where they are an invasive species – returned 23 miles (36km) to their original start point.
Nose can detect one trillion odours
Until now, the long-held belief was that we can sniff out about 10,000 smells.
Ukraine crisis: EU signs association deal
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s abandonment of the EU deal in November triggered protests, his removal and Russia’s move into Crimea.
Stolen Rembrandt painting recovered after 15 years
L’enfant a la bulle de savon (Child with soap bubble), valued at 3.2m euros (£2.7m), was taken from a museum in the southern city of Draguignan in 1999.
Brazil’s 1958 World Cup-winning captain Bellini dies
The defender led a team including 17-year-old Pele to a 5-2 victory against host nation Sweden in the final to claim the trophy for the first time.
Jarkko Nieminen breaks Greg Rusedski’s fastest win record
Nieminen, 32, took 28 minutes and 20 seconds to advance to the second round.
Tk 2cr Indian sarees recovered at Benapole
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized contraband Indian sarees worth Tk 2 crore from Sadipur border here on Friday.
Farmer killed in Mymensingh clash
A farmer was killed in a clash over irrigating a cropland at Nagua village in Tarakanda upazila on Friday.
50 hurt in Savar bus-truck collision
At least 50 people, including some Dhaka University students, were injured as a picnic bus collided head on with a truck at Ashulia on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Friday morning.
Najirganj ferry ghat turns shaky for sand lifting
Najirganj ferry ghat (jetty) is now in a vulnerable state as a section of influential people have continued sand lifting illegally from near the Padma River in Sujanagar upazila, intensifying threat of erosion in the area.
50 injured in 2 B’baria clashes
At least 50 people were injured in two separate clashes in Brahmanbaria on Thursday.
25 rescued in Satkhira while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 25 people from Taluigachha border point in Sadar upazila while they were being trafficked to India early Thursday.
Shop worker hacked to death in Panchagarh
A shop worker has been hacked to death at Sakoa Bazar in Boda upazila.
Mother drowns son in Narail
In a shocking incident, a woman drowned her two-year-old son at Paikmari village in Sadar upazila early Friday following a marital discord.
31 AL activists jailed for 3 yrs in Magura
A court here on Thursday convicted 31 Awami League activists and sentenced them to three years imprisonment each in case filed under Speedy Trial Act.
Forex reserve marks slight fall, but still strong
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve has marked a slight fall, but it still stands at above US $ 18 billion mark as of March 18, according to Bangladesh Bank.
Hasina’s murder attempt accused Murad sent to jail
A court here on Thursday sent Nazmul Maksud Murad, an accused in the case filed for attempting to kill Sheikh Hasina, was sent to jail on Thursday, a day after he was brought back home from the USA through the…
Atiur wants Japanese investors to set up R&D facilities
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has requested his Japanese counterpart Haruhiko Kuroda to encourage Japanese investors and companies to establish research and development (R& D) facilities in Bangladesh.
TIB, Sujon statements echo BNP’s voice
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Sujon (Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik) echo what Khaleda Zia and BNP say.
Govt to buy Boro at Tk 31 per kg
The government will buy Boro rice at Tk 31 per kg, raising the procurement price by Tk 2 over the last season.
UK shifting Dhaka visa application centre
The UK is shifting its Dhaka visa application centre to Gulshan North on Mar 23.
Bodi submits wealth statement to ACC
STAFF REPORTER Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi of Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency on Thursday submitted his wealth statement before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to ACC sources. Bodi went to the ACC headquarters at Segun Bagicha at about 12:30pm and…
Foreign minister rules out timeframe on Teesta deal
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Thursday the government is pushing India to sign the much-delayed agreement on sharing Teesta river water, but ruled out any specific timeframe. “The government’s diplomatic efforts are on to sign the Teesta deal…
Nizami Trial: Prosecution evidence tutored, claims defence counsel
The defence counsel for Motiur Rahman Nizami, the supremo of villainous 1971 Al Badr, on Thursday outright rebutted the charge of intellectuals’ killing against his client to make the country intellectually bankrupt at the fag end of the Liberation War,…
BoI, BUILD join hands for private sector dev
Board of Investment (BoI) and Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) will put in joint efforts to foster private sector development in the country in the coming days.