Favourable weather linked to good yield Farmers in the district are expecting a bumper production of wheat due to favorable weather condition this season.
Month: March 2014
Injured ex-UZ chairman dies at BSMMU Hospital
A former upazila chairman, who sustained injuries during a clash between his supporters and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Satshika in Fakirhat upazila on February 27, died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Tuesday morning.
4 shops gutted in Chandpur
At least four shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Shilasthan Miaji Bazar in Kachua upazila early Monday.
Cops’ rubber bullets hurt 10 in Sirajganj clash
At least 10 people sustained injuries as police opened rubber bullets to quell unrest between two clashing groups of locals at Railway Colony in the town on Monday.
Terrorist’ held with firearms in Jessore
Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with a revolver and two rounds of bullet from Lichutala area in the district town on Monday afternoon.
Youth crushed to death by train in Rajshahi
A young man was crushed to death by a train at Mohonpur rail crossing under Matihar thana in the city on Monday afternoon.
Woman found dead in Sunamganj
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young woman from a paddy field at Burairgaon Bazar in Chhatak upazila on Monday afternoon.
Putin signs Russia-Crimea treaty
President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Crimea have signed a bill to absorb the peninsula into Russia.
Bill for special allowance to SC judges placed
A bill was placed in Parliament on Tuesday with a proposal to provide judges of the Supreme Court monthly special allowances. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq placed the bill titled Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges)…
David Moyes defiant over Manchester United future
Manchester United boss David Moyes says he is not concerned about his future at the club despite his team’s struggles so far this season.
No real opposition in Parliament, says TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday said that in real sense there no opposition in the present Parliament. “There is no opposition in Parliament in real sense. There is an opposition in alphabetical meaning but not in real sense. Indeed,…
Qatar defends 2022 World Cup bid after payment allegations
Qatar’s World Cup organising committee has defended its bid to host the 2022 tournament following newspaper claims casting doubt on the process.
Japan drags down global music market
A sharp decline in music consumption in Japan caused overall global growth to slow down in 2013, according to figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
JP finds TIB report on opposition biased
Jatiya Party has termed the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) “partial” and “biased.” In a press statement, opposition leader’s political secretary Golam Mosih protested the TIB report saying that it is apparently influenced by a quarter and it is…
‘Waves’ detected on Titan moon’s lakes
Scientists believe they have detected the first liquid waves on the surface of another world.
Jhenidah Grameen Bank branch looted at gun point
Shahneawz Khan Sumon The Grameen Bank, Bishoikhali branch under Moharajpur union porishod in Jhenaidah sadar upazila has been looted by some unidentified miscreants in broad day light by brandishing arms at about 4:30 PM on Tuesday. At that time, at…
Dubai metro system to be turned into art gallery
The Dubai metro system is going to turn into an art gallery on the orders of the emirate’s ruler, it’s been reported.
Google and Viacom settle seven-year YouTube row
The out-of-court settlement brings to an end a dispute that began in 2007.
Robot writes LA Times earthquake breaking news article
Journalist and programmer Ken Schwencke created an algorithm that automatically generates a short article when an earthquake occurs.
‘Surface water key to meeting sustainable uplift goals’
GreenWatch Report Water professionals and experts at a day-long consultation in Dhaka on Saturday felt the need for conservation and harnessing of surface water with a view to ensuing sustainable development in water related sectors. They said that a section…
Wind power prospect moderately good in B’desh coast
A recent feasibility study at the country’s coastal belt has found a ‘moderately good prospect’ for wind energy. According to official sources, Indian company ReGen Powertech has been conducting the study in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. After the collection of…
Russia recognises Crimea as nation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognising Crimea as a sovereign state, paving the way for it to be absorbed into Russia. The decree said it had taken into account Sunday’s referendum in Crimea, in which officials said…
Missing Malaysia plane: Chinese territory searched
China has started searching its territory within the northern corridor for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, state media report. The international search for the plane has extended into two vast air corridors, north and south of the plane’s last known…
No classes in schools, colleges for 8 months a year?
A report has been published in a renowned daily that no classes are held for 8 months in a year in schools and colleges. That’s to say on 75 percent days of the year classes are not held due to…
Maiden Ticfa meeting in April-end
The first meeting under the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) between Dhaka and Washington will be held in the last week of April next, said an official on Monday. “The meeting will be held in the last week…
UAE to resume hiring Bangladeshi manpower
The United Arab Emirates is likely to resume importing manpower from Bangladesh, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said on Monday. The minister said the UAE will sign an agreement with Bangladesh end this month to reopen…
Bangabandhu’s 94th birth anniversary observed
The 94th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed across the country on Monday as the National Children’s Day. The day was a public holiday. On March 17, 1920, the architect of the nation was born at Tungipara…
Joy for local body elections under political banners
Echoing Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday said elections to all the local bodies should be held on partisan basis like that of parliament. “No non-partisan election is held in the…
Hasina still not safe: Asaduzzaman Noor
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor on Monday observed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not still safe. “Sheikh Hasina is always gripped by fear of death. The anti-liberation forces have always been engaged in a plot to kill Sheikh Hasina…
Prisoner dies in Kashimpur jail
An inmate of the Kashimpur High Security Jail died of cardiac arrest, authorities have claimed. Doctors pronounced Md Jamal Uddin Mridha, 33, dead after he was rushed to a Gazipur hospital on Monday. Jail Superintendent Abdur Razzak said Mridha was…