The Saarc Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation was signed on Thursday afternoon aimed at trading electricity from one country to another and erecting trans-boundary power grids. All the foreign ministers from the eight Saarc member countries signed the deal on…
Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will meet BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday evening. The meeting will be held at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan residence at 6pm, her press wing member…
The International Cricket Council has fined Tamim Iqbal while Hamilton Masakadza has been reprimanded for their heated argument during the third ODI in Dhaka. The game’s governing body said in a media statement on Thursday that the Bangladesh opener has…
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with 25 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Bidirpurhat border camp area in Godagari upazila on Wednesday night.
A mobile court here sentenced a fake dental surgeon to three months jail for failing to show his valid degree certificate to the court at Tobalchari area of the district town today.
An Awami League local office and three shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Lamakazi Bazar area in Bishwanathpur upazila early Thursday morning.
Police arrested a young man along with a pistol and a magazine from Chakpara village in Naldanga upazila early Wednesday.
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing an integrated development project in greater Rajshahi division aims at improving overall living and livelihood condition of the rural people in general.
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said the city administration would ensure better services for the citizens ensuring transparency and accountability.
At least seven people, including four policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and a terrorist group at Uttar Joypur in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
Speakers at a training course today stressed for enhanced participation of the organisations of small and marginal farmers in food security governance to ensure food security of the extremely poor rural people.
A mobile court convicted and sentenced a young man to six months’ imprisonment for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in Fatullah Pilot School area of Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
A middle-aged man, who suffered injuries in a road accident in Jessore town, died at Jessore 250-Bed Hospital on Wednesday night.
A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death and five more to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Phulpur upazila in 2002.
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Dhaka – A cheap and effective light made from empty bottles is powering efforts in Bangladesh to cope with electricity shortages and protect the environment. “Bottle lights” are being pioneered in the country by a Dhaka-based research…
Phillip Hughes could not regain his consciousness after he was struck by a Sean Abbott bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match on Tuesday. Team doctor Peter Brukner confirmed his death. Phillip Hughes was a talented South Australian batsman who scored…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday threw a challenge to the leaders of ruling Awami League that he would quit politics if the BNP does not win, if the election is held under free and fair manner.…
By Stephen Leahy Uxbridge, Canada (IPS) – This December, 195 nations plus the European Union will meet in Lima for two weeks for the crucial U.N. Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, known as COP 20. The hope in…
By Vaidehi Shah Former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday told 450 business leaders at the Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development that green growth is a “no-brainer” and urged them to put it into practice. “Governments must demonstrate…
By Grace Chua Singapore’s Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu on Tuesday urged businesses to be aware of their responsibility to the environment, observing that being sustainable can also open up business opportunities. Addressing 450 business…
By Sam Olukoya Lagos, Nigeria (IPS) – Two years ago, Shola* was kicked out of the family house in Abeokuta, in southwestern Nigeria, after testing HIV-positive at age 13. He was living with his father, his stepmother and their seven…
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin United Nations (IPS) – The tragic deaths and injuries of women following sterilisation in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have sparked global media coverage and public concern and outrage. Now we must ensure that such a…
Semi-annual Asian fine arts exhibition Month long ‘Sixteenth semi-annual Asian fine arts exhibition Bangladesh 2014’ will begin at Shilpakala Academy from December 1. The opening of the exhibition will be done by the chief guest Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul…
Sri Lanka some how managed to beat England by 25 runs in the first ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Winning the toss, England fielded first but Sri Lankan openers started well. Their opening partnership of 120 runs…
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said a cyber crimes unit of police will be formed soon for dealing with cyber crimes in the country. “We’re reshuffling the police administration to modernize the force as criminals…
A discussion meeting on “Evaluation of the Unani-Ayurved diploma medical practitioners in primary health care” was held on Tuesday at the Tibbia Habibia College and Hospital with its Principal Hakim Md Ferdous Wahid in the chair. Hakim Md. Yusuf Harun…
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called on the SAARC member states to fight to resolve common problems like poverty, rather than fighting against each other. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional…