The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has awarded three of its best performing project teams in Bangladesh as part of its efforts to promote efficient project implementation. ‘Second Crop Diversification Project’ executed jointly by the Department of Agricultural Extension and Bangladesh…
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday signed an agreement with leading consultancy firm Impactt to improve the productivity in the readymade garment (RMG) sector.
Governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman on Thursday asked banks and financial institutions to finance environment-friendly industrial infrastructures. He said the Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Cell of the central bank, backed by the World Bank (WB), has been…
The government has announced to give the National Film Award 2012 to 24 artists and film professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to development of Bengali movies.
‘Light and Sound Show’ set up at Lalbagh Fort in the capital to project the history of the 17th century Mughal fort complex will be inaugurated on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the aesthetic show, first of its…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has vacated the High Court’s stay order on a proposed hi-tech park in Gazipur. The directive removes all legal barriers to the commencement of work on the project that had been planned almost…
The nationwide daylong hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the capital punishment against its ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami in the 10-truck arms smuggling case, passed off without any major incident of violence today (Thursday).
A Dhaka court on Thursday heard the further submission on behalf of the prosecution in the case filed over killing of 10 persons in the gruesome Ramna Batamul blasts on Pahela Baishak about 13 years back and fixed February 13…
The Election Commission (EC) wants to stay ahead of the season of storms by holding the third phase of the Upazila Parishad elections on March 15 in 83 bodies, including eight in coastal and wetland areas.
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred recording the depositions of witnesses in the case filed over the murder of Jahangirnagar University (JU) student Zubair Ahmed, as none of the remaining witnesses appeared to the court on the scheduled day (Thursday).…
The government on Thursday made a proposal to Saarc for launching a project on language conversion, aiming to enable the people of eight Saarc countries to have various important information about the region, including their respective tradition and culture, in…
Twin tons by Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes and a Bangladesh record of 232-run second wicket stand drove the hosts to 409 for eight wickets against Sri Lanka in their first innings of the second Test on Thursday. Mahmudullah (30*)…
Senior UK lawyer Barrister Stuart Stevens on Wednesday alleged that BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now undergoing treatment in London, is a victim of political vengeance and propaganda. He made the allegation while addressing a press conference titled “Gross…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on charge of laundering about Tk 9.53 crore by misusing his power. ACC director Nasim Anower filed the case against Mosharraf, who…
Two rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)’s Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall unit of Dhaka University have clashed over establishing supremacy in the dormitory compound. Witnesses said that the hour-long clash started around 11:30am on Thursday between two BCL…
Awami League MP Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has demanded an investigation into Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) General Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar’s taking money from the Election Commission ‘under the cover of research’. He made the demand on Thursday while speaking on…
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday decided to launch probes against the secretaries and top officials of the government who took freedom fighter (FF) certificates prior to their retirement.
Ministers and MPs had a somewhat ‘casual’ day in Parliament on Thursday with many taking a nap, chatting, reading newspapers and spending times with gadgets. Sitting in the front row, senior Awami League leader Shahara Khatun dozed off before the…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands now at a crossroads of his people’s national struggle for liberation and independence as well as of his political life career, cornered between the rock of his own rejecting constituency and the hard place of…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the coal extraction issue to future technology saying that her government’s first priority is to protect the land of farmers, says State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid.
The European Commission has requested that the US lift visas for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania.
Italy’s navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels.
The first formal meeting between the Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated team has begun in an undisclosed location, local media say.
Scientists in Australia are working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on a beach in Tasmania.
A cross-party committee of MPs says the government’s plans for a 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in England are a “complete mess”.
Miami – Engineers in the Everglades stumbled upon a near-record-breaking Burmese python measuring more than 18 feet long during a routine inspection of levees on Tuesday, a water management district spokesman said.
Claims that a new muscle-growth drug, undetectable to testers, has been offered for sale are “shocking”, says the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
Cristiano Ronaldo, the FIFA world soccer player of the year, was banned for three Spanish league games after making a gesture when he was ejected in a match at Athletic Bilbao.
Every year, the Middleton family decamps to the glamorous isle of Mustique in the Caribbean, where they play beach volleyball, sing a cappella numbers with perfect pitch, and take turns brushing Kate’s hair.
New York – Just days ahead of the release of a George Clooney film about the search for art plundered during World War Two, U.S. officials announced plans on Wednesday to repatriate to Poland a Johann Conrad Seekatz painting stolen…