The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target to cultivate Boro paddy on 1, 27,716 hectares of land in seven upazila of the district after harvesting Aman.
Year: 2014
Creating awareness to check child marriage stressed
Speakers at a function stressed the need for creating awareness among the common people to check child marriage to build a better society.
Need for integrated groundwater resource management stressed
In addition to creating mass awareness about reasonable use of both surface and underground water, emphasis should be given on integrated water resource management for reducing the pressure on groundwater table in the drought-prone area.
Smugged goods worth Tk 1.4 cr seized in Joypurhat
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in several anti-smuggling drives, seized a huge quantity of smuggled Indian goods worth about Taka 1.4 crore from different frontier areas of the district last night.
Group Theatre Day- 2014 observed in Rangpur
Rangpur divisional unit of Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) in association with local cultural organisations observed the Group Theatre Day-2014 here through various daylong programmes on Saturday.
Science-minded young generation can take country forward: Speakers
Speakers at the inaugural session of a daylong interschool science fair have said substantial and sustainable boosting the number of science-minded students has become indispensable for flourishing the sector of information and communication technology.
How to beat out-of-battery smartphone stress
If you own a smartphone it is all but guaranteed that you will have experienced the handset dying on you at an inconvenient moment.
Could Elvis Presley be alive in a parallel universe?
Of all the most fantastic things science has predicted, perhaps the most head-spinning is the idea that the universe we live in may not be the only one out there.
Ferguson shooting: Darren Wilson quits police force
The white police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the US town of Ferguson has resigned, his lawyer says.
Obama daughters: Malia and Sasha Thanksgiving row apology
US President Barack Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia have been accused of showing disrespect and lacking “class” by a Republican official after their appearance at a Thanksgiving ceremony.
World Cup 2018 & 2022: More bidding process corruption claims
More allegations of corruption during the bidding process to stage the World Cups in 2018 and 2022 have been made.
Asian Chess: Siam shares 2nd slot after 3 rounds
Securing two points, Ikramul Haq Siam of Bangladesh shared the second slot with two other players from his group after the third round matches of the Asian Junior and Girls Under-20 Chess Championships held at Tagaytay city of Philippines on…
Boko Haram Kano attack: Loss of life on staggering scale
The tension is palpable in Kano, after bombers and gunmen struck killing more than 100 people at the central mosque.
Social media told to simplify terms and conditions
Social networking firms including Facebook and Twitter are being told to make it clearer to members how they collect and use their data.
Risk from extreme weather set to rise
Climate change and population growth will hugely increase the risk to people from extreme weather, a report says.
Housewife tortured for dowry in Jessore
A housewife was tortured and her two legs were broken allegedly by her husband over dowry at Bhaina Rajapur village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Housewife found hanged in Sherpur
Police recovered hanging body of a housewife from her residence at Uttar Kharia village in Sribordi upazila on Friday.
Syed Ashraf tells of fraud of Destiny, 13 other coop societies
The Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited has defrauded the public of Tk 1448 crore 78 lakh 73,952. LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam informed Parliament of this on Sunday, replying to a question from ruling party MP M Israfil…
Three RU teachers punished for farud, neglect, embezzement
The Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have taken punitive action against three teachers of the university on various charges. The actions were taken at the 456th meeting of the Syndicate held on Saturday night following recommendations of separate probe committees. RU…
AL trying to perpetuate power thru’ terrorism: Fakhrul
Accusing Awami League leaders and activists for the violence in Araihazar upazila, Narayanganj, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged the government is trying to cling to power by resorting to terrorism. “The current illegal regime…
Badsah, Elias new president GS of DRU
Sakhawat Hossain Badsha, special correspondent of the daily Inqilab and Elias Hossain, special correspondent of Independent TV, were elected president and general secretary respectively of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Sunday for the 2015 term. Badsha bagged 366 votes while…
Preserve Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose’s house: HC
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to take steps to preserve the 300-year-old ancestral house of famed scientist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in Munshiganj. The court asked the director general of the Archaeology Department, the deputy commissioner of…
Charge framing against Latif Siddique Dec 7
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed December 7 as the date for framing charge against sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed for his blasphemous remarks on Prophet (sm) Hajj and Tablig Jamaat. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Asaduzzaman…
IBBL hosts dinner for outgoing Saudi envoy
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a dinner in honor of outgoing Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh Dr. Abdullah Bin Naser Al Busairi at a local hotel on Saturday. The outgoing ambassador attended the program as the chief guest.
Mir Quasem appeals against war crimes conviction
Mir Quasem Ali who has been convicted for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, on Sunday filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging theath penalty awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal-2. Mir Quasem’s lawyers submitted the…
IU closed as fellow’s death in accident sparts student-violence
The Islamic University (IU) has been closed for an indefinite period as the students went berserk following the death of a fellow student in a road accident. The decision to close the university was taken at an emergency meeting of…
AL-BNP clash in Narayanganj: Juba League man killed
A Jubo League activist was hacked to death and 10 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami Leauge and BNP in Araihazar upazila of the district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Amjad Hossain…
Santu Larma threatens non-cooperation movement
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) has threatened to wage a non-cooperation movement from May 1, 2015, if the government fails to take concrete steps to ensure the full implementation of the CHT Peace Accord 1997 within April 30, 2015.…
Huda launches new party BMP to press for polls
Barrister Nazmul Huda on Saturday floated his latest political party – named the Bangladesh Manabadhikar Party (BMP). “BMP will act as a driving force of the Bangladesh National Alliance (BNA) and they will work together,” he said, adding that BMP…
Hosni Mubarak: Egypt court drops murder charges over 2011 killings
A court in Egypt has dropped charges against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of 239 protesters during the 2011 uprising against him.