Turkish Ambassador to Dhaka Huseyin Muftuoglu yesterday stressed the need for ensuring quality and skills of doctors, nurses and others associated with cancer treatment. He made this comment while visiting Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital (AMCGH) at Uttara.
Voicing his annoyance against the Power Ministry, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said it cannot be acceptable that the demand for 6600 MW of power cannot be met with the increased production capacity of 11,000 MW. He also raised…
State Minister for Home Assaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said terrorism has become a global threat and it should be tackled internationally. “The world has to unite in order to face this growing threat of terrorism,” he said addressing the concluding…
The Election Commission on Thursday sent to the Anti Corruption Commission the copies of the affidavits Jatiya Party leader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader submitted before the 9th and 10th parliamentary elections. The documents were requested by the anti-graft watchdog, assistant…
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Thursday opened the Dhanmondi playground to all. The corporation put up notices on the main gate and the boundary wall of the playground that read ‘Dhanmondi playground opened to all’. Chief Executive Officer Mohammad…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed renewable energy to meet the ever increasing demand for power in Bangladesh. She also said the government had plans to install solar power plants. Austrian Ambassador to Dhaka Bernhard Wrabetz said his country was…
Rushanara Ali, MP on Thursday said workers in Bangladesh garment industry and worldwide, deserve the right to safety at work as well as better conditions and pay. “However, one year on, there’s still so much that needs to be done.…
The government has decided to set up children court in every district across the country in compliance with the newly-enacted Law -the Children Act 2013. A district additional sessions judge will head the court, said a notification issued by the…
The government is yet to know the reason behind Tuesday’s sudden increase of Teesta water flow on the Teesta River at Dalia point of Teesta Barrage. There will be no need of water after 7 days. A highly placed source…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday called upon the freedom fighters to turn around once again to protect the country and its people. “Bangladesh is now turned into a chained country. We have to get united to free the country and…
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs yesterday formed a sub-committee to find out perpetrators involved in making and purchasing the crests made of substandard materials to award foreign friends for their contribution during the war of…
Noting that Rana Plaza incident is tantamount to a massacre, BNP on Thursday accused the government of misusing the huge fund raised for helping the victims’ family members. “We know Rana Plaza owner is an Awami League leader. We also…
By Nikolay Bobkin According to the White House briefing, the Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine was to demonstrate the support of Ukraine by the United States.
By Emre Tunç Sakaoğlu Japan’s trade deficit has quadrupled reaching a year-on-year level of ¥13.75 trillion ($134 billion) since the beginning of the previous financial year which ended on 31 March 2013.
A top official of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday expressed displeasure over the slow progress in compensating the Rana Plaza victims saying it will be a ‘shame’ for all the stakeholders. “It’s very hard…very difficult to speak here…
Russia has ordered new military exercises on its border with Ukraine in response to an operation by Kiev against pro-Russian separatists.
Several associations of the garment workers marked the first anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy on Thursday demanding that the victims and their families get adequate compensations. They also demanded punishment to those responsible for the disaster, one of the world’s…
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has backed predecessor David Moyes to make a swift return to management.
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben claims he “expected more” from Real Madrid, despite the Spanish giants beating the Champions League holders 1-0 in Wednesday’s semifinal first leg at Santiago Bernabeu.
London — Kate’s dilemma: What to pack for a two-week trip, when your itinerary includes everything from state receptions and church services to toddler playdates and cricket games?
Not only can homes with photovoltaic cells and wind turbines generate electricity, but they can also sell that juice on the backs of grids that the power companies pay to maintain. No wonder they’re asking states to tax renewables.
About 107 homesteads including all house hold materials were gutted yesterday in separate fire incidents in five upazillas of this district.
Farmers of Monohardi upazila of the district have taken steps to increase betel leaf (Pan) production and they have raised a number of betel field (boraj) as they are getting fair price.
The government has fixed a target of producing over 24.11 lakh bales of jute from over 2.25 lakh hectares of land during the current season in the northern Bangladesh, officials sources said.
At least 50 people including women were injured following a clash between two rival groups at Noagaon village under Sadar upazila here Wednesday afternoon.
Large-scale adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA)-based technologies could increase cereal crop output at reduced cost to ensure food security under adverse climate, experts at a farmers’ field day said.
A total of 25 sewing machines were distributed free of cost among 25 fisherman families of Naria upazila in the district on Wednesday.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 35 people while being trafficked to India while the border force arrested five Indian nationals on the Putkhali border here on Wednesday night. The rescued Bangladeshis include 14 women and three children.
The government has taken punitive actions against 208 hajj agencies, out of 628, who sent the pilgrims to Saudi Arabia last year, for deceiving hajj pilgrims through different irregularities. The actions were taken following decision of a committee led by…
Two alleged robbers, one of them woman, were arrested after a gunfight with police in Bhanga upazila on Wednesday night. Nazmul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bhanga Police Station, said a gang of robbers numbering four in the guise of Detective Branch…