BSS, Jessore Harvest of Irri-Boro paddy is progressing fast in ten districts of Khulna division during the current season with much enthusiasm to the farmers. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, farmers of the 10 south-western districts cultivated Irri-Boro…
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Bumper onion production in Faridpur
Onion production in Faridpur district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in the just concluded season. Onion, an important ingredients in the list of spices, was cultivated on 29 thousand 500 hectare of land…
RAB seize Phensidyl, hemp: Two held
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 60 bottles Phincidyl in a toolbox of a bus and two kilograms of hemp under the position of two drug traders from the different places in the district on May 17 and 15.
Farmers switching to okra farming in Narsingdi
Cultivation of okra (ladies finger) is becoming popular among the farmers in six upazila of Narsingdi district. They are going for extensive farming of the green vegetable to recoup the losses form boro paddy. Farmers in the district failed to…
One killed over land dispute in C’nawabganj
One person was killed allegedly by his brothers and other relatives following the conflict over a piece of land at Arunbari village under Gobratala union of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Thursdayafternoon.
EVM to be used for 3 centers RCC election
BSS, Rajshahi More than 6,000 voters will exercise their right of franchise through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in three centers in the forthcoming election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) scheduled to be held on June 15. According to the officials…
Slum households to get solar street light
BSS, Rajshahi More than 10,000 slum dwellers, who haven’t electricity facilities, are going to avail the privileges of solar street light in the city for elevating their living and livelihood condition. Officials concerned revealed this while installing a solar street…
Day-labourer electrocuted in Narail
BSS, Narail A day-labourer was electrocuted in Chourasta area of Lohagara upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Pulse husking mill worker, outlaw slaughtered
Jhenidah Correspondent A worker of a pulse husking mill at Phulahari Bazar in Sailakupa upazila of the district was slaughtered to death on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hasmat Ali, 60, of Ishwarrdi in Pabna. Hasmat was working…
Candidates yet to remove leaflets in Sylhet
Sylhet Correspondent : Probable candidates, who have already submitted nomination papers for mayoral and ward councilor posts in the Sylhet City Corporation polls, are yet to remove the posters, leaflets and banners in the city. They had put up the…
Papers of 5 mayor candidates found valid
Sylhet Correspondent : Election Commission (EC) in Barisal on Wednesday began to scrutinise nomination papers for Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Election scheduled to be held on June 15.
Wheat procurement drive yet to start
Wheat farmers in the district are being deprived of getting fair price as district food department has not yet started wheat procurement drive though one and half month is going to expire after government’s direction to start wheat procurement drive…
Hifazat men leave Shapla Chattar
After a day of deadly violence that left at least four people amid a blackout in the capital, RAB, police and other security forces started moving in from all directions toward the rally venue in the early hours of Monday.
Pakistani police reach Musharraf’s house
Greenwatch Intl’ Desk Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by Pakistan’s supreme court on Thursday after Islamabad high court ordered his immediate arrest in the same day, according to Pakistan’s Dawn website.
Sanjay Dutt gets four more weeks to surrender
Amid a deluge of ‘Pardon Sanjay Dutt’ pleas, the Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Bollywood ‘Munna Bhai’ one more month time to surrender to undergo three-and-a-half- year jail term for illegally possessing firearms in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial…
CAS dismisses Butt and Asif`s appeals against ICC bans
Disgraced Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif lost their cases at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne with the world`s top sports tribunal dismissing their appeals against the bans imposed on them in 2011 by the ICC…
United holds Madrid despite Ronaldo stunning goal
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a spectacular header Wednesday as Real Madrid was held to a 1-1 home draw by Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League following a dominant performance by visiting goalkeeper David de Gea.
Sunny Leone files FIR against actor-filmmaker over “false allegations”
Actress Sunny Leone is “emotionally and mentally disturbed” after Kamaal R Khan (KRK) claimed that she had made the controversial statement – “Rape is not a crime, it’s just a surprise”. The actress has now filed an FIR against KRK,…
Watson century helps Australia to 329-7 in 3rd ODI
Shane Watson marked his comeback from injury with a dashing 122 from 111 balls Wednesday as Australia set the West Indies a target of 330 to win the third limited-overs international and keep the five-match series alive.
Keira Knightley doesn’t want a big wedding
Jack Ryan actress Keira Knightley isn’t a fan of lavish ceremonies at her wedding with all-star guest lists and instead she will be having a more private and intimate affair when she finally weds her Klaxons fiance James Righton, reports…
Beyonce delivers at Super Bowl halftime show
Beyonce sang like she had something to prove at the Super Bowl, balancing out the testosterone levelson the football field with a dance-heavy performance that featured her Destiny’s Child band mates and an all-female band.
McKay named ODI Player of the Year
In the first surprise result of the Allan Border Medal evening, Clint McKay has been named Australia’s One-Day International Player of the Year, narrowly beating George Bailey and David Warner for the award.
WC: Kaur`s 107 in vain, India lose to England by 32 runs
Harmanpreet Kaur`s brilliant unbeaten century went in vain as India suffered a 32-run defeat against defending champions England in their group A match of the ICC Women`s World Cup here on Sunday.
Penelope Cruz pregnant with second child
The All The Pretty Horses actress and her Skyfall actor husband Javier Bardem are thought to be expecting a sibling for their two-year-old son Leonardo, according to the New York Post’s Page Six.
BPL T2O: Dhaka Gladiators sneak 13-run win over Rajshahi
Dhaka Gladiators, showing their grit in later half of both the innings against Duronto Rajshahi, earned a 13-run victory in their 6th match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Season 2 at the MA Aziz Stadium here Friday.
I never left this industry: Ameesha Patel
Comebacks are for those who get married and have kids, say actress Ameesha Patel, insisting that she had never left the industry and “Race 2″ does not signal a return.”Comebacks are for the actresses who get married and have kids…
Lindsay Lohan appears in court, trial delayed
Lindsay Lohan briefly appeared in court Wednesday for the first time in nearly a year and left with a new attorney, new trial date and new judge.
Altidore says racism shames everyone
United States striker Jozy Altidore says he doesn’t want to hold a grudge against fans who showered him with racist abuse because “we all mistakes.”
BPL player payment and Dhaka Gladiators’ claim
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expressed its disappointment at BPL T20 franchise Dhaka Gladiators’ claim to be unpaid 25 percent of the player fees in the recent past ahead of the extravaganza.
Bollywood star Khan caught in India-Pakistan spat
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been caught in a verbal slugfest between India and Pakistan after he wrote a magazine article that led to heated exchanges between the rival nations.