After a long wait, the dredging work of the Pashur channel of Mongla Sea Port will begin next month.
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Commercial plots for Rajshahi’s women entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs of Rajshahi will be allotted commercial plots within next one month for setting up silk and boutique industries there.
Rathajatra begins in Rajshahi, Barisal
The Rathajatra of Shree Shree Janagannath Deb, a traditional religious festival of the Hindu community, was held amid festivity and enthusiasm in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
College student found dead in Manikganj
A college student was found dead at Daulatpur in Manikganj on Wednesday.
Angry Latin America wants answers on allegations of US spying
BRASILIA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of U.S. spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage its standing in the region.
Student blinded in attack continues her recovery
VANCOUVER—Rumana Monzur can picture a towering mountain or the blue sky on a sunny day. She remembers what the ocean looks like and can still conjure an image of water stretching out to the horizon.
StanChart with BRAC, Women Win to launch Goal
Women’s empowerment is central to the values of Standard Chartered Bank and critical to economic development. Women represent a large customer and talent segment for the business and will drive economic growth in Bangladesh in the future.
Impala eludes two hungry cheetahs by jumping into tourist car
Tourist Samantha Pittendrigh captures incredible video on her mobile phone at Kruger National Park in South Africa
Prince William’s “private meeting” with grandma before baby’s birth
Secret royal baby talk? While Prince William awaits the birth of his first child with Kate Middleton, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the royal had one last meeting with his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on July…
Angelina Jolie to direct World War II Film Unbroken
Angelina Jolie is a woman on the go! The actress, activist, and mother-of-six will be donning a director’s cap once more this fall after confirming that her sophomore directorial effort, Unbroken, has both a distributor and a lead, British actor…
Global Number of displaced people surges
Washington, DC – For reasons that range from warfare and persecution to natural disasters and development projects, an estimated 92.6 million people were forcibly displaced in 2012, either inside their home countries or across a border, writes Michael Renner in…
Govt. decries TI report
State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam on Wednesday said the recent Transparency International TI report that branded politician and police most corrupt is aimed at assassinating the character of politicians and making the judiciary controversial.
BNP blames govt-backed syndicate is pushing up prices
Opposition BNP on Wednesday alleged that a government-backed syndicate of traders is pushing up the prices of essentials through market manipulation ahead of Ramadan beginning on Thursday.
Political parties can drop candidates: EC
If the Election Commission has its way, political parties will be empowered to cancel candidature in any constituency.
Padma Oil Managing Director on dock
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed three cases against Padma Oil’s Managing Director Abul Khayer and 92 others for corruption in appointment. ACC Deputy Director Mohammad Morshed Alam filed the cases with Sadarghat police on Wednesday.
‘Special programme to rehabilitate cyclone affected farmers’
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government has taken in hand a ‘special incentive programme’ to rehabilitate the farmers who were hard-hit by tropical cyclone ‘Mahasen’.
Everything you need to know about the Ashes
First Test: England v Australia Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Date: 10-14 July Start time: 11:00 BST
Ministry source of corruption, lawyers not involved: SCBA
Admitting that there is corruption in the judiciary, Supreme Court Bar Association SCBA general secretary Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Wednesday claimed lawyers are in no way involved in it.
Ashes: Do Australia have strength to match England?
For the first time in a generation Australia enter the Ashes as underdogs.
2 robbers killed in Sunderbans
Two forest robbers were killed in a gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion Rab in Andharmanik area of the Sundarbans under Mongla upazila on Wednesday.
Govt to nationalise 2,252 non-MPO pry schools
Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr M Afsarul Ameen on Wednesday said the government will nationalise 2,252 non-MPO monthly pay order registered primary schools within the current month July.
Holy Ramadan begins today
Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins Thursday.
BCS test results to review; Protest prolong
Despite the Public Service Commission’s PSC’s decision to review the results of the 34the BCS preliminary examinations, the students from various educational institutions on Wednesday vowed to continue their movement until the quota system in government jobs is abolished and…
US not to interfere in ‘homegrown’ democracy: Quader
The United States knows Bangladesh’s democracy is “homegrown” and so would not try imposing anything, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday.
Korean govt arm to help improve ‘statistical capacity’
The Korean government’s development arm, KOICA, will train up the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS staff in the next three years to improve their ‘statistical capacity’.
The progress in global fight against tobacco
A new report released in Panama City by The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday shows that one-third of the world’s population – 2.3 billion people – are now covered by at least one life-saving policy measure to curb tobacco…
Successful 5 yrs of United Airways
United Airways, country’s first-ever public limited company in the aviation sector, stepped in six years of its service on Wednesday which operated 38,000 flights and carried 14 lakh passengers and 2,800 tonnes of cargo to various destinations.
B Chowdhury, Kader Siddiky to launch alternative force
President of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh Prof Dr AQM Barruddoza Chowdhury and Krishak Sramik Janata League chief Bangabir Kader Suddiky on Wednesday announced to form an alternative force to go to power.
Oil price reaches at $105: US report
Oil rose to near $105 a barrel Wednesday, driven by speculation that U.S. crude stockpiles fell last week in a sign of higher demand.
Automobile production set new record in 2012
Washington, DC – World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may…