China’s national market regulatory agency says it is investigating possible abuse of market dominance by the food processing and packaging giant Tetra Pak, in a sign that China is widening its scrutiny of operations by foreign companies at home.
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Respect people’s mandate: CEC
Claiming that the Gazipur City Corporation polls were free and fair, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday urged the candidates to accept the results showing respect to the people’s mandate.
Robber stabbs to death Husband, wife in Barisal
Lecturer of Open University and wife of a college teacher was stabbed to death by a robber at her residence in Janoki Sing Road under Kawnia police station of the city on early Friday.
Torturing wife for dowry: Bank manager held
A BRAC Bank Manager was taken on custody and sent to jail for alegedly tourturing his wife and demanding dawry,
National Fisheries Week observed in Gopalganj
The National fisheries Week -2013 began in a befitting manner in Gopalganj on Tuesday. District Administration and the Fisheries Department, Gopalganj jointly organised the Fisheries Week.
Country not safe in Hasina and Khaleda’s hands: Manna
Convenor of Nagorik Oikyo (NAO) central committee Mahmudur Rahman Manna said that the country is now not safe in the hands of the country’s two top leaders —Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, so it is the appropriate time to create…
Sylhet Rly Station now safe route for smuggling
Several strong syndicates have long been smuggling goods through the Sylhet Railway Station as a safe route to different parts of the country.
Elephant stampede tribal woman in Sherpur
A tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Boro Gazni in Jhenigati upazila early Saturday.
30,550 hectares brought under jute in Magura
A total of 30,550 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in all four upazilas of the district in the current season.
51,000 rural women jobless as RERMP project ends
Fifty-one thousand four hundred and seventy distressed women engaged in a project related to rural economic growth and poverty reduction across the country have turned jobless with completion of the project.
Irri procurement progressing fast in Khulna div.
Irri-Boro procurement drives progressing fast in 10 districts under Khulna division during this season.
Man stabbed to death in Khulna
Criminals stabbed to death a man in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district over a land dispute on Friday.
Weeklong tree fair begins in Faridpur
A weeklong tree fair, organized jointly by district administration, District Agriculture Extension Department and District Social Forestry Department, was Inaugurated here on Friday on Brahma Samaj Road. DC of Faridpur Mainuddin Ahmed attended the inaugural function as the chief guest…
Enhance Aus farming reducing Boro cultivation
Enhanced farming of short duration Aus paddy during the off-season through reducing Boro cultivation can ensure national food security improving environment, ecology and bio-diversity, experts said here yesterday.
Why US would have been better off without its revolution
“It’s time for Americans to accept that their revolution was a failure and renounce it,” argues Canadian historian Paul Pirie in The Washington Post.
UK astronomers to search for alien signals
British scientists are to make a concerted effort to look for alien life among the stars.
Cockatoos can undo complicated Locks
Getting called a birdbrain might not be such an insult after all. A new study published in the journal PLoS One finds that cockatoos, members of the parrot family, can figure out how to break through several complicated locks to…
Having green tea may prevent Alzheimer’s
Many sing the praises of green tea and the benefits it can have, but a new study found that the positive effects it can have might reach farther than previously thought.
‘Human Wall’ leads baby turtles to the ocean
Every year hundreds of baby loggerhead turtles hatch on the beaches of the Caribbean and journey towards the ocean. This year one group of baby turtles on the Dutch-controlled island of Bonair needed a little help.
A bold step of an Afghan woman
A plaque from President Hamid Karzai sits on Noor Zia Atmar’s desk, congratulating her for her achievements as a lawmaker. The desk is in a shelter for abused women.
Messi’s all-star game in Chicago will go on
CHICAGO – Lionel Messi’s charity game at Soldier Field will go on, though its star-studded lineup has lost some of its luster.
How long will it take to name royal baby?
What’s in a name? Kate Middleton and Prince William have had months (nine, to be exact!) to prepare for their impending bundle of joy, but when it comes to naming the newest royal, the happy couple may still need to…
Bangladesh Film Club Award ceremony today
Bangladesh Film Club Award 2012 will be held on Sunday at the Hall of Fame of Bangabondhu International Conference Centre. The programme is organised as a joint venture of Bangladesh Film Club and Round the Clock.
Hasina asks Khaleda to sue US daily for ‘forgery’
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked Khaleda Zia to sue a US daily after the main opposition leader disowned an article published in her name in the paper seeking sanctions against Dhaka to save democracy.
‘Why didn’t NDA settle Bangladesh land dispute?’
GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi slammed BJP for not doing anything to settle territorial disputes with Bangladesh by taking control of ‘adversely possessed’ land in that country when the NDA was in power at the Centre.
Survey reveals UK farmers’ demand for renewables
More than three-quarters of farmers don’t feel the potential for on-farm renewable energy is being met, according to new figures.
Two-day first Zakat Fair concludes
With the theme “Making a Difference with Zakat”, a two-day long Zakat Fair 2013 a first ever in Bangladesh concluded adopting a ten-point declaration regarding right calculation, collection and distribution of Zakat at the National Shooting Federation Auditorium (Shooting Club),…
Enigma of inclusive development!
Dr. Sudhindar Sharma
Venezuela, Nicaragua make Snowden asylum ‘offers’
The presidents of both Nicaragua and Venezuela have indicated their countries could offer political asylum to US fugitive Edward Snowden. Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro said it would give asylum to the intelligence leaker, who is believed to be holed up in…
Sunglasses optional: Essential props for declaring a coup
There are certain customs, established over many decades, to uphold when declaring a coup. A rough-hewn general in a crisp uniform reads out a statement on state TV in which he declares that, reluctantly, the armed forces have decided to…