A homeopathic doctor was killed and three others were injured in a road accident on the Panchagarh-Thakurgaon highway in Satkhamar bus stand area of Boda upazila on Tuesday morning.
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Rats damage 15 lakh tonnes food grains every year: speakers
Speakers at a function said rats damage around 15 lakh tonnes of food grains every year affecting food production seriously and hampering the government’s food security efforts.
View exchange meeting on legal aid held in Faridpur
A view exchange meeting of the judiciary, lawyers and Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST), Faridpur chapter to expedite legal aid services was held on Tuesday evening at a local restaurant.
Shilpakala accords reception to Faridpur’s five noted personalities
Five noted personalities of Faridpur were accorded reception at a function at Faridpur Zila Shilpakala Academy in the district on Tuesday for their cultural accomplishments.
Competent people for good governance if elected: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said that the present government was not only illegal but also s failure in all respects. Because of the posting of incompitent people all state-owned banks have been finished while there was widespread…
JS to thank its Speaker for election as CPA chair
The Parliament which sits for its fourth session Thursday may adopt a thanks giving motion for Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury for being elected as chairperson of the executive committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Ruling party whip Atikur Rahman Atik said…
Bangladesh makes brilliant start in third Test
Bangladesh has made a great start in the third test as they scored 303 for the loss of only 2 wickets at the end of day 1. Both the openers Tamim and Imrul went on to score centuries and put…
8 more Russian nuclear power units for Iran
Russia and Iran have signed a set of documents on enhancement of cooperation in peaceful use of atomic energy. Sergei Kirienko, Head of ROSATOM, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation and Ali Akbar Salehi, Vice- President of Iran and Head of…
The psychology of victimhood: Obama, Cameron, Netanyahu, Clinton, Kissinger
Robert J. Burrowes Several years ago, someone said to me: ‘The victim wouldn’t have it any other way.’ When I first heard this comment, it made no sense to me, largely because I had never appreciated being a victim of…
Law enforcers cannot be judges to shoot at people
Two recent remarks made by the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Dr. Mizanur Rahman have irked a section of the police administration because those challenged the police’s discretion to shoot at people on the charge of being extremists…
Warrant against Kader Siddiqui in MK Alamgir libel case
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued warrant of arrest against Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddiqui in a defamation case for calling former Minister MK Alamgir a ‘Razakar’. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Sheikh passed the order as…
Google to lease former Nasa airfield for space research
Google latest “moonshot” is an apt one – it is investing in a Nasa-owned airfield to expand research into space exploration and robotics.
Rocket bicycle sets 207mph speed record
A cyclist has ridden a rocket-equipped push bicycle into the record books by attaining speeds of 207mph (333km/h) at a racetrack in France.
Halt Kamaruzzaman execution: US
The United States government has called for the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Md Kamaruzzman to be halted until the proceedings against him ‘can be shown’ to have met the country’s ‘domestic and international obligations,’ leading daily NewAge has reported.…
Jennifer Lawrence walks the Hunger Games red carpet
Jennifer Lawrence has joined her castmates at the world premiere of the penultimate Hunger Games movie, Mockingjay Part 1, in London.
Aamir khan- Aishwarya pair in first time
The Bachchan family loves Karan Johar. While the Big B, Jaya Bachchan and Abhishek have all been part of Karan’s Dharma Productions, the Bachchan bahu has somehow never been a part of his films. But that might change now.
Ebola crisis: Guinea hunger strike at village occupation
A hunger strike has been launched in Guinea in protest against the military’s presence in a village where an Ebola awareness team was killed in September.
Indian botched sterilisations kill nine women in Chhattisgarh
Eleven Indian women have died after undergoing botched sterilisation surgery at a government-run health camp in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Fossil fuel promises are being broken, report says
World governments have been breaking promises to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, a report says.
1st Bangladesh batch leavesfor Phuket Wednesday
The first batch of the 52-member Bangladesh contingent for the 4th Asian Beach Games-2014 will leave here for the Thai tourist town Phuket tomorrow (Wednesday), with a high hope for women’s kabaddi medal.
Ctg Test: Bangladesh to face Zimbabwe in 3rd Test Wednesday
Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe in the 3rd and last match of the Bashundhara Cement Test Series on Wednesday with an opportunity to whitewash the visiting side at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in port city Chittagong.
Pakistan declares at 566-3
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq hit a third successive century and Younis Khan smashed his fourth hundred in five innings as Pakistan declared on 566-3 in the first test against New Zealand on Monday.
Role of CBO leaders vital in preventing social erosions’
Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a training course on Monday afternoon said women leaders of the community-based organisations (CBO) could play vital role in preventing social erosions to accelerate rural uplift.
15 shops gutted in Barisal
At least 15 shops were gutted and some others partially burnt as a fire broke out at Bandar area under Banaripara upazila of the district last night.
Workshop on pest control held in Faridpur
A day-long workshop on crop protection from pests organized by Jessore chapter of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association(BCPA) was held yesterday at Madhukhali upazilla headquarter.
Bumper production of flood tolerant rice expected in Bangladesh
The farmers are expecting bumper production of flood-tolerant rice as its harvest continues with excellent yield rate now in the country after expanded and successful cultivation during this Aman season.
Potato cultivation gets momentum in Joypurhat
Cultivation of potato has been getting momentum in five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm of the farmers after harvesting Aman Paddy.
Creating awareness to check child marriage stressed
Speakers at a function here on Monday stressed the need for creating much awareness among the common people to check child marriage to build a better society.
Concerted efforts needed for TB-free society
Speakers at a round table conference on Monday underscored the need for concerted effort to create mass awareness for building a tuberculosis free society.
Zinc-enriched BRRI-62 gains popularity in Rajshahi region
Growers of the region, particularly the vast Barind tract, have become happy over getting satisfactory yield of BRRI-62, a zinc-enriched paddy variety, for the first time.