Bumper production of the juiciest, tasty and fleshy fruit of litchi is likely this season following excellent flowering amid favourable climatic condition so far in the northern districts, officials and experts said today.
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Mango trees sprout buds in Rajshahi,Chapainawabgonj
As the winter season says goodbye, hundreds and thousands of mango trees have started sprouting buds in Rajshahi region, traditionally known as the hub of the delicious fruit.
Stringent actions for preventing corruption underscored
Speakers at a meeting in Rangpur have underscored the need for taking stringent actions for preventing corruption through launching social movement involving common people to build a corruption-free Bangladesh.
Idols vandalised in Satkhira temple
Unidentified miscreants vandalised two idols of a Hindu god and a goddess in a temple at North Shibnagar in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
Farmer murdered in Jamalpur
A farmer was allegedly killed by his rivals over a trivial matter at Patalia village in the municipality area on Thursday.
Drug addict husband kills wife in Sylhet
A drug addicted man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat at Sultanpur village in Goainghat upazila early Thursday.
Tk10 lakh valuables looted from Tungipara house
Robbers looted gold ornaments, cash and other valuables worth Tk10 lakh from a house at Patgati village in Tungipara upazila early Wednesday.
3 Sunamganj BNP leaders expelled
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled three local leaders of Sunamganj for contesting the upazila election defying the party decision.
1 held with 6 gold bars in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged smuggler in possession of six gold bars weighing 60 tolas from Keragachhi border area in Kolaroa upazila on Wednesday morning.
Jamaat leader held in Jessore
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in the district town on Wednesday afternoon.
Bombs hurt 5 in Meherpur polling station
Five supporters of BNP were injured as some crude bombs hurled allegedly by local activists of the ruling Awami League exploded at a polling centre in Gangni upazila on Thursday.
Kazi Zafar protests renaming of Bhashani Novo Theatre
Former Prime Minister Kazi Zafar Ahmed on Thursday called for a strong movement with the spirit of self-sacrifice by taking lessons from the late Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani to safeguard the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh. Talking as the…
Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah positions
Jerusalem — Israel has opened a new front in its attempts to halt weapons smuggling to Hezbollah, striking one of the group’s positions inside Lebanon for the first time since the sides fought a war eight years ago. This week’s…
HRW asks Saudi Arabia: End summary deportation of Somalis, Yemenis
More than 12,000 Somalis have been deported since 1 January 2014 from Saudi Arabia back to conflict-ridden Somalia, according to Human Rights Watch. In the absence of any protection screening and referral mechanism prior to departure, Saudi Arabia risks violating…
Leaders of the ruling party should work for the masses
It is found that senior leaders Awami League have little work except criticising the BNP using nasty words. AL central leader Tofail Ahmed has said BNP have participated in the Upazila election after rubbing nose on the ground. But people…
3 Sunamganj BNP leaders expelled
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled three local leaders of Sunamganj for contesting the upazila election defying the party decision. The expelled leaders are Sunamganj district BNP vice-president Wakifur Rahman Gilman, Mollapara union BNP president Nurul Haque and…
3 killed in Khulna truck-car collision
Khulna –Three people, including a female university admission seeker, were killed and another was injured when a truck and a private car collided head-on at Akmal More in Arong Ghat area of the city on Thursday morning. The deceased were…
42 injured in Thakurgaon BGB-voter clashes
At least 42 people, including security personnel, were injured when voterts clashed with army and BGB personnel in polling stations during Upazila elections at Thakurgaon’s Baliadangi. Three Border Guard Bangladesh personnel injured in the clashes were admitted to Thakurgaon Sadar…
Polls festival of take-over polling centres: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the Upazila polls have been reduced to a ‘festival’ of taking over poll centres’ by supporters of the ruling party. “Our apprehensions over the last few days have come true. It has…
7 BNP candidates boycott UZ polls in Barisal, Bhola, Chandpur
Dhaka – Seven BNP-backed candidates boycotted their election in Sadar upazila of Barisal, Char Fasson and Burhanuddin upazila of Bhola, and Faridganj upazila of Chandpur districts on Thursday on various allegations. In Barisal Sadar upazila, three candidates – BNP-supported chairman,…
China: Statues get face masks to battle smog
Face masks have appeared on statues around Beijing’s Peking University in an apparent bid to protect them from the smog engulfing the city. With no end in sight for China’s pollution crisis, one student with a sense of humour used…
Ukraine: Gunmen seize Crimea government buildings
Ukraine’s security forces have been put on alert after government buildings in the Russian-majority Crimea region were seized by armed men. The Russian flag had been raised over both buildings in the capital, Simferopol. The local government has said it…
PM calls for austerity in using electricity
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the country’s electricity consumers to adopt austerity measures in using electricity to reduce their bills so that power tariff hike would not create problem for them. “Adopt austerity measures to reduce electricity bills…use…
Proper steps if capital market is affected: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said in Parliament on Wednesday that no one of the capital market was greatly affected due to the massive mayhem ahead of the January-5 parliamentary elections, “If it is so affected, the government would take appropriate…
Chile invites Bangladesh entrepreneurs
The Ambassador of Chile to Bangladesh, based in New Delhi, Cristian Barros, on Wednesday invited Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to start business in Chile under an initiative ‘Startup Chile’. The envoy informed that the Chilean government has taken an initiative, titled ‘Startup…
Chelsea welcome back David & John
Chelsea welcome back defender David Luiz and midfielder John Obi Mikel for Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at Galatasaray.
Hasina expects 6.5 pc GDP growth
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed her optimism that the GDP growth in the current fiscal year would hit 6.5 percent and even more although the World Bank apprehended that it might come down to 5.7 percent due to…
‘Spending 2% on CSR won’t help if companies keep damaging environment’
Making it mandatory for corporates to spend 2 per cent of profits on CSR will not benefit the society if they continue to adopt corrupt practices that are damaging to the environment, Planning Commission member Arun Maira said today.
PSC delegation calls on President
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday submitted its annual report-2013 to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. The report was handed over to the President when a 14-member delegation of PSC, led by its chairman Ekram Ahmed, called on him…
Two JMB-men sentences to 15 years in prison
A court of Dhaka on Wednesday awarded 15-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to two members of outlawed militant group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman of Dhaka’s Third Speedy Trial…