Hundreds of people including small and marginal farmers have achieved self-reliance through commercial cultivation of high-priced and quick growing fruits in the northern region in recent years.
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11 Must-See Skywatching Events in 2014
By by Joe Rao As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to look forward to the stargazing highlights of the coming year.
Science news preview of 2014
David Shukman With the fastest supercomputer in the world and a rover exploring the Moon, Chinese science is enjoying an unstoppable rise. And it’s backed by spending on a scale that would turn most Western scientists green with envy.
Quality education and JSC/PSC results, 2013
In the name of quality education the incumbent government introduced JSC/PSC examination a few years ago. The government apparently wants to show that the quality education has been incresasing during the last few years as shown in the pass rate…
Making election security arrangements
-Rakibul Hasan Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy. Every five-years it holds general election. The Bangladesh Election Commission is a constitutional body that conducts election as per powers vested under Article 118 of the Constitution. Like in many other developing democracies,…
Banks to remain closed in 59 dists Sunday
Bangladesh Bank has issued a circular directing all the scheduled banks in 59 districts to keep their branches closed on Sunday on the occasion of the 10th national election being boycotted by the main opposition BNP and its allies. However,…
DSE, CSE start year’s session with gain
Share price index at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –registered gain on the first day of the new year on Wednesday, despite political turmoil across the country over the January 5…
Robi gets new CEO
Private mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) got its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Supun Weerasinghe joined the post on Wednesday. Supun Weerasinghe replaced outgoing Robi CEO Michael Kuehner, who has retired from full time corporate life. Michael…
‘Notebooks for students in future’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to give Notebooks to all students in future so they can download books from the internet. “We will give Notebooks (to students) that will have everything. Digital books will also be given in the…
PM appeals people to vote in Jan 5 polls
Awami League president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made a fervent appeal to the countrymen to cast their votes in the January 5 polls to give democracy a firm footing and to remain alert against any conspiracy like…
Polling centres under security blanket from Saturday
The Election Commission has asked for security blankets around all voting centres from Saturday for the Jan 5 polls. In a letter to the returning officers on Wednesday, it said movement of vehicles and people around the voting centres should…
8 policemen injured in road accident
Eight policemen and an Election Officer have been injured when a SUV in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch at Lohagarha Upazila in Chittagong. The accident occurred around 11am on Wednesday on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway.
5 gold smugglers held, 1340 tolas gold seized
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested five members of an international gold smuggling racket, including its ringleader, from the city’s Uttara area on Wednesday. The elite force members also seized a haul of 1,340 tolas of smuggled gold worth about…
AG accuses SCBA president of breaching deal
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Wednesday accused SCBA president AJ Mohammad Ali of breaching the ‘mutual understanding reached’ on Tuesday in presence of the Chief Justice not to hold any meeting, procession or rally on the Supreme Court premises.
8 crude bombs blasted in city
Dhaka – At least eight crude bombs were exploded at Matsya Bhaban crossing and Shahbagh intersection in the city on Wednesday evening. Witnesses said three crude bombs went off at the Matsya Bhaban intersection at about 7:25 pm.
Govt exposes worst fascist attitude: BNP
Dhaka – Opposition BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government has exposed its worst fascist attitude and political bankruptcy by confining the opposition leader to her residence.
Chiefs of 6 parties to address nation thru BTV
The chiefs of only six political parties are enjoying the opportunities to address the nation through the state-owned Bangladesh Television ahead of the January-5 parliamentary elections. The Election Commission allowed the chiefs of the six parties out of total 12…
India to step up border vigil
Five Indian states, including West Bengal, that share borders with Bangladesh will beef up vigilance at frontiers 24 hours before the Jan 5 elections.
Khaleda not under house arrest: Inu
BNP chief Khaleda Zia is not under house arrest, information minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said.
1st day of nonstop blockade largely peaceful, 1 killed
The first day of the countrywide nonstop blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance as its last-ditch effort to resist the January 5 ‘one-sided’ parliamentary polls, passed off peacefully barring some stray incidents of violence that left a Jubo Dal…
Resist opponents of January 5 polls: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the people to resist those who would try to thwart January 5 general elections, and give them an appropriate lesson.
Indo-Bangla ties may get complex says India daily
Indian daily ‘The Hindu’ in a New Year editorial has suggested that post-election Bangladesh appears headed for “more volatility” and New Delhi’s relations with the new government “will only get more complicated”.
Mozena meets Shamsher Mobin
The US ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena has met BNP Vice Chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury on Wednesday. Mozena entered Chowdhury’s Banani home at 11.30 am and left after an hour and half.
Tk 2.10 billion allocated for poll expenses
The Election Commission has been granted Tk 2.10 billion to meet the cost of conducting the Jan 5 polls and maintaining law and order. The expenditure has come down by more than half the projected amount as candidates in 153…
Juba Dal man killed in Chandpur BGB firing
A local Jubo Dal man was killed and several blockaders were injured in firing by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening.
Court rejects complaint against Khaleda
A Dhaka court has refused to admit a complaint lodged against Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, accusing her of issuing threats during her altercation with police on Sunday (Dec 29).
Cost living in city rose by 11pc in 2013: CAB
The living cost in the capital witnessed a 11 percent rise in 2013 hitting hard the poorer section of the city’s over 1 crore population, according to an annual report released by the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).
Is meditation the best medicine?
Millions of people in ‘the developed world’ visit therapists for all sorts of emotional and psychological problems they find difficulty in coping with by themselves.
A science news preview of 2014
As the new year begins, the BBC’s science and environment journalists look ahead to what we can expect to see in the headlines in 2014.
2014 to bring more social collapse
2014 is upon us. For a person who graduated from Georgia Tech in 1961, a year in which the class ring showed the same date right side up or upside down, the 21st century was a science fiction concept associated…