Dhaka, Jun 29 – Four people, including three members of a family, were killed and two others injured when a bus rammed a microbus on Dhaka-Bogra highway at Ghurka Beltala in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj early Thursday.
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Stocks maintain upward trend
Dhaka, June 28 – Stocks maintained an upward trend on both bourses as trading resumed Wednesday after five days of Eid vacation.
PM blames dishonest traders for rice price hike
Dhaka, Jun 28 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said manipulation by dishonest traders is perhaps the reason behind its sudden price hike.
4 missing while swimming in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, June 27 – In separate incidents, four student tourists went missing in Moinot Ghat in Dohar of Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach on Tuesday.
Yes – microlending reduces extreme poverty
by Quanda Zhang A small boost in microlending to the developing world could lift more than 10.5 million people out of extreme poverty. That’s one conclusion of my study, published last month in The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, which found…
Hyperloop Hotel, the high-tech lodging and transport of the future?
What if your flight, your car and your hotel were all combined into one luxury, high-tech transit complex? That’s the idea behind Brandan Siebrecht’s Hyperloop Hotel — an inventive solution to 21st century traveling. Siebrecht, a graduate architect at the…
Traffic chaos dilute the enthusiasm of Eid-goers
A photo posted in the Facebook on Saturday depected the desperateness of people to make their trips to village homes during the last th4ree days and celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Fitr with their parents and relatives.
Traffic jam on highways toelrable, claims Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday claimed that traffic jams on highways is less this time than that of the last 10 years. “Vehicles are moving slowly on highways but it’s tolerable,” said the minister while talking…
Sufferings of Eid-goers: BNP for Quader’s removal
BNP on Saturday demanded the resignation of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader for his ‘failure’ to ensure smooth journeys for holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. “The sufferings the home-goers facing are indescribable. The minister (Quader) has utterly failed…we think…
Truck plunge kills 16 in Rangpur
Dhaka, Jun 24 – Sixteen people were killed and seven others injured as a cement laden truck fell ino a road-side ditch at Kolabari on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur early Saturday.
The answer is wages, not capital
by Jordi Angusto As in any other religion, faith lies behind capitalism. Faith that capital is a panacea always and in any situation: to push economic growth or to help less developed countries to catch up. Yet the fact is…
Make train journey easy and comfortable
Till today people cannot confortably move home from Dhaka on the occasion of their biggest Eid festival. Getting ticket before the Eid festival either in train or bus and even launch is a big challenge. We observed one very popular…
First consignment of rice from Vietnam in 15 days
The first consignment of rice from Vietnam is scheduled to arrive in Chittagong within 15 days, said newly appointed Ambassador of Vietnam to Dhaka Tran Van Khoa. The Vietnamese Ambassador said this when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at…
Netherlands contributes14m euro for agribusiness in BD
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands announced it will contribute 14.8 million euros for the second phase of Solidaridad’s Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) programme for the period 2017-2021. This programme supports more than 100,000 smallholder…
Eid vacation goers face long tailbacks on highways
Dhaka – Long tailbakcs on highways have put people who started their journey home into immense sufferings on Thursday. Failure of the railwayb signalling system on the other hand put schedule of special Eid Trains in disarray. An estimate made…
Australia to help build community resilience in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – The Australian Government has announced additional support of AUD3.9 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to improve nutrition and build community resilience in Cox’s Bazar.
70 lakh Eid holidaymakers set to leave capital
Dhaka – Around 70 lakh people will leave the capital city of Dhaka for their village homes to celebrate upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones. -UNB
Some 116 projects in power sector need $24.73 billion investment
Dhaka – State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has urged the country`s banks and financial institutions to invest in the government`s ‘fast track projects’, presumably by borrowing –UNB news agency reported
Book on young entrepreneurs’ business strategies
Dhaka – A journal book titled ‘Youth Entrepreneurship: How to start …?’ has recently been launched in Bangladesh. Young Startup Founder & Freelance Journalist Syed Rabius Shams, in association with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), BRAC University (BRACU) has…
Boeing launches new version of 737 jet
Boeing has maintained the pressure on Airbus, its main rival, with the launch of the biggest version yet of the 737 short-haul jet. The world’s largest commercial aircraft maker announced plans for the 737 Max 10 at the Paris Air…
Davis ‘positive’ as UK enters Brexit negotiations
Brexit Secretary David Davis has said he is entering negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU in a “positive and constructive” frame of mind. As he began talks in Brussels, he said he was determined to build a “strong…
Global shares higher in subdued trading on Wall Street rise
Tokyo – Global shares were higher Monday after Wall Street ended last week barely higher and investors watched for Brexit talks set to start later in the day. –AP/UNB
Landslide halts rail communication with Sylhet
Dhaka, June 19 – The rail communications between Sylhet and rest of the country halted on Monday morning due to a hill slide triggered by heavy rainfalls in Lauachhara forest of Kamalganj in Moulvibazar.
Turbulence on Paris-China flight injures 26
At least 26 people were injured, four seriously, when turbulence hit a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris on Sunday, state media reports.
Amazon deal for whole foods could bring retain experiments
Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radical retail experiments that could revolutionize how people buy groceries and everything else. Amazon could…
EU plans to regulate drones by 2019
BRUSSELS, June 17, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. The blueprint from the European Commission, the EU…
The rise of the food barons
Christine Chemnitz Berlin – The industrial-agriculture sector has long faced criticism for practices that contribute to climate change, environmental destruction, and rural poverty. And yet the sector has taken virtually no steps to improve quality and sustainability, or to promote…
PM asks Swedes business to be Partners of Bangladesh
– Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Swedish business leaders and entrepreneurs to be Bangladesh’s partners in investment, trade, and innovative businesses for a shared prosperity. “Together we can bring a change in the lives of millions in both…
Bangladesh should do more for its textile workers: ME
Textile workers in Bangladesh, many of whom are young women, suffer long working hours, low wages, uncertainty and hazardous conditions. Trade union leaders are often persecuted,” said the resolution adopted on Wednesday. The 2013 Sustainability Compact, aimed at preventing tragedies…
Islami Bank holds discussion and central iftar
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a discussion on `Role of Ramadan in Attaining Taqwah’ hosted an Iftar Mahfil on 15 June, Thursday at Pan Pacific Sonagaon Hotel, Dhaka.