Dhaka – The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the “Smaller water resources development (2nd phase)” project involving an estimated cost of Tk 1,285.96 crore in a bid to boost agricultural production and thus increase incomes…
Stocks maintained upward trends on Tuesday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up on higher transactions. The day’s trade value at DSE increased to Taka 744.50 crore from Monday’s Taka 671.99 crore and the daily…
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly vandalised the academic building of Chittagong University and the vice-chancellor’s office on Tuesday demanding suspension of a university teacher. The unruly BCL men also ransacked two private cars, several motorcycles and 20…
By Tim Wainwright London, Nov 6 (IPS) – I started work this morning feeling disillusioned. A report had hit my desk that painted a very bleak picture of the state of the world’s health – and for a moment I…
Dhaka, Nov 6 – The government has started distributing short and high-yielding coconut plants to farmers this exotic variety produces 200 nuts in a year as compared to the local variety yield of 50-60 nuts.
Beirut, Nov 6 (AP/UNB) — The head of Lebanon’s powerful militant group Hezbollah accused Saudi Arabia Sunday of forcing the country’s prime minister to resign after less than a year in his post, as Bahrain ordered its citizens in Lebanon…
NWPGCL, Siemens AG to install LNG-based 3600 MW plant in Payra Dhaka, Nov 5 – State-owned North-West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German firm Siemens AG to jointly set up an…
Dhaka, Nov 5 (UNB) – The United States has sought rapid and complete implementation of the Annan Commission’s recommendations for the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
A new paper traces the roots of agricultural biodiversity, threats, benefits and how to sustain it. Agricultural biodiversity is the product of the dynamic management of species and ecosystems, especially by smaller-scale food providers, their families and communities, who have…
The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to PM2.5 pollution is significant, according to an analysis presented at ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week. Benjamin Bowe, MPH, (Clinical Epidemiology Center at the VA Saint Louis Health Care…
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday said the recent activities of Law Minister Anisul Huq indicate that he thinks himself as the ‘country’s chief justice or more than that’. “It’s surprising that the Law Minister is…
At least 15 Islamic States (IS) militants were killed after drone attacks against hardliner group in Afghan eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, a local official said Sunday. “An unmanned air vehicle of NATO-led troops targeted a group of IS militants…
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid on Saturday inaugurated a two-day International Workshop on `Revival of Waqf for Socio-Economic Development’ on 04 November as Chief Guest at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Dhaka.
UN, Nov 4 (AP/UNB) — The United Nations on Friday reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against peacekeepers and civilians working for U.N. agencies in the three-month period from July and through September — almost half against…
Dhaka, Nov 4 – Extramarital affair is the main reason behind the killing of a man and his daughter in the capital’s Badda area, said Mostak Ahmed, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police(DMP), Gulshan division.
Auburn, Nov 4 (AP/UNB) – About 1 million bees have been killed after a truck carrying their hives crashed in Northern California.
By Johannes Friedrich and Andrew Pickens Washington DC, Nov 3 (IPS) – Negotiators and stakeholders headed to Bonn, Germany, for next week’s UN climate summit continue to confront a range of questions surrounding one essential query: How do we meet…
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Nov 3 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 150,982 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017 through 1 November, with about 75 percent arriving in Italy and the remainder…
Dhaka – Stating that it will not be possible to demoralise their leaders from reaching out to people by making attacks on their motorcades, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday hinted that their chairperson Khaleda Zia will embark on…
Dhaka, Nov 3 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday visited party’s Gazipur unit leader Humayun Kabir Raju, who was seriously injured during the attacks on Khaleda Zia’s Cox’s Bazar-bound convoy in Feni, at a hospital in…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed three owners of Apan Jewellers on a one-day remand each in money laundering cases lodged against him.
Around 3,000 more Rohingyas, fleeing persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, have gathered at the no-man’s land of Anjumanpara along the border in Ukhia upazila on Wednesday to enter Bangladesh. Major Iqbal Ahmed, deputy captain of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-34 Battalion,…
Nineteen leaders and activists of BNP were arrested in two cases filed by police over two incidents of attacks on Dhaka-Chittagong highway while party chief Khaleda Zia was heading to Cox’s Bazar and returning to Dhaka. Of the arrestees, 13…
Dhaka, Nov 2 – A man and his daughter were found dead in their rented residence in Moynar Bagh area located behind the Hossain Market in city’s Badda early Thursday.
By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Zera Zuryana Idris Kuala Lumpur, Oct 31 (IPS) – Although quite selective, targeted, edited and carefully managed, last year’s Panama Papers highlighted some problems associated with illicit financial flows, such as tax evasion and avoidance.…
Montego Bay, Jamaica – The sixth annual celebration of global media and information literacy (MIL) was held in West Indies university Mona, Kingston, Jamaica from 24-27 October last.
Dhaka – ‘A Delightful Journey’ by Art Stories, a group exhibition, will open at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka on Friday, 3 November at 5.30 pm. The exhibition will continue until 10 November, says an AF Dhaka press release Actor,…
The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring approximately one-third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with…
Malaysia is investigating an attempt to sell details of more than 46 million mobile phone subscribers that were leaked online in a massive data breach, a minister said Wednesday. The breach was originally reported by local technology website Lowyat.net after…
The weeklong Income Tax Fair-2017 kicked off in the capital and other parts of the country today with a revenue collection target of more than Taka 3,000 crore and to facilitate individual taxpayers to complete tax related procedures including filing…