The deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy said here yesterday that the present government under the dynamic leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina is putting it’s best and sincere efforts for preserving the rights of workers side…
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Overseas Employment Minister stresses on maintaining communal harmony
Overseas Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here yesterday evening that Bangladesh is a unique example of communal harmony where people of all religions live in peace and happiness.
1.33 lakh char families achieve hygienic sanitation
Over 1.33 lakh char households have achieved hygienic sanitation and pure drinking water facilities to improve their health status reducing water borne diseases in the remote char areas in 10 northwestern districts.The laudable success has been achieved by the extremely…
40,925 farmers to get incentive for Aus farming in Rajshahi
A total of 40,925 farmers will get cash incentives of Taka 5.84 crore to buy seeds and fertilizers for the cultivation of Aus paddy in the current Kharif-1 season in eight districts under Rajshahi division.Of the total, 35,900 farmers will…
Jailed ex-Bnp lawmaker Pintu dies in Rajshahi
Jailed former Bnp lawmaker Nasiruddin Pintu is dead. He was under imprisonment at the Rajshahi Jail. Pintu, convicted in the February 25 2009 paramilitary BDR massacre in which 57 officers were killed in the biggest ever peace-time trouble in the military…
2 Biman employees with 4.6 kilo gold held in Ctg
The Customs Intelligence has arrested two Biman employees with 40 gold bars weighing 4.6 kilograms while those were reportedly being from belt area at Shah Amanat Airport Chittagong on Sunday.
BD expatriate killed in SA
A Bangladeshi expatriate who suffered burn injuries in a terrorist attack in South Africa died on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as M Ibrahim, 42, son of Nurul Islam, hailing from Rampur village in Companyganj upazila, Noakhali.Mozammel Haq, a friend…
Syed Mahmud’s 77th birth anniversary celebrated
The 77th birth anniversary of eminent journalist Syed Mahmud Hasan was celebrated on Saturday 01 May at his family circle, and Syed Mahmud was unwell.
4 killed in Kushtia bus plunge
Four people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when a bus fell in a roadside ditch at the Noy Mile area in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Thursday. Identities of the deceased and injured could not be known immediately.
Indian citizen held for illegal trespassing in Pabna
Police arrested an Indian national from Gohamabona village in Poba upazila on charge of illegal trespassing in Bangladesh territory on Wednesday.
Beautification works of Gaibandha Park nearly completion
Beautification work of Gaibandha Poura Park located at the heart of the town is nearly completion.
Rural women become driving force for socioeconomic advancement
Thousands of rural women have the driving force in achieving self- reliance to accelerate socioeconomic advancement and empowering them sustainably by contributing a lot towards attaining sustainable rural uplift.
Boy drowns in Barguna
A minor boy drowned in the Bishkhali river at Patakata village under Sadar upazila here this afternoon.
City building catches fire
A fire broke out in a seven-storey building at Fakirapool in the capital on Tuesday night. Three fire-fighting units were trying to put out the blaze that fire broke out around 9:50pm. It was not yet clear what actually…
National Legal Aid Day celebrated in Gaibandha
National Legal Aid Day-2015 was celebrated in the district as elsewhere in the country on Tuesday with a call to stand beside the distressed to conduct their cases smoothly to get fair justice by the courts.
Grass cultivation makes 10,000 char families self-reliant
More than 10,000 extremely poor families have achieved self-reliance through commercial cultivation of sweet jumbo grass in the sandy char areas on the Brahmaputra basin in recent years.
Two killed in fire, electrocution in Natore
Two people were killed in separate incidents of fire and electrocution in the district from Sunday night till Monday morning.
Acid victim gets Tk. 50,000
Acid terrorism victim female student Masuda Akhter Moni received Taka 50,000 as assistance at a ceremony here on Sunday from the Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB).
Optimum use of cultivable land, technology can ensure food security
Optimum use of cultivable land adopting the latest technologies, newer cropping patterns and mechanisation of agriculture can keep crop production increasing to ensure food security despite climate change, said experts.
Putting maximum importance on female education stressed
The present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put maximum importance on enhancing female education through various effective steps including distribution of stipends at various levels.
Farmer killed by lighting strike in Faridpur
A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Sadipur in Nagarkanda upazila on Saturday.
Boy killed as truck hits his bicycle in C’nawabganj
A boy was killed as a truck knocked down the bicycle he was travelling by at Kanchantala in Gomostapur upazila on Sunday morning.
Women achieve self-reliance in Jamalpur
A good number of women of rural and urban areas of the district achieved self-reliance after getting training from the Department of Youth Development.
Need for ensuring safe water supply to Rajshahi city dwellers stressed
Speakers at a discussion here today unequivocally called for ensuring safe water from source to all consumers for the sake of protecting the city dwellers especially the poor and extreme poor ones from various waterborne diseases.
5 villages brought under electrification network in Netrakona
Five villages under Atpara and Netrakona sader upazilas in the district were brought under rural electrification network yesterday by Palli Biddut Samity (PBS) Netrakona, an organization of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB).
Good aquaculture practice required for ensuring safe fisheries production
Speakers at a training session have underscored the need for safe fish farming besides promoting its production through the best use of hygienic fish feed alongside the existing natural resources.
Khaleda reiterates demand for army deployment in city polls
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday termed Election Commissions latest decision about army deployment for the city elections in Dhaka and Chittagong is deceptive snd reiterated her party and alliance demand for deployment of the army to ensure peaceful…
Lightning strike kills 28 buffalos in Patuakhali
At least 28 buffalos died when a thunderbolt struck them at Char Karfarma in Galachipa upazila on Saturday.
1500 poor women become income-generators in Rajshahi city
More than 1,500 women have come together from the poor and extreme poor communities like sweeper, chamarpara (tanner) and Jelepara (fishermen) for eradicating their long-lasting poverty and economical uncertainty in the city.
5 killed as bus crashes into pick-up van in Bagerhat
Five people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and pick-up van on Khulna-Mawa highway in Foltita area of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Friday at noon.