DCCI urges Khaleda

Keep Dhaka out of hartal purview

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Friday urged the BNP-led 18-party alliance to withdraw their Sunday's hartal for the sake of smooth holding of the second Bangladesh-US Partnership Dia

Overuse of groundwater a growing concern

Although Bangladesh has achieved sustainable progress in increasing food grain production through strong liberalized smallholders and public irrigation, groundwater use for irrigation is a growing mat

‘Comfort women’ snub Osaka Mayor

Two South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery during World War II have cancelled a planned meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto. Hashimoto drew international criticism last week when h

AI report not neutral: Nasim

Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Friday claimed that the recent report of the Amnesty International (AI) on Bangladesh was not neutral. Though you (AI) talk about neutrality, but your r

Income level of beneficiaries up

Average annual income of some selected beneficiary families under the 'One House One Farm' project has increased by Tk 10,921 while individual income of the family members by Tk 2,184 despite some fla

AL leader killed in C'nawabganj

A local Awami League leader was stabbed to death by miscreants near Daldoli union parishad office in Bholahat upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identifiedas Durul Hoda, general secretary of Daldol

18 Bangladeshis return from Greece after sufferings

A total of 18 Bangladeshi youths yesterday returned home from Greece after enormous suffering abroad. Official sources said, the Bangladeshi youths landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

34th BCS Prel exam held

The preliminary test of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination-2013 under the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) was held on Friday. More than two lakh candidates took part in th

Moudud's effigy burned by party men

BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed has been caught by his party activists for his reported comment in a book that Ziaur Rahman had decided about the death sentence of Col Taher long before he constitu

Jalkuri area under DND Project being inundated by rain water. This photo was taken on Friday.

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Prices of vegetables, garlic, onion up

Prices of some vegetables, local garlic and onion increased in the city's kitchen markets, traders said on Friday. Prices of some vegetables witnessed a fresh hike by TK 5-10 per kg which traders attr

Forbes’ most powerful women: Merkel leads politician-heavy list

The Queen and JK Rowling are once again the only two British women to feature in the Forbes Most Powerful Women list, which has been led by Angela Merkel for the third year running. The German chancel