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Rohingya children to get vaccines

-- 2017-09-21 06:50:35

150,000 Rohingya refugee children will be given vaccines, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday.   The minister said it while addressing a press conference at his m...

President seeks global support on Rohingya issue

-- 2017-09-21 06:39:48

President M Abdul Hamid Thursday sought support of international community, different agencies and states including the United Kingdom, to help resolve the Rohingya issue. "Though Bangladesh is a...

RAB arrests model-turned-militant

-- 2017-09-21 06:10:48

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a “top militant leader” of the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in Dhaka, who was once a fashion model, reports bdnews24.com.   Mehedi H...

PM urges IOM DG to force Myanmar to take back Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-21 05:09:13

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing to pressurise Myanmar on taking back the Rohingya refugees fro...

Over 40,000 of Tarash earning living by making Kashful brooms

Roving Correspondent 2017-09-21 01:29:00

Over 40,000 ethnic residents of Tarash upazila under Sirajganj district are managing daily family expenditure by making brooms with Kashful or catkin over the last two months.   They collect...

Imran gets bail in PM defamation case

-- 2017-09-21 01:26:59

A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarkar and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for their derogatory remarks on Prime Minister S...

Bogra farmers being self-reliant cultivating Napier grass

Our Correspondent 2017-09-20 12:00:00

BOGRA, Sept 19: Napier grass cultivators are being financially self-reliant cultivating the grass variety due to its good market price in Bogra district. Each maund of grass is being sold from Tk 3...

BB to strengthen farm loan monitoring

Siddique Islam 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The central bank is going to strengthen its monitoring and supervision for ensuring hassle-free disbursement of farm loans, particularly in the flood-affected areas, to facilitate boosting agriculture...

Minimum capital mandatory for all stock market intermediaries

Mohammad Mufazzal 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The regulator is readying a set of rules making it mandatory for all market intermediaries to maintain minimum capital to avert risks of their doing business on the capital market.   After the...

PM urges OIC to resolve Rohingya crisis

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the OIC member states to show a unity for solving the Rohingya crisis before it is too late.   "I call upon OIC countries to show a unity to solve t...

Int'l confce on business, management Thursday

FE Online Desk 2017-09-20 12:00:00

A two-day international conference titled '1st International Conference on Business and Management', arranged by BRAC Business School of BRAC University begins Thursday at The Westin, Dhaka.  ...

50 hospitalised after meal at wedding

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

At least 50 people of Singarol village in Pirganj upazila have been hospitalised since Tuesday evening after they fell sick due to suspected food poisoning.   Pirganj upazila administration has...

Painting sector remains sluggish despite growth potential

Saif Uddin 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The country's painting sector, despite having immense potential, is not flourishing at an expected level mainly due to inadequate curating facilities and limited art collectors, insiders have said. &...

4G network by December: Tarana

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Bangladesh government is aiming to launch the 4G service by December this year to ensure the fastest data service for mobile phone subscribers of the country.   State Minister for Posts and Tel...

Six die in Munshiganj textile mill fire

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Six workers, including a woman has died after a fire erupted at a textile factory in Munshiganj. The incident was reported Wednesday morning from the factory of Ideal Textile Mill in Charmuktarpur are...

OIC urges UNSC to take immediate action on Rohingya crisis

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation called upon the United Nations Security Council to take “immediate action” on Myanmar to stop the Rohingya crisis.   The ogranisation also ur...

PM stresses on women empowerment to achieve SDGs

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed on ensuring education, training, right tools and access to equal opportunities for women to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).   "Women empowerm...

US pledges $32 million for Rohingya refugees

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The United States will provide nearly $32 million for humanitarian assistance to Rohingya Muslims displaced by sectarian violence in Myanmar, reports bdnews24.com.   The money aid would addres...

Trump urges UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Pence

-- 2017-09-20 12:00:00

US President Donald Trump has urged the United Nations Security Council to take “strong and swift action” to bring Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis to an end. Vice President Mike Pence sai...

SoEs run deep in debt for government indifference

Jasim Uddin Haroon 2017-09-20 11:27:58

State-owned enterprises (SoEs) run deep in debt, as of latest calculations, as repayment rates stand much lower than borrowings for government's indifference towards their reform.   People fami...

Electrocution kills two in Magura

-- 2017-09-20 11:27:48

Two friends died from electrocution at a poultry farm in Alamkhali village under Sadar upazila of Magura on Tuesday night.    Police said Titul Hossain, 28, and Hasan Ali, 26, residents of...

Miscreants hack ex-UP member dead

-- 2017-09-20 10:54:35

Former member of a union parishad was hacked to death by miscreants at Shibpur village under Atgharia upazila in Pabna on Tuesday night.   The deceased, Abu Daud (45) was a son of late Latif Mu...

PM expresses shock at loss of lives in Mexico quake

-- 2017-09-20 08:31:40

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and deepest condolence at the loss of lives and devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Mexico.   In a message of condol...

Mirpur militant den: House owner on three-day remand

-- 2017-09-20 05:50:07

A court granted three-day remand to interrogate owner of the suspected militant den at Mirpur area of Dhaka in an explosive case. Dhaka third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lutfur Rahman Sis...

Court issues arrest warrant against Imran H Sarker

-- 2017-09-20 05:25:23

A court issued warrant for the arrest of Ganajagaran Manch spokesperson Imran H Sarker and cultural activist Sanatan Ullash in a defamation case filed for 'their derogatory remarks about Prime Ministe...

PM asks AL leaders to remain alert about behaviour

-- 2017-09-20 04:42:28

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Awami League leaders and activists to remain alert about their behaviour.   "You will have to remain alert regarding your behaviour and attitude, you will hav...

Customs seizes 20 gold bars worth Tk 10m

-- 2017-09-20 01:22:39

Customs officials seized 20 gold bars worth about Tk 10 million (1 crore) from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Wednesday.   Dr Moi...

Entire Dhk-Ctg highway develops cracks

Munima Sultana 2017-09-19 12:49:45

Cracks have developed along the entire Dhaka-Chittagong highway within a year of its expansion work completion.This has forced the authority concerned to undertake a maintenance project for five years...

Weeklong Hilsa fest kicks off in Chandpur

-- 2017-09-19 12:46:09

CHANDPUR, Sept 18 (UNB): The weeklong '9th Chaturanga Hilsa Festival-2017' began amid enthusiasm at the Shipakola Academy premises in Chandpur town on Sunday.Chaturanga, a leading cultural organisatio...

BB to bend rules for banks to invest beyond limit

Syful Islam 2017-09-19 12:00:00

Banks may be allowed to break the barrier and lend beyond 25 per cent of their paid-up capital to single borrowers to facilitate installation of large power plants. Sources said the Bangladesh Bank...