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PM opens country’s first-ever expressway

PM opens country’s first-ever expressway

-- 2020-03-12 12:09:26

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the country’s first-ever expressway on Jatrabari-Mawa and Patchchar-Bhanga routes to traffic opening up a new era in the communication sector on the...

Potato harvest going on in Bogura amid labourer crisis

Potato harvest going on in Bogura amid labourer crisis

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-03-12 11:57:54

Harvest of new potato is going on in Bogura district amid labourer crisis. A good number of farmers said they are passing busy time harvesting their produce from morning till evening. "Some cultivat...

19th Khulna Int’l Trade Fair begins

19th Khulna Int’l Trade Fair begins

Our Correspondent 2020-03-12 11:55:24

The 19th Khulna International Trade Fair-2020 started on Wednesday in the district. The fair organised by the Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) will continue till April 14. Khulna City C...

Commercial cattle rearing gets a boost at grassroots level

Commercial cattle rearing gets a boost at grassroots level

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-03-12 11:47:38

Grassroots people in the district are showing more interest in cattle rearing on commercial basis as it has been proved more profitable to them. Sources said a good number of unemployed youths have a...

Teacher-shortage hampers education in 13 Naogaon pry schools

Teacher-shortage hampers education in 13 Naogaon pry schools

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-03-12 11:42:29

Academic activities at thirteen government primary schools in Badalgachhi upazila of Naogaon district are being hampered for a long due to shortage of adequate number of teachers. Sources said there...

BR still ill-prepared for coronavirus

BR still ill-prepared for coronavirus

Munima Sultana 2020-03-12 10:56:54

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is yet to take adequate preparations to protect its hundreds of thousands of passengers against coronavirus. Since coronavirus patients were detected in the country, BR has in...

BD slips to 115 in WJP's Rule of Law Index

BD slips to 115 in WJP's Rule of Law Index

FE REPORT 2020-03-12 10:44:30

Bangladesh ranked 115th out of 128 countries in the 2020 edition of the Rule of Law Index. With the score of 0.41 point out of 1.0, the country also ranked fourth in the South Asian (SA) region, wher...

Onion seeds farming on the rise in Faridpur dist

Onion seeds farming on the rise in Faridpur dist

Our Correspondent 2020-03-12 01:08:45

FARIDPUR, Mar 11: Onion seeds cultivation is increasing across the district for its high market demand. The seeds are known to farmers as 'black gold'. Agriculture officials said Faridpur is becoming...

Tea growing on plain land becomes a boon for northern districts’ farmers

Tea growing on plain land becomes a boon for northern districts’ farmers

-- 2020-03-12 01:07:53

RANGPUR, Feb 11 (BSS): The expanding small-scale and small-holding tea gardening on plain land has become a boon for farmers to change their fortune in five sub-Himalayan northern districts in last on...

Chinese company to implement Sylhet airport extension project

Chinese company to implement Sylhet airport extension project

-- 2020-03-11 20:12:24

A Chinese company, Beijing Urban Construction Group Ltd (BUCG), has secured a contract for implementation of Sylhet Osmani International Airport Extension (1st phase) Project with an expenditure of Tk...

Govt allocates Tk 500m to tackle coronavirus

Govt allocates Tk 500m to tackle coronavirus

-- 2020-03-11 18:59:24

The government has allocated Tk 500 million for health services to prevent the spread of coronavirus after the detection of the first cases in Bangladesh. reports bdnews24.com. The finance ministry i...

10 arrested from Benapole border

10 arrested from Benapole border

-- 2020-03-11 18:49:03

Police arrested 10 criminals from the Benapole border of Jashore district on Wednesday. Eight of them were wanted in various cases. The arrestees were identified as Ziaur Rahman, 30, Mukta Begum, 31...

Rare 'Batagur Baska' lays eggs in Sundarbans

Rare 'Batagur Baska' lays eggs in Sundarbans

-- 2020-03-11 18:21:11

For the fourth time, near-extinct river turtle ‘Batagur Baska’ laid 35 eggs at a wildlife breeding centre in Karamjal of East Sundarbans on Tuesday, reports UNB.  Forest Department i...

HC declares sentencing of minors by mobile courts illegal

HC declares sentencing of minors by mobile courts illegal

-- 2020-03-11 18:13:41

The High Court (HC) on Wednesday declared illegal sentencing of minors by mobile courts and scrapped conviction of 121 such child accused, reports BSS. A High Court division bench comprising Justice...

Three found dead in Joypurhat

Three found dead in Joypurhat

-- 2020-03-11 18:05:41

Police recovered three bodies from Joypurhat town and Akkelpur upazila on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The body of a schoolgirl was recovered from Arafat Nagar in the district town last night...

One-minute ‘blackout’ to mark Genocide Day

One-minute ‘blackout’ to mark Genocide Day

-- 2020-03-11 17:30:35

The government has decided to observe 'one-minute blackout' programme on the night of March 25, marking the 'Genocide Day'. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came up with the information after a m...

Modi to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations online

Modi to join Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebrations online

-- 2020-03-11 15:58:13

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the birth centenary celebrations of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17 next through videoconferencing. He will also send...

PM to open country’s first-ever expressway Thursday

PM to open country’s first-ever expressway Thursday

-- 2020-03-11 14:41:53

The country’s communication sector is set to enter into a new era on the eve of 'Mujib Borsho' (Mujib Year) as its first-ever expressway on Jatrabari-Mawa-Bhanga route will be opened to traffic...

Two coronavirus patients make recovery, says IEDCR

Two coronavirus patients make recovery, says IEDCR

-- 2020-03-11 13:29:21

Two of the three patients diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country have recovered from the disease, said the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) on Wednesday.   "Two of...

Don’t do politics over coronavirus, Quader urges BNP

Don’t do politics over coronavirus, Quader urges BNP

-- 2020-03-11 13:21:32

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged BNP to refrain from doing politics over any sensitive and human issue like coronavirus. He made the call while addressing a joint meet...

ACC sends money laundering suspects’ list to Interpol

ACC sends money laundering suspects’ list to Interpol

-- 2020-03-11 11:24:40

The Anti-Corruption Commission or ACC has solicited the Interpol’s help to arrest at least seven people who are staying abroad allegedly after laundering money from Bangladesh. ACC Chairman Iqb...

Rupnagar slum fire under control

Rupnagar slum fire under control

-- 2020-03-11 11:20:49

The massive fire which broke out at Rupnagar slum in the city’s Mirpur area on Wednesday morning has been brought under control after around three hours of frantic efforts. Russel Shikder, duty...

Nursery business thrives in Magura

Nursery business thrives in Magura

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2020-03-11 10:57:37

Nursery business is gaining popularity in the district. Nursery entrepreneur sources said the initiative was rarely seen in the area around 10 years ago. Now people are showing interest in nursery bu...

Sunflower farming marks a rise in greater Sylhet

Sunflower farming marks a rise in greater Sylhet

Our Correspondent 2020-03-11 10:52:45

Sunflower cultivation has marked a rise in the greater Sylhet region in recent times. Cultivators are showing their interest in farming the crop for repeated bumper yield. Besides, with a view to mak...

Collapsed road brings suffering to Faridpur municipal area people

Collapsed road brings suffering to Faridpur municipal area people

Our Correspondent 2020-03-11 10:49:02

People in Ward No. 26 of Faridpur municipality are in great trouble as 800-metreportion of an important road collapsed into a canal around two years ago but the authority concerned did not take any...

Gender gap in NEET rate much higher in BD: ILO report

Gender gap in NEET rate much higher in BD: ILO report

FE REPORT 2020-03-11 10:44:30

The gender gap in neither employed nor in education or training (NEET) rate is much higher in countries like Bangladesh, according to a new report released by International Labour Organization (ILO)....

Govt fixes price of hand sanitiser

Govt fixes price of hand sanitiser

-- 2020-03-10 21:51:09

Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has fixed the price of hand sanitiser of seven medicine manufacturer companies in the country as some fraudulent businessmen are charging extra money...

Form committee to examine 7th March speech in constitution, HC asks govt

Form committee to examine 7th March speech in constitution, HC asks govt

-- 2020-03-10 19:43:35

The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to form a high-level committee to examine whether Bangabandhu’s 7th March speech was presented wrongly in the constitution. The HC-bench of Jus...

BTRC chairman to enjoy status of HC judge

BTRC chairman to enjoy status of HC judge

-- 2020-03-10 18:55:04

The chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will now enjoy the rank and status of a High Court judge. Besides, its vice-chairman and commissioners have been given the st...

RAB to investigate two cases against Papia

RAB to investigate two cases against Papia

-- 2020-03-10 17:39:14

The Rapid Action Battalion will investigate two cases of arms and drugs against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papia. The home ministry assigned the Detective Branch of police to inv...