An unconventional product is being added to Bangladesh’s export basket very soon as the country’s lone crocodile farm is going to export crocs by December this year. “We are very much hopeful of exporting
Month: September 2009
Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban packed with tourists
A large number of tourists from all parts of the country descended on the beaches of Cox’s Bazaar and the hills of Bandarban to spend their Eid holidays. Those who could manage to bridge their Eid holidays
Ctg city people now eating bamboo stalks!
Sept. 23: Believe it or not. People in the greater Chittagong have recently started to eat stems of the young bamboo plant. A large number of offshoots of the young bamboo plant is regularly transported to Chittagong
Road accidents kill 26 in 4 days
At least 26 people, including four minor girls, were killed and over 60 others injured in road accidents in the capital and eight other districts during the last four days since Sunday, the first day of Eid
World to need 70pc more food by 2050
World food production must increase by 70 percent by 2050, to nourish a human population then likely to be 9.1 billion, the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation forecast
Guests barred from visiting Khaleda at residence
Leaders of BNP and its associate bodies strongly condemned and protested the authorities concerned for not allowing the visitors to call on BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Mainul Road cantonment residence
DU student murdered Husband held, remanded
A Dhaka University student was killed allegedly by her husband in the city’s Mirpur on Saturday while three others died in separate incidents during the Sunday-Tuesday Eid holidays. Police took DU student
Skeleton staff, fewer rickshaws as Eid mood lingers
The bustling capital is still in the holiday mood. It was yet to return to its usual look yesterday – the first office day after the Eid vacation. Most of the offices, industrial units, business establishments, shopping
Barakat sets noble mark Signals he means simple business in Janata
Newly appointed Janata Bank Chairman economist Abul Barakat has set a new example of austerity and simplicity at the top level of management, insiders say. Upon joining the bank on September 14 prior to
Durga Puja begins today
Durga Puja, the biggest religious annual festival of the Hindu community, begins today across the country with due solemnity and great devotion to the deity that incarnates an invincible power of all
Healthcare left in a holiday mess
Sufferings of patients in the city hospitals mounted during Eid vacation because of shortage of doctors and nurses. Patients from Savar, Gazipur and Narayanganj had to throng Dhaka Medical College and
14 murdered across country in 4 days
At least 14 people, including three housewives were murdered across the country in the last four days since Sunday morning. Five people were killed in Dhaka and one each in Savar, Rangpur, Narsingdi, Comilla,
With docs away, patients suffer during Eid
Like in the previous years, patients this year too found it difficult to get medical treatment at hospitals and clinics in Dhaka and on its outskirts during the Eid holidays, as most of the doctors and other
Crisis-hit world waits as leaders meet at UN
More than 120 world leaders meet yesterday on the heels of a climate change summit to tackle other crucial issues on the international agenda from terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons to growing
PM shares climate woes with Obama
US president accepts her invitation to visit Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met US President Barack Obama and exchanged views on the adverse impacts of climate change on developing countries in a major event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. This was the first encounter of the new Bangladesh premier with the ... Read more
World ‘must embrace new era of engagement’: Obama
US President Barack Obama Wednesday urged world leaders to move in a new direction saying they “must embrace a new era of engagement” in his first speech to the annual UN General Assembly. “It is my deeply held belief that in the year 2009 more than at any point in human history, the interests of ... Read more
Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the greatest religious festivals of the Muslims, was celebrated in the city and elsewhere in the country on Monday amid enthusiasm and with due solemnity, seeking divine blessings for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of the country as well as the Muslim Ummah. In most places across the country, ... Read more
Tremors of fear as quakes rattle country
Frequent earthquakes have caused grave concern among the people, especially those living in Dhaka as they are believed to signal the possibility of a big earthquake. Experts told The Independent yesterday that big quakes follow the cyclic order. No big quake has rocked this region for the last 70 years. On September 21, on the ... Read more
Contraceptives shortage feared as stocks dip
Contraceptives are feared to be in short supply as the government’s current stocks of some major drugs and devices to prevent pregnancy are enough for meeting only three to four months’ requirements. Having 12 months’ stock in hand is considered safe as procurements of contraceptives take 18 to 24 months from global sources through a ... Read more
Dhaka deluged by downpour
Rain dampens Eid holiday celebrations Dhaka city dwellers had to endure ankle to knee-deep stagnant water in many areas yesterday as torrential downpour flooded many streets since Monday. Rain also affected Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations and many had to offer their Eid prayers in the rain. The day after Eid was also wet. The spell may continue ... Read more