Month: October 2013

angladesh needs to ensure fair wages and other rights to workers to safeguard the market access for its textile products to Europe in the coming days, European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna told a national dialogue here on Monday, reports UNB. European citizens are closely watching

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas on Monday said the country’s 53 percent of fish produced to meet domestic demand come from aquaculture, reports UNB. “Our fish production was around 27 lakh metric tonnes in fiscal 2008-09 and it increased to 32.62 metric tonnes in 2011-12. We’ve produced

Speakers at a book launching ceremony in the capital’s Bon Bhaban yesterday regretted that many local mango varieties are becoming extinct due to commercial farming while application of harmful chemicals has also become a common practice. The book “Jatiya Brikkho Aamgach”, written by

The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) demolished another risky building in Lal Dighir Par area of the city yesterday. In a drive, a mobile court led by CCC Executive Magistrate Najia Shirin demolished the two-storied building  “JM Sen Avenue” as it was listed as a risky building by Chittagong Development Authority (CDA). On September 10, the ... Read more

National Girl Child Day was observed on Monday throughout the country aiming to end propaganda against women empowerment and development in the country. ‘Advancement of women is not a barrier to religious ethics and rituals, rather helpful,’ was the theme of National Girl Child Day 2013.

TIB roundtable on RTI act implementation told The Right to Information Act 2009, which allows mass people access to state-held information, is not properly implemented as government officials refuse to reveal information, speakers said at a roundtable in the capital yesterday. The discussion, “Creating Demand for RTI Act 2009 Implementation: Challenges and Solutions”, was organised ... Read more

A court here in Chittagong awarded capital punishment to a man for killing his wife over dowry. The court also fined him Taka one lakh in the same verdict. The man was identified as Rashedul Islam Chowdhury, 35. The Judge of Chittagong Woman and Child Repression Control Tribunal-3 Sharif Mostafa Karim handed down the verdict ... Read more

A woman jumped under a running train along with her daughter at Vodra crossing in Rajshahi city Monday midday. The deceased were Shamima Akter Kakoly, 25, wife of Monsur Ali, and their daughter Labony Akter, 2, of village Islamgasi under Atray upazila in Naogaon. The Rajshahi railway police officer-in-charge,

High officials of the administration and right activists in Barisal on Monday morning formed a human chain and organised rally in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall calling  to establish rights of women in all sectors of the society. They protested violence against women and girls, and called for speedy trial and exemplary punishment of the ... Read more

Lack of Post-harvest Handling Knowledge Tonnes of vegetables, fruits go to waste annually Says Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute scientist Thousands of tonnes of vegetables and fruits go to waste annually in Bangladesh due to a lack of sufficient technologies and knowledge on post-harvest handling, packaging, storage and transportation, said a Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) ... Read more

Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division yesterday rescued some 444 birds of various species from Palerpara area in Gazipur town. Md Shahab Uddin, Dhaka zonal officer of the wildlife management division, said acting on a tip off, officials of the division conducted a drive at the rented