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BSS, Rajshahi The prospect of agro-processing industries in the northwestern region of the country is bright as the region produces adequate crops including food-grains, fruits and vegetables. Business leaders, bankers, agronomists and researchers told BSS that the region has enormous potentials for making agro- processing enterprises sustainable and profitable as it has been producing varieties ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Madaripur The proposed Padma Bridge over the river Padma at Mawa and the bridge over the river Arial Kha at Kajirtek point will be constructed by the grand alliance government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Cmmunication Minister Syed Abul Hossain said this at a public meeting held at Kajirtek Ferryghat on ... Read more

BSS, Dhaka Leaders of Sub-contact Industrialist Association of Bangladesh (SIAB) on Monday said, the country could save Taka 10,000 crore by using local cost effective and better quality small and medium industry outputs instead of importing those from abroad. Around five lakh small and medium industries have long been meeting the increased demand for products ... Read more

RU Correspondent After Awami League-led grand alliance came to the power, the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Rajshahi University unit have involved themselves in criminal activities like toll collection and kidnapping on the campus Many teachers and general students of the university expressed concern at such illegal activities of the BCL men. Some BCL ... Read more

Staff correspondent Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main opposition in parliament, on Saturday demanded that the government should hold an open debate on the idea of signing an agreement with India allowing it land transit. ‘A decision on signing an agreement allowing [land] transit should be taken only after holding an open discussion,’ BNP secretary general ... Read more

Our Correspondent, Kurigram Villagers beat a leopard to death yesterday after it attacked seven people at Bagdanga village in Kurigram. Police said the wild cat attacked Serajul Islam, 45, while he was working at a paddy field in the morning. When he screamed for help, villagers rushed to the spot and chased the leopard that ... Read more

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka The agriculture minister, Matia Chowdhury, on Saturday underscored the need for restoring healthy atmosphere in student politics in the interests of the people. Recalling glorious role of student politics during the 1960’s, Matia said the current students politics had failed to fulfil the expectations of the people. The minister was ... Read more

Dr Aynal Haque, BSS, Rajshahi The prospect of agro-processing industries in the northwestern region of the country is bright as the region produces adequate crops including food-grains, fruits and vegetables. Business leaders, bankers, agronomists and researchers told BSS that the region has enormous potentials for making agro- processing enterprises sustainable and profitable as it has ... Read more

Most clinics illegal, lack expertise Jasim Majumder, Khagrachhari At least 32 unregistered clinics and pathological laboratories have continued operating illegally in eight upazilas under Khagrachhari hill district and cashing in on patients’ plight allegedly in collusion with a section of government doctors and nurses. Of the 41 clinics in the hill district, only nine are ... Read more

Obaidul Ghani The production of winter crops, particularly wheat and potato, could decline by 25 to 50 per cent due to erratic weather, experts fear. Persistent high temperatures at night-time are likely to cause a drastic yield deficit of winter crops like wheat, potato and lentils which need cooler weather, they said. Agricultural experts expressed ... Read more

Staff Reporter Four people died after reportedly taking spirit in the city yesterday. Daulat Akbar officer-in-charge of Ramna police station said four residents of Mirbagh took spirit together at Karwan Bazar after midnight and fell sick on their return home. Two of them died at their respective residences while

Staff Correspondent The prices of eggs, chicken and vegetables increased further in the city market during the past week as their supply remained short. Last week’s supply situation mainly deteriorated due to final phase in the Upazila election campaigns kept activities in agriculture fields and local markets countrywide dull. Transportation of goods also suffered due ... Read more

Govt suspends teachers’ recruitment at public universities  Our Correspondent, Rangpur Academic activities at the newly established Rangpur University have been stopped following issuance of a government circular. The ministry of education on January 14 issued a circular, suspending recruitment of teachers and employees at all public universities of the country. Earlier, Rangpur University authorities had ... Read more

BSS, Faridpur The fortnight ‘Jasim Palli Mela’ coinciding the celebration of 106th birth anniversary of Palli Kabi Jasimuddin which was observed on January 1, begins today at Gobindapur in the suburb of the district town. Labour, Employment and Expatriates welfare Minister Eng Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain will inaugurate the fair as the chief guest while Advisor ... Read more

Staff Reporter Continuing a tradition of outreach across Bangladesh, the US Embassy is sponsoring “America Week” in Barisal from January 26-28. America Week highlights the important ties between the people of the United States and Bangladesh by taking US Embassy activities to the people outside the capital. Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet have hosted past ... Read more

Tanguar Haor Fishermen earn right to fish Wasim Bin Habib, back from Tanguar haor, Sunamganj It could have been just another day in the life of Dinesh Barman, a fisherman who along with his mates had just reeled in a 5kg ruhi onto his boat. But the catch was not the only reason to celebrate ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The Awami League-led alliance government is banking on the costly rental power plants and small independent power plants, which were approved by the interim government but yet to come into operation, to overcome the power crisis this summer. ‘The caretaker government took steps to generate around 1100MW additional electricity. As per that plan, ... Read more

Tk 1.72 Crore Graft Cases 2 officials relieved of charges after admitting fault to Truth Commission Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra An executive engineer of LGED and a retired superintending engineer of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) got relieved of two corruption cases involving Tk 1.72 crore as they admitted their guilt to the Truth Commission ... Read more

BSS, Dhaka The occupation of 49 per cent of candidates contesting in the upcoming upazila (UZ) elections are from business community, according to a survey released on Monday. Conducted by Shushashaner Jannya Nagoric (SJN), a non government organisation (NGO), on 1083 candidates vying for the post of chairmen, vice-chairmen and female vice-chairmen in 64 UZ, ... Read more

Staff Correspondent The family of the late Ganatantri Party chief Nurul Islam, who died on December 4 in a fire that broke out in his house the previous day, rejected the investigation committee report which claimed the fire was an accident caused by an electric short-circuit. The report said the ‘fire’ had resulted from an ... Read more