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Aug 22: Price of some essentials, especially green chilly, cucumber and beef, witnessed a sharp rise at the port city’s kitchen markets today, just a day before the beginning of the holy

Short supply of gas and electricity are among the major hindrances to development of the country’s shipbuilding industry although it has already attracted buyers far from Europe, according to a report. The report submitted by a

Shift from gas-based plants, undue influence on bidding slow down implementation of most plants The government initiatives to implement various power projects are going slow due to a host of issues including moving to dual-fuel plants from gas-fired plants and a ruling party man’s bid to grab

Onrush of water from the upper riparian forced the Dharla, Teesta and Chhota Jamuna rivers to flow above danger mark, inundating vast areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha and Naogaon on Friday, reports from the

CITY EXPANSION BDR HQ, cantonment, old airport relocation suggested Expert, academician and green activists suggested relocation of Bangladesh Rifles headquarters, Dhaka cantonment and old airport to ensure the use of the vast areas for expansion

Eleven new cases of swine flu were detected in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infected people to 98. Six of the new cases are imported and three contracted from infected persons while two were detected through the government’s 13

Farmers now face floods after drought The country’s farmers, who had delayed transplanting of rice seedlings because of drought, are now facing floods in different parts of the country due to heavy rainfall which is threatening the production of Aman and

No complaint committee to deal with the allegations on sexual harassment has yet been formed in any garment and knitwear factories even three months inside the High Court verdict which asked all authorities

Main opposition BNP might abstain from the next parliament session beginning on September 7, party insiders said. BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday said the government has failed to create congenial atmosphere for the

No a single educational institution has taken any initiative to institute complaint committee on sexual harassment of women even three months after the High Court had given a verdict on

With the fasting month of Ramzan beginning tomorrow, prices of vegetables and fish registered an upward trend in the city’s kitchen markets yesterday despite taking various measures by the government to keep the prices of

Sheikh Selim on Aug 15 carnage Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim yesterday demanded investigation into the roles of senior army officials in 1975, including the then army chief, when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked for help to

The Election Commission is unwilling to discuss the issue of whether the caretaker government system should remain during the planned upcoming dialogue with

Speakers at a seminar yesterday said that the real economy of Bangladesh has started to suffer setback of global economic crisis though it escaped the impact of first phase

An army personnel was killed as a speeding train knocked him down at Olipur rail gate in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Masud Parvez, 33, a lance corporal of Bangladesh Army. He worked at Shahjibazar

Burglars looted over Tk 38 lakh from Agrani Bank Karatia branch in the district town on Wednesday night. Deputy General Manager of Agrani Bank Abdul Quiyyum said the burglars entered the bank after cutting rod of the 1st floor of the south

Former army chief Moeen U Ahmed’s comment that he has given back democracy is like “sour grapes”, the prime minister’s adviser Alauddin Ahmed

A fireman was killed by electrocution and at least five others were injured while they were putting out flames in a sweater factory, Garib and Garib, at Bhogra in the Gazipur district headquarters Thursday

The use of web and advanced phone services have already transformed the way businesses are done in the country and now it is time for companies to increasingly use the Internet as a virtual office, improving their productivity at

DU August 2007 incidents  Some teachers and students of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday urged the government to unconditionally withdraw all cases against students in connection with the incidents of August