25,000 MT rice import to arrive next month
The cabinet purchase committee on Sunday selected a Singapore-based company to supply 25,000 MT of unboiled (Atap) rice, expected to arrive in April, aimed at lowering the market price of the staple.
More rice will be imported later, food minister Abdur…
Posted on March 7, 2010 | Leave your comment
Husband’s life term upheld
The Supreme Court has upheld the commutation of banker Azam Reza’s death sentence to life imprisonment for the 2004 murder of his wife architect Jayanti Reza.
The murder caused a media sensation five years ago. Brother of noted actress Shampa Reza,…
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a ‘big lie
Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a “big lie” used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported.
Ahmadinejad’s comments, made during an address to Intelligence Ministry…
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Herbal treatment for piles
Ghrita-kumari is a common medicinal plant which is well-known to the people for its jelly like mucilage substance. The coarse-looking plant with a short stem 1-2 feet high has fleshy leaves (about 15 inches long and 4 inches broad) with…
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Baby Naznin ‘Live in Dhaka Concert’
Baby Naznin ‘Live in Dhaka Concert’ will be held on March 18 at ‘Hall of Fame’ of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.
With courtesy of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL), Cultural Journalist Forum of Bangladesh, an organisation of entertainment editors of leading…
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FTA’s to be signed with India, Lanka, Pakistan
The government has decided to sign bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with three south Asian nations India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with a view to increasing trade with those countries, sources said.
The first agreement will be signed with India followed…
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Frustration among small mahajote partners
The 14-party alliance led by ruling Awami League (AL) has become mostly non-functional since winning power in the last elections. The alliance may break away anytime, sources said.
The alliance was formed to fight together against the then government, take part…
Posted on August 15, 2009 | Leave your comment
CHT pullout starts today
In line with the government decision towards implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997, an army camp is going to be withdrawn from Khagrachari this afternoon.
Talking to The Daily Star, Mohalchori Army Zone Commander (Acting) Major Mamunur Rashid…
Posted on August 7, 2009 | Leave your comment
Aide says Pakistani Taliban leader Mehsud is dead
Pakistan’s Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike, a militant commander and aide to Mehsud said Friday.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood…
Posted on August 7, 2009 | Leave your comment
টিপাইমুখ বাঁধ সাত কোটি মানুষকে ‘ঝুঁকির’ মুখে ফেলবে: ভারতীয় উন্নয়ন কর্মী
প্রস্তাবিত টিপাইমুখ বাঁধ নির্মিত হলে বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের উত্তর-পূর্বাঞ্চলীয় মণিপুর রাজ্য ও তার আশপাশের এলাকার ‘সাত কোটি মানুষ ঝুঁকির মুখে পড়বে’ বলে আশঙ্কা ব্যক্ত করেছেন মণিপুর ভিত্তিক সেন্টার ফর অরগানাইজেশন রিসার্চ অ্যান্ড এডুকেশন (কোর) এর নির্বাহী পরিচালক আনাস্তাশিয়া ক্রিস্টালিনা পিন্টো।
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