Guwahati, May 10 : The population of Asian vultures in India is dwindling fast at the Rani Vulture breeding and conservation site in...

Muscat, May. 10 (bna) -- Oman And Bangladesh Signed Today A Memorandum Of Understanding On Human Power And An Agreement On Avoiding Dual Taxation Between Both...

DHAKA - Bangladesh's military-backed government will reopen negotiations with Indian conglomerate Tata on Sunday on the group's record three-billion-dollar investment plan, officials...

A plane carrying UN relief aid from Bangladesh to cyclone victims in Burma has landed in the capital, Rangoon. Aid agencies say the cargo was impounded on arrival after the World Food Programme...

Teachers of different public universities yesterday alleged that the government is trying to impose institutional control over the public universities by implementing the Umbrella Act, prepared by...

Nine people were killed and 39 others injured in separate road accidents across the country in the last two days. Our correspondent in Sirajganj reports: Three people were killed and 15 others...

A two-day Buyer-Seller Meet Cum Exhibition 2008 of Indian footwear components and accessories will begin at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center today. Indian Footwear Components...

A devastating fire gutted most of the tools and machinery of a wood-made three-storied bulb factory at Nazimuddin Road in the city yesterday morning.Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) officials...

Agriculturalists, politicians and civil society members yesterday urged the caretaker government to formulate a pro-people jute policy and reject the prescriptions of World Bank and IMF for...

A total of 44 child-journalists received a one-day advanced training on feature writing and creative reports on Thursday, says a press release. Children's Expression, a project of Mass-line Media...

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said formulation of the National Women Development Policy 2008 hurriedly proves that the caretaker government is trying to remain busy with things that are beyond...

The 37th edition of the BBC Bangladesh Sanglap will be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city today.Former adviser to the caretaker government Maj Gen (retd) Moinul...

Adivasi Students' Association of Rajshahi University (ASARU), an organisation of indigenous students, at a meeting yesterday called on the caretaker government and University Grants Commission (UGC)...

Though Safe Blood Transfusion Act was enacted in 2002 to ensure blood safety, innumerable blood banks are operating in the country without being monitored and posing serious threats of transmitting...

Housing, Public Works and Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader yesterday called for developing skilled manpower based on modern technology for accelerating the overall uplift of the...

Workers of a garment factory of Azim Group in Chittagong refrained from work for four hours yesterday saying the authorities of the factory did not keep their commitment to raise their allowances and...

Bangladesh's military-backed government should lift emergency rule to facilitate open elections that it has promised to hold by the end of the year, a State Department official said Friday. Richard...

SHILLONG: RBI would soon set up banks with foreign exchange facility along the Bangladesh border to help Indian exporters and check circulation of counterfeit Indian ...

Former BNP lawmaker M Akbar Ali and ten other party men in Ullapara were chargesheeted yesterday in a case for attacking and looting the house of another party man. The officer-in-charge of Ullapara...

A massive combing operation will be launched in outlaw infested areas in Rajshahi 'within days' to nab the criminals. The special operation is being launched against the backdrop of the May 2 attack...

The 110MW power plant of Khulna Power Station (KPS) went out of order as the tape of control slab of ID fan tore off on Thursday afternoon.The incident in 24-year old power plant is second of its...

At least three lakh acres of hilly lands is used for jhum cultivation every year, adding to massive soil erosion, depletion of forests including reserved ones and extinction of wildlife in Chittagong...

May. 9, 2008 DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh will stage a massive campaign Saturday to provide millions of children with vitamin A and de-worming tablets. UNICEF says tens of thousands of health...

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) advisor Md Anwarul Iqbal yesterday said the government is seriously considering to hold Upazila and Zila Parishad elections before parliamentary...

The working journalists of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday demanded immediate withdrawal of the new rules and regulations imposed by the university authorities for doing journalism on the...

Dhaka - A top State Department official said Friday the United States wanted to see a democratically-elected government running Bangladesh from 2009 following the completion of a general election by...

Motiur Rahman Nizami is to be charged along with former prime minister Khaleda Zia, her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and 22 others, including six ministers in the Zia government, for illegally...

DHAKA, May 9 - Bangladesh's trade deficit in July-February surged by nearly 47 percent from a year earlier to $4.46 billion, reflecting the soaring cost of food and fuel imports, officials...

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's military-backed government should lift emergency rule to facilitate open elections that it has promised to hold by the end of the year, a senior U.S. State Department...

They will start with a Pro20 international at the Wanderers in Johannesburg before playing three one-day internationals in the secondary venues of Potchefstroom, Benoni and East London, Cricket South...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has banned exports of rice for six months after prices at home doubled in a year causing widespread hardship to the country's impoverished millions, an official said...

Dhaka: Seven international oil companies have submitted bids for 15 offshore blocks as energy starved Bangladesh looks for potential gas deposits in the Bay of Bengal amid dwelling reserves exposing...

It was 35 years ago when Shanti's parents got married and they were not aware of the disease thalassaemia and its dreadfulness.As a result, three of their children were the carrier of thalassaemia...

Bangladeshi migrants' rights organisations yesterday urged the South Korean government to legalise the irregular workers who have been living in South Korea for 10 to 15 years in a bid to ensure...

A Dhaka court yesterday issued warrants for arrest of former principal secretary to Prime Minister's Office Dr SM Samad and five others for awarding gas exploration and extraction deal to Canadian...

Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF) President Air Vice Marshall (Retd) AK Khandker yesterday said justice and democracy would not be established in the society until the war criminals are brought to...

The Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard, yesterday visited Sidr rehabilitation project under Ghotoker Andua, a remote village under Mirzaganj upazila in Patuakhali district.British High Commission in...

Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday said Poet Rabindranath Tagore remains a great source of inspiration in the nation's all out efforts for establishing a superstition-free and a knowledge-based...

Two people were shot by a gang of armed criminals at Gandaria in the city yesterday.The injured are Nazir Hossain, 24, an alleged drug peddler and Shimul Parvez, 27, a security guard of Group-4...

The government will seek suggestions from different citizens' groups and professional bodies for qualitative change in politics during its talks with them in parallel with dialogues with political...

Gas explosion at a soya bean boiler mill at Hayderganj bazaar in Raipur upazila on Wednesday night left a worker dead and 14 others injured. The dead was identified as Kashem. Sources said fire broke...

A gang of robbers stabbed a cloth trader and his wife and looted away gold ornaments, cash money and valuables worth over Tk 2.0 lakh from their house in Ram Chandradi area at Araihazar upazila on...

Patia Sachetan Nagarik Committee, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) jointly organise a two-day anti-corruption youth rally at Patia in Chittagong...

Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday urged every family of the country to plant at least two palm trees at their homes to meet the demand for edible oil and eradicate poverty from...

To make a special effort to promote the Millennium Development Goal-3 (MDG3 to promote gender equality and empower women) Danish Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs has established a...

Five villages under Koira upazila in Khulna were inundated as a dam of Water Development Board (WDB) collapsed at 6:00am yesterday.The inundated villages are Harinkhola, Ghatakhali, Orhatala, Gobra...

A dumb girl was raped at Ghaserkandi under Araihazar upazila early yesterday.Police said a criminal raped the dumb girl while she was alone at her house. Police could not arrest the alleged rapist.A...

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested six accused of a murder case from the city's Mirpur area and recovered two firearms and 12 bullets from their possession.The arrestees are Mansur Ahmed Mohan...

Bachchu, a notorious member of banned Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), was remanded yesterday for seven days for more interrogation. After his arrest, Bachchu alias Nishan revealed sensational...

Masafumi Kuroki, vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will arrive in Bangladesh on a five-day visit tomorrow, says a press release.The purpose of his visit is to exchange...