Govt, people face hard time: Aziz

Govt, people face hard time: Aziz   Both the government and the masses are passing through difficult times with prices of essential items spiralling, conceded finance and planning adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam, but failed to find a quick...

Tk 700 crore from UK to teach Bangladeshis to speak better English

Tk 700 crore from UK to teach Bangladeshis to speak better English   The British government will provide 50 million pounds sterling, equivalent to around Tk 700 crore, for developing English language skills in Bangladesh.   A nine-year programme...

Call for telling the tales of 1971

Call for telling the tales of 1971   Writers and freedom-fighters at a function in Dhaka on Thursday said the stories of Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971 should be told and broadcast widely to remind the older generation and apprise the younger...

Dhaka seeks sectoral exemption in immigration to UK

Dhaka seeks sectoral exemption in immigration to UK  Dhaka on Thursday hoped that Britain would respond positively to its request for ‘sectoral exemption’ in the point-based immigration policy to allow Bangladeshi chefs to work in curry restaurants in the...

Eid-e-Miladunnabi today

Eid-e-Miladunnabi today   Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and death of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad, will be observed today across the country as elsewhere in the Muslim world with due religious fervour.   On this day, the 12th of Rabiul Awal of...

Khaleda declines to be voter being in jail

Khaleda declines to be voter being in jail   The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, declined to register as a voter in protest against her ‘illegal detention’, her attorneys quoted her as saying on Thursday.   She expressed deep concern at the...

Truth Commission to be formed in a month

Truth Commission to be formed in a month  The military-backed government is seriously considering the formation of a National Security Council and is determined to set up the much-talked-about Truth and Accountability Commission within a month to avoid the lengthy...

Dhaka, Delhi set to sign train service deal next week

Dhaka, Delhi set to sign train service deal next week  Bangladesh and India are set to sign a supplementary deal next week on the commissioning of the Maitree Express, cross-border passenger train service between the two next-door neighbours, by Pahela...

West Bengal clinch Women’s abaddi title

West Bengal clinch Women’s abaddi title West Bengal clinched the title of the Fresh Independence and National Day Women’s Kabaddi Championship beating Japan by 17-12 points with one credible ‘lona’ in the final at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi Court on...

Japanese textile entrepreneursye JV in Bangladesh

Japanese textile entrepreneursye JV in Bangladesh  The textile entrepreneurs of Japan are eying on joint-ventures in Bangladesh for producing cloths and garment items considering the huge potentials amid global competition, industry and diplomatic...

Teletalk to get new MD

Teletalk to get new MD   The posts and telecommunications ministry has selected Mujibur Rahman, general manager of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board, as managing director of the Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, a state-owned mobile phone...

HANDS ON DISASTER RESPONSE EXTENDS CYCLONE RELIEF PROJECT

Group will continue volunteer relief project for one more month in BangladeshCARLISLE, MA 03/20/08 – Hands On Disaster Response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, recently announced the extension of Project Rayenda their volunteer project in...