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BARGUNA, 20 November 2009 (IRIN) - Two years after Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coastal districts of Bangladesh, many of the survivors are still homeless and at severe risk from further disasters, officials say.
UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh could meet 40 per cent of its soybean oil demand by producing Soybean locally, as there is a bright prospect for its farming. "There is a bright prospect for local soybean production and we could meet 40...
BSS, Dhaka The Armed Forces Day will be observed today with due solemnity and enthusiasm. The day's programme will begin with the offering of munajat (special prayers) after the Fazr prayers in all mosques at army garrisons,...
Talha Bin Habib Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has started selling of Triple Superphosphate (TSP) and Muriate of Potash (MOP) through appointed dealers at 25 centres so that the farmers could get...
It’s not easy to find Ratu Ngawang’s house among the maze of narrow lanes in Majnu ka Tilla, the bustling Tibetan settlement by the Yamuna in north Delhi. As we get closer, some people offer us directions
Government-controlled vaccine development has left us scarily vulnerable. Drug companies supply what Washington requisitions, at prices dictated and quality minutely controlled by the one, omnipotent customer—if the right...
BSS, Rajshahi Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda here on Sunday said, election to the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held in March and the municipalities in May next year. He also said, election to the...
Staff Reporter Today is November 15th which reminds us the devastations caused by Cyclone Sidr in 2007. The cyclone hit the country's south western coast leaving trail of devastations. Thirty districts were affected, 3,363...
Staff Reporter Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner AKM Shahidul Hoque on Saturday claimed that the police so far did not find any information from the three suspected Laskar-e-Taiyeba (LeT)-men to file regular case against...
Pulack Ghatack Bangladesh is in serious need of decentralisation, experts said in policy papers and suggested the government to turn each district as the hub for a different sector. But problems have mounted in absence of...
