BSS, Dhaka The World Meteorological Day 2016 will be observed in the country today. The theme of the day this year is ‘Hotter, Drier, Wetter: Face The Future’. President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today gave separate messages on the occasion of the World Meteorological Day 2016 and wished the observance of…
BSS, Dhaka Dr Hasan Mahmud, Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of the ruling Awami League, today said the new party constitution of BNP has empowered its chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to exercise her power as an empress. “In accordance with the BNP’s new constitution, Begum Khaleda Zia with her authority to exercise exclusive power can…
International Desk 23 people have died in Brussels after the three separate explosions rung through the city. In addition to that, dozens of people have been injured during the attacks. The attacks were carried out in Brussels Airport and the Mallbeek Metro Station in Brussels. There were two separate blasts in the Brussels airport, followed…
UNB, Dhaka The price of 100 MW of electricity that Bangladesh formally starts importing from Tripura’s gas-fired Palatana power plant on Wednesday will relatively be higher than the existing tariff of power being imported from India. “The gas price in India is relatively high. That’s’ why the cost of the power of Tripura plant has…
BSS, Dhaka Canadian Minister of International Development Karina Gould has highly appreciated Bangladesh government’s policy and steps to prevent “early marriage” in the country. The Canadian minister’s appreciation came during a meeting with Bangladesh State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki in New York on Monday, according to a message received here…
BSS, Dhaka Water Resources Minister Barrister Aminul Islam Mahmud On Tuesday said illegal occupation is a big challenge to maintain proper water management system. “Our population is large and illegal occupation on embankment and flood roof areas is a big challenge to maintain water management system,” he said. “LGRD ministry constructing roads and other infrastructure…
BSS, Dhaka Although Bangladesh is facing various water related challenges, the country has brought its 91 percent people under safe water coverage and it has enhanced its efforts to introduce environment friendly water management system. Bangladesh’s water sector is facing significant challenges including arsenic mitigation, lowering of water table, climate change impact and rampant pollution,…
Md. Taqi Yasir The most controversial figure of the election year so far has been a woman, Hillary Clinton, and she isn’t even running for office. Or is she? Whether she loves the boy in Bill Clinton as much as the man or whether she is simply unwilling to forfeit her sixteen years’ investment in…
Eshan Maitra Though gunpowder was invented in ancient times inChina. But many centuries after it was actually put into use for making guns or firearms of sorts. Mainly massive firearm productions stated by the European, when the secrets fell into their hands in 1300s’. There were conflicts within that small continent as far the history…
Samiul Bashar Samin Before you read this article, you should be well advised that horror fiction is not everyone’s cup of tea. There will be times when specific scenes will make you want to throw up your lunch and others will give you the urge to just turn on all the lights in the house…