Desk Report: Steps have been taken to bring all the poultry farmers and feed sellers under registration aiming at ensuring safe and good poultry farming practices for sound public health, reports Financial Express. Department of Livestock Services has taken the decision at a meeting with district and upazila level DLS officials, poultry farmers and other…
New Age: The participation of female workers in the country’s readymade garment industry has been decreasing in recent years with the share of women workforce in the sector coming down to 53.2 per cent in 2016, according to a study conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue. Experts said that it was alarming that women…
Desk Report: A schoolgirl has been missing for more than eight days in Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur district, reports Daily Observer. Missing Israt Jahan Maisha, 14, is a student of Class X at Charshahi High School. She is also daughter of Abdul Ohid, a resident of Charshahi area. Earlier, on August 25, a local young man,…
UNB: The draw ceremony of the 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament, which will kicks off on October 1, held at a city hotel. Hosts Bangladesh was placed in Group-B along with Philippines and Laos to play in the six-nation tournament while Group-A comprises Nepal, Palestine and Tajikistan. Although two venues–Bangabandhu National Stadium and…
Desk Report: The application process for admission to first year honors courses at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia under 2018-19 academic sessions will begin on September 10, an IU official said, reports Daily Asian Age. The process will continue till October 10, IU acting registrar SM Abdul Latif said that adding that the admission tests…
Desk Report: Accomplishing his high school graduation last year, Khairul, a 17-year boy living in village Purbo Gobaria of Kuliarchar upazila in Kishoreganj, enrolled in a technical collage located in the nearby village Laksmipur to continue his study, reports the Asian Age. And everything was going on the right direction with Khairul attending his classes…
Desk Report: At least 50 women and men became sick waiting for hours in long queues due to mismanagement as they come to receive smart cards at the Bauphal Model Secondary School in Patuakhali district on this weekend, reports Daily Observer. Among them, Rabeya begam, 18, and Ferdousi Begum, 27, have been admitted to Bauphal Hospital….
Desk Report: Canada’s multinational fast food restaurant chain Tim Hortons known for its fresh coffee and home-style lunches, may open outlets in Dhaka as one of its franchisees sees huge business potential in the country, reports Daily Asian Age. “Running at least 40 outlets is possible in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh,” said Iqbal…
UNB: The draw ceremony of the 5th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament, which will kicks off on October 1, held at a city hotel. Hosts Bangladesh was placed in Group-B along with Philippines and Laos to play in the six-nation tournament while Group-A comprises Nepal, Palestine and Tajikistan. Although two venues–Bangabandhu National Stadium and…
Desk Report: The players draft for the upcoming edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), will take place on October 25, said BPL official on Saturday. The announcement came as BPL governing council took some decision regarding their next tournament after having a meeting with the franchises at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur, reports Daily Asian…