Ashik Kabir Mother Teresa whenever the name comes up, an image of solidarity, warmth and humanity provides a belief to our mind. A belief that divulges the hope that whenever we fall, whenever the mankind is in distress a saint like soul irrespective of our identity, race or religion will pick us up. Mother Teresa…
BSS The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 10,395 tonnes of pulses on 8,540 hectares of land in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season. “Sowing of pulse seed continues in full swing in the region to increase production for meeting nutrition of the population…
CNN: The world’s largest aircraft has been retired after six test flights, as its developers prepare to build a new, commercial model to take to the skies in the early 2020s. The prototype Airlander 10, a hybrid helium airship built by Hybrid Air Vehicles, based in Bedfordshire in central England, measures 300 feet in length…
DOT Desk: The irrigation is expected to officially start from January 15 in the command area of the irrigation project, reports Dhaka Tribune.The Teesta barrage irrigation project is set to begin in the current Rabi and Kharif-1 seasons in three districts – Nilphamari, Rangpur and Dinajpurof Bangladesh. Around 29,500 hectares of land has been allotted…
Desk Report: Malaysia considers allowing all the licensed agents to help Bangladeshi workers get jobs in the Southeast Asian country. Reports the daily star The plan comes after the new Malaysian government in late June suspended a syndicate of 10 Bangladeshi agents, all authorised in 2016, for alleged irregularities in manpower recruitment process. Malaysian Prime…
Kabir Humayun: A suspected drug peddler was killed in ‘crossfire’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Maqbul Hossain, 36, a listed drug peddler who was accused in 12 narcotics related cases, said Sub-inspector Harun of Louhajang Police Station, reports The Daily Star. Md Mohitul…
SMH: The 95-year-old man in the red brick house at 33-18 89th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, was known for keeping his yard spic-and-span, even tidying up rubbish on his neighbours’ stoops. Most days, he was quick with a smile and a “good morning,” in his thick Polish accent. He would sit on the steps…
Progga Nusrat When we think of women leaving their jobs, the first thing that pops into our minds is “babies”. Why else would a woman leave a job, right? Well, it turns out that we are all wrong. Recently a survey was carried out on around 300 people worldwide, which included women aged 22-35 years,…
Sayeed Muhammad: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to deliver a judgment next Tuesday on the two leave-to-appeal petitions filed challenging BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s bail. The High Court had granted the bail to the former prime minister after she was convicted in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB.A four-member bench,…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : The first death anniversary of Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Annisul Huq will be observed today. Meanwhile, the Federation of the Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) held a memorial discussion at its auditorium at 3 pm yesterday, reported BSS. Annisul, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital…