Nusrat Jahan The Internet is wonderful, and Facebook is like the icing on the cake. Then there are the various groups on Facebook that make our day-to-day lives easier, which are like the cherry on top. We the Bangladeshis loves to be a part of a community, regardless of it being real or virtual. So…
UNB: The government has decided to import 100,000 tonnes of coal to meet emergency needs of Barapukuria coal-based power plant. State minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid revealed the decision while talking to the reporters at secretariat on Sunday, report local news agencies. Nasrul said the authorities already completed the tender process…
AP: Turkey’s president appeared to escalate a dispute with the United States that has helped foment a Turkish currency crisis, claiming Tuesday that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods. Behind the scenes, however, diplomats resumed contact to ease tensions. Addressing a conference of his ruling party faithful in the capital, Recep Tayyip Erdogan added…
Eurek Alert: A recent study from Uppsala University has found that whether you store your fat around the trunk or in other parts of your body is highly influenced by genetic factors and that this effect is present predominantly in women and to a much lower extent in men. In the study, which is published…
BSS: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has issued a set of directives asking the authorities concerned to take up different measures including keeping doors of the running buses always closed and stopping getting in and down of passengers without stoppage to ensure road safety in the capital. The directives came from a meeting of the…
Duncan Bartlett writes for DOT : Democracy is like a precious crop. It needs to be carefully nurtured in order to flourish. In Bangladesh – a country with a recent history of political assassinations, coups and war – democracy is still developing. Its roots have not yet grown very deep. I am concerned that there…
UNB: Awami League has asked its aspirants for the Khulna-4 by-polls to collect the party nomination form from Friday to Sunday next. The aspirants will have to collect the application form from AL’s president Sheikh Hasina’s political office in the city’s Dhanmondi area between 11am and 5pm on the days, said a press release on…
Kabir Humayun: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) yesterday published the circular for 40th BCS to fulfill 1,903 vacant posts in the government service. The application submission for the 40th BCS will start from September 30 8More on Page 7, Col (From Page 8) and will continue till November 15, reports The Daily Star. PSC Chairman…
Sayeed Muhammad: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all professionals including diploma engineers to provide their best efforts aiming at building the country as a better place for the future generation. “(We) should work with the aim of ensuring smooth life standard to the next generation. So, we should work with due dedication,” she was quoted…
Sofian Khan: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated second Dharla Bridge yesterday in Kurigram. The inauguration session of the Bridge, named Sheikh Hasina Dharla Bridge, was done through a video conference from Gono Bhaban. The bridge, 950 metres long has connected Fulbari upazila and Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat over the Dharla river. The project was implemented by…