Reported by: Syed Ripon, Savar Written by: Eshan Maitra Government has made it very easy for the initiators to collect loans from the banks for new businesses. Despite of this wide benefiting campaign, Silver business-owners are being left out. Without being able to collect government loans, they have to rely on usury. There are…
Reported by: Masud Mia Written by: Eshan Maitra Price for the 50kg rice-sacks have reduced by 200-250 takas. After omitting the ban on the plastic-sacks imported rice prices have dropped, inform wholesalers. Prices of imported Indian Shorna & Rotna breeds, have decreased by 4-5 taka on average. But, this trend of decrease is yet to…
Arab News: A lawyer representing victims of fighting in the Libyan town of Tawergha is urging the international community to stop Qatar from supporting armed militias behind the violence. Siraj al-Tawerghi said that Tawergha, now a ghost town in the city Misrata, has been witnessing a humanitarian tragedy since 2011, and the biggest tragedy is…
CNN: North Carolina fire crews hosing down Interstate 40 after floodwaters receded found a stunning discovery: Dead fish scattered across the highway. The flooding from the deadly Hurricane Florence pushed the fish from their natural habitat and stranded them on the interstate, the Penderlea Fire Department posted on Facebook on Saturday. “Well, we can add…
UNB, Dhaka Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has urged all non-communal forces to unite in the fight against terrorism. “There can be differences of opinion in some cases. We have to be united against terrorism and militancy. Efforts to undermine anyone or to defeat them out of political expediency will in fact stand…
Wionews: The Government of Nepal on Friday said it would block the publication and dissemination of pornographic content in the nation, citing an increase in incidents of rape. The Ministry for Information and Communication issued a release citing pornographic content to be the reason for rape. “The Criminal Code 2071 article 121 and other prevalent…
Sayeed Muhammad Election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) for its mayoral post will be held within a span of 90 days after the government announces it vacant. The post fell vacant with the death of Annisul Huq on Thursday. “The new mayor will elected within 90 days after a gazette announcing the post…
Afrida Ahmed Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been arriving in Bangladesh with minimal belongings they gathered in a last-minute rush, reports BBC. They say they had to flee to save their lives from assaults by the Myanmar military and the majority Buddhists population claims the government denies. The BBC’s Shalu Yadav and Neha…
Jerusalem Post HomeBiogas, an Israeli company specializing in the manufacture of small-scale biogas systems, launched its contribution to global sanitation efforts: the Bio-Toilet. Packed into one box, the compact Bio-Toilet provides a dual solution for off-grid, rural communities. First, it provides an easy-to-assemble and more dignified toilet waste solution. Second, toilet waste is dispatched directly…
Kabir Humayun: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said countymen have no reliance in the assorted leadership of Jatiya Oikyo Prokriya, the newly formed alliance. “Who is the leader of this alliance of 10, 20 parties? Is it possible to continue movement without a leader?” he asked while addressing an election campaign in…