M Humayun Kabir: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader alleged that BNP is hatching a conspiracy to foil the upcoming general election after being failed repeatedly to mobilise any movement in the country. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the allegation while addressing a programme at Basurhat in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali yesterday,…
Monirul Alam of DOT The prime challenge of Bangladesh Bank’s monetary policy is to increase credit flow to the private sector during the remaining periods of current financial year (FY), from January to June 2019, insiders observed yesterday. This challenge emerged out of the sluggish credit growth to private sector — 5.65 percent of six…
Riku Amir The monthly salary of 143 doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) have been cancelled permanently. According to sources, these doctors have not been paid their salary of March while other doctors and employees of (BSMMU) received their payment. When they met the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Kamrul Hasan Khan to get…
New Straits Times Once a month for the last decade, Pepe Casanas, a 78-year-old Cuban farmer, has hunted down a scorpion to sting himself with, vowing that the venom wards off his rheumatism pains. His natural remedy is no longer seen as very unusual here. Researchers in Cuba have found that the venom of the…
Abrar Hussain: Myan-mar has received worldwide condemnation after it handed down a 7-year jail sentence to two Reuters journalists while they were investigating a massacre of Rohingya Muslims. Reuters has condemned it as a travesty of justice and severe blow to press freedom in the south-east Asian country. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo,…
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed deep shock at the demise of former Indian Premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee, terming him as a great friend of Bangladesh. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee was our great friend and highly respected in Bangladesh,” Sheikh Hasina said in a condolence message sent to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We are…
UNB: Though the ratio of the total revenue collection to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the lowest in Bangladesh among South Asian countries, no significant progress was made over enhancing the ratio in the last 10 years, according to information placed before a JS body meeting. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on…
SkyNews: A probiotic “cocktail” made from gut bacteria strains found in baby faeces, which could improve overall health and help weight loss, was developed at Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina. “Babies are usually pretty healthy and clearly do not suffer from age-related diseases, such as diabetes and cancer. “And, of course, their…
Reuters: A heat wave in North Korea has led to rice, maize and other crops withering in the fields, “with potentially catastrophic effects”, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Friday. The world’s largest disaster relief network warned of a risk of a “full-blown food security crisis” in the…
Desk Report: Two new local rice varieties, developed at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), remain ready for release in the coming months, said officials, reports The Financial Express. The high-yielding varieties (HYVs) of paddy are Brridhan-88 and 89, they disclosed. The new varieties have already generated a great deal of interest among farmers and…