BSS The electricity generation capacity reached to 20,430 MW this year bringing more than 91 percent people under elasticity coverage from earlier 47 percent. “The present government’s vision is to supply uninterrupted electricity to all citizens by 2021 with a view to turning Bangladesh into a middle income country,” State Minister for Power, Energy and…
UNB A college student was hacked to death by miscreants in broad daylight in front of Shah Sultan College gate in the district town on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rakibul Hasan Hridoy, 19, second year student of Shah Sultan College and son of Mosharraf Hossain of Thantania area here. Sub-inspector Haridas Mondol of…
DOT Desk Agriculture scientists in Bangladesh have found a new pest — fall armyworm — that has destroyed maize and sorghum fields covering millions of square kilometres and devastated the livelihoods of farmers in Africa, reports The Daily Star. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) last month detected the caterpillar in cabbage fields in Rangpur, Thakurgaon,…
UNB Although one year has passed, the ‘Bandhan Express’ running between Bangladesh and India has been incurring a loss of around TK 6 lakh on each trip for not having sufficient number of passengers. The train has a total of 456 seats in 10 coaches but only some 100-120 passengers travel to India from Khulna…
DOT Desk There is no legal bar for foreign tourists, journalists and diplomats to visit Bandarban before the forthcoming elections, said Bandarban district commissioner Md Daudul Islam. The district returning officer came up with the information while speaking with media personnel after distributing electoral symbols to aspirants at his office on Monday. Mentioning that foreign…
The Independent Exclusive zone will be created in Kaliakoir Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City for ensuring availability of land for foreign IT companies aimed at achieving the ICT export target of US$ 5 billion by 2021. “The investors of local and foreign are enjoying attractive incentive package to invest in the country’s IT parks and in addition…
DOT Desk He was involved in at least 50 bomb attacks in the capital and surrounding areas in the last 15 years, officers said after questioning him., reports The Daily Star. Arrested last week, Golam Hossain Liton, 37, has been accused in over 20 separate cases in the last few years filed with different police…
UNB Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug trader along with 1100 Yaba tablets from Ograbhulot border area in Sharsha upazila on Monday. The arrestee was identified as Khairul Islam, 18, son of late Monir Hossain of the area. Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB raided a house in Khairul…
The Independent Having made his directorial debut with the film ‘Ebadot’ in 2009, Ekushey Padak recipient and five-time National Film Award-winning veteran actor, screenplay writer and director, ATM Shamsuzzaman is all set to direct his second movie ‘Ekhon Bola Jay’. With the story, dialogue and script written by Shamsuzzaman himself, the shooting of the movie…
Shamiul Haque Shamim Tarash Correspondent Awami League Presidium Member and Family Health Minister Muhammad Nasim has urged everyone to unite and vote under the Boat banner on the December 30 national elections. He praised the developments brought by the AL-led government, including rooting out terrorism from the country and bringing electricity throughout homes. He made…