Dr Kazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad : There is nothing to make a fuss over the soaring GDP. We want earnestly that the government will increase the GDP rapidly. People will increase it themselves even if the government does not wish to do so. Not all the people of the country have become self-reliant. The country’s poverty…
Syed Rokonuzzaman, Dinajpur: Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Mashiur Rahman cleaned water hyacinth and abrogated illegal establishments getting down to slob-water across about two kilometers in the historical Ashura pond of Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur. Seeing the UNO in the pond, the local people including the political leaders also joined to the cleaning-work. The drive…
AP A Southern California doctor was arrested Tuesday on charges of doling out drugs to patients he didn’t examine and is alleged to have prescribed drugs to five people who died of overdoses as well as an impaired driver who struck and killed a bicyclist, federal prosecutors said. Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham, 57, faces charges…
AP, Baghdad Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad Monday to talk to Iraqi leaders about beefing up Iraqi forces working to retake the northern city of Mosul, a critical goal in the effort to defeat the Islamic State group. A senior U.S. official said that as the U.S. moves to help the Iraqis, it…
Abrar Hussain of DOT BNP leader Mirza Abbas reportedly came under attack during electioneering near Shegunbagicha area of Dhaka yesterday, reported The Daily Star. Talking to journalists, the BNP standing committee member claimed that at least 70 to 80 of his supporters were injured in the attack Saturday afternoon. Around 100 people, which he claimed…
BSS: The design of front end mask and colour exterior scheme of the first ever elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 has been completed. “As per our plan to start metro rail operation from Uttara to Agargaon section by December 2019, the detailed design for rolling stock (rail coach) and depot equipment has been completed,”…
Rahat Chowdhury: The government has backtracked from their initial plan to impose 5% VAT on online shopping. According to the National Board of Revenue, the VAT on online shopping as announced in the new budget was a “printing error”. “It was printed mistakenly. We dropped the decision,” said Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, chairman of the NBR,…
Considering the reality of this country, everything matches the thoughts of ordinary people. BNP always talks for the citizens. Election to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) election was scheduled to be held, but it was postponed later on. Then they (Awami League) halted the Gazipur city election through a writ petition and by that,…
As the result shows, Bangladesh didn’t give their best. Bangladeshi fans were expecting a lot after the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka. Bangladeshi team is improving day by day but in last match with a batting squad, it was not expected. Bangladeshi captain Mashrafee Bin Mortaza chose to field after wining the toss. Some people…