Bangladesh can be top veg grower thru proper research

Bangladesh can achieve the first position in vegetable production in the world if it can advance with proper research and planning, said
12 September 2015

Flood brings woe to fish farmers in Lalmonirhat

Around 15 thousand fish farmers in five upazilas under the district are badly affected by the ongoing flood that washed away fishes from their 4,000 fish farms.
9 September 2015

Owners seek hike in Dhaka, Ctg bus fare

Private bus operators convey a proposal to the road transport and bridges ministry to increase bus fare in Dhaka and Chittagong following the recent hike in gas and power tariff.
30 August 2015

IGP justifies ‘gunfights’

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque justifies the recent “gunfights” saying law enforcers have the right to self-defence.
23 August 2015

Global warming increases 'food shocks' threat

Climate change is increasing the risk of severe 'food shocks' where crops fail and prices of staples rise rapidly around the world.
14 August 2015

Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.
12 August 2015

Kid injured in blast

A five-year-old boy was seriously injured in a bomb explosion at Mardona village in Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.
10 August 2015

NBR official suspended for aiding tax evasion

The government suspends an assistant commissioner of taxes (ACT) for allegedly helping taxpayers evade tax through forgery.
10 August 2015

Int'l Day of Indigenous Peoples observed in dists

Indigenous people in different areas of the country observed International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples yesterday with
9 August 2015

Fruits new saviour of Rangpur farmers

Over 25,000 people in Rangpur region have made their fortune by growing different kinds of fruits in five districts.
4 August 2015

Draft Petroleum Corporation Act gets nod

Cabinet gives its final approval to the draft of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Act 2015 doubling the jail term and fine for defaulters.
27 July 2015

Jute harvesting progressing fast in Manikganj

Harvesting of jute in the current is progressing fast in all seven upazilas of Manikganj.
22 July 2015

Five high-yielding rice varieties released

National Seed Board yesterday released five new high-yielding rice varieties in the country.
12 July 2015

Empower small farmers

Eminent economists have suggested empowering small farmers so that they can ensure fair price for their produce, spurring rural economy and cutting
1 July 2015

Bangladesh eyeing Africa for rice export

Terming Bangladesh's current rice stock of 13 lakh metric tonnes good, Food Minister Md Qamrul Islam yesterday, referring to the recent grain export to Sri
1 July 2015

Checking excessive pesticide use urgent

Excessive use of pesticides in crops, mainly vegetables and fruits, is a matter of grave concern that requires the authorities' urgent
15 June 2015

Patients suffer as CT scan machine lies inoperative

The only CT scan machine at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has remained inoperative for about eight months, much to
14 June 2015

Litchis not that safe in Bangladesh

The extent and frequency of applying pesticide on litchis in two Dinajpur upazilas have increased this year in the absence of government monitoring.
12 June 2015

Direct Fresh to train Manikganj farmers in bio-fertiliser, pesticides

Direct Fresh Ltd, a food supplier company, will train 2,000 farmers of Manikganj on the application of bio-fertiliser and bio-pesticides.
10 June 2015

Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis

Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015