BD unlikely to meet all MDGs target
Bangladesh may not achieve as many as 11 indicators out of 45 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within the target year 2015 mainly due...
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ILO motorbikes for RMG factory inspectors
UNB, Dhaka :Ninety-five motorcycles, which will help raise the capacity of government officials to carry out inspections in garment factories, were handed over at a...
Myanmar cancels scheduled 35 by-elections
AP, Yangon :Myanmar’s Union Election Commission said Sunday it is canceling by-elections that were scheduled for later this year to fill 35 empty parliamentary seats.Commission...
Vegetables from industrial belts contain toxic substances: Expert
UNB, Dhaka :Toxic substances are found in vegetables cultivated around industrial belts as the industries are randomly discharging chemicals and toxic substances into open water...
Iran arrests suspected N plant saboteur
AP, Tehran :Iranian authorities have arrested a Ukrainian national suspected of sabotage at the country’s sole nuclear power plant, an Iranian newspaper reported on Sunday.The...
Pvt varsity student shot dead in Daulatdia
UNB, Goalunda :A student of a private university in Dhaka was shot dead and one of his friends received bullet injuries in an attack by...
Success in HSC exam / No guarantee of university seat
UNB, Dhaka :Most students who have come out successful in the recently published HSC examination results would not be able to study in their preferred...
Form body to probe cop assault on journo: HC
UNB, Dhaka :The High Court on Sunday directed the home secretary to form a two-member committee to look into the police assault on ETV journalist...
Two BGB men hurt in gunfight / 2 Myanmarmen held with 98,650 Yaba
UNB, Dhaka :Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested two Myanmar nationals along with 98,650 pieces of Yaba tablets after a gunfight...