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Experts brush aside Mamata proposal

Experts brush aside
Mamata proposal
Experts and officials have rejected the proposal of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee that Bangladesh should look for alternative sources of water other than the Teesta. On Saturday, Banerjee said in New Delhi that the Teesta did not have enough water to meet the needs of Bangladesh and, hence, it should seek water from other rivers like the Torsa and the Jaldhaka in the northern part of West Bengal. Bangladesh’s experts have described Banerjee’s proposal as totally baseless, ill-motivated and unacceptable. The experts have estimated losses of Tk. 13,500 crore annually as a result of withdrawal of water by India, arguing that Bangladesh should claim the money from India as compensation for destroying the environment. Historically,…

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Govt mulls guidelines
Govt mulls guidelines
To ensure quality education at the tertiary level, the government will, for the first time, introduce…

Stay on Khaleda’s sedition case still in force

Stay on Khaleda’s sedition case still in force

The stay order on the trial proceedings of a sedition case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for her remarks about the number of martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War will remain in force, reports UNB. Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Syed Mahmud Hossain dropped a petition filed by the state…
President asks media to uphold national interest

President asks media to uphold national interest

President Abdul Hamid today asked media people to give the highest priority for national interest in presenting news and views remaining accountable to the people and the country, reports BSS. “Media now enjoys full freedom of expression here . . . You (media people) must remain alert so that…
Dhaka-Delhi ties get a boost

Dhaka-Delhi ties get a boost

There can be no substitute to stronger bilateral ties for harmonious and peaceful regional co-existence. Keeping that in mind, Bangladesh and India have jointly initiated to become even closer and stronger regional friends by inking some Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Standard Operating Procedures…
Climate change poses a big threat to agriculture

Climate change poses a big threat to agriculture

Climate change is posing a serious threat to the Agriculture, including paddy fields and vegetables gardens in five frontier upazilas of the Sherpur district nowadays. Flash flood ( down ward movement of water table), drought, dense fog, cold wave, acidic soil, halt storm and wild elephant attacks are…
Preparations for Pahela Baishakh in full swing

Preparations for Pahela Baishakh in full swing

NETRAKONA: Preparations are almost complited to welcome “Pahela Baishakh”, the first day of the Bangla new year, on April 14 in the district, reports BSS. Different socio-cultural organizations and educational institutions chalked out various programs to celebrate the day with pomp and gaiety.…
    PM rejects bank modernisation 
plan with World Bank help

    PM rejects bank modernisation plan with World Bank help

    Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is the chairperson of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), has cancelled the proposed ‘Modernisation of State-owned Financial Institutions Project’ because the financial involvement of the World Bank (WB) has been envisaged.…
    US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula

    US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula

    WASHINGTON: The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against North Korea's "reckless" nuclear weapons program, reports AFP. The move will raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US missile strike on…
    Nobel, Purnima, Mosharraf in same frame for first time

    Nobel, Purnima, Mosharraf in same frame for first time

    Nobel, Purnima and Mosharraf Karim—with the three superstars of the country’s showbiz, director Raihan Khan is making a tele-drama on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Overcoming the most challenging issue which is to match the schedule of these three busy artistes together, Raihan Khan…
    Mushfiq delighted to play together with Mash

    Mushfiq delighted to play together with Mash

    Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been performing in international cricket for Bangladesh since 2005 but he has not seen with Mashrafe Bin Mortaza to play together in Dhaka Premier League (DPL). This time both Test captain Mushfiq and ODI skipper Mashrafe will be seen to perform together for…
    Poultry sector cuts poverty, meets nutrition, say experts

    Poultry sector cuts poverty, meets nutrition, say experts

    RANGPUR: Experts said the growing poultry sector has been largely contributing in poverty alleviation and meeting nutritional demand of the population side by side bringing self-reliance to the rural people, reports BSS. They put importance on providing training, technology and assistance to the poultry…
    10th JS was not totally functional: TIB

    10th JS was not totally functional: TIB

    Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday said that the 10th Parliament was not totally functional, as the opinions of people were not being properly reflected in the House. TIB also said that the main Opposition party—the Jatiya Party—has failed to play its proper role in Parliament…
    Bison had survived for 2 million years until humans arrived

    Bison had survived for 2 million years until humans arrived

    To put it mildly, not many recent issues in American politics have united people across party lines. But there is one notable exception: a big beefy mammal that has inspired unanimous agreement in the US House and Senate. The American bison was voted America's national mammal in May 2016. The decision,…
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