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Flood situation worsens

Flood situation worsens
The recent floods have isolated Kurigram and Dinajpur from the rest of the country by snapping rail and road networks. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna is rising, along with the smaller rivers, and showing no signs of receding soon. Shortage of safe shelters, food, medicine and fodder for cattle has compounded the misery of the flood-affected people. The situation has become particularly grave for those who have been raising cattle for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, as they could not find any proper shelter and fodder for their cattle. The twin problem of shortage of drinking water and lack of electricity has created mayhem in the flood-hit areas. Power distributors have switched off elctric lines in the fear of short circuits as most electric metres have…

Tale of a hero

Tale of a hero

“Bangabandhu is in danger. How can I not go? Look after my daughters”—this was the final request made by Col. Jamil Uddin Ahmad to his wife. He sacrificed his life in trying to save Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the wee hours of August 15, 1975. East-Pakistan Inter-Services…
Freak of nature brings in heavier rains, say experts

Freak of nature brings in heavier rains, say experts

Bangladesh has been experiencing excessive rainfall since the pre-monsoon period this time due to westerly disturbance and persisting active monsoon over the country, demonstrating unusual behavior of climate, say meteorologists, reports UNB. They said the higher amount of rainfall was recorded during…
Promotion of poultry sector

Promotion of poultry sector

Experts at a media workshop in Rangpur recently rightly said the flourishing poultry sector might be very effective in attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs) by reducing poverty and meeting nutritional demand. According to a report in this newspaper on Monday, 139 poultry farms produced 140…
Is MPS banking and macro economy friendly?

Is MPS banking and macro economy friendly?

MPS is the predefined forecast of macro-economic indicators especially the pre-defined estimation of core monetary indicators of Bangladesh, trend and their potential macro-economic development outlook. The Bangladesh bank usually twice in a year disclosed the monetary policy highlights together with…
Kishoreganj Economic Zone to be launched by Dec

Kishoreganj Economic Zone to be launched by Dec

The Kishoreganj Economic Zone (KEZ) will be officially launched by December 1, and a 20-km gas line has already been set up there, KEZ and Nitol Niloy Group chairman Matlub Ahmad said. KEZ, 85km from Dhaka, is an initiative taken by the Nitol Niloy Group, which will develop 91.63 acres in Pakundia upazila…
Desperate dig for Freetown survivors

Desperate dig for Freetown survivors

London: The desperate dig for survivors is resuming in Sierra Leone's capital, after mudslides and floods claimed the lives of more than 300 people, reports BBC. Their homes in Freetown were engulfed after part of Sugar Loaf mountain collapsed following heavy rain early on Monday morning. Many of…
Group painting exhibition ‘Obsession’ begins at AFD Friday

Group painting exhibition ‘Obsession’ begins at AFD Friday

A group painting exhibition titled ‘Obsession’ by artists Sayed Fida Hossain and Sultan Ishtiaque will begin on Friday in La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) in the capital’s Dhanmondi. Eminent artist Professor Jamal Ahmed will be present as chief guest at the inaugural…
Mash urges senior quartet to step up

Mash urges senior quartet to step up

The role of Bangladesh's most-experienced Test quartet will be vital to their chances of success against Australia. Mashrafe Mortaza, former Test and current ODI captain, who was part of a training camp in Dhaka over the last five weeks, believes Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan and…
Tribute to Bangabandhu

Tribute to Bangabandhu

People of different districts yesterday observed the National Mourning Day and 42nd martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with due solemnity. In Manikganj, to mark the day district administration and different organisations chalked out various programmes including…
Vessel congestion hits consumers

Vessel congestion hits consumers

The congestion of container vessels at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port is proving to be costly for traders and consumers. First, foreign vessels owners are charging the importers and exporters extra money. Second, they are counting demurrage every day for berthing the vessels at the outer-anchorage.…
Italy’s mysterious medieval 
garden of monsters

Italy’s mysterious medieval garden of monsters

As I stepped through the nearly 500-year-old stone archway, I was engulfed in silence. Stairs meandered into groves where trees filled with newly opened leaves spilled over onto the path, the branches blocking the view of the Lazio region’s shrub-peppered hills. Orsini bucked the tradition of…
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