Bangladesh
Loan for farmers at 4pc interest for non-major crops production: State Minister
Dhaka, Jun 27 (UNB) – Farmers will be able to take loan at 4 percent interest for producing non-major food grains, said State Minister for Rural Development and Co-operatives Division Shawpan Bhattacharjee in Parliament on Thursday.
Bangladesh needs to make itself heard in China: Chinese scholar
Dhaka, June 27 (UNB) – Shedding lights on the growing importance of Bangladesh, a leading Chinese scholar has said Bangladesh voice should be heard loud and clear inside China instead of “Bangladesh deficit in China.”
Canada to continue support to people affected by Rohingya crisis: Envoy
Dhaka, June 27 (UNB)-Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Benoit Prefontaine here on Thursday said Canada is committed to continue working with domestic, regional and international partners to deliver support to the people affected by the Rohingya crisis.
PM ordered arrest, trial of Barguna killers: Quader
Dhaka, June 27 (UNB)— Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered to bring to book those involved in the killing of a man in front of his wife in broad daylight in Barguna.
Man to die for killing Ranada Prasad Saha
Dhaka, June 27 (UNB) – The International Crimes Tribunal here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing philanthropist Ranada Prasad Shaha and his son during the Liberation War.
‘Bangladesh must empower local govt bodies’
Dhaka, July 27 (UNB)— To achieve upper-middle income status, Bangladesh must empower the local government institutions through administrative and fiscal decentralisation, a new World Bank report said Thursday.
Rape suspect killed in Chattogram ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, June 27 (UNB) – A young man accused of raping a seventh grader was killed in a so-called gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Amirabad of Sitakunda upazila on Thursday.
3 female students suffer burns in Natore hostel fire
Natore, June 27 (UNB) – Three female students suffered severe burns after a fire broke out in their room at Borogaccha of the district town on Thursday.
Throat-slit bodies of ex-army man, mother found in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, June 27 (UNB) – Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a retired army man and his elderly mother from their house at Maheshpur village in Ullapara upazila on Thursday.
Barguna murder: HC seeks info about steps taken
Dhaka, June 27 (UNB) – The High Court on Thursday ordered the state counsel to inform it by 2pm today what steps have been taken against those involved in the murder of a Barguna man before his wife in broad daylight.