Thursday, 27 July, 2017
WDB project sees little progress in 7.5yrs
The project, launched in July 2010, was scheduled to be completed by June 2012, but it has seen only 45 percent progress
top news stories
- EU Commission issues visa threat to Bangladesh
- Minister fears massive flood in Aug
- EC fully independent, PM to French envoy
- DCs asked to shut hazardous brickfields
- 26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack
- Admission tests at DU begin September 15
Spotlight
President A Hamid says, public property, forests, hills, canals, rivers and open water bodies must be protected in the nation’s greater interest
National
The attack – the latest in a series of similar incidents this summer – takes place at around 7pm on Roman Road in Tower Hamlets, east London
World
The BJP in Bihar deposed confidence in Nitish Kumar's leadership and, along with the JD (U), will be forming the government
Special
The power division has a plan to generate around 3,000MW of electricity through local fund by March, 2018
Opinion
Laverne Cox is answering Donald Trump’s anti-transgender military policy with a message of strength and resilience as the president attempts to bar members of the trans community from joining the…
Arts
A family spokesman says Sinatra -- born Barbara Blakely -- dies of natural causes surrounded by family and friends at her home in Rancho Mirage
Economy
The new policy lowers the credit growth targets for both private and public sectors and recommended adjustment of interest rates of banks and NSC
Business
The country was locked out of bond markets in 2010, and has since been kept afloat by international rescue loans
Health
The Shandong University is one of the top most research universities of the world
Feature
Imam Ammar Shahin gave the sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis, California on Friday. He asked for Allah to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel
Nature
The blazes have devoured around 4,000 hectares of land along the Mediterranean coast, in the mountainous interior and on the island of Corsica
Sci-Tech
Now, scientists are taking the more radical step of starting over, and building redesigned life forms from scratch
Lifestyle
Prayer is an open conversation with the Supreme being
Odd News
"A jirga [village council] had ordered the rape of a 16-year-old girl as punishment, as her brother had raped a 12-year-old," police official says
Tips
Early to bed and maintaining good sleep timings and duration are important for health
Travel
The UN cultural organization added an ancient temple site in Cambodia to its world heritage list, the government said on Sunday, bringing the number of heritage sites in the Southeast Asian country…
Sports
If rain stops, Jamuna XI will play Padma XI at Dhaka University Ground on July 27 while Meghna XI to face Jamuna XI at CCG on July 28
Entertainment
Shah Rukh is very protective about his kids but he understands, being the kids of a superstar, they will have to face media agony
Front Page
Most roads and lowlands of the capital have been submerged again by incessant rain, bringing public life and business to a temporary halt. Torrential rain started lashing the city and elsewhere…
Back Page
The government has withdrawn the 70 percent foreign investment condition for power sector, aiming to utilise idle money, a top official said. “We have withdrawn the investment condition for…
Metropolis
The government is going to take a move to post 145 junior pediatricians at remote Upazila Health Complexes (UHC) throughout the country in order to strengthen the child treatment facilities which will…
President Abdul Hamid has asked the DCs to perform their duties rising above all kinds of fear, greediness, anger or disposition. Do you think president’s advices will be followed?
Corporate Corner
- 192nd Branch of National Bank opened in Jhenaidah
- Symphony brings selfie expert smartphone “Symphony P9”
- Standard Chartered Bangladesh wins Power Deal of the Year
- Funtaseum helps 130 handicapped children
- Bashundhara Cement, Tissue host iftar parties
- NBL, SRL ink deal on Electricity Bill collection
- Bashundhara LP Gas hosts Iftar party for distributors in Bogra
- Mandatory Digitization of Cable TV Network
- Mohammad Shamsul Islam new DMD of NRB Global Bank
- Shamsul Islam joins NRB Global Bank as DMD
