Noakhali, Bangladesh News

UNB, Sangsad Bhaban The government has taken steps to introduce e-health or telemedicine as part of programmes to build Digital Bangladesh, Health Minister AFM Ruhul Huq informed Parliament yesterday.

The United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh has urged all concerned to work collectively to develop and advocate for concrete and tangible steps to be taken by Bangladesh as the leader of LDCs to halt climate change as well as to adapt and mitigate its risks.

Our Correspondent, Barisal A 10-day restriction imposed by Directorate of Fishing on all sizes of hilsha fishing at four points of 7,000 square kilometers areas down the coast, the estuary and the rivers between October 15 and 24 to ensure safe spawning will be over on Saturday next.

Amalendu Prasad Mukhopadhyay In his article , Subrata Mukherjee explained the correct and historical role of Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee during the Partition days.

After his home slipped into the powerful currents of the Meghna River four years ago, Monoranjab Dus came looking for new land along this waterlogged stretch of coastline slowly emerging from the sea.

Two criminals were killed in 'shootouts' between their associates and law enforcers in the capital and Noakhali early today.

BSS, Rangpur The government launches Taka 75.95 crore for 40-days employment generation programmes from today in greater Rangpur of Rajshahi Division and other 11 districts in the country, an official said on Wednesday.

BSS, Dhaka More than a million ultra poor people living in geographically disadvantaged areas are set to come under a special programme that targets to ensure food security and employment for the poorest during five months of 'seasonal poverty' every year.

Nijhum Dwip is a small island under Hatiya upazila. It is situated in Noakhali District in Bangladesh.

DHAKA: Bangladesh and India will open 13th land port at Belonia today to expedite export and import business with the landlocked eastern Indian states known as Seven Sisters.

BSS, Dhaka The newly established Belonia-Feni land port is being inaugurated today to open a new avenue for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs for exporting more commodities to the northeastern region of India.

Ashikur Rahman, PhD Candidate, London School of Economics It is not only unfortunate that Gandhiji is not only a forgotten hero in Pakistan and Bangladesh, but his contribution towards attaining communal peace in Bangladesh fails to even echo from our political walls.

A monsoon depression in the northwest Bay and adjoining areas might trigger a heavy rainfall and 3-5 feet high wind-driven surge inundating low-lying areas of 14 coastal districts, offshore inlands and chars.

BSS, Noakhali The regional convention of the Samajtantrik Chatra Front was held at Noakhali pourasabha auditorium here on Wednesday.

Born on 8 August, 1910 in a middle class family of Noakhali in East Bengal , Anil Chandra Banerjee had a very bright academic career right from his school days.

Born on 8 August, 1910 in a middle class family of Noakhali in East Bengal , Anil Chandra Banerjee had a very bright academic career right from his school days.

BSS, Noakhali Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury today warned that the government would not tolerate any irregularities in fertilizer management as well as in giving subsidy on agriculture.

DHAKA: Travelling on highways across the country became dreadful and unsafe with an alarming rise in robbery and fatal accidents due largely to a lack of adequate policing, reckless driving and poor maintenance of the roads and bridges.

The parliamentary delegation scheduled to visit the Tipaimukh dam site in India on Friday, said that the extent of its access to the site will depend on how much its counterpart is willing to allow.

Influenced by a monsoon depression formed over the northwest Bay, low-lying areas of most coastal districts of the country are likely to be inundated by wind-driven surge of up to five feet above normal astronomical tide during tonight, Met office warned.