
Results 1 - 20 of 75 in Noakhali, Bangladesh
Members of Janauddyog-People's Voice formed a human chain in front of Chittagong Press Club on Wednesday protesting the felling of trees at the coastal green belt at Sonaichhari in Sitakunda. Comment?
Green barrier 'fast disappearing'
KUTUBDIA: Salt evaporation lakes, vast stretches of shrimp cultivation and fields of Shutki drying in the sun stretch as far as the eye can see. Comment?
Crime against humanity Overlooked In The Paeans To Jinnah By Dipak Basu WE often tend to forget the crimes against humanity committed either by the British or the Muslim rulers before them or the Muslim League and its brainchild, Pakistan. Comment?
BNP to publish white paper on AL torture
DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party will publish a white paper on ruling Awami League's oppression of opposition leaders and workers throughout the country. Comment?
With the onset of Eid ul Azha , it's time to unwind before the small screen. All the Bangla channels are offering a surfeit of entertainment ranging from special TV plays, tele-films, musical shows to magazine programmes. Comment?
A bazaar shed built under the MIDPCR project at Sagoria Bazar under Hatiya Upazila in Noakhali district. Comment?
Nothing would satisfy his greed for money, no matter where he earns it from--whether it is the savings of the poor family of a deceased government officer or the pockets of the alive. Comment?
Eid cattle market sees poor sale
DHAKA: With only seven days remaining for Eid-ul-Azha, sales of sacrificial animals at the Gabtoli cattle market, the lone permanent cattle market in the city, are yet to get momentum. Comment?
Bright prospect for soybean farming in Bangladesh
Bangladesh could meet 40 percent of its soybean oil demand by producing Soybean locally, as there is a bright prospect for its farming. Comment?
Special launch, steamer services during Eid
UNB, Barisal Special steamer, launch, sea-truck and ferry services on the major rivers and coastal routes will start for two weeks to ease the sufferings of the passengers on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority are launching the services. Comment?
Soybean farming to help meet 40pc oil demand
UNB, Dhaka Bangladesh could meet 40 per cent of its soybean oil demand by producing Soybean locally, as there is a bright prospect for its farming. Comment?
Attorney general gets death threat
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam received a letter threatening death yesterday afternoon a few hours after the announcement of the verdict in Bangabandhu murder case. Comment?
BNP summons its 4 Ctg stalwarts
DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain summoned four top party leaders of Chittagong unit for making decision regarding city unit council, which was foiled on Monday due to intra-party clash, sources said. Comment?
Untold facts about Bengal's partition
Indira Gandhi rightly respected the East Bengali Muslim sub-nationalists and helped the emergence of sovereign Bangladesh Republic, says SOBHANLAL MUKHERJEE Many people, especially those belonging to the present generation, living in this sub-continent have wrong notions about the birth of West Bengal in 1947 . Comment?
Steps taken to introduce e-health
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. Comment?
$5.4m climate adaptation project launched
The government along with United Nations Development Programme launched yesterday the first ever climate change adaptation project of $5.4 million at the city's Ban Bhaban in Agargaon. Comment?
'Frame policy to face impacts'
Speakers at a seminar yesterday urged the government to formulate appropriate policy to face the adverse impacts of global climate change and warming. Comment?
UNDP for joint action to mitigate risks of climate change
UNB, Dhaka 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. Comment?
UNDP for joint actions to tackle climate change
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. Comment?
BADC takes 35 projects to boost agricultural production
Talha Bin Habib As part of the ongoing efforts to gear up overall agricultural activities, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation has taken a number of projects to increase agricultural production by adopting a new method aiming to mitigate the growing demand of food in the country. Comment?