TCB (Trading Corporation of Bangladesh) declared that they will start selling onions in the market from Monday. Meanwhile, the price of onion has got higher. Local onion sells at Taka 70 to Taka 75 and Indian onion sells at a price of Taka 90 per Kg. In an effort to curb the market price TCB […]
Primary school teachers’ ranking is 3rd class. Primary school teachers get a lower salary than that of a government driver. The salary scale of a primary school teacher is Taka 4,700 and a primary school teacher gets a sum total of nearly Tk.8,000 per month. On the other hand a government driver has a salary […]
Rice is the staple food of Bangladesh and people of the Indian subcontinent like boiled rice. This is why rice is boiled and then dried before marketing. Some technological improvements in recent years have made the work little easier. Still it is a laborious process and fuel consumption has been a concern. Nutritionists have been […]
Historically suicide rate is high among women compared to men. But a recent study suggests that women were less affected by the global financial depression. The study was conducted on suicide data of fifty four countries among people aged over fifteen. The study reveals that suicide rate is increased among men by 3.3 percent. This […]
Drug addiction has increased alarmingly in recent years. Drugs are entering the country from neighboring countries. They are not taking required steps to stop drug factories in their territory. Especially Yaba has been a concern. It’s relatively expensive drug and popular among the young, especially among the rich section of the society. Many media and […]
3G license auction was like a formality when CityCell decided to withdraw themselves from 3G auction. BTRC (Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission) was expecting to sell 40MHz spectrum in the 3G auction. But 15MHz remained unsold. Only Grameen Phone bought 10MHz spectrum, but other three operators bought 5MHz each. BTRC officials are saying that it is […]
Communication minister Obaidul Kader has said that his government is going to take some initiatives for city dwellers before the ending of its tenure. Within two months army will bring two hundred and fifty taxi cabs in Dhaka and one hundred and fifty taxi cabs in Chittagong. Another private organization is also approved to bring […]
Some reports suggest that Syrian rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Al Assad are using iPad application to fire mortar shells. The rebels are backed by some western countries along with some neighboring countries. But they are still struggling against well equipped government forces. Necessity is the mother of invention. The rebels have invented a […]
Proposed Khan Jahan Ali air port at Mongla sea port has not yet been built. The project started in the year 1995. required land has been acquired in this regard. Many of the equipments purchased earlier are mostly damaged. These equipments worth several crore Taka. The land acquired is mostly used by temporary police station. […]
The cabinet has approved the draft of RPO amendment bill 2013 yesterday. According to the amendment, war crime convicts convicted by the war crimes tribunal will not be eligible for general elections. The tribunal has already convicted six men and they will not be able to participate in the next general election. The amendment also […]
On duty director of public relation, information and consultation department of National University, M Faizul Karim signed press release says, the admission test for first year admission test for 2013-2014 session will held on the 27th December this year. Detailed information regarding the admission test will be announced later. National University controls the higher educational […]
Bangladesh bank has published ‘Financial Stability Report-2013’ on Sunday. This report reveals that electronic transaction has increased in the country. Half of the transactions were done using ATM machines mostly using credit cards and debit cards. Last year Taka 56,130 crore were transacted through debit card and Taka 30,776 crore were transacted through credit card. […]
Export promotion bureau (EPB) in association of Bangladesh sub embassy in kolkata are going to organize a book fair from 26 september. A book society named ‘Bangladesh Gyan O Srijonshil Prokashak Samity’ took the initiative for the 3rd time. The fair will last until 2nd October. This fair will be at Gaganendra Shilpa Prodarshanshala of […]
United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF has nominated cricketer Sakib Al Hasan, magician Jewel Aich and actress Moushumi as UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador for two years in Bangladesh. It was informed by a press release today. These three celebrities have given their consent. A formal ceremony will held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel tomorrow. Usually UNICEF […]
