St. Martin’s, a small continental island in the Bay of Bengal, is located on the southern most tip of Bangladesh separated from the mainland by a channel which is about 9 km wide. The distance between the island and Teknaf (the head of mainland) is about 34 km. It is said that in 1926, the […]
Tk 20 down per maund in 24 hours : Significant price fall in wholesale rice price
Rice prices in the city’s wholesale markets dropped by Tk 20 per maund in 24 hours till 5:00pm yesterday. Wholesalers said the prices may remain unchanged for quite some time. The price fall, however, did not trickle into the retail markets. The price of Parija, a medium-quality fine rice that was sold at Tk 1,180-1,200 […]
Hot Tips For A Cool Summer
The pages of the calendar seem to have turned a little too quickly on their own, and summer is here once again, pompously announcing its arrival with the scorching heat and the rising humidity. While summertime in the Western hemisphere may be a much awaited and grandly celebrated part of the year, for us, it […]
Mujahid demanded release of HASINA, KHALEDA and NIJAMI
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami was sent to jail yesterday after being produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s (CMM) Court of Dhaka in connection with the Gatco graft case. Nizami was arrested from his Moghbazar residence at about 11:15pm on Sunday following receipt of his the arrest warrant copy issued earlier on May 15 in […]
Buddha Purnima today
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be celebrated across the country today with due religious fervour. The occasion marks three most important events in the life of Lord Buddha — his advent, enlightenment and nirvana, about 2,500 years back. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha […]
Dishonesty is no policy : Nizami is in jail,end of the disgraceful drama
Jamaat Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami was finally arrested last night on graft charges. As police went to make the arrest, several hundred Jamaat leaders and workers gathered around his Maghbazar residence and staged fierce demonstrations amid heavy downpour. When the former industries minister was brought out of his flat at about 11:15pm, they blocked the […]