A land of enormous beauty, hundreds of serpentine rivers, crystal clear water lakes surrounded by ever green hills, luxuriant tropical rain forests, beautiful cascades of green tea gardens, world's largest mangrove forest preserved as World Heritage, home of the Royal Bengal Tiger and the wild lives, warbling of birds in green trees, wind in the paddy fields, abundance of sunshine, world's longest natural sea beach, rich cultural heritage, relics of ancient Buddhist civilizations and colourful tribal lives, - Bangladesh creates an unforgettable impression of a land of peace.
Sea surge maroons 200,000 in Bangladesh ABC Australia Some 200,000 people were marooned in Bangladesh when a storm caused a sea surge to swamp a number of villages in southern coastal districts, officials said. Three landslides caused by torrential...
Landslides in Bangladesh kill 13 General Sources Massive landslides and wall collapses caused by heavy monsoon rains on Thursday killed at least 11 people while two others drowned in southeastern Bangladesh, officials and witnesses said. Ten...
Law amendment to bail detained Bangladeshi politicians Bangladesh News.Net Bangladesh's military-backed government is set to amend its law to facilitate bail for several high profile politicians and officials for the parliamentary elections promised for December.
16 dead, 20,000 marooned in Bangladesh rains--official Inquirer Chittagong--at least 16 people were killed and more than 20,000 marooned as heavy rains over the past week triggered landslides and floods in southeast Bangladesh, an official has said. Three...
Nine die in Bangladesh landslide General Sources Nine people were killed in southeast Bangladesh early Thursday after days of heavy rain caused two massive landslides, an official said.
MTB-Daily Star debate contest begins July 10 The Daily Star The 'Mutual Trust Bank-The Daily Star Debate Competition 2008' will begin in the port city on Drishty Chittagong, an educational and cultural organisation, is organising the contest in...
Waterlogging causes untold suffering to Sylhet city dwellers The Daily Star As monsoon sets in, waterlogging in many areas of Sylhet city and its suburbs is causing immense sufferings to the dwellers. Busy city roads go under water even after light to moderate rainfall due...
Remain alert to ensure VVIPs The Daily Star Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday asked the members of the President Guard Regiment to remain alert during VVIPs' mass contact and their public involvement to ensure their highest...
Road accidents kill 4 The Daily Star Four people were killed and 30 others injured in separate road accidents in Bogra, Dinajpur and Chapainawabganj in the last two days.Our staff correspondent in Bogra reports: At least two people were...
Installation of Rotary Club of Greater Dhaka held The Daily Star Speakers at the 22nd installation ceremony of Rotary Club of Greater Dhaka have expressed their commitment to render services with ethics in all professional activities and strengthen international...
D-8 Summit on July 8 The Daily Star Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed leaves for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tomorrow to attend the 6th D-8 Summit to be held on Summit is expected to adopt the D-8 Roadmap for Economic Cooperation in...
2 murdered in city The Daily Star Two people, including an accused in a murder case, were killed in separate incidents in the city yesterday. A gang of criminals hacked an accused of a murder case to death at Lalbagh in the city last...
SCF demands cancellation of fuel price hike The Daily Star Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, a left-leaning student organisation, yesterday staged demonstration on Dhaka University (DU) campus demanding cancellation of fuel price hike. SCF leaders and...
Judges should have higher mediation skills The Daily Star Former chief justices Mustafa Kamal and KM Hasan have stressed the need for enhancing mediation skill and technique of judges and lawyers to resolve cases, especially family disputes, out of the...
Book on water resources management launched The Daily Star From right) Prof Serajul Islam Chowdhury, engineer M Inamul Haque and Charu Ferdousi Naima hold copies of a book titled 'Water Resources Management in Bangladesh' at its publication ceremony at...
Pry edn unsatisfactory, rural-urban students The Daily Star Experts at a discussion on 'Education scenario in Bangladesh' yesterday highlighted the problems of primary, secondary, college and tertiary level education in the country and placed some...
Silver jubilee celebrations begin The Daily Star The six-month long silver jubilee celebration of the Philosophy department of Jahangirnagar University began on Thursday, says a press release. JU Vice Chancellor Prof Muniruzzaman formally...
Permanent release of Hasina demanded The Daily Star Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of Awami League (AL), yesterday staged a demonstration on the Dhaka University (DU) campus, demanding permanent release of AL President Sheikh...
Call to formulate policy to ensure ship-breaking workers The Daily Star Speakers at a seminar in Chittagong yesterday said at least six workers were killed last month in separate accidents in the ship-breaking yards in Sitakunda.They urged the government to formulate a...
Training for news presenters emphasised The Daily Star Former ambassador SM Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury gives away certificate to a participant of a training course on TV news presentation at the BIJEM conference room in the city on Friday.
Free, fair election only way out of present crisis The Daily Star Holding a free, fair and credible election is the only way out of the present crisis facing the country, speakers at a discussion said yesterday.The elected governments in the past acted like an...
Extortionist arrested in Benapole The Daily Star Police yesterday arrested a extortionist with home-made bombs from Benapole Port area.The arrestee was identified as Rezaul Hasan, second-in-command of detained corruption suspect Nazmul, who is...
Ichhamati shifts into Bangladesh The New Nation Rafiqul Islam Azad, back from SatkhiraBangladesh has been losing large chunks of land along the border with India at different points of the River Ichhamati in Satkhira district due to unrelenting...
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