SIRAJGANJ, July 8:  Around 100 metres long, under-construction flood protection embankment, at Khogener Ghat point area of Chowhali upazila under Sirajganj district has devoured with the fresh erosion.
The poor and feeble people of the adjacent villages are the worst sufferers due to the unexpected miseries condition of the dyke. Some of the family has started [...]

Our Correspondent
SYLHET, July 8: Although the farming of Aus paddy in greater Sylhet region was raised this season, it remained a little behind the revised target, set by the DAE, sources informed.
Additional Director of the DAE, Sylhet division Md. Altabur Rahman told this correspondent that the DAE had revised the division's target from 133,028 hectares [...]

Our Correspondent
BOGRA, July 8: Bumper bottle gourd output has brought a revolutionary solvency amid hundred poor and marginal growers in this current season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-imput.
Farmers and others concerned, including agriculturists, were very much optimistic about the overall bottle gourd production seeing well growth of the saplings [...]

Record levels of activity in the Asian region in the second quarter drove the venture capital-backed deal market to record its largest ever quarter, reports dealstreetasia.com.
According to a recent report by Preqin, a total of 2,062 venture capital-backed deals were announced worth a combined $47 billion in the second quarter of 2017. While these figures [...]

The securities' regulator will start the process of approval of the pending IPO (initial public offering) proposals shortly with the revised public issue rules that will come into effect after publishing gazette notification.    
Some IPOs which remain pending with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) did not get the green signal before approval of [...]

Seeking another term to complete the work of the big projects, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her firm resolve to celebrate the golden jubilee of the country’s independence during the tenure of the next Awami League government.
"Bangladesh will celebrate the golden jubilee of its independence in 2021, and the goal before us is that [...]

SEOUL, July 07 (AP/Al Jazeera): South Korea's new liberal president said he's willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened animosities in the wake of the North's first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch.
During a speech Thursday ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Moon Jae-in also proposed the two Koreas [...]

CANBERRA, July 7 (Xinhua): The government of South Australia announced on Friday that U.S. company Tesla has been selected to build the "world's largest lithium-ion battery", in an attempt to ease the state of its crippling power woes.
Making the "historic" announcement in Adelaide, South Australia state's Premier Jay Weatherill said Tesla would use its battery [...]

Bangladesh dashing opening batsman Tamim Iqbal is set to play for the English county side Essex in the 4th NatWest T20 Blast League that began on Friday, reports UNB.
Tamim got the clearance certificate from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play in the English T20 League, BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowhury Sujon confirmed it on Thursday.
But, the [...]

According to a recent study, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo earns a whopping £310,000 every time the star footballer posts something on his official Instagram account. With more than 106 million followers on the social media platform, Ronaldo enjoys a huge audience and most of his Instagram posts get more than 3 million likes, reports The [...]