US intel warns of expansion of terror groups in BD
The U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday efforts by Bangladesh’s prime minister to undermine the political opposition will probably provide openings for transnational terrorist groups to expand their presence in the South Asian country.
Director Of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned Bangladesh’s public insistence that the killings of foreigners were the work of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and are intended to discredit the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In written testimony to a Senate hearing on worldwide threats, Clapper noted the claims of 
Banglalink signs deal with Bangkok Airways
Banglalink, the second largest mobile operator of the country and Air Galaxy Ltd, GSA-Bangkok Airways PCL signed an agreement on 10th February, 2016 where Banglalink Priyojon Customers will enjoy 10% discounts on base fare of Bangkok Airways till 24th Mar’16. The agreement was signed at Tiger’s Den, head office of Banglalink in Dhaka.
Banglalink Priyojon Customers’ needs to send a SMS to a short code (2012) writing “<bangkokairways><space><base fare amount>” to get the discount. This discount will be 
Ambassador Ziauddin meets Congressman Levin
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin met with Congressman Sander M. Levin (D-Michigan) on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interests including DFQF access of Bangladeshi products to U.S. market.
Mr. Levin is the Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over all tax, trade and economic growth policies and entitlement spending, including social security, medicare, welfare and unemployment compensation.
The Ambassador briefed the Congressman on the wide array of Bangladesh-US bilateral relations. He said that the Bangladesh-US relations are based on mutual respect and trust and
Inflation eases slightly to 6.07pc in January
Bangladesh’s annual inflation eased slightly in January as food prices rose at a slower pace, the planning minister said on Tuesday.
Consumer prices in January were 6.07 percent higher than a year earlier, slowing from a rise of 
6.10 percent in December, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference.
Annual food inflation in January fell to 4.33 percent from 5.48 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 8.74 percent from 7.05 percent.
World food prices fell to near...
6.10 percent in December, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference.
Annual food inflation in January fell to 4.33 percent from 5.48 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 8.74 percent from 7.05 percent.
World food prices fell to near...
Lal Teer joins BCtA
Lal Teer Seed Limited, a Bangladesh-based research company involved in the development and production of high-quality seeds, has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to increase the quality and quantity of seeds produced for domestic use. The company is committed to providing 30 percent of the quality seeds needed to secure Bangladesh’s food supply by 2020.
In addition to developing and distributing new breeds of high-yield, open-pollinated and hybrid seeds, Lal Teer’s inclusive business model calls for integrating an additional 5 million smallholder farmers into the country’s value chain, and innovating new packaging and distribution methods.
“While we are an agrarian-based society, Bangladesh’s public and private sectors supply only 25 percent of the count...
49pc pupils cyberbullied in BD, says Telenor
On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, the Telenor Group said has released the results of its Safe Internet study. It found that more pupils in Bangladesh had experience online peer pressure, bullying or had carried out bullying, than those in Malaysia and Thailand. The study covered 1,510 pupils aged 12 to 18 in Bangladesh, 1,896 in Malaysia and 1,336 in Thailand, mostly in key cities.
Telenor found 49 percent of pupils in Bangladesh said they succumbed to at least one form of peer pressure, compared with 39 percent of Malaysian pupils and 35 percent of Thai students.
