THAKURGAON, Mar 29 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged today the countrymen to cast vote for Awami League recalling the party's historic role and sacrifices in realising Bengali rights, nation building, independence and for continuity of the current development spree. "Cast your vote for our 'boat', we will give you...
Read moreThe chief of the government's graft prevention watchdog said on Thursday the alleged anomalies in the financial statements made by some chartered accountancy (CA ) firms for many companies should be investigated because such acts are considered as corruption.Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood said there are allegations that some...
Read moreFinance Minister AMA Muhith said on Thursday the government raised the pay-scale of government officials to check corruption.He said it would take time to get the benefit of pay raise because those who are habituated to resorting to graft can't stop doing so within a short time."Though the latest wage...
Read moreJoynul Abedin embraced beach photography as a livelihood option as his family descended deeper into poverty.He dropped out of high school after his father became paralysed, forcing him to choose photography on the Cox's Bazar beach, the world's longest for a living. But the 33-year-old youth is now worried about...
Read moreThe Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is going to start destroying the life-expired CNG-run auto-rickshaws from April 1. It has already prepared a list of 500 CNG auto-rickshaws which will be put under the bulldozer in the first phase.It will scrap a total of 8,421 CNG-run three wheelers by August....
Read moreA scheduled meeting between BNP chief Khaleda Zia and Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Old Dhaka's jail has been cancelled due to her sudden illness, reports bdnews24.com.Fakhrul was due to meet Khaleda at 3pm Thursday, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He started from the...
Read moreMalaysia's central bank said on Thursday it had detected and foiled an attempted cyber attack and efforts to transfer funds without authorisation using falsified SWIFT messages, reports Reuters.Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) did not suffer any financial loss in the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, it said in a statement.The bank...
Read moreParticipants at a seminar on Thursday stressed the need for making Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) functional and effective with necessary policy measures to help ensure fair competition among the businesses irrespective of their size (small or large). They also made some recommendations, including formulation of required rules to help address...
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