More than three-fourths of the Prime Finance First Mutual Fund unit holders have voted in favour of the extension of the Fund for another three-year period, said a press release. In this connection, a special meeting of the unit holders...
Staggered monsoon rains this year caused dengue outbreak with higher intensity with the health department recording so far 1,277 nationwide cases of the mosquito-borne tropical disease that already claimed four lives, reports BSS. "Since the country witnessed staggered rains this...
The High Court (HC) directed the government on Thursday to appoint the deprived candidates, who were selected in 2012 through examinations for the post of assistant teacher at the registered primary schools in different districts, within two months, reports UNB....
A sitar, used by Shaheed Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was handed over to Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, reports UNB. The PM received the sitar from Kazi Shamsuddin...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Sep 17: Two businessmen, who were abducted on Wednesday evening from Natore, were rescued by the Chatmohar police in Pabna on Thursday morning. The victims Helal Uddin, 35, of village Mirpara, and Masud Parvez, 37 of village...
JU Correspondent Jahangirnagar University (JU) will go on a 13-day vacation on Saturday on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-Azha. All academic activities will resume on October 3 while the administrative activities will remain closed from September 22 to 1st October....
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said on Thursday if any makeshift cattle market is set up alongside roads instead of the 23 spots earmarked by the two city corporations that would be evicted, reports UNB. "If any market...
GAZIPUR, Sept 17 (BSS): Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Thursday all the highways across the country will be turned into four-lane in phases. The minister said this after inaugurating newly-constructed bi-lane in Chandra area in Gazipur...
A Dubai-returned passenger was arrested along with 10 gold bars and 92 cartons of foreign cigarettes from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city on Wednesday, reports BSS. "We arrested Dubai-returned Abdul Mannan and seized gold bars and cigarettes...
Air to air firing of BAF ends A 16-day long air to air live firing exercise of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ended on Thursday at Kutubdia firing range in Chittagong. A good number of BAF fighter aircraft including MiG-29B/UB, F-7BG/FT-7BG,...
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at a few places over Sylhet division and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy fall...
JESSORE, Sept 17 (bdnews24.com) Shopkeepers are not accepting Tk one and two coins in Jessore. Bank branches also appear unwilling to accept them. They say the Bangladesh Bank asked them to distribute the coins and there was no instruction on...
FE Report The central bank has boosted purchasing of the US dollar from banks to help keep the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market stable amid increased inflow of foreign currencies ahead of the Eid. As part of the move, the...
FE Report A four-member US delegation will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Saturday) on a five-day visit to Bangladesh for reviewing the progress in line with the US Action Plan. Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael J Delaney will lead the...
FE Report The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights group, has called for suspension of construction and other activities of the Rampal coal-fired power project in Bangladesh until an "impartial, comprehensive and science-based" environmental impact assessment...
FHM Humayan Kabir The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will buy a luxurious car under a technical assistance (TA) project spending Tk 7.0 million, officials said Wednesday. Officials said this large expenditure for a Tk 110.98 million TA project will...
FE Report OraTech Consulting Ltd, a local IT company, has launched FireEye, a virtual machine-based security platform for real-time cyber threat protection, especially for the country's banking sector. OraTech would market the security solution for large customers to ensure cyber...
The cabinet committee on public purchase approved Thursday three projects worth Tk 3.14 billion including construction of four-lane flyover on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Bhulta in Rupganj of Narayanganj at a cost of over Tk 2.40 billion. The Road Transport and...
The telecom regulator on Thursday cancelled licences of 33 internet service providers (ISPs) as they failed to pay their dues and get renewal in time. "They were operating without valid licences, though it is mandatory to apply for renewal of...
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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has moved to impart tax education to all government officials by incorporating a new topic in their training courses. The board has drafted possible course curriculum for Bangladesh Public Administration Centre, BCS Administration Academy,...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Sept 17: A seminar on "Developing new product idea" was held recently at Chittagong Independent University campus in the port city. The students of Independent Business School (IBS) presented their new product ideas. Sidratul Muntaha and her...
Runner Automobiles Limited is set to step soon into the global market, with exporting its world-class bikes, officials of the country's leading motorbike-maker said in the city Thursday, reports BSS. The company has already attained capacity to manufacture world-class bikes,...
All the mobile phone subscribers will have to reregister their subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and removable user identity modules (RUIMs) with the fingerprint from December 16 next. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a notice in this regard on Thursday,...
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