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Zaheen Spinning Limited, a Narayangonj-based cotton yarn manufacturer, will set up a subsidiary company named Zaheen Polymer Ltd, the company said in a web post on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Tuesday. Zaheen Spinning to make 51 per cent investments...
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Stocks edged higher for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday amid optimistic buying pressure from investors. But turnover dropped further, as a section of investors remained on the sideline ahead of the Eid festival. Only five trading sessions are left...
Mahfuzur Rahman has been unanimously re-elected Chairman and Mahmuda Mahfuz has been elected vice-chairman of Rupali Life Insurance Company Ltd. The election was held in the board room of the company's head office in the city Monday, said a statement....
Tension runs high among two rival political groups of Bangladeshi expatriates living in London over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's UK visit, reports UNB. While BNP supporters are getting ready to welcome Khaleda on her arrival on Wednesday morning, Awami League...
The High Court (HC) is set to deliver its verdict on September 17 on a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for quashing proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice Md...
UN Under-Secretary General Atul Khare said on Tuesday they are keen to have more Bangladesh peacekeepers at policy and commanding level positions and an important announcement in this regard will be made soon, reports UNB. "We're very cognizant of this...
The government has made one of the two International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs) non-functional as the number of such cases has come down, reports UNB. The law ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday. As per the notification,...
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The BIMSTEC working group (BWG) has agreed to act decisively in five key areas like connectivity, counterterrorism, climate change, energy and people-to-people contact for making the forum proactive. Official sources said the seven-member group styled Bay of Bengal Initiative for...
FARIDPUR, Sept 15 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP activists over the ownership of a beel (water body) at Raybar village in Boalmari upazila on Tuesday morning. Locals said former member...
The by-election to Tangail-4 constituency will be held on October 28, reports UNB. The constituency fell vacant following the resignation of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique from parliament. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the polls schedule at...
A Dhaka court Tuesday set December 30 for framing charges against BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 62 others in an arson case, reports BSS. Dhaka first additional chief metropolitan magistrate Alamgir Kabir Raj set the date...
MYMENSINGH, Sept 14 (UNB): Miscreants hacked a local Awami League (AL) leader to death at Dubail in Gafargaon upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mohar Uddin, vice-president of word-1 unit of Awami League under Niguari union and...
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Urban experts and academicians underlined on Monday the need for including opinions of all stakeholders in the proposed Dhaka Structure Plan to make it more purposeful and time-befitting. They observed that in the present draft, views and opinions of many...
The head-teachers of the government primary schools threatened on Tuesday to boycott the Primary School Certificate (PSC) exams if their demands regarding a separate pay scale, selection grade and time scale are not met, reports UNB. Bangladesh Primary Teachers' Association...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said there will be no traffic jam due to road condition ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB. Talking to reporters at a briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the minister also noted that unfit...
Aman Moudud, only son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, died early Tuesday, reports UNB. He was 38. He died around 4:30 am when he was being flown to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore by an air ambulance from...
Two minor girls drowned as a small boat sank in a water body in the city's Manda area on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Marjina (11) and Sonia (15), a class seven student of local Haider Ali...
The World Ozone Day will be celebrated in the country through various programmes like elsewhere in the world, reports BSS. The theme of the day for this year is "30 Years of Healing the Ozone Together." The theme commemorates the...
The body of an expatriate was recovered from the Sholohati area under Turag thana in the city on Monday night, after he had gone missing, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Jalal Uddin (50), a London expatriate, of the...
The National University (NU) authorities have reduced the application fee for the Honours first year admission-seekers in the 2015-16 academic session, reports UNB. The application fee was fixed at Tk 250 from the existing Tk 300. As part of various...
Swedish envoy visits icddr,b A high-level delegation of the Government of Sweden, led by Johan Frisell, ambassador of Sweden in Bangladesh, visited Matlab, a research surveillance site of icddr,b - a leading public health research organisation based in Bangladesh. The...
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy...
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked development planners Tuesday to bring private university education under proper monitoring and regulatory framework to ensure quality education, officials said. She also asked for enhancing investment in research to enhance the quality of education in...
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