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Streak appointed as B’desh A team coach

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed Heath Streak as Bangladesh A team coach for the upcoming India tour, reports BSS. The board decided to appoint Streak, national cricket team bowling coach, as coach for A team while most of the...

Stocks extend losing spell for third straight week

2015-09-12 00:00:00

FE Report Stocks posted modest fall last week, extending the losing spell for the third week in a row, as investors booked marginal profit on large-cap stocks. Analysts said negative tone prevailed in the market due to the lack of...

Average daily inter-bank USD-BDT transaction volume dips to $ 42.78m

2015-09-12 00:00:00

USD-BDT  market  maintained  soft  tone  at the end of last week and it was traded  around  77.80-77.83  levels throughout the week. Inward remittances and exports eased the pressure. We feel that market will see the same tone next week as...

The 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Meghna Insurance Company Limited

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Price gap between wholesale, retail markets widens sharply

2015-09-12 00:00:00

FE Report Retailers are making windfall profit cashing in on flood as the price gap of vegetables and spices between wholesale and retail markets has widened sharply. The traders have blamed the ongoing flood for unprecedented price hike which has...

DBBL wins award

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Dutch-Bangla Bank has been awarded for its significant contribution to the society by providing scholarship to the poor & meritorious students of the country at the 1st International Conference on Digital Education held at University of Dhaka recently, said a...

Booming ceramic industry faces hurdles

Talha Bin Habib | 2015-09-12 00:00:00

The country's ceramic industry, despite attaining a healthy growth over the years, is now facing some challenges, including suspension of GSP, high import duty on raw materials, and the latest gas tariff hike, industry insiders have said. Besides, high bank...

Nestle to enhance investment in BD

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Arafat Ara Nestle Bangladesh has planned to enhance its investment in Bangladesh to further expand its production base to meet the growing demand of its products here, Nestle corporate officials said. Under its business expansion plan the multinational company will...

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd

2015-09-12 00:00:00

SBI DMD due today

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Shri Siddhartha Sen-gupta, Deputy Managing Director, International Banking Group, State Bank of India (SBI), Corporate Centre, Mumbai, (India), is arriving in Dhaka today (Saturday), on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. During his stay in Bangladesh, he will review the operations...

Denim show begins Oct 7

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Denim.com Bangladesh is organising a two-day imaginative programs/fashion show for the fourth time in Dhaka on 7th and 8th October.  This event brings together many different entrepreneurs all around the world in the same domain which symbolises the 'Playground of...

Global campaigners for new world order based on redistributive justice

2015-09-12 00:00:00

FE Report       Global campaigners are spearheading a move to persuade policymakers to adopt an agenda at the UN summit for a new world order based on equality and redistributive justice for all. As part of the global campaign, development activists...

Solving Kalshi Road water congestion

2015-09-12 00:00:00

FE Report Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq has sought support of the local lawmaker on Friday to solve water congestion problem on Kalshi Road at Mirpur in the capital. The mayor, however, noted that drains and canals...

A large number of people gathered at Gabtali Bus Station in the city Friday

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Workshop on research methodology held in Ctg

Our Correspondent | 2015-09-12 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Sept 11: A workshop on 'Research Methodology' for internship students was held on Thursday at Chittagong Independent University in Chittagong. In the workshop, MBA Program Coordinator of the university Professor Dr M Ayub Islam, Associate Professor Dr Syed Manzur...

Fifth convocation of KU on Nov 25

2015-09-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 11 (BSS): The fifth convocation of Khulna University (KU) will be held on November 25 this year. President Abdul Hamid, Chancellor of the University, is expected to preside over the convocation, said deputy director and Public Relations officer...

Census of undocumented Myanmar nationals staying in Bangladesh soon

2015-09-12 00:00:00

The government will soon start fieldwork on conducting the first-ever census of undocumented Myanmar nationals staying in Bangladesh as the Planning Commission has cleared papers for allocation under the Annual Development Programme (ADP), reports UNB. The groundwork of the project...

Iranian FM likely to visit BD Sept 16

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is likely to arrive in the city Wednesday in a 'brief but crucial' visit to discuss bilateral issues in the context of changed scenario following the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers, reports...

Tarana Halim receives threat

2015-09-12 00:00:00

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim has been threatened over phone for her tough stance on illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) trade and SIMs, reports UNB. "An anonymous person called me over my official green phone after...

Parents’ empowerment a must to combat autism

2015-09-12 00:00:00

"When my son, Rony, was only 20-month old, we noticed some differences from other children of his ages. He had attention and repeated body movement problems as well as lack of eye contact," said the mother of whose child was...

The picture taken on Friday shows the deplorable condition

2015-09-12 00:00:00

WEATHER

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with moderately heavy...

57 turtles seized in city, 3 jailed

2015-09-12 00:00:00

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court Friday sentenced three people to different jail terms for trading turtles in the city's Shakhari Bazar area. The elite force also seized 57 turtles of various rare species from their possession, reports UNB....

Six killed in separate incidents across country

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Six persons were killed in separate incidents across the country during the last 24 hours, according to  news agencies. In Jhenidah, a college girl was killed and her mother and brother were injured as a truck crashed into their motorcycle...

JU PDF gets new executive body

2015-09-12 00:00:00

JU Correspondent Physically-challenged Development Foundation (PDF) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit announced Thursday its new executive committee for 2015-16 term. Kawser Hamid, a master's student of History Department, and Md Sumon Ali, a fourth year student of Journalism and Media...

Stop erosion of democracy, UN rights experts urge states

2015-09-12 00:00:00

UN rights experts, speaking ahead of the International Day of Democracy, have deplored the increasing erosion of democracy as a result of repressive policies in some countries but also by virtue of the increasing influence of vested interests at the...

51 Shibir men held in Dhaka, Ctg

2015-09-12 00:00:00

Some 41 Shibir leaders and activists were arrested allegedly while holding a clandestine meeting at a restaurant in the city's Farmgate area on Friday afternoon, reports UNB. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police from Tejgaon thana conducted a...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal,

2015-09-12 00:00:00

WHO calls on S Asian states to focus on affordable health services

2015-09-12 00:00:00

With nearly 400 million people still not having access to essential health services globally, WHO has called on countries in South-East Asia region to focus efforts on providing affordable and quality health services to all who need them. "Health is...

BSF returns three Bangladeshis

2015-09-12 00:00:00

India's Border Security Force (BSF) has returned three Bangladeshi teenagers who were detained for illegally crossing the border, reports bdnews24.com. They were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Putkhali border in Jessore's Benapole on Thursday night. Khulna 23rd...