Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday her government was actively considering construction of a tunnel under the Brahmaputra river to link Balashighat in Gaibandha district with Bahadurabadghat of Jamalpur district, according to our correspondent from Gaibandha. "Feasibility study...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the High Court observation that the government cannot force anyone to accept the substandard wheat imported from Brazil spending Tk 4.0 billion (400 crore), reports UNB. A four-member bench of...
Our Correspondent | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 20: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has withdrawn the penal rent imposed on empty containers, stuck up inside the port sheds. The decision was taken at a meeting of the port authority with shipping agents, berth operators and...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
The government is working to devise a mechanism for bringing under the country's existing natural gas tariff structure the import of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) for use by consumers in the country, said officials. "We have started the work...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
Local cosmetics and toiletries industry continues to dominate the domestic market gradually with the sector posting a double-digit growth over one and a half decades. Presently, the local manufacturers hold around 60 per cent share in the domestic cosmetics and...
The nation will recall with hatred the 11th anniversary of the gruesome August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally and mark the day with various programmes in a sombre mood today (Friday), reports UNB. On this day in...
Siddique Islam | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
The central bank has asked four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) again to go for disbursing agriculture as well as small and medium-scale loans instead of large ones for minimising risk, officials said. The instruction has been included in the minutes...
Munima Sultana | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
The government has selected three projects in railway sector to get US$490 million in funds from India's proposed new line of credit (LoC) worth US$2.0 billion, after the rejection of two others. Officials said the selection was finally made after...
NOAKHALI, Aug 20 (BSS): Two expatriate Bangladeshis were killed by miscreants at Johannesburg in South Africa on Wednesday. One of the victims is identified as Alauddin Jewel, 30, son of Khaja Mainuddin of Baliakandi village under Senbag upazila of the...
Robi Axiata Ltd has reported a revenue growth of 4.9 per cent in the first half of the current year compared to the corresponding period of the last year, with a remarkable data revenue growth of 128 per cent, reports...
FE Report | 2015-08-21 00:00:00
Md. Khalidh Hossain, Md. Abdul Matin and Md. Mozammel Haque have been promoted to general manager (GM) of Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd (BDBL), said a press release. Previously they were working as deputy general manager in different departments of the...
The government has allocated Tk152.6 million (Tk15.26 crore) for Bangladesh Institute of Development studies (BIDS) to conduct 30 research works in the current financial year (2015-2016). This was revealed by Planning Minister and Chairman, BIDS Board of Trustees, A H...
The nation is observing with a heavy heart the 11th anniversary of the savage August 21 grenade attack with a renewed demand for expediting the trials of the perpetrators of the carnage. On this day in 2004, the gruesome grenade...
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned, hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after 7 months in office in which he fought Greece’s creditors for a better bailout deal but had to cave in. Tsipras left...
The Satkhira judge, who is accused of torturing his 10-year-old housemaid, has been stripped of his judicial powers. Satkhira’s Chief Judicial Magistrate Nitai Chandra Saha said on Thursday that Senior Judicial Magistrate Nurul Islam’s judicial authority was withdrawn temporarily. The...
A parliamentary subcommittee has suggested realising compensation from officials and employees of the Bhairab BADC warehouse for the fertiliser deficit. The subcommittee on Thursday made the suggestion placing its report at the 10th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on...
Hours after its enforcement, transport workers on Thursday night postponed their indefinite strike in greater Chittagong until Friday afternoon. Mrinal Chowdhury, president of Chittagong chapter of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation, made the announcement following assurance from the administration to...
Asian stocks saw sharp falls on Friday as mounting concerns over China's slowing economy continued to affect global markets. It follows big falls in US and European markets on Thursday, with the Dow Jones dropping more than 2%. After falling...
The overall flood situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and some other districts has worsened with incessant rain and onrush from hills inundating many areas. In Bardarban, a minor boy was killed and another injured in a landslide triggered...
A suspected mugger was injured in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police at Krishnanagar in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira district early Friday. The victim was identified as Shaheen Sarder, son of Sohel Uddin Batul of Laxminath village in the...
Police in a drive arrested the prime accused in the BNP leader Shamim murder case from Dhulia Paner Bazar in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Noman. Tipped off, a team of police conducted a...
The S&P 500 tumbled to a more than six-month low on Thursday, closing in negative territory for the year, on concern a decelerating Chinese economy will translate into slower global growth. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 358.04 points, or...
Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 2,950 pieces of Yaba tablet in Shah Amanat Bridge area of Chittagong city on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Amir Khan, 32, hailing from Shariatpur sadar upazila, and...
A 13-year-old domestic help has been tortured allegedly by a Palli Bidyut Samity employee and his wife in Begumganj upazila in Noakhali district. The victim, identified as Bibi Amena, daughter of Alamgir of Comilla district, was rescued on Thursday. She...
A listed criminal was killed in what law enforcers termed shootout between his cohorts and members of Detective Branch (DB) of police at Salna in sadar upazila of Gazipur district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Saidul Islam, 35,...
An unidentified man died as the sculpture of Royal Bengal Tiger at Sonargaon intersection in Panthapath area of Dhaka collapsed on him early Friday. Mohammad Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Kalabagan Police Station, said the tiger sculpture near the SAARC fountain fell...
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the Bangladesh Ambassador to Greece to take steps to explore market for Bangladeshi products, especially medicine, garments, ceramic, jute and jute goods, in Greece. Abdul Hamid made the directive when newly appointed Bangladesh Ambassador...
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday plunged over 450 points to 27,200 in opening trade. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also plummeted 120.10 points or 1.43 per...
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