Our Correspondent | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
PABNA, July 9: Cucumber farmers in nine upazilas of the district are happy as they are getting fair price from the sale of their produce in local markets. Cucumber is a popular item in Iftar menu. Due to favourable weather...
MYMENSINGH, July 9 (BSS): About 20 villages under Mymensingh Sadar and Gouripur upazilas of the district were seriously affected by the erosion of the river old Brahmaputra this year. The most affected villages are Char Nilaxia and Char Bhabakhali in...
BAGERHAT, July 9 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured and 40 houses damaged as tornado lashed Dhakra and Kumarkhali villages of Perukhali union in Rampal upazila on Thursday morning. The storm hit the two villages around at 9:30am and...
GAZIPUR, July 9 (BSS): Three persons were killed and two others injured in two separate road accidents in the district Thursday. Police and hospital sources said one person was killed on the spot and two other suffered injuries when a...
RAJSHAHI, July 9 (BSS): Ensuring safe citizenship for girls through combating all sorts of violence especially sexual harassment against them has become an urgent need for boosting women empowerment, speakers at a discussion said. They observed that sexual harassment at...
RAJSHAHI, July 9 (BSS): Distribution of 1,462 tonnes rice under special Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) Programme continues in the district to assist the poor in celebrating the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festivity, official sources said. The government through the Ministry of Disaster...
RANGPUR, July 9 (BSS): Two new rural roads, constructed at the cost of Tk 1.3 million (Tk 13 lakh), were inaugurated at two separate ceremonies in Paglapeer area under Haridebpur union of Sadar upazila in the district on Wednesday. Sadar...
DNCRP fines nine restaurants in Sunamganj The Department of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) in a drive on Wednesday fined nine restaurants in the district town Tk 0.21 million (Tk 2.17 lakh) for preparing foods in an unhygienic environment. The...
Bangladesh will take on visiting South Africa in the first match of the three-match National Polymer One Day International (ODI) Cricket Series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in the city today (Friday), reports UNB. The match will begin...
Four more district teams-Dhaka, Barisal, Sylhet and Thakurgaon-emerged zonal champions to reach the final round of the Sailor-BFF National U-15 Football Championship eliminating their rivals at different zonal venues across the country Thursday, reports UNB. Earlier, Natore and Narayanganj district...
Visiting Bangladesh U-19 team will take on their South African counterpart in the third youth One Day International (ODI) of the seven-match Youth ODI series scheduled to be held today (Friday) at Pietermaritzburg in South Africa, reports BSS. The match...
Three players shared the lead in the points table with full 4 points each after 4th round of the Gazi Habibur Rahman International Rating Chess Tournament at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room in the city Thursday, reports UNB. They...
Ziaur Rahman | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
The country produced a record of 0.152 million (1.52 lakh) bales of cotton in the just-concluded fiscal year (2014-15), marking a 5.47 per cent growth as compared to the previous year's production. In the FY 2013-14, the country produced about...
RAJSHAHI, July 9 (BSS): Agricultural researchers and extension officials have urged the farmers to bring more land under Brridhan-62 in the vast Barind tract during the forthcoming transplanted Aman season. Brridhan-62 is a zinc-enriched and drought-tolerant paddy variety, They told...
RANGPUR, July 9 (BSS): Speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a fair here have called for increasing production of crops and fruits to ensure food security, meet nutrition demand, alleviate poverty and achieve self-reliance. They put emphasis on innovating modern...
FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
The NBR chief on Thursday admitted that the progress of its electronic cash register (ECR) programme was being held back as companies tend to avoid its use. Many companies are escaping the ECR transaction intentionally making the system ineffective, he...
FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that global economy will grow by 3.3 per cent in 2015, which is marginally lower than in 2014, due to gradual pickup in advanced economies and a slowdown in emerging markets and developing...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) now plans to install three pipelines for carrying crude and refined petroleum products separately from the deep-sea pushing up the project cost fourfold. Instead of a single pipeline as planned earlier, now the three...
FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into illegal occupation of one bigha of government land worth more than Tk 1.0 billion in Gulshan. ACC Deputy Director SM Rafiqul Islam sent letters on Wednesday to House Building Finance...
Sarker named new MasterCard South Asia chief MasterCard announced the appointment of two Co-Presidents for the Asia-Pacific region - Ling Hai and Ari Sarker as well the creation of two sub-regions - North East Asia and Australasia (NEAA) and South...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jul 9: Official activities remained suspended on Thursday at the head office of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) as the employees and officers staged demonstration against alleged misbehaviour of two senior officials. The employees and junior officers came out of...
FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
Stocks extended their gaining streak for the three consecutive sessions Thursday as optimistic investors took their positions. The market opened on a positive note, which sustained throughout the session amid marginal volatility. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock...
FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
United Airways, a private airlines in Bangladesh, will celebrate eight years of its service today (Friday). On 10th July in 2007 it started its operation with its maiden flight from Dhaka to Sylhet. United Airways is the first public limited...
Sohrab Mustafa and Golam Awlia have been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) of United Commercial Bank (UCB), said a press release. Prior to his promotion, Mr Mustafa was the senior executive vice president and head of...
Hossain Khaled has been re-elected chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BD Finance). Tanuja Mehmood has also been elected vice chairperson of the company. The board of directors of the company in its...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2015-07-10 00:00:00
Listed companies from now on will mandatorily have to get their financial statements audited by any firm of chartered accountants from the panel formed by the securities regulator, officials said. In this connection, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) issued...
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