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2015-07-10 00:00:00

PAMC discloses NAVs of unit funds Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has disclosed the net asset values (NAVs) of the unit funds managed by the company. According to the disclosure, the NAVs of the unit funds managed by...

Corruption eating up 2-3pc of GDP: Muhith

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Thursday corruption is eating up 2.0 to 3.0 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Bangladesh. Besides, the country is also losing more than 1.0 per cent of the GDP due to...

Ashraf removed from LGRD ministry

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Syed Ashraful Islam has lost his job as LGRD minister ending two days of speculations, report agencies. Awami League general secretary Ashraful Islam has been made minister without portfolio, reports UNB. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain...

EU invites BD to join new GSP certification system test

Syful Islam | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

The European Union (EU) has invited Bangladesh to join the testing of new system for certification of origin of goods for GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) which is slated for execution in January, 2017, officials said. Before implementing the new...

No train tickets for hundreds as sales begin

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

Hundreds of aspirants failed to buy tickets as the advance sale began on Thursday at the Kamalapur Railway Station (KRS) and Chittagong Railway Station. The KRS witnessed a heavy rush at its every counter, as people thronged the station to...

BNP refutes PM\\\'s allegation

2015-07-10 00:00:00

BNP dismissed on Thursday Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's allegation that its senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman wanted to block her niece's victory in the UK polls terming it absurd and illogical, reports UNB. "The PM told the Parliament that...

Khaleda destroys, we rebuild: Matia

2015-07-10 00:00:00

SHERPUR, July 9 (BSS): Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury said on Thursday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia destroys the country and the government led by Bangladesh Awami League does the job of rebuilding. "The World Bank, withdrew its commitment for funding...

Baby-food producers adopt tricks to discour­age breastfeeding

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

Formula baby-food producers lure the physicians with attractive packages to prescribe their brands for newborns, infants and children. The companies also spend a huge amount of money on advertisements in mass media to discourage journalists from making objective news on...

Home-goers to get \\\'best\\\' train services: Minister

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Railways Minister Mujibul Haque said all-out preparations have been taken to give the homebound people the 'best' train services on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. The Minister made the comments while talking to journalists on Thursday after visiting different...

NBR laurels for top VAT payers

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

The apex tax administration authority of the country has picked top VAT payers both at the national and district levels for its laurels this year. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) selected top nine VAT (value-added tax) payers at the...

SC stays HC order on taking back Brazilian wheat

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

The chamber judge of the Supreme Court (SC) stayed on Thursday the High Court (HC) ruling on the government for 'not distributing imported wheat forcibly' until July 26. Following an appeal by the state, the chamber judge Hasan Foez Siddique...

Hamid re-appointed Agrani Bank MD

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

The government has re-appointed Syed Abdul Hamid as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Agrani Bank Ltd for another year in defiance of the existing law. However, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials have said the re-appointment has been...

Photo: A passenger displaying his \\\'hard-earned\\\' ticket at Kamalapur station

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Prayer Timings

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Stop using Hindi songs as ringtones: HC

2015-07-10 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) ordered on Thursday all concerned to stop the use of Hindi songs as ringtones and welcome tunes on mobile phones. An HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Mohammad Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the...

Probe into FF\\\'s suicide ordered

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel asked on Thursday his ministry's joint secretary Sheikh Mizanur Rahman to collect necessary information over the suicide of freedom fighter Ayub Khan and submit the report on the incident within three working days. Ayub...

Greek crisis set to hit BD exports to EU

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

The latest Greek crisis is likely to hit Bangladesh's export market and lower shipment growth in the coming months as it may lead to depreciation of Euro further, trade and financial analysts said Wednesday. Garment exporters claimed that the fall...

KrisEnergy set to drill two wells in Bangora gas field

FE Report | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

Singapore-based KrisEnergy is set to initiate drilling of two development wells in the Bangora gas field under Comilla district in October next, said sources. The company has launched a Tk 9.75 billion (US$169.5 million) rights issue with the Singapore stock...

Rains, grungy vehicles making highways vulnerable before Eid

Jubair Hasan | 2015-07-10 00:00:00

Road dilapidation due to incessant rainfall and heavy load of rundown vehicles have emerged as major challenges to overcome, as combined efforts of the law-enforcement agencies to make the Eid journey of homebound people safe and hassle-free across the country's...

Photo: A pedestrian crossing a waterlogged road at Gulshan

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Photo: Vehicles caught in acute gridlock on Bijoy Shoroni

2015-07-10 00:00:00

German help to boost urban planning capabilities

2015-07-10 00:00:00

A German supported ongoing project aims to boost significantly the urban planning capabilities, which is seen vital especially for developing a long term plan for the Dhaka metropolis, reports BSS. "Dhaka is one of the fastest growing cities in the...

Oral cholera vaccine protects against endemic disease: Study

2015-07-10 00:00:00

A double-dose, low-cost oral cholera vaccine administered through routine government health services can substantially reduce hospitalisation and deaths from cholera in densely-populated urban settings, according to a new icddr, b study, reports UNB. While oral cholera vaccines were previously shown...

ACC clears PWD engineer of graft charges

2015-07-10 00:00:00

The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleard a superintending engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) of graft charges, reports UNB. The Commission gave the clean chit to PWD superintending engineer (Dhaka Public Works Circle-1) Mizanur Rahman through an official...

ACC clears PWD engineer of graft charges

2015-07-10 00:00:00

The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleard a superintending engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) of graft charges, reports UNB. The Commission gave the clean chit to PWD superintending engineer (Dhaka Public Works Circle-1) Mizanur Rahman through an official...

40,000 Yaba pills seized

2015-07-10 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, July 9 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 40,000 Yaba tablets from the Natun Transit Ghat area of the Naf river in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday. Acting on secret information, a team of BGB conducted a...

College girl slaughtered in city

2015-07-10 00:00:00

A college girl was found slaughtered at her flat in the Mirpur area in the city on Thursday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Amena Akhtar Reshma, 20, a 2nd year student of Mirpur BCIC School and College. She...

BSMMU gets new chairmen for 43 dptts

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSM-MU) Professor Dr Quamrul Hasan Khan appointed new chairmen to the university's 43 departments for three years as per the existing rules, reports BSS. BSMMU Registrar Pro­fessor Dr M Asadul Islam issued...

BD to attend 3rd int\\\'l cultural conference in Armenia

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh will participate in the third international conference on 'Policy for Culture: The Role of Culture in Sustainable Development in Post-2015 Agenda' to be held in Yerevan, Armenia on July 10-14, reports UNB. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will represent...

World Population Day tomorrow

2015-07-10 00:00:00

The government has chalked out a countrywide programme to celebrate the World Population Day on July 11, reports BSS. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim will inaugurate the programme as the chief guest at the Osmani Memorial auditorium in...