Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said the government has a plan to construct 439 new technical training in the country. The plan initiated at the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now is under...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused BNP senior vice president Tarique Rahman of trying his best to block Tulip Siddiq’s victory in the UK polls. "You know, Khaleda Zia’s son (Tarique Rahman) taking political asylum (in the UK) tried...
The High Court on Tuesday granted an interim bail for six months to BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in eight more cases filed against him in connection with street violence. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Abdul Hakim...
Denying his involvement in bad wheat import from Brazil, Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Tuesday said it was the Directorate General of Food that did everything. "The Food Directorate floated the tender ... subsequently it paid the bills. It does...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined Tuesday an iftar mahfil hosted by Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the LD Hall-2 of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. On their arrival at the venue, the President and...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended an iftar party on Tuesday hosted by Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, and Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad joined the iftar party held on the Jatiya Sangsad...
A staff officer-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at Bhomra of Satkhira on Tuesday morning. Nodal Officer of Jessore southwest region BGB M Shahidur Rahman led the 10-member BGB delegation...
Eurozone finance ministers say Greece has submitted no new proposals to secure a deal with its international creditors at a meeting in Brussels. They had urged Greece to submit fresh plans after its people rejected a draft bailout in a...
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed | 2015-07-07 00:00:00
The central focus of a strategy for SME development in Bangladesh should aim to facilitate emergence of a SME Sector that is entrepreneurial, innovative, outward-looking, competitive, and resilient. The SMEs (small and medium enterprises) should be able to transform themselves...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2015-07-07 00:00:00
A good number of budget documents are tabled in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) when the Finance Minister delivers his budget speech. This year, too, Finance Minister AMA Muhith presented such documents weighing 6/7 kgs. These include budget speech 2015-16...
If old habits die hard, it is flagrantly displayed in the country's transport sector. Operators of both road transports and water vessels seem to be engaged in a stiff competition to pass their ramshackle ones as fit for journeys. Only...
BNP on Monday criticised Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque for asking party chairperson Khaleda Zia to be ‘more responsible’ in making remarks regarding the police. The party also voiced concern that the IGP’s comment over the violence...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hosted an iftar party for the leaders of different political parties at her official Ganobhaban residence. The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the guests, exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired about...
After long 14 years, a Narayanganj court on Sunday framed charges against six people in a case filed in connection with the bomb attack on Awami League office at Chashara that killed 20 people and injured over 50 on June...
Launch owners will run special services from July 14 from Sadarghat terminal to deal with the rush of passengers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a preparatory meeting of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) at its...
Bangladesh Chhatra League activists have unleashed massive acts of vandalism outside Government Titumir College in Dhaka’s Mohakhali after one of their members was allegedly assaulted. Witnesses told bdnews24.com that more than 30 vehicles were damaged by the ruling party’s student...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Monday sent a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka seeking cancellation of the arms licence awarded to Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling party MP Pinu Khan, as his firearm was used...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against two officials of BRAC Bank for allegedly embezzling about Tk3 lakh. The Commission at its regular meeting on Monday approved a proposal to sue them, ACC public relations...
Terming Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) the weakest among the financial institutions, Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday said there are serious corruption and irregularities in the IDRA. He also observed that the stock market which was earlier a...
A minor boy who was kidnapped seven days ago has been found dead near his house at Baherchar village in Savar on Monday. The deceased was identified as Manik, 3, son of Shafiqul Islam of the village, a news agency...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged all to get united putting behind all the differences of opinion and misunderstanding to build the country in light of the Liberation War spirit through holding a free, fair and inclusive election. “A credible and...
Eurozone finance ministers say they expect to hear new proposals from Greece after the country voted to reject the terms of a bailout. A spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was currently "no basis" for talks on a...
Muhammad Zamir | 2015-07-06 00:00:00
In the third week of June, an event - EU-Bangladesh Climate Diplomacy Day - was organised in Dhaka jointly by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and the Member States of the EU and...
Selim Raihan | 2015-07-06 00:00:00
There are strong arguments for deeper regional economic integration in South Asia. It is believed to have potential for generating significant intra-regional trade and welfare gains for the countries involved. Deeper regional integration is supposed to provide countries in the...
It does not help the image Dhaka city, the country's capital, when rain water submerges its roads and streets and remains there for days together until the sun dries those up. Many of its roads and streets are thus seen...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-07-06 00:00:00
The issue of illegal foreign workers has finally been able to draw attention of the policymakers. The national budget for the current fiscal (2015-16) bears testimony to that fact. The government, for the first time, has incorporated a penal provision...
Neil Ray | 2015-07-06 00:00:00
As many as 1,400 teachers of primary schools in the state of Bihar in neighbouring India opted to quit job in a single day. No, they did not do so in protest of any injustice to them. They simply had...
The quota system for the freedom fighters in Bangladesh was meant for the war-affected people in 1971 as well as to show respect for their sacrifices. We congratulate the Prime Minister for allotting special quota for the sons and daughters...
The holy month of Ramadan is on again and as feared the prices of essentials in the country have shot up a couple of times and have already gone beyond the reach of the common man. People with low income...
Shamsul Alam concluding his three-part article | 2015-07-06 00:00:00
Growth in employment, labour productivity and real wages are the most important factors for sustainable reduction in extreme poverty. Rapid GDP (gross domestic product) growth, expanding by around 6.0 per cent per annum during 2005-2015 period, provided the main backbone...
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