Stocks ended lower for the second running session on Sunday amid sluggish turnover as investors went for selling spree ahead of Eid festival. The market opened with a downward note, which sustained throughout the session amid volatility. DSEX, the prime...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-07-05 00:00:00
The new fiscal year 2015-16 starts with a new budget that provides some protection to the country's domestic industries. Although most of the local manufactures and producers are not happy enough as they find the protection measures, mostly through tariffs,...
Parliament passed the 'Khulna Agricultural University Bill 2015' aiming to expand agriculture-related higher education as well as research, technology invention and transfer. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid moved the Bill in the House which was passed by voice vote. According...
After two great series against Pakistan and India, Bangladesh began the one against South Africa poorly, losing the opening T20 match by 52 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital Sunday. South Africa was at 148/4 at...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said law-enforcement agencies have taken all-out preparations to make the highways fully free from extortion ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The IGP came up with the assurance while talking to reporters after...
Highlighting the duties and responsibilities of President Guard Regiment (PGR), President Abdul Hamid on Sunday asked the President’s Guard Regiment of the Bangladesh Army to remain alert to ensure important persons of the state do not get alienated from commoners...
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Sunday. During the meeting, the Speaker apprised the President of the activities of the Jatiya Sangsad, President's Press Secretary Joynal...
Train communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong were restored on Sunday afternoon after 11 hours of disruption following derailment of an oil-laden train at Rashidpur rail station in Habiganj district. Mohammad Yeasir Arafat, station master of Rashidpur Rail Station,...
Homeopathic pharmaceutical companies have come under the refinancing scheme of Bangladesh Bank (BB), the central bank said on Sunday. Issuing an amendment to its earlier directive, the central bank in a circular said the homeopathic pharmaceutical companies would also be...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday seized over 0.178 million yaba tablets on the outskirts of the capital. They also seized a truck and arrested its driver, an official release said ob Sunday. On a tip-off, a squad of RAB-4...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to heighten their security measures, with installing state of art security systems, appointing proper security staff and arranging necessary training for them. The central bank on Sunday in a directive said all...
An under-trail prisoner allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a branch of a tree on the Rajshahi Central Jail premises early this morning, jail sources said. The deceased was identified as Md Jonny, 21, of Bulanpur Ghoshpara area under...
India Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is set to inaugurate the India-Bangladesh bandwidth connectivity programme in Agartala on July 10. The announcement was made by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Chief General Manager (NE Circle) DP Singh while talking to...
Greeks voted on Sunday whether to accept or reject the tough terms of an aid offer to stave off financial collapse, in a referendum that may determine their future in Europe’s common currency. Held against a backdrop of default, shuttered...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday disclosed that the government has appointed 298 Homeo doctors at the district and upazila levels to develop an alternative medicine sector in the country. He made the statement while speaking at...
The Home Ministry on Sunday issued a fresh note of warning against human trafficking reminding traffickers of death penalty as punitive measure for their acts under a 2012 law alongside other steps to stop the phenomenon particularly in sea routes,...
A Dubai-bound passenger was arrested along with six gold bars and raw chains weighing 817 grams of gold worth about Tk4 million at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. "We arrested one Md Nasir Uddin, 37, of Chittagong from...
The wheat imported from Brazil is consumable for human, the Directorate General of Food told the High Court. It filed the report on Sunday according to previous order after a petition was filed over the matter. Bangladesh imported 200,000 tonnes...
A Gaibandha court on Sunday issued a arrest warrants against nine policemen, including an officer-in-charge, and a bank manager for assaulting three court staff at a Sonali Bank branch in the district town on Thursday. Senior Judicial Magistrate of Gaibandha...
The government on Sunday decided to form an inter-ministerial taskforce to identify problems regarding issuing Bangladesh visa to foreigners for giving a boost to tourist flow into Bangladesh. Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, Home Ministry and Foreign Ministry jointly took...
ATHENS: Millions of Greeks have voted Sunday in a crucial referendum that could decide the country's fate in the eurozone, with two TV polls suggesting a 'No' result might prevail. A telephone poll by the Star television channel carried out...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-07-05 00:00:00
Another national budget got passed amid discussions and debates. Most of the debates and discussions, however, skipped the philosophical content of the budget. Budget philosophy or what may be conveniently termed 'broad guiding principle' does not appear dramatically nor does...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2015-07-05 00:00:00
Another cap has been added to the legacy of the 44th US President Barack Hussein Obama by the decision of the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba to open diplomatic missions in each other's country. This is...
Bangladesh's cherished national goal of reaching the status of a middle-income country (MIC) is now quite close to being fulfilled. The World Bank (WB) has already classified Bangladesh as a lower MIC on the basis of its per capita GNI...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-07-05 00:00:00
The much-sought-after deal on building a hi-tech park in Kaliakoir was signed in the city last week. As per the agreement, Summit Technopolis, a joint venture between local Summit Group and India's Infinity, will construct and develop two of the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-07-05 00:00:00
Echoing the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, we may as well say, youth is the best of time(s), youth is the worst of time(s) … Looking at youth positively and coming to its virtues,...
This year the Ramadan fasting stretches over 15 hours a day. During these long hours of fasting when the weather is mostly hot and humid, we need to be careful about our health. We have to choose our Iftar and...
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