Eminent writer and a teacher of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology(SUST) Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal resigned from all administrative posts of the university demanding removal of the vice chancellor. Dr Iqbal was serving the university’s administration as the head...
A total of 74 women have returned to Bangladesh from India through Benapole border after serving 2-to-5-year prison terms for illegal entry. Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police Inspector Aslam Khan said, “The Indian Border Security Force handed them over to the...
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said the High Court will decide whether Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya will continue as minister or not. "No one is above the law...the Maya issue is under trial,...
FE Report | 2015-07-03 00:00:00
Advance bus tickets for July 15 and 16, focusing the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, were sold out in just four hours after private bus operators inaugurated the sales on Friday. According to ticket seekers, most bus ticket counters declared all tickets for...
Marking the 239th anniversary of America's independence, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in a statement said the relationship between America and Bangladesh is vibrant, multi-faceted, and indispensable. She said, "With a Bangladeshi diaspora half a million strong living in...
KHAGRACHHARI: An Ansar member was shot to death allegedly by one of his colleagues at Chowdhury Tilla Ansar post in Dighinala upazila Friday. The deceased was identified as Nayek Amir Hossain, 55, commander of the Ansar post (security camp) and...
The country’s all scheduled commercial banks will keep open their branches on Saturday (July 11) to facilitating the payment of salaries and bonus of RMG workers, a Bangladesh Circular said, according to a news agency.
Muslim devotees staged demonstrations in different districts Friday protesting the release of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique from jail. Over seven months after his arrest for making disparaging remarks on hajj and Tablig Jamaat, Latif Siddique was freed from jail...
European stock markets opened slightly higher on Thursday, though the mood was one of caution with Greece just days away from a referendum that may decide its future in Europe and traders awaiting US data. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index...
The yearly remittance inflow to the country hit a new record, crossing the $15-billion mark at the end 2014-15 financial year (FY15), according to Bangladesh Bank (BB). The previous highest record was $14.46 billion in 2012-13 financial year (FY13), BSS...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against three people, including two officials of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL), for allegedly embezzling nearly Tk70 million. ACC Deputy Director Nasir Uddin filed the case against them with city’s...
The United Nations has decided to terminate a project titled ‘Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh’ much earlier than the schedule citing reasons for withdrawal of funds by donors. "With the withdrawal of donor funds to the project, however, the project...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as he fell sick. The BNP leader was taken to the BSMMU from Kashimpur Central Jail on Wednesday night as he complained...
The government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies to implement Buriganga River restoration project and Dhaka Eastern bypass construction project. The MoU was signed between Bangladesh Water Development Board and China national aero-technology international Engineering...
The government on Thursday asked garment factory owners to pay the workers’ wages by July 10 and Eid bonus by July 14. State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu made the announcement after attending a Crisis Management Core...
President Abdul Hamid hosted an iftar party in honor of the Prime Minister, Speaker, Chief Justice, cabinet members, MPs, foreign diplomats, eminent citizens and high civil and military officials at Bangabhaban Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin...
The al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) was planning an attack in Dhaka after Eid-ul-Fitr, RAB says. The elite police unit earlier detained Mawlana Mainul Islam, ‘the chief coordinator of AQIS in Bangladesh’, his adviser Mawlana Zafar Amin and ten...
The United Nations has decided to terminate a project titled ‘Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh’ much earlier than the schedule citing reasons for withdrawal of funds by donors. "With the withdrawal of donor funds to the project, however, the project...
Jamaluddin Ahmed in the second of his three-part article | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
The United Kingdom provides additional evidence. The government's share of GDP rose from 32.2 per cent in 1960 to 47.2 per cent in 1982. During this period, the UK's GDP growth rate was 2.2 per cent and there was widespread...
Harunur Rashid | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Branding a nation is an activity that aims to measure, build and manage the reputation of a country. In today's competitive market, the benefits of a strong brand are especially significant because these can ensure businesses a critically important competitive...
People will start leaving the capital city for their homes in distant places within the next few days to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr. Nearly half of the holy month of Ramadan is now over. The Eid-ul-Fitr is the largest religious festival...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
The proposed Cyber Security Act 2015 has triggered a sense of alarm. Now at its draft stage, the law has provisions that are considered contentious, even intimidating. What has surfaced so far, it contains sections that may be used to...
AFM Matiur Rahman | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made its mark for its pursuit of sustainable economic development. Though burdened with over-population and being prone to natural disasters as a result of global climate change, the country has maintained an impressive 6.0 per cent plus annual...
The Bangladesh Security Exchange Commission (BSEC) on June 29, 2015 set a fresh deadline at a commission meeting that Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) would have to complete abolition or conversion of its expired mutual funds to open-ended mutual ones...
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is the top position of a firm or a company with oodles of responsibility as well. Recently CEO has become a saleable commodity, especially in western countries. Several business surveys show India leading the position in...
Dhaka is a mega city which accommodates almost 12 million people. It is true that Dhaka city's drainage and sewerage system are not efficient at all to cater to the requirement of such a big city. Some parts of Dhaka...
Nironjan Roy | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), expressed his concern over some developed countries' withdrawing of Correspondent Banking (CB) relationship. Taking part in the discussion on "Current Regulatory Issues" at the AGM of the BIS (Bank for International Settlements)...
Mahfuzur Rahman Akhanda | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Zakat is an obligatory form of charity collected from every individual Muslim. It has a deep humanitarian and socio-economic value. Zakat also helps purify one's soul and encourages a Muslim to have gratitude towards God's bounties. This form of charity...
Nazmul Khan | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Question (Q): Could you tell us about your background. Answer (A): I am the Compensation and Benefits Manager at British American Tobacco Bangladesh Limited since 2011. Before that, I worked at an international bank. At the moment, I primarily manage...
Asif Ahmed Tonmoy | 2015-07-02 00:00:00
Team Bangladesh, a delegation of 15 members has arrived from Nepal after completing the "Religious Youth Service Project (RYS 2015)". The youth conference was organised by Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an umbrella organisation of United Nations peacekeeping movement with the...
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