FE Report | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
The Ministry of Food claimed Wednesday that wheat imported from Brazil recently being not rotten or substandard was fit for human consumption. The ministry in a statement on the day said it had carried out laboratory tests on wheat imported...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
The government would undertake a Tk 13.90 billion (1,390 crore) project for improving its disaster management capacity and procure equipment to face earthquake and other such catastrophes, officials said Wednesday. Officials said they were going to implement the 'Urban resilience...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged on Wednesday that there are two types of trial now in the country as judges have been appointed on political consideration, reports UNB. "Now the judiciary is not independent. The Chief Justice has said they...
The High Court (HC) did not apply its judicial mind at all while acquitting incumbent Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya of graft charges, the Supreme Court (SC) has observed in its verdict, reports UNB. The full...
FE Report | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
Some 30 rights organisations on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh delegation to UN Addis Ababa Conference on Finance for Development to propose formation of a UN political body on global tax matter that will support elimination of all sorts of loopholes...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jun 23: Over 0.280 million applications of HSC admission seekers have been filed in 230 colleges under Chittagong Education Board for the current session of 2015. Some 83,301 admission seekers filed 280,495 applications, mostly in six government colleges in...
Sadiq Ahmed | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
The focus of this last of a three-part analysis of the proposed national budget for the fiscal year (FY), 2015-16, by this writer, is on the important issue of public enterprise reforms. Such state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present a substantial challenge...
Shahiuduzzaman Khan | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
In a new move, the government has decided to give no fresh permission for setting up any export processing zone (EPZ) in the private sector. Rather, it will allow more economic zones (EZs) to be set up in the country....
Siddique Islam | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
Now Sonali Bank Limited, the largest of state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs), has passed on a proposal of Beximco Group to the central bank for restructuring another chunk of large loan worth Tk 10.75 billion. Beximco, one of the top business...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday Indian Premier Narendra Modi during his recent visit assured of signing the deal on Teesta water sharing soon, reports BSS. He also pledged to bring down the border killings to zero, she further said. ...
A flag meeting will be held today (Thursday) to bring back BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak who was abducted by Mayanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) from Teknaf frontier on June 17, said director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen...
FE Report | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
Malaysia will recruit 500,000 workers from Bangladesh this year under a business-to-business (B-to-B) arrangement. Each worker will be recruited for a term of three years with an option of extension of the term by one year. The decision came at...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG. Jun 24: The Chittagong Port Authority sought approval of the Shipping Ministry to award a contract of container handling at two berths of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NMCT). The permission was sought following the demand made by a...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jun 24: Incessant rainfall over the last two days caused untold sufferings to the port city dwellers, as low-lying areas were submerged. Sufferings of office-goers mounted due to the lack of public transports in the city. Bakolia, Muradpur, Sholashahar...
FE Report | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
Japan will provide US$23 million (Tk 1.86 billion) assistance for setting up two next-generation meteorological radars in Gazipur and Rangpur to improve the country's weather forecasting system. The Japan government signed an exchange of note in this regard with the...
A batch of 41 Bangladeshi nationals earlier trafficked into Thailand by sea arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, reports UNB. A flight of Biman Bangladesh airlines -- BG 089 -- carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30pm,...
A court again placed on Wednesday Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League (AL) MP Pinu Khan, on a four-day remand in a case filed for reportedly shooting two people to death with his firearm in the city's New Eskaton...
SYLHET, June 24 (UNB): A section of pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) continued their movement for the 3rd consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding the removal of the Vice-Chancellor. Campus sources said as a...
Student front of the ruling Awami League (AL) laid siege to a vital street in the city for nearly an hour, demanding the removal of a policeman for pulling up a former college leader for riding a motorcycle without appropriate...
A Narayanganj court has sentenced Nagarik Andalon leader Rafiur Rabbi to a year in prison in a cheque fraud case, reports bdnews24.com. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mamun-ur-Rashid delivered the verdict on Wednesday and also fined him Tk 21 million...
MADARIPUR, June 24 (UNB): A 14-year-old girl was gang-raped by eight youths at Fakirkandi village in Rajoir upazila on Tuesday night, reports UNB. Locals said the youths picked up the victim on Tuesday evening while she was going to her...
Bangladeshi blog 'Mukto-Mona' has received the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle's annual 'The Bobs - Best of Online Activism' award in Bonn, reports bdnews24.com. Blogger Rafida Bonya Ahmed, who is continuing the works of his murdered husband Avijit Roy, received...
BENAPOLE, June 24 (UNB): A leader of Benapole municipality unit Awami League (AL) was reportedly abducted from Aricha ghat area in Manikganj district in the early hours of Wednesday. The victim was identified as Mahtab Uddin, joint secretary of the...
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan made a farewell call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Tuesday, report agencies. During the meeting, the army chief expressed gratitude to the President for extending necessary guidance and cooperation...
FE Report | 2015-06-25 00:00:00
A training-based awareness programme styled 'healthy food: healthy people' was held at Business Studies Faculty of Dhaka University on Monday. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) arranged the training programme on the occasion of Ramadan. BPC Chairman Aparup Chowdhury, DU Tourism and...
The James P Grant School of Public Health of the BRAC University has been selected to host an international postgraduate training scheme for Masters of Public Health (MPH) Programme providing full scholarship to up to 10 students each year, says...
UNICEF delegation meets DU Pro-VC UNICEF Bangladesh Representative Mr Edouard Beigbeder and Chief of WSH Section of Unicef Bangladesh Charlie Hrachya Sargsyan called on Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the University of Dhaka (DU) Professor Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain at his...
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