Pro-govt teachers of SUST demand VC\\\'s resignation

SYLHET, June 18: The Pro-government teachers at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST) Wednesday staged demonstration and held a rally to press for the immediate resignation of its Vice-Chancellor alleging his massive corruption, nepotism and misconduct with the teachers...

KCC announces budget 2015-16

KHULNA, June 18: Khulna City Corporation Thursday announced annual budget for Tk 4.22 billion (422.30 crore) for the fiscal 2015-16. The proposed budget is Tk 630 million less than the previous year's (2014-15). The revised budget of the last year...

Prices of essentials go up in Pabna

PABNA, June 18: Prices of essential commodities have gone up in all the markets in Pabna district at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, causing immense sufferings to the low-income people. The price of gram, widely consumed by...

RUALF forms new committee

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 18: Farjul Islam Fahim and Rakibul Islam Piyas made the president and general secretary respectively of the new committee of Rajshahi University Association of Law Finders (RUALF), a press release said. The committee was formed in a...

Call to protect child rights for future leadership

RAJSHAHI, June 18 (BSS): Speakers at an advocacy meeting in Rajshahi Thursday said protecting the children alongside freeing them from all sorts of violation, repression and deprivation has become indispensable for building a healthy and knowledge-based future generation. They viewed...

Old man dies in Habiganj road accident

HABIGANJ, June 18 (UNB): An elderly man was killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw ran over him at Amtali on the Habiganj-Shayestaganj road in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Hirendra Chandra Gop (75), a resident of...

Online school brings dream for children in Teknaf

Overcoming the geographical barriers, the poor, marginalised and underprivileged children living in remote rural and hilly areas are getting quality education using multimedia system similarly with the children of metropolis, reports BSS. Taking the bliss of technology, the idea of...

Youth stabbed dead by robbers in Satkhira

SATKHIRA, June 18 (UNB): A young man was stabbed to death and three others were injured by robbers during an incident of robbery at Pirojpur village in Kaliganj upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain (26), son...

Death anniv of journo Mozammel Haque today

RANGPUR June 18:  The 10th death anniversary of veteran journalist and former president of Rangpur Press Club, Md. Mozammel Haque will be observed tomorrow (Friday). He was the father of Md. Sayed Mofidul Haque (Babu), Rangpur Correspondent of The Financial...

News in Brief

GCC demolishes 380 illegal structures in Tongi About 380 illegal structures were pulled down at Tongi under Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) by a mobile court to pave the way for smooth traffic operation in the areas on Wednesday. The court,...

Photo: DINAJPUR: About two thousand saplings

Photo: KURIGRAM: The DIG of Rangpur Range releasing fish fry

Tigers post their best total against India

Bangladesh openers-Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar- shared a century partnership as the hosts racked up a respectable 307, its highest ever score against India, before being all out in the first one-day international Thursday, reports AP. Tamim Iqbal was the...

Inter-varsity swimming contest held

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 18: Chittagong University (CU) won the champions trophy beating Rajshahi University (RU) of the inter-university swimming and water polo competition Wednesday at the university central swimming pool complex. RU VC Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan Sajol handed over...

150 tonnes of date-expired dates, raisin seized in Ctg

CHITTAGONG, Jun 18: The police in the port city sealed a cold storage with 150 tonnes of date-expired date and raisin worth about Tk 200 million at the Reazuddin Bazar, the city's largest retail market. The date of import of...

Photo: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI)

ICAB opposed to NBR clout on tax appellate tribunal

Chartered accountants recommended making the tax appellate tribunal 'free from control' of the revenue board to ensure proper tax collection. "As the appellate tribunal members are appointed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) generally from its incumbent and retired...

Midland Bank to step up customer services

Fourth-generation private commercial bank Midland Bank Limited (MDB) has promised to offer quality services with enhanced customer focus as it steps into the third year. "We promise to provide quality banking service with enhanced customer focus and innovate a wide...

Chinese investors ready to relocate industrial units, says FBCCI chief

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will get a big boost over the next few years as many Chinese investors consider relocation of their industries to Bangladesh. A 35-member delegation from the capital of Sichuan, Chengdu, is visiting Bangladesh on June 25...

News Briefs

StanChart showcases ERQ account for freelancers Standard Chartered Bank participated for the first time in Bangladesh ICT EXPO, showcasing its newly launched ERQ account for ICT freelancers and outsourcing professionals, the British bank said.  In association with BASIS, the bank...

BASIC Bank spared provision on default loans

The central bank has spared state-owned BASIC Bank of obligations to maintain provisions against its Tk 45 billion default loans, reports bdnews24.com. According to BASIC Bank financial report-2014, the Bangladesh Bank had given it the 'special waiver'. The report said...

BSTI to conduct four mobile courts during Ramadan, says Amu

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and Dhaka district administration will jointly conduct four mobile courts every day in the capital to check the food adulteration during the Ramadan, reports BSS. Minister for Industries Amir Hossain Amu saidthis at a...

NRB Global Bank launches Visa credit card

NRB Global Bank introduced NGB VISA Credit Card Thursday to facilitate its clients with secured and quick modern banking services in and outside the country. Chairman of the bank Nizam Chowdhury said the newly- introduced VISA Card is very safe...

Short tour packages for business visitors suggested

Speakers at a roundtable recommended taking initiatives to turn foreign business visitors into tourists offering short tour packages matching their busy schedules in Bangladesh, reports BSS. "Every fourth foreign visitor in the country was a business visitor (25 per cent)...

Savings tools sales declining

The sales of state-run savings certificates declined in recent days following reduction of the yield rates, said officials. They said sales dropped by 20 to 30 per cent following introduction of new yield rates with effect from May 23. "Presently...

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Exchange Rate

Stocks end lower as large caps fare poorly

Stocks edged down Thursday with both indices and turnover value falling marginally, amid choppy trading on the premier bourse. The market Thursday opened marginally higher in the first hour, but failed to sustain the momentum in late trading, dragged down...

Banks asked to upgrade maternity leave to six months

Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday instructed all the scheduled banks to upgrade the duration of maternity leave of women employees to six months, reports UNB. It also asked them to follow the finance ministry's order regarding the evaluation of female...

Bank Asia hands over higher studies scholarship

As a part of its corporate social responsibility, Bank Asia has provided higher studies scholarship to 21 meritorious students from Madhobdi of Narsingdi and Bhoirab of Kishoreganj district, said a press release. Md. Arfan Ali, Deputy Managing Director of the...