FE Report | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
The government plans to outsource the job of monitoring and supervision of projects implemented under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) from the next year with a view to improving quality as well as bringing back transparency and accountability. Planning Minister...
Siddique Islam | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
The nine-nation Asian Clearing Union (ACU) plans to boost intra-forum trade through taking on board new members, particularly from among the CIS republics in Central Asia. "We'll take initiatives to increase intra-ACU trade shortly," Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur...
Zaidi Sattar | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
The proposed budget for the coming fiscal year (FY) has been delivered. Higher growth is the ultimate goal. It is a complex document, to say the least; the outcome of painstaking efforts and long hours of civil servants primarily in...
FE Report | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh could not make any significant progress in fulfilling minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for the fiscal year (FY) 2015, a US report has said. The report has suspected that such opacity in the financial matters acts as an enabling...
FE Report | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Saturday urged the government, civil society members and political leaders to work together to formulate an effective and long-term policy to combat corruption. The members of the anti-graft watchdog expressed concern over irregularities in the...
Bangladesh is trying to repatriate its boatpeople held at the Belantik detention centre in Kedah of Malaysia as soon as possible, says Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Malaysia Md Shahidul Islam. He said the first batch would be sent back, possibly...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
The government has cut its economic growth target drastically by some 2.0 percentage points to only 8.0 per cent from its double-digit projection in the terminal year of the draft 7th Five-Year Plan, officials said Saturday. Officials said they have...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the businessmen on Saturday to keep prices of essentials stable during the holy month of Ramadan, reports BSS. "The country has adequate stock of essential commodities . . ....
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
The gas production by US oil giant Chevron from Bibiyana field has again got a boost just after three months of previous increase, officials said, raising the supply of the fuel in Bangladesh's energy grid. "We augmented officially last week...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 13: A ship carrying 85 containers of transhipment cargoes bound for Indian seaports left Chittagong Port on Saturday. Another ship, MV Taung Gyi Star, arrived here from Myanmar on the day with 76 containers of cargoes to be...
FE Report | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh emerged as the main debtor among the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) countries, with a stiff growth of over 58 per cent in 2014 on the back of rising imports. And the union leadership believes the country's contribution to the...
The overall flood situation in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and Kurigram --worsened on Saturday due to incessant rain and onrush of water from upstream, reports UNB.
Dhaka North City Cor-poration (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq has an ambitious plan to free city dwellers of roadside waste that stinks-and China promises technologies to achieve that, reports bdnews24.com. He said on Saturday that he wants to build 'mid-stations' by...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BS-MMU) from Kashimpur Jail on Saturday for better treatment following a High Court order, report agencies. Nasir Uddin, a guard of prison-2 of Kashimpur...
Only 69,862 applications were submitted to various government and non-government offices since the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act six years back, which the Information Commission itself says a very poor response compared to the country's population, reports...
Apparently under pressure from both home and abroad, especially India, BNP now actively considers abandoning its 20-party alliance component Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, reports UNB. A BNP leader close to party chairperson Khaleda Zia said she is now convinced that her party...
FE Report | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
A delegation comprising 100 Bangladeshi youths visited China on the occasion of 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The delegation comprising members from colleges and universities, young entrepreneurs and government officials visited China from May 24 to...
KHULNA, June 13 (BSS): Noted economist Dr Abul Barakat said only the 1972 Constitution can ensure discrimination-free society while the country can get rid of communalism, fundamentalism and militancy. Dr Barakat made the observation while speaking at a divisional seminar...
Ruling Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said on Saturday the BNP-Jamaat combine is the big impediment now for achieving economic emancipation, reports BSS. "Those having no consciousness nor feeling for the country and ignorant of the nation's...
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