Noting that rivers should nurture relationship, not become a source of discord, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured that India would be able to settle the issues concerning sharing of Teesta and Feni rivers' water with the help...
FE Report | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
Country's apex trade boy hailed overall tenor of the proposed new budget as 'business-friendly' and urged the government to implement it with skilled management able to get over the challenges. President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday a greater connectivity is very vital for development of the two countries and the region saying that the signing of a slew of deals on that front are examples of two countries' commitment...
FE Report | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said the government had started giving power connections again to new industrial consumers from Saturday last. "We have started giving electricity connections from today (Saturday)," he said on the sideline of a...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina a hand-woven tapestry from Venkatagiri, Andhra Pradesh. It has been woven in Jamdani style - the famous traditional sari of Bangladesh, Modi said on his personal website on...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
Non-compliance with the provisions of income tax ordinance, including failure to file tax-returns despite having TIN, comes under a set of punitive actions stipulated in the Finance Bill 2015. The Tax authority will have the power to penalise the holders...
FE Report | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
The government inked Saturday memoranda of understanding (MoU) with two leading privately-owned Indian firms for building 4,600 megawatt (MW) capacity power plants bypassing tender procedure. State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) inked the 'unsolicited' deals with Indian Adani Power Ltd...
Bangladesh and India signed and exchanged on Saturday the historic instruments of ratification on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) formalising the long-pending issue between the two countries, reports UNB. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and Indian External Affairs Ministry Secretary...
MAUNGDAW (Myanmar), June 6 (AFP): Bangladesh agreed on Saturday to accept 150 of the first batch of 200 migrants found off Myanmar recently. Major Imran Ullah Sarker, a spokesman for Border Guard Bangladesh in Cox's Bazar, told the news agency...
FE Report | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
Speakers at a convention demanded on Saturday formation of 'National Char Commission' to develop the livelihoods of the char people saying that they are the most marginalised community. They also demanded increasing budgetary allocation for the char people to eradicate...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee jointly inaugurated the Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati and Dhaka-Agartala-Kolkata bus services at the Prime Minister's Office in the city on Saturday, reports UNB. They flagged off three buses...
Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, International Farakka Co-mmittee (IFC) urged on Saturday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Modi to mutually settle the river-sharing issues, reports UNB. "We believe the meeting between Sheikh Hasina, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will...
Eight more appeals against the war crimes conviction, pronounced by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on charges of committing crimes against the humanity during the 1971 War of Liberation, are waiting for the hearing in the Appellate Division of the...
The historic Six-point Day marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, will be observed today (Sunday) across the country in a befitting manner, reports BSS. In separate messages on the eve of the day, President...
BNP hoped on Saturday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would advocate for establishing a democratic government in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "Indian Prime Minister was given warm state reception on his arrival in the country. We also welcome the honourable...
Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi paid respects to the martyrs of Bangladesh's War of Libe-ration against Pakistan after he arrived in Dhaka on a two-day state visit, report agencies. He went to the National Memorial at Savar at around...
KHULNA, June 6 (UNB): A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal (JSD) was killed in an attack by miscreants over previous enmity at Shovona village under Dumuria Upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Farhad Hossain (35), vice-president...
CHITTAGONG, June 5 (BSS): Chittagong district police in special drives arrested 82 persons, including three activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from different upazilas of the district from Friday night to Saturday morning. Naimul Hasan, Addi-tional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong...
SYLHET, June 6 (UNB): Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) protested on Saturday Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh. The BSD activists brought out a procession in the city here in the afternoon. The procession ended at the City...
SYLHET, June 6 (UNB): A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was arrested from Chandbhoranj village under Biswanath Upazila on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Sohel Samad, a leader of Dashghar union unit JCD and son of Anwar...
Khairul Islam | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
Country's private university, medical and engineering education is going to be costlier as the government has proposed imposing tax on the sector in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2015-2016. Terming the government's proposal to impose such tax a major 'barrier'...
FE Report | 2015-06-07 00:00:00
Environmentalists Friday blamed three British policies that took roots during the Pakistan period for the present state of Dhaka, the second worst liveable city in the world. The three policies are: centralised economic activities, formulation of plan for providing facilities...
Australia business school team meets DU VC A delegation, led by Research Director of Monas Business School in Australia Professor Julian Teicher, called on the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka (DU) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at his...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chittagong division and at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Sunday), reports...
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