Green Delta Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, recently signed an agreement with ABACI Investments Limited. Through this deal, Green Delta Securities Limited will work as the panel broker of ABACI Investments Limited to handle all...
Prices of rice, poultry meat and some vegetables witnessed hike on Friday over that of its previous week, according the key kitchen markets. Prices of chilli and onion showed a nominal decline on the day. However, prices of most of...
Bangladesh national football team will face upper-ranked Singapore national football team in an International FIFA friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 4:00 pm today (Saturday) as part of their preparation for the next month's World Cup Qualifiers, reports...
Bangladeshi golfer Dulal Hossain made a brilliant cut securing the joint 7th slot in the US$ 300,000 US "Basundhara Bangladesh Open 2015", the first-ever Asian Tour event in Bangladesh, at Kurmitola Golf Ground Friday, reports UNB. Dulal, who made a...
The Green University of Bangladesh (GUB) organised a warm reception for cricket star Soumya Sarkar for his outstanding performance in the recent World Cup and in the following one-day and Test series against Pakistan, said a press release. The programme...
The number of cases of the cancer, most common in men and women, have shown an upward trend since 1990 while liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Breast cancer accounts for the highest...
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have sacked a teacher on charges of sexual harassment brought against him by several female students of his department about one and a half years ago, reports UNB. JU registrar Abu Bakar Siddiqe said the JU...
FE Report Sushasoner Jonya Procharavizan (SUPRO), an advocacy group, expressed their grave concern on Friday over negligence of rights of the victims of recent human trafficking. Hundreds of ill-fated Bangladeshi and Rohingya trafficking victims were feared to have been stranded...
Nadira Kiron of ATN Bangla and Tanzim Anwar of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) have been elected President and General Secretary respectively of the new executive committee of Aviation and Tourism Journalists' Forum of Bangladesh (ATJFB) for 2015-2017 tenure, reports UNB....
The fifth death anniversary of Feroza Khatun, wife of former Deputy Secretary and Finance Adviser Mohammad Nurul Haq will be observed tomorrow (Sunday), says a press release. To mark the day, recitation from the Holy Quran, Milad Mahfil, distribution of...
A National Seminar on 'Social Accountability Mechanisms in the Union Parishad' will be held at CIRDAP auditorium in the city tomorrow (Sunday), says a press release. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) of BRAC University will organise the programme....
More than 300 poor patients from Tangail district have had eye cataract surgery at Bangladesh Eye Trust Hospital at Rayerbazar in Dhaka. Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS), a non-profit voluntary healthcare organisation, has conducted the operation free of...
The Guardian journalist meets DU VC Journalist of the newspaper The Guardian Tim Lewis called on the University of Dhaka (DU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's office Thursday last. Professor of the department of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chittagong divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm today...
The BNP hopes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will 'consult' Chairperson Khaleda Zia before setting the agenda of discussions with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit, reports bdnews24.com. Party spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon, referring to news reports, said Hasina would...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan called on Thursday upon all to continue struggle against religious fundamentalism and imperialism through unity to consolidate democracy, reports BSS. "Alongside imperialism, religious fanaticism is one of the barriers to advancement of the...
Sitaram Yechury, a member of Indian Rajya Sabha and general secretary of Communist Party of India-CPI (M), hoped on Friday that the existing relations between Bangladesh and India will be further strengthened in future through the passage of the Land...
KUSHTIA, May 29 (BSS): Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said on Friday BNP chief Khaleda Zia has lost the right to do politics as she burns people alive. "Khaleda Zia lost the right to do politics in Bangladesh after burning...
Khandaker Mahbub Hossain has urged Khaelda Zia to listen to grassroots leaders and activists instead of depending on the suggestions of central leaders, reports bdnews24.com. The BNP chairperson's adviser also asked her in a discussion on Friday to make changes...
A factional clash of the ruling Awami League's student wing over gaining control of Rajshahi City College left an activist dead on Thursday night, reports bdnews24.com. Jibon Sheikh (25) died from a bullet wound. He was a former student of...
The government will not take any special step to bring back BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed from India, a minister said, reports UNB. "There're international laws and rules. The government will take measures in accordance with the legal provisions...
MAGURA, May 29 (UNB): The by-election to Magura-1 constituency comprising of Sreepur and a part of Sadar upazila will be held today (Saturday). The voting will begin at 8:00 am and continue until 4:00 pm without any break. Four candidates,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday said it is now time to make a vow to take Bangladesh to a new peak of development as the country has to go a long way, reports UNB. "Bangladesh is moving ahead and will...
Today (Saturday) is the 34th death anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports UNB. BNP, its associate bodies and different socio-cultural organisations will observe the day with various programmes. BNP and its front...
FE Report | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs a pool of knowledge and skill-based talents for the next 15 to 20 years to tap the growing opportunities for the country's manufacturing sector, Syed Nasim Manzur, president of MCCI, said in the city on Friday. "There is...
FE Report | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
The land subsidence at a construction site beside the Sundarban Hotel in the city's Karwan Bazar area has sounded the alarm bell over an impending disaster, urban planners and other officials concerned have said. The whole area around the construction...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
The pay and allowances of public servants are set to constitute the largest chunk of the revenue budget for the next fiscal year (2015-2016). The government will be allocating an enhanced amount of Tk 450 billion on this account for...
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