The central bank increased on Wednesday the allocation for the Export Development Fund (EDF) by more than 33.33 per cent to US$ 2.0 billion from $ 1.5 billion to meet the growing demand of the country's exporters. The Bangladesh Bank...
The Parliament Secretariat Commission on Wednesday approved an estimated budget of Tk 2.03 billion (203.78 crore) for the Jatiya Sangsad for fiscal 2015-'16. The commission at its 26th meeting, held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, approved the budget for non-development...
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the French development finance institution, is going to provide a loan worth 100 million Euros (equivalent to Tk 850 crore) for establishing a stronger, more reliable and cleaner electricity network in Dhaka. — UNB
Siddique Islam | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
The central bank has expedited monitoring and supervision on offshore banking units (OBUs) of the commercial banks for limiting risks in free trans-boundary transactions, officials said Wednesday. As part of the move, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) is now collecting information...
The chief judicial magistrate in Shillong has sent BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed to judicial custody, reports bdnews24.com. Meghalaya Police, however, did not ask the court during Wednesday's hearing for permission to remand him in their custody. Even the public prosecutor...
ZURICH, May 27 (Reuters) : Seven of the most powerful figures in global soccer faced extradition to the United States on corruption charges after their arrest on Wednesday in Switzerland, where authorities also announced a criminal investigation into the awarding...
The government plans to relocate thousands of Rohingyas who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border, an official said Wednesday, reports AFP. The government has started planning the relocation to Hatiya island in the Bay of Bengal...
FE Report | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
The country's cultivable land is increasing due to emergence of new char (reclaimed) land. The gradual fall in areas covering rivers, beel and haor was giving rise to emergence of new char land, speakers said Wednesday at a press conference...
Six days after the gang-rape of a Garo girl in a microbus, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two persons accused of masterminding the crime, reports bdnews24.com. RAB spokesperson Mufti Mahmud Hassan told the news agency that one of...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said Wednesday the government is going to build a terminal building at Postogola, with all the modern facilities for the convenience of the launch passengers of southern districts, reports BSS. The minister also urged the Mayor...
The first edition of the two-day Mobility Connect Forum ended Tuesday showcasing various innovative mobile solutions, especially for the financial sector, reports BSS. The forum showcased the solutions covering mobile money and payments, customer value management, mobile advertising, data, enterprise...
Mayors of 18 municipalities received Toyota jeeps under the Northern Bangladesh Integrated Development Project (NOBIDEP) funded by JICA at a programme at the LGED headquarters in the city on Wednesday, says a press release. LGED Chief Engineer Shyama Prosad Adhikari...
Country's first specialised paediatric operation theatre (OT) for eye has been launched at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIO&H) at Agargaon, reports BSS. Director of NIO&H and Line Director of National Eye Care Prof Jalal Ahmed inaugurated the...
The headmistress of Holy Cross Girls' High School has 'apologised' for a test question that suggested girls could avoid sexual harassment by not wearing 'indecent' clothes. "This happened because we weren't careful. We should have given it more thought," Sister...
Chinese delegation calls on DU VC A six-member delegation led by Professor Lin Yang of the Yunnan University of Kunming, China called on the University of Dhaka (DU) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's office of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Thursday), reports UNB. Mild heat wave...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-28 00:00:00
MAGURA, May 27: The by-election will be held in a festive atmosphere, Khulna range DIGP SM Moniruzzaman said this at a press conference as the chief guest arranged at Magura deputy commissioner's conference room Monday evening. He said casting vote...
The verdict on an appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid against his death sentence awarded by a war crimes tribunal will be delivered on June16, reports bdnews24.com. A four-member bench of Appellate Division (AD) of Supreme Court (SC),...
BNP is now regretting for doing wrong politics, a minister said. "BNP has been walking in the wrong direction for long and now looking for a new route. They are now looking for a way to survive. They don't have...
War crimes suspect of Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar Samsuddoha, who was arrested on May 23 on charge of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday, reports UNB. DMCH inspector...
BAGERHAT, May 27 (UNB): Police Wednesday pressed charges against four youths in a case for gang-raping a Hindu widow in Rampal upazila on March 12. The charge-sheeted accused are Matlub Hawladar, 27, son of Rafiq Hawladar of Boro Katakhali village...
Carmudi.com.bd, the leading online vehicle marketplace in Bangladesh has appointed Joao Pedro Principe as its new Country Manager, as recently announced by the company. Pedro, hailing from Portugal, has been the Global Venture Developer of Rocket Internet, posted in Carmudi...
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