Dhaka hails Delhi\\\'s move to ratify LBA

Bangladesh welcomed on Tuesday India's move to execute the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) as the Indian cabinet approved the constitution amendment bill in this regard on the day. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved...

Power outages hit many areas in capital badly

The failure of Ulan-Dhanmondi power transmission line, coupled with technical glitch in transformers, affected electricity consumers in many areas in the capital Tuesday, said officials. Two transformers went out of operation from 9.0 am at Dhanmondi, which resulted in frequent...

Of Basmati rice and Dhakai Jamdani

In 1997, a Texan company named RiceTec won a patent on 'Basmati rice lines and grains'.   Basmati rice, very popular worldwide for its fragrant taste, is being produced by Indian farmers over hundreds of years. The rice variety is named...

Japan plans big to develop Matarbari Island

Japan has appointed international consultants to conduct a comprehensive study on the prospect of formulating an integrated development plan for Matarbari Island. Japan is financing the implementation of a 1200 megawatt coal-fired power plant at Matarbari. The development plan is...

Taxmen to be empowered to check capital flight

Appropriate measures are underway to empower the taxmen to check capital flight and recover the funds taken out of the country illegally, said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chief Tuesday. "A process is on to empower the NBR under...

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Two killed in \\\'gunfight\\\' with cops

JOYPURHAT, May 5 :  Two alleged robbers were killed during a 'gunfight' with police at Bhutgari in Panchbibi upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Salam and Babu. According to police, the two caught in the line of fire...

Digital Investment Summit begins in city tomorrow

The day-long "Digital Investment Summit" will be held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city tomorrow (Thursday) ICT Division of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommuni-cations & Information Technology is organising the event in collaboration with Norwegian...

Ansarullah behind Ashulia bank robbery

Members of Ansarullah Bangla Team were involved in the robbery at the Bangladesh Commerce Bank branch at Katgora under Ashulia police station in Dhaka district. This was revealed by Additional DIG of Dhaka Range Khandker Gulam Faruque  at DMP Media...

DCCI suggests plugging sources of black money

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) made on Tuesday a set of proposals, including stopping the sources of black money, raising the existing ceiling on wealth tax and the tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers in the upcoming financial...

PD, MoS ink MoU to build Matarbari jetty

The Power Division under the ministry of power, energy and mineral resources (MoPEMR) will construct and operate the Matarbari jetty along with the channel of Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, said officials. The ministry of shipping (MoS) will...

Both life, death sentence possible for murder after rape, says SC

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that judges can give both life and death sentences for murder after rape, reports bdnews24.com. The judgement by its four-member Appellate bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha upheld a High Court verdict...

Setting up of Khan Jahan Ali Airport at Rampal approved

The government Tuesday approved setting up of Khan Jahan Ali Airport at Rampal in Bagerhat at the cost of Tk 5.45 billion, aimed at facilitating tourism and business potential in Mongla and the Sundarbans areas. Presided over by Prime Minister...

Interest rate spread in banks falls below 5.0pc in March

The overall interest rate spread in the country's banking sector fell below 5.0 per cent further in March this year after more than one year due to strict monitoring and supervision of the central bank, officials said. The weighted average...

Thai police find new trafficker camps

PADANG BESAR, May 5 (Agencies):  Thai police found two more camps - one recently abandoned and the other containing a buried skeleton - Tuesday believed to have held human trafficking victims in southern Thailand. Thai officials say they have found...

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Shrimp farmers\\\' access to bank loans mooted

Speakers at a programme on Tuesday laid emphasis on providing incentives and bank loans to the shrimp farmers along with policy support to help the sector emerge as a major one in consideration of its great potential. They also noted...

BD 4th among 5 South Asian countries

Bangladesh has been the fourth migrant worker sending country among five South Asian countries with an estimated annual outflow of 409,000 workers, according to a study of International Labour Organisation (ILO). It says India remains on the top with sending...

Mayor, councillor-elects take oath today

Mayor and councillor-elects of Dhaka North, South and Chittagong city corporations will take oath at the Prime Minister's Office today (Wednesday), reports bdnews24.com. Local government ministry spokesperson Md Mominul Haque told the news agency on Tuesday that the ceremony will...

Khaleda skips graft case hearing

A special court fixed on Tuesday May 25 as the next day for hearing plaintiff's testimonies in the graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports bdnews24.com. It ordered the former prime minister to be present at the hearing on...

Boycott aimed at making polls questionable

Echoing the allegation brought by many other ministers, Food Minister Quamrul Islam said on Tuesday BNP boycotted the city polls in a planned way to make that questionable, reports UNB. He made the remarks while addressing a discussion organised by...

HC drops bail pleas of Abbas in graft case

The High Court (HC) Tuesday dropped from its cause list the bail petition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in a corruption case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and...

Fakhrul’s ailments \\\'not serious,\\\' say doctors

A six-member medical board of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has found the condition BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir  'stable'  and he has been taken back to Gazipur's Kashimpur prison, reports bdnews24.com. The BNP acting secretary general was...

B Chy demands reopening of closed TV channels

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged on Tuesday the government to reopen all the closed television channels, including Diganta TV, reports UNB. In a statement, the BDB chief said, "Diganta Television has been kept shut...

Ban Ki-moon for political way forward among all parties

Expressing his opinion on Bangladesh issue, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his talks with the Bangladesh Prime Minister has emphasised on finding a political way forward among all the parties of the country, reports UNB. "[The] Secretary General, I...

Plan to combat human trafficking

Expatriates welfare ministry will draw up a work plan to combat human trafficking from Bangladesh.     The move came following recent unearthing of mass graves of illegal job seekers in Thailand. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (EWOE) minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain...

US visa applicants cautioned against use of fraudulent documents

US visa applicants have been cautioned against the use of fraudulent documents as the US Department of State is taking all allegations of visa fraud seriously for ensuring the integrity of the US visa process, reports UNB. The US Embassy...

PM opens bone marrow transplant centre at Dhaka CMH

A Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Centre, the second of its kind in the country, started its journey Tuesday along with other health facilities at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Dhaka Cantonment, reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the...

4 killed in Gopalganj road accident

GOPALGANJ, May 5 (UNB): At least four people were killed and seven others injured when a truck collided head-on with a human hauler (locally called Nosimon) at Tekerhat on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Maksudpur Upazila Tuesday morning. The deceased were...

10,000 more nurses to be appointed soon: Nasim

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said in Dhaka Tuesday the government will soon appoint 10,000 more nurses to match up with the ratio of appointed doctors, reports BSS. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given instruction to this end...