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Formal charge against Habiganj Razakar May 17

2015-05-01 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 set May 17 to submit formal charge against Habiganj Razakar Mohibur Rahman alias Boro Miah and Mozibur Rahman alias Angur Miah, reports BSS. The ICT-2 set the date as prosecutor Sultan Mahmud Simon submitted progress...

Photo: Narayanganj District Ainjibi Samiti formed a human chain

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Stock borrowers repay Tk 1.0b to Bangladesh Bank

FE Report | 2015-05-01 00:00:00

Borrowers, who took out loans from a central bank refinance scheme, have refunded more than Tk 1.0 billion, officials said. The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) had received Tk 6.0 billion in two installments under the capital market re-financing scheme,...

Reliance Ins approves 15pc Stock, 15pc cash dividend

2015-05-01 00:00:00

The 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Insurance Limited was held at a city hotel on Thursday. Habibullah Khan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company presided over the meeting, said a press release. The AGM approved...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of MFs

2015-05-01 00:00:00

The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has disclosed the net asset value (NAV) of Mutual Funds managed by the company, said a press release. According to the disclosure, the total...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of three funds

2015-05-01 00:00:00

The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced the net asset value (NAV) of different open-end Mutual Funds managed by the company, said a press release. According to the announcement,...

Photo: Singer Bangladesh

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Photo: BRAC Bank

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Residents evacuated after a 7-storey building leans in Jatrabari

2015-05-01 00:00:00

Holding embassies responsible for export targets - a fallacy

M. Serajul Islam | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), like a broken record stuck on pin in a gramophone of the olden days, regularly brings out one issue in the media to embarrass the Bangladesh embassies abroad. The issue is a report card on...

Reduced VAT rates distort the system

Md. Abdur Rouf | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

Value Added Tax (VAT) system was introduced in Bangladesh in July 1991. During the last twenty four years, a number of distortions have creeped into our VAT system, reduced VAT rates being one of them. The VAT system of Bangladesh...

More allocation for agriculture

2015-04-30 00:00:00

Agricultural experts and economists have convincingly argued in favour of increased budgetary allocation for the country's agricultural sector. Whether this will be enough for the purpose is yet to be known. Against the declining share of agriculture in the budgetary...

Consumption gobbles up most of the remittances

Wasi Ahmed | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

Ever since aspiring migrants from this land began to move overseas in search of fortune -- say, since the Second World War -- remittances that they sent home were meant for consumption, or at best for building concrete structures replacing...

A moral debacle, indeed

Khawaza Main Uddin | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

The atmosphere of celebration - the beauty of elections in our part of the world - was not there. All candidates other than the ruling party-backed ones complained that a level-playing field was not created. The election commission has failed...

City corporation election and Election Commission

2015-04-30 00:00:00

Media reports indicate that the Election Commission has again failed to play its due role as the ruling party activists seized most of the polling centres and cast votes in favour of their party candidates. Many voters complained that when...

Earthquake preparedness

2015-04-30 00:00:00

The Dhaka city dwellers are living in the fear of earthquake and we cannot blame them as in the last three days we have experienced four earthquakes which took place in Nepal but it shook us as well. Any strong...

IPL: Glamour-wrapped entertainment

2015-04-30 00:00:00

The Indian premier league (IPL) started its 8th journey and all eyes are now set on this glamorous tournament. I hardly miss my daily dose of IPL entertainment, particularly when my favorite team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) play and everything...

Making the cities child-friendly

Mohammed Norul Alam Raju and Bipasha Dutta | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

The election to three city corporations-Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong-were held on April 28 last. The mayoral candidates in their election manifestos committed to address many issues, but there was no clear commitment about how to address child rights,...

Hillary joins the presidency race: \\\'I am no shrinking violet\\\'

Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

I don't know about you, but I had enough of Hillary Rodham Clinton - the Yankee feminist, a doting grandma to Charlotte and again a presidential candidate for 2016. For over two decades she has been frolicking in and around...

Detailed DSE Trading

2015-04-30 00:00:00

Call to ensure legal aid services for improving access to justice

2015-04-30 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 29 (BSS): Speakers at a post-rally discussion have underlined the need for concerned efforts of all government and non-government organisations to provide greater access to justice to the poor, marginalised and socially excluded communities everywhere in the society...

150 girl students vow to prevent early marriage in Pabna

Our Correspondent | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

PABNA, Apr 29: Over 150 girl students of Bishakol village, one of the remotest areas under Ashtomonisha union in Bhangura Upazila of Pabna have taken oath to prevent early marriage on Tuesday. Alarming increase of early marriage in the village...

Two motorcycle riders killed in road accident

2015-04-30 00:00:00

BANDARBAN, Apr 29 (BSS): Two motorcycle riders were killed and another was injured in a road accident at Dalupara area on the Bandarban-Chandraguna road under Sadar upazila today. The deceased were identified as Chawang Marma, 30, and Utoai Marma, 40....

BCL leaders withdraw movement in RU

RU Correspondent | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 29: The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Rajshahi University (RU) unit has withdrawn its continuous demonstration over seven point demand including stopping establishment of a police station on the campus, planting trees and withdrawing...

Biker killed in Rajshahi road accident

2015-04-30 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 29 (UNB): A man was killed as a bus hit his bicycle in Bospara area of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sultan Ali, 43, a resident of Sagorpara area of the city. Officer-in-charge...

Bumper Boro production expected in Netrakona

2015-04-30 00:00:00

NETRAKONA Apr 29 (BSS): Farmers of the district are expecting a bumper production of Boro as they are getting maximum output of the paddy in most of the areas during the current season. The farmers started harvesting of the paddy...

15 injured in a clash in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Apr 29: At least 15 persons were injured, six of them critically, including females in a clash between two groups at Kandi village under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj district Tuesday. The critically injured are Mazid Sheikh (60), Sattar Sheikh...

Adopt IPM to boost crop output, improve environment: Experts

2015-04-30 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Apr 29 (BSS): Agriculture experts at the inaugural ceremony of a 10-day crash course have stressed on adoption of Integrated Pests' Management (IPM) technologies to increase safe crop output at reduced costs improving environment. They put emphasis on cultivation...

Call to promote school level sanitation, hygiene activities

2015-04-30 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Apr 29 (BSS): Experts at the concluding ceremony of a training course here have stressed on promoting water, sanitation and hygiene activities at the school levels to improve sanitation status and hygiene practice of the people. They were addressing...

233rd birth anniv of Idu Biswas observed in Jhenidah

Our Correspondent | 2015-04-30 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Apr 29: 233rd birth anniversary of mystic bard Idu Biswas was observed at village Ghoramara under Porahati union of Jhenidah Sadar upazila on Monday. Shahidul Islam Hiron, chairman, Porahati union under Sadar upazila was the chief guest at the...