Yasir Wardad | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Prices of paddy have started falling in the local market, accelerated by uncontrolled, but 'avoidable' rice import from India, even if Boro harvest is going on, insiders said. Boro is the major cropping period that provides 55 per cent of...
The banking sector has been strongly advised again to increase their credit flow to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and women entrepreneurs, which have long been seen vital to economic growth. Inaugurating a workshop on "The Role of the...
Arafat Ara | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Tsukamoto, a Japanese company, will recruit Bangladeshi workers for its construction, care-giving and nursing concerns, a senior official said. He said authorities of the two countries will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sometime in May. A delegation from Tsukamoto...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 11: Chittagong chamber chief Mahbubul Alam said on Saturday the sick industries should be identified and rehabilitated and the work on under-construction industries be quickened. The president of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) also suggested...
Two Indian northeastern states-Tripura and Meghalaya-are looking to Bangladesh for exporting excess power produced there, and have sought their central government's support to make this happen. Presenting Tripura's case, their state power minister Manik Dey said at a two-day power...
Seeking more Japanese investment, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government will ensure all facilities for the investment by Japanese entrepreneurs. "We need more investment from Japan ...we're ready to provide all sorts of facilities for the smooth...
KUSHTIA, Apr 11 (BSS) : Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu Saturday said Bangladeshi expatriates living around the world are making a significant contribution to expedite economic progress of the country by sending huge amount of remittances. "Overseas Bangladeshis are lifeline...
FARIDPUR, Apr 11 (BSS) : A day- long seminar on Innovation Circle of Dhaka division organised by divisional commissioner's office, cabinet division and A2I project of prime minister's office was held Saturday here at deputy commissioner's (DC) conference room. The...
MYMENSINGH, Apr 11 (BSS): A three-day long Digital Fair-2015 began on the premises of Nazrul Academy in Trishal upazila of the district Saturday. It was organised by district and upazila administration to involve people with ICT in getting government services....
DETROIT, Apr 11 (Reuters) : Nissan Motor Co and BMW AG said on Friday they are recalling more than 165,000 vehicles globally due to potential fuel pump failures that could cause an engine to stall or not start. The vehicles...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 11: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Raquib Uddin Ahmed pledged on Saturday to conduct free and fair city polls. "We will extend our allout cooperation so that the voters can cast their votes for candidates of their choice,"...
FE Report | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University Dr Emajuddin Ahmed said Saturday that the government would be compelled to hold national elections within the next three months if the city corporation polls are held in a free and fair manner. "If the...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has almost finalised its draft organogram consisting of the strength of around 2,200, more than double the current workforce. If the ACC gets the organogram approved by the government, there will be 70 per cent increase...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
A new watchdog team of the revenue authority is ready to start operation to check transfer mispricing by the multinational companies (MNCs) on their tax returns as such trick is allegedly used in underhand cross-border transactions. The revenue board recently...
FE Report | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was hanged on Saturday night in Dhaka central jail, two years after he had been sentenced to death by a special tribunal for his 1971 wartime crimes. The death sentence was executed just after 10pm in...
FE Report | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
The candidates for mayoral elections of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) promised Saturday a better city to live in, if elected. The polls to DSCC, DNCC and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) will be held...
JESSORE, Apr 11: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two Bangladeshis along the Putkhali frontier under Benapole land port early on Saturday. The dead were identified as Shanto, 40, son of Abu Hanif, and Aku Mia, 29, son...
BARISAL, April 11: Police arrested on Saturday the driver of the bus that faced a tragic accident early Thursday on the Faridpur-Barisal highway at Koidhubi in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur killing 25 passengers and injuring about18 others. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of...
GAZIPUR, Apr 11 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Saturday Khaleda Zia has no right to do politics in Bangladesh as she has made the public life miserable through her destructive activities. "It's her nature to interfere in the public...
Eight people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Naogaon, Gazipur and Pirojpur district on Saturday, reports UNB. In Noagoan, three people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a CNG run...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-04-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh will soon approach the World Bank (WB) for expeditious confirmation of its pledged US$ 500 million budgetary support, officials said Saturday. "Since the WB is delaying confirmation of its assured US$500 million budgetary support, the government delegation will request...
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