Bikalpa Dhara-backed mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Mahi B Chowdhury launched his election campaign on Wednesday with a promise to build a 'safe, vibrant and enlightened' Dhaka, report agencies. Mahi came up with the...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Wife of 'missing' BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed has sought a High Court (HC) order upon the government to form a judicial body to investigate the incident and find him, her lawyer said. Moving her petition before the HC...
The Chief Justice assigned on Wednesday a new bench to hear pleas by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in three corruption cases, reports bdnews24.com. The pleas over Barapukuria coal mine, Gatco and Niko graft cases will be heard by Justice Md...
BNP alleged on Wednesday that the government is running the country adopting a unilateral policy in an undemocratic manner, reports UNB. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu said, "The current regime is governing the country in an...
Sixty-one aspirants have won appeals against the cancellation of their nominations by the returning officers of the Dhaka North and South city polls, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's Divisional Commissioner Md Zillar Rahman, the appeal authority, said on Wednesday that five mayor...
A district court has sentenced Indian separatist outfit ULFA leader Ranjan Chowdhury and his associate Pradi Marak to life-term imprisonment, reports bdnews24.com The Kishoreganj court gave on Wednesday the verdict in two cases filed against them. On July 17, 2010,...
Publicity and Publication affairs secretary of the ruling Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Wednesday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should bid farewell to politics in the way she had been defeated in politics and returned home, reports BSS. "Her...
Miscreants have shot dead a man after taking him away from a tea stall in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The victim, Md Hanif aka Moma (30), was an activist of Jubo League (JL), the ruling party's youth affiliate. Police...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Experts at a programme on Wednesday said achieving the middle-income country (MIC) status does not necessarily mean the benefit will trickle down to the poor section of the country and for that matter the policy emphasis should be achieving the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 8: Battery-run rickshaw drivers and owners have threatened to launch nonstop hartal in Chittagong if their rickshaws are not allowed to operate within 72 hours from Wednesday. "We will go for nonstop shutdown in Chittagong if the battery-run...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina called upon the new generation on Wednesday to acquire higher specialised education on nursing and dedicate themselves to serving the distressed humanity, reports UNB. Mentioning that there is a need for appointing more physicians and...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The government will create National Human Resources Development Fund (NHRDF) to produce more skilled manpower to help achieve Vision 2021, a high official said. "We are going to create NHRDF this year," additional secretary of Ministry of Finance (MoF) Jalal...
The Education Ministry issued a circular on Wednesday making swimming training and practice compulsory for the students of higher secondary, secondary, primary level as part of their academic activities aiming to reduce deaths from drowning, reports UNB. Referring to a...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The government has been conducting a baseline study on climate change impact in different sectors since 2013 to formulate a strategy to face the impact and ensure sustainable development with accurate and updated data. This was shared during a daylong...
DU professor gets Australian Alumni Excellence Award Associate professor of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University (DU) Dr Naadir Junaid received 'Australian Alumni Excellence Award-2015 for Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships.' Australian government conferred the award on select graduates...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB. The country's highest temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius was...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The country's exporters from different sectors have sought a cut in tax at source on export bill and withdrawal of tax on cash incentives in the budget for fiscal year 2015-16. They said tax at source on export earnings should...
Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, who has exhausted all options in court to overturn his death sentence, has sought time to decide about begging mercy from the president. Inspector General of Prisons Syed Iftekhar Uddin told bdnews24.com that the Jamaat-e-Islami leader's lawyers would...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has alleged corruption and mis-procurement in nine projects in Bangladesh and decided to take back nearly US$3.0 million funds it has already disbursed against these projects, officials said Wednesday. The Bank has asked the government to...
Arafat Ara | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Fashion houses and shopping malls redecorate themselves with a plethora of newer products for seasonal buyers ahead of Pahela Baishakh - the largest traditional festival for the Bengalis that usually brings a business bonanza. On a go-around, shops in the...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The Cabinet Committee on Purchase approved on Wednesday eight projects involving Tk 16.8 billion (1,680 crore) that includes development of Cox's Bazar airport. "The first phase of Cox's Bazar airport development work will cost Tk 5.78 billion," Joint Secretary of...
Myanmar may supply enough onions to fill the demand-supply gap in Bangladesh, a top Myanmar official has said, reports bdnews24.com. U Tin Soe, deputy director general of Mandalay trade promotion department, said Bangladesh's demand-supply shortfall in onions was around 300,000...
British High Commissioner (HC) in Dhaka Robert Gibson expressed the hope that the Election Commission here would play its due role in the management of the city polls, reports UNB. He came up with the expectation through a statement after...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 8: Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has demanded a separate commercial court in Chittagong to settle business-related cases. In a letter to Chittagong district judge, vice president of the CMCCI AM Mahbub Chowdhury said 90 per...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Government's fiscal policymakers set Wednesday the next budget at Tk 2.95 trillion, Tk 450 billion up from current fiscal year's original outlay, with the focus on a balanced growth. With a cautiously calculated growth target of 7.1 per cent, decided...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh has, of late, begun pursuing 'energy diplomacy' with a view to fostering regional cooperation in the energy and power sector to meet mutual demand of the member-countries as far as possible. The move has also received appreciation from all...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The government would make an arrangement for providing 2.0 per cent of the country's total gas and electricity to new industrial units through the Board of Investment (BoI) and it would come into effect from the next fiscal year, Finance...
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