Oil prices fall in Asian trade SINGAPORE, Apr 1: Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday after Russia and Iran's foreign ministers claimed a breakthrough in talks over Tehran's controversial nuclear programme that could ease sanctions on the crude producer. US...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-02 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 1: Demanding of toll through mobile phone by the name of outlawed groups is increasing in Rajshahi in the recent days. It is learnt, recently, a caller identifying himself as a member of Lal Bahini demanded a large...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 1 (BSS): Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been implementing an integrated development project in greater Rajshahi division aiming to improve the overall living and livelihood condition of the rural people in general. The seven year project titled...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Apr 1: Boro production in Teesta Irrigation Project's (TIP) targeted area is to suffer setback due to scanty and irregular water supply by TIP. Water rationing has also been introduced to the Boro farmers by the concerned...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 1: With a view to making a brand through photography with the interested persons, Rajshahi University Photographic Club (RUPC) has launched its march Tuesday at the campus, said a press release. The club has begun...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Apr 1: The detective police of Narsingdi recovered looted cloths worth about Tk 6.1 million (61 lakh) out of 30 million (3 crore) in Bhangur and Faridpur upazilas on Tuesday and Wednesday in Pabna. A loaded truck...
MANIKGANJ, Apr 1 (UNB): Two people were killed in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shibaloya upazila on Tuesday. In Mohadebpur, a young man was killed as a bus rammed into his bicycle at Mohadebpur bus stand in...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 1: The Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with newly-established Bangladesh Army University of Engineering Technology (BAUET) to cooperate in the improvement of education and research, said...
Two killed in Gazipur road accident Two people, including a child, were killed in a road accident in front of Barsa Cinema Hall at Vogra area in the city this noon. The identities of the deceased could not be known....
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-04-02 00:00:00
Singapore-based Kris Energy will carry out drilling operations in two onshore wells in Bangora field, located under block 9 in Comilla district, a senior Petrobangla official told the FE. Petrobangla has already approved the work programmes of KrisEnergy and its...
FE Report Plastic makers have proposed that the government cut back duty on raw materials in the next budget, which can enable them to offer cheaper products to domestic consumers. The demand is one of the proposals the Bangladesh Plastic...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-04-02 00:00:00
The government has finally decided to construct a separate railway bridge on the Jamuna River parallel to the Bangabandhu Bridge to facilitate smooth regional railway communication with neighbouring countries, officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Railway (MoR) has recently sought...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Apr 1: Bangladesh's apparel exports will hit US$50 billion in the foreseeable future, the head of apex trade body said. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, president of the Federation of Bangladesh chambers of Commerce and Industry, said that...
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has trained its 38 officials to monitor and ensure environmental compliance in its eight export processing zones (EPZs). BEPZA arranged the three-month training in collaboration with Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), the...
State-owned non-bank institution Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has received the first ever CDM fund in Bangladesh under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). UNFCCC has issued 18,373 Certified Emission Reductions (CER) for IDCOL Solar Home System...
Munima Sultana | 2015-04-02 00:00:00
A bright potential for generating minimum USD35 million worth of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) to cut dependence on fossil fuels goes wasted for, experts said, lack of government policy and planning on managing wastes. Waste Concern, a research organization on waste,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited on Wednesday more French investment to Bangladesh's various sectors for the country's overall development, reports UNB. The prime minister made the request when newly appointed French ambassador to Bangladesh Sophie Aubert met her at her...
FE Report Local assembling will help the country's light engineering sector flourish, which can also add value to imported automobiles. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, chairman of Nitol-Noloy Group, expressed this optimism at a press conference ahead of the three-day motor and...
State Minister for Textiles and Jute Mirza Azam Wednesday said jute, renowned as golden fiber, will be presented on the world stage anew, reports BSS. Mr Azam expressed the optimism while talking to the journalists after attending an inter-ministerial meeting...
LONDON, Apr 1 (Reuters) : Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered Plc said senior executive Viswanathan Shankar had quit and announced a number of management changes in another reshuffle as it seeks to turn around its fortunes. Shankar has resigned as chief...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) clinched the Independence Day Men's Handball title beating Bangladesh Police by 34-18 goals in the final at the Shaheed (captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The winners led the...
Udayachal Club defeated Young Pegasus-A by 30 runs in the match of the Dhaka Metropolis Second Division Cricket League on the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Pratishthan (BKSP) Ground-2 Wednesday, reports UNB. Batting first after winning the toss, Udayachal Club scored 169...
The super league matches of the Dhaka South and North City Corporations Pioneer (Under-16) Football will begin tomorrow (Friday) at separate city venues, reports UNB. A total 20 teams, split into four groups, will compete in the super league. Grouping...
Eastern India's leading English newspaper 'Telegraph' has lauded ICC president and Bangladesh Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal for taking on ICC Chairman N Srinivasan, reports bdnews24.com. "Even if it is Bangladesh, somebody has shown the guts to try and take on...
FE Report Stocks slipped into the red territory again Wednesday, with turnover dipping below Tk 4.0 billion-mark again as investors followed cautious stance amid continued instability in the political arena. The market opened with a positive note, but could not...
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