FE Report | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
The broad agriculture sector incurred losses worth Tk 300 billion due to the political turmoil that is continuing since January this year, INCIDIN Bangladesh, an organisation dealing with development issues, said on Wednesday at a press conference. Speakers at the...
President Abdul Hamid underscored Friday the need for more patience, restraint and tolerance to help flourish democracy in the country, reports UNB. "The people of Bangladesh are democracy-loving ones. Practising democratic norms and principles, tolerance, restraint and mutual respect are...
FE Report | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
An academic chair and centre of excellence will be established at the BRAC University aiming to effective management and leadership capacity building of civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country. GSK and Save the Children are jointly working...
Discussion, cultural programme held at ASAUB ASA University Bangladesh (ASAUB) organised a discussion and cultural programme on the occasion of the Independence and National Day on Tuesday. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Dalem Ch. Barman presided over the programme. The discussion...
Election Commission (EC) served on Friday show cause notices on 39 aspiring candidates, including a mayoral candidate, for their alleged involvement in breaching code of conduct of the elections to Dhaka (south and north) city corporations, reports BSS. Returning officers...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested four members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with a grenade and some explosives from Kasai Bazar in Dakkhin Khan area of the city early Friday, reports...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 27 (UNB): Detectives arrested a local Awami League leader on Friday in connection with the sensational seven murders. The arrestee was identified as Abul Bashar, assistant publicity secretary of Siddhirganj thana unit of Awami League and an aide...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said on Friday Khaleda Zia did not go to the Shaheed Minar and National Mausoleum on Language Martyrs' Day and Independence Day... we don't know where she wants to go, reports BSS. "Maybe she wants go...
Bangladesh High Commission to the Maldives has urged the Bangladesh community there to remain calm and be cautious following the current situation, reports UNB. The High Commissioner had a detailed discussion with the Bangladesh community on Wednesday briefing them on...
COMILLA, Mar 27 (UNB): Seven members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police have been suspended on charge of crossing Bangladesh border on Thursday. The suspended policemen were identified as sub-inspector (SI) Mahbubur Rahman, two assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) -- Alamgir...
Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali paid on Friday rich tributes and his last respect to the founding father and architect of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, according to a foreign office release, reports BSS. The great leader of modern...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury expressed on Friday deep shock at the deaths in a stampede on the bank of Old Brahmaputra River at Langalbandh, Narayanganj on Friday morning, reports BSS. In a condolence message, the Speaker...
A newspaper press employee was killed and four other people were injured as a pickup van carrying newspapers overturned on the road near Kamalapur Pir Jangi Mazar in the city's Shahjahanpur area early Friday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified...
The ruling Awami League-led 14-party combine will hold an emergency meeting at AL president Sheikh Hasina's political office at Dhanmondi in the city on Tuesday, reports BSS.The meeting will start at 11:00 am on the day, reports BSS. Spokesman of...
Rain or thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kushtia, Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6pm today...
Khairul Islam | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
The country's mobile phone operators have demanded 'final and satisfactory settlement' of the SIM replacement tax claim issue before holding the spectrum auction slated for April 30 this year. The telephony firms also sought Finance Minister AMA Muhith's intervention to...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 27 (Agencies): At least 10 devotees were trampled to death and 30 others injured during 'Astami Snan' at Langalbandh under Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Friday. Astami Snan is one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu...
FE Report | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
The Government of Bangladesh is little open to people on sharing information, fostering citizen participation in decision-making and empowering them less with tools to hold it accountable. Such observations are made in the Open Government Index, an initiative by the...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
The government moves to take over control on notes and coins of taka-five denomination, primarily to expand its bases on the legal tenders. Such extended control over the paper currency and coins is apparently aimed at helping the government meet...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-28 00:00:00
The home ministry sought to pump up the budgetary target for the next fiscal by Tk 30.48 billion (3,048 crore) or over 25.36 per cent from the projection in the medium-term budgetary framework (MTBF) in view of the current political...
KHULNA, Mar 27 : The construction work on the much-awaited Khan Jahan Ali Airport, which remained stalled since 1996, will resume soon involving Tk 5.44 biillion(544.75 crore). Deputy Commissioner of the district Md Jahangir Alam said the work will begin...
The government has worked out a plan to complete the tender procedure of the country's first-ever satellite, 'Bangabandhu Satellite-1', by September next aiming to launch it by December 2017 for improving the country's IT services. According to a document, the...
The government has sent a list of five prospective bridge sites to Chinese authorities for construction of the 9th and 10th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridges. The Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance in a letter dated March 8,...
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