Int\\\'l TUs urge EU to suspend BD\\\'s trade privileges

Six international trade union (TU) bodies have called upon the European Union (EU) for taking steps, including partial suspension of trade privileges of Bangladesh, over slow progress in implementing the Sustainability Compact. In a joint letter to the European Commission...

73rd day of \\\'blockade\\\' passes off

The second day of the fresh 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, alongside its 73rd day of the ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade passed off 'peacefully' on Thursday. Bangladesh-India cricket match might have provided some breathing space...

Good borrowers to get 10pc rebate on interest

The central bank of Bangladesh has issued a policy for good borrowers for the first time aiming in a bid to establish a sound credit culture. A borrower will be considered as good one if his or her loan accounts...

Danish co to invest in New Mooring Terminal, Paira Port

A Danish company, AP Moller Terminals, is ready to contribute towards building infrastructure in Bangladesh, especially in the Chittagong New Mooring Terminal and Paira Port Project in Patuakhali, under public-private-partnership, reports UNB Visiting Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation...

Photo: A group of fishermen engaged in fishing

Tofail urges buyers to raise RMG prices

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed urged foreign buyers and retailers on Thursday to raise the prices of ready-made garments (RMG) products while sourcing apparels from Bangladesh to help address compliance issues in the country's RMG industry. "Since Rana Plaza collapse, a...

WB okays $200m loan to help 5m rural poor

The World Bank (WB) board has approved US$200 million 'soft' loan, to be utilised to improve livelihoods of nearly 5.0 million poor people in rural Bangladesh through upgrading infrastructure and agricultural product marketing facilities. The WB Dhaka office in a...

Enrolment of BD workers in KSA from March 25

Government will start enrolment for issuance of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) to the Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia from March 25. Some 5,000 Bangladeshis will be enlisted in Saudi Arabia each day, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (EWOE) Minister Khandker...

Danish minister meets Khaleda

Visiting Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night, reports UNB. The nearly-35 minute meeting that began around 8:15pm was held at the BNP chief's Gulshan office where she has been...

Half of pregnant women suffer from anaemia due to iron deficiency

Nearly half of pregnant women in Bangladesh suffer from anaemia due to iron deficiency, leading to complications during pregnancy and childbirths. Besides, anaemia also puts women at increased risk of maternal mortality, also raising the risk of a pre-term delivery,...

Dealings in call money market drop

The overall transactions in call money market fell on Thursday, as lender banks were diversifying their excess funds in inter-bank Repo and term deposits, bankers said. The overall turnover in the inter-bank call money market came down to Tk 36.16...

Photo: The victims of a petrol-bomb attack

No big fall in subsidy spending in sight

The government's total spending from subsidies by the end of this fiscal may not be much lower than the original allocation, although the state's lone fuel import wing used only one-fourth of the money set aside for it. The spending...

Umpires\\\' divisive decisions shock Bangladeshis

Millions of Bangladeshi cricket fans have staged protests against the 'controversial' decisions made by the umpires in the second quarter-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. India beat Bangladesh by 109 runs in the second quarter-final match held...

DWASA set to treat Meghna water for city dwellers

The Dhaka WASA (DWASA) is expected to set up the country's largest 900-million litre capacity treatment plant investing Tk 45.97 billion for purifying Meghna river water for dwellers of the capital city, officials said Wednesday. The capital's water and sewerage...

Protest prog withdrawn as KEPZ MD goes

CHITTAGONG, Mar 19: The Korean EPZ authority withdrew its managing director Brigadier General (retired) Hasan Nasir Wednesday following a meeting with local administration and local people. Following the negotiation, the protesters who had been demanding removal of KEPZ MD Hasan...

UN call for all parties to engage in dialogue

The United Nations has reiterated the need for all the political parties to engage in dialogue and called upon the authorities to allow freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of the media. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN...

Photo: An association of primary school teachers organised a human-chain

Prayer Timings

Salahuddin traced!

A team of police was heading towards a remote 'char' of Gaibandha district Thursday night on information that the missing BNP joint secretary general, Salahuddin Ahmed, might have been there, reported private TV channels until filing the report at 10:00...

BD, Denmark ink deal on RMG workers\\\' security

Bangladesh and Denmark signed on Thursday an agreement under which Denmark will provide assistance to ensure RMG workers' security and improve the health sector. Secretaries of Labour Ministries of the two countries signed the deal at a high-level conference on...

Photo: Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor (administration) and Sports Board President

No alternative to preventing child marriage: Speakers

RANGPUR, Mar 18 (BSS): Speakers at a views-sharing meeting said today there is no alternative to preventing child marriage, repression and violence against women for flourishing women leadership in building a discrimination -free society. The district administration of Panchagarh jointly...

Maize output may surpass target in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Mar 18: A bumper production of maize is expected in Nilphamari district this year as the farmers used Hybrid and HYV variety seeds. Moreover, the weather was also very favourable and inputs like chemical fertiliser and insecticide were also...

Community police conference held in Gopalganj

GOPALGANJ, Mar 18: The Community Police Conference-2015 was held at Bangabandhu University College ground in Gopalganj town Wednesday. The conference was organised by District Police Administration, Gopalganj. Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, MP, Gopalganj Constitency-2 was present as the chief guest...

Training on multimedia classroom management held in Jhenidah

JHENIDAH, Mar 18: A training course on multimedia classroom management for secondary schools and madrasas of Sadar upazila under the district arranged by the upazila administration was held at the upazila parishad auditorium on Wednesday. Md. Julker Nayen, UNO, Sadar,...

AL intra-party clash: 40 houses looted in Magura

MAGURA, Mar 18: About 40 houses were ransacked and looted during intra -party clash of Awami League (AL) in Magura on Wednesday. Magura police sub- inspector Milon Hossen said rivalry ensued between Titu and Hatem Ali of the village Amuria...

2 hotel workers burnt alive in Lakshmipur

LAKSHMIPUR, Mar 18 (BSS): Two hotel workers were burnt alive when a fire broke out at a shop near Ramganj upazila parishad office in the district early this morning. The victims were Chowdhury Miah, 42, son of Abdul Haque of...

Bangabandhu\\\'s 95th birthday observed

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Mar 18: The 95th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was celebrated at Jahangirnagar University (JU) Tuesday in a befitting manner. In observance of the day, the JU authorities took various programmes including children's art competition, placing...

Programmes to observe corruption prevention week in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Mar 18 (BSS): The District Corruption Prevention Committee (DCPC) has finalised elaborate weeklong programmes to observe the Corruption Prevention Week-2015 from March 26 to April 1 next befittingly. The programmes were finalised at the monthly meeting of DCPC organised...