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Consumption cranks down as turmoil bites

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Lingering political unrest has slowed down growth in wages, exports and imports, thereby resulting in consumption fall in the country, economists warn. They say the total consumption has dropped as the growth in remittances, wages, imports and exports has decreased...

Realtors reaching out to NRBs to try fortune

Shah Alam Nur | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Non-resident Bangladeshis have started buying flats or plots at home after efforts by realtors to boost sluggish sales, industry people said. The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has also taken a set of initiatives such as promotional...

Cotton council formation faces opposition

Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Garment makers and textiles producers are locked in a row over the formation of a panel intended to regulate local cotton yarn prices, officials said. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association handed a proposal to the ministry of commerce...

Unrest drags down housing sales

FE Report | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Political unrest has hit hard the Tk 250 billion real estate sector and its backward linkage industries, industry people said. Senior vice president of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (Rehab) Liakat Ali Bhuiyan said the sector has incurred...

News Briefs

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Discussion on 'Fall in euro price: impact on Bangladesh export' Financial Excellence Limited (FinExcel) recently organised a Focus Group Discussion on "Fall in euro price: impact on Bangladesh export" at its conference room in the city. Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam,...

Photo:Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB)

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Photo: The Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Godagari experiences bumper onion seeds production

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 8: There has been a bumper production of onion seeds in Godagari upazila of the district this year. According to sources of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the cultivation of onion seeds was highly profitable. There was a...

Historic Mar 7 observed in Gaibandha

2015-03-09 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Mar 8 (BSS): Freedom Fighters (FFs) under the banner of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangshad, district unit command, observed the historic March 7 here on Saturday in a befitting manner. On that day, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made a momentous speech...

Women\\\'s empowerment thru rooting out gender disparity underscored

2015-03-09 00:00:00

International Women's Day- 2015 was observed in different districts of the country on Sunday stressing the need for women empowerment for socio- economic development of the country, reports BSS. In Thakurgaon, speakers at a discussion stressed the need for ensuring...

\\\'Crimes-free society must to protect young generation\\\'

2015-03-09 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 8 (BSS): A crimes-free society, particularity free from drug addiction, must be built at any cost to protect people and the young generation in particular from the consequences of deadly aggression of crimes. To attain the cherished goal,...

205th birth anniversary of Pagla Kanai today

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Mar 8:-The 205th birth anniversary of Pagla Kanai, a mystic folk poet and musician will be observed here tomorrow(Monday). He was born in a peasant family at Nebutala village in Jhenidah Sadar upazila in 1810. Pagla Kanai Smriti Sangrakkhon...

Ex-UP member hacked to death in Pabna

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

PABNA, Mar 8: A former Union Parishad (UP) member was hacked to death at Daramridha village under Nandanpur union in Santhia upazila in Pabna on Saturday night. Police recovered the body of the victim from a field of the village...

A unique museum on Liberation War in Rajshahi

2015-03-09 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 8 (BSS): The nine-month long War of Liberation waged by the people of Bangladesh in 1971 will remain as one of the most glorious chapters in human history that is preserved at the museum Shahid Smriti Sangrashala at...

News in Brief

2015-03-09 00:00:00

15 shops gutted in Rajbari At least fifteen shops were gutted in separates fire incidents in Baliakandi and Goalundo upazilas early Sunday. In Baliakandi, a fire incident occurred in Bohorpur Bazar around 4am burning down 10 shops. In Goalundo, another...

Photo: Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP)

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Mashrafe wary of England backlash

2015-03-09 00:00:00

ADELAIDE, Mar 8 (AFP): Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza cautioned his team against taking struggling England lightly in Monday's World Cup clash at the Adelaide Oval, saying it was tough to predict the outcome of a "pressure match". A win for...

Dhaka face Rajshahi in final round today

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Defending champions and joint league leader Dhaka Division will take on Rajshahi Division to defend their title in the seventh and final round match of the four-day Walton 16th National Cricket League beginning at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium...

Khonjanpur High earn 2nd win

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Khonjanpur High School earned the 2nd consecutive victory in the final round of the First Security Islami Bank National School Hockey Tournament outplaying Jessore BAF Shahin School by 7-0 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Sunday,...

Joy visits football academy

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Arif Khan Joy, MP, visited Sunday the Canary Wharf UK Football Academy at the DSA Sports Complex in Sylhet, reports BSS. He talked with the trainee footballers and was glad to know about their...

Pioneer football league results

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Matches of Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation Pioneer U-16 Football League were played on Sunday at different venues in the city, reports BSS. At the Uttara Friends Club venue, Kashimpur Football XI beat Gazipur City Football...

Steps taken to boost potato export to Russia

Yasir Wardad | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

A committee under agricultural ministry has taken a number of steps to boost potato export to Russia. The committee on implementing 'the action plan for exporting potato to Russia' has decided to collect potatoes for shipment from 'brown rot' free...

Local jewellers may cut gold price today

Sonia H Moni | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

The country's jewellers decided Sunday, in principle, to reduce the gold price for domestic market as its price was continuously declining in the international market. "We discussed the gold price scenario in the local and international markets. And we primarily...

Shipping

2015-03-09 00:00:00

JBO price remains unchanged as govt backtracks on its decision

Yasir Wardad | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

The government has finally backtracked on its decision to increase the price of jute batching oil (JBO) following frequent requests made by the jute industry, officials said. JBO is a petroleum by-product which is supplied by the Eastern Refinery Ltd...

FBCCI for Tk 100m block allocation to construct its new building

FE Report | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

The country's apex chamber has demanded a block allocation of Tk 100 million from the state coffer in the current fiscal year's revised budget for completion of construction of its new building, sources said. President of the Federation of Bangladesh...

DCCI suggests taking up projects under PPP

FE Report | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) placed on Sunday some recommendations to the government including taking up projects under public-private partnership (PPP) to ensure proper waste management for sustainable development in the country.    They also called upon the government...

Tofail to fly for Germany today

FE Report | 2015-03-09 00:00:00

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will fly to Germany today (Monday) for attending G-7 stakeholders' conference in Berlin. He was invited by German Federal Minister for Labour and Welfare Andrea Nahles and Federal Minister for Economic Co-operation and Development Dr Gerd...

Robi introduces magic scratch card

2015-03-09 00:00:00

Cellular phone operator Robi launched magic scratch card which is a combination of Internet, Voice and SMS for all pre-paid users. This magic scratch card offer is priced at Tk 29 only, said a Robi press release in the city...

Govt working for proper use of industrial plots : Amu

2015-03-09 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 8 (BSS) : Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu Sunday said the present government is very much committed to ensure proper utilisation of allocated plots for industrial purpose. He said the government has given special emphasis on building planned...