Govt shorn of huge revenue, as courier cos working illegally

A vast majority of courier service providers are doing business in the country without approval from the authority concerned, putting the delivery of important parcels, valuables and money at risk. The number of courier service operators now stands at around...

Trade deficit widens by 105pc in seven months

The country's overall trade deficit widened by more than 105 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal (FY) 2014-15 due to higher import payments than export receipts, officials said. The deficit rose to $5.72 billion during...

Dhaka-Ashulia expressway to be public sector project

The government is now exploring the viable sources of soft loans to build the Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway as a public sector project, officials said Wednesday. It has, thus, abandoned the idea of implementing the expressway under the public-private partnership (PPP)...

Heart patients at serious risk in using stents

The country's heart patients are in serious risks in stenting, including wrong treatment and fraudulence, in absence of regulation and monitoring on use of medical devices. Stenting is a minimally invasive operation for the heart patients, who need by-pass. Stents...

Export earnings up by 2.43pc

Despite political unrest, country's export earnings increased by 2.43 per cent to US$ 20.31 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (2014-15) from US$ 19.83 billion during the same period in the last fiscal year (2013-14)....

BNP threatens fresh \\\'hartal\\\'

The BNP-led 20-party alliance threatened on Thursday to call a fresh spell of hartal once again from Sunday next alongside the ongoing blockade, if their demands including parliamentary polls under a neutral administration are not met. The statement, signed by...

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Manna, Khoka charged with sedition

Police have brought sedition charges against Nagorik Oikya chief Mahmudur Rahman Manna and BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka. A leaked phone conversation between the two revealed how they planned to destabilise the government by engineering clashes at the Dhaka University....

Avijit killing mystery to be unearthed: Asad

State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said the main reason behind the horrific killing of US expatriate writer and blogger Avijit Roy would be unearthed. "The law enforcement agencies have been working in this regard. Two killer-suspects...

NBR asked to file appeals to HC on Tk 1.72b audit objections

The parliamentary standing committee on public accounts asked Thursday the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to consider filing appeals with the High Court (HC) after examining the judgments of a tribunal relating to Tk 1.72 billion income tax-related audit objections...

FBI team in city to probe Avijit killing

A four-member FBI team from the US arrived in Dhaka Wednesday night to help investigate the murder of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, report agencies. The FBI (Bureau of Federal Investigation) team met Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch officials Thursday noon, said DMP's...

BB starts settling Sonali Bank\\\'s outstanding bills

The Bangladesh Bank has started paying unsettled bills that remain pending with the state-owned Sonali Bank, reports UNB. Officials said the central bank on Thursday made the first payment to the Standard Chartered Bank from the Sonali Bank's foreign currency...

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Online registration of female overseas job seekers launched

The online registration of female overseas job seekers was launched on Thursday following their growing demand and also to help ensure safe migration, said officials.   The programme started only for Dhaka division on the day and will continue till March...

Eastern Refinery posts Tk 95m net profit

CHITTAGONG, Mar 5: The Eastern Refinery Ltd (ERL) posted a net profit of Tk 95.76 million (9.576 crore) in the fiscal year (FY) 2013-14. The ERL earned Tk 16.74 billion (Tk 1674 crore) during the period, said the company at...

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ACC grills four City Bank officials over Tk 181m loan scam

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed on Thursday four officials of The City Bank Limited in connection with a Tk 181 million loan scam. The bank officials grilled by ACC are: former head of SME (head office) Badrudoza Chowdhury, former...

BD wants MoUs with Indonesia on media collaboration

Bangladesh has proposed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between organisations like BSS, TV, radio with their counterparts in Indonesia to exchange programmes and information on socio-cultural, religious and economic structures, report agencies. Bangladesh also requested Indonesia to share Indonesia's experience to...

15 held on way to KL

CHITTAGONG, March 5 (BSS): Members of Bangladesh Navy detained 15 Malaysia-bound fortune-seekers and traffickers from the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Wednesday midnight while they were being trafficked illegally by engine boats. The arrestees were aged about 20 to...

HC bail to Pinak-6 owner stayed

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed on Thursday the High Court (HC) order granting bail to owner of Pinak-6 launch Abu Bakkar Siddique for two weeks in a case filed in connection with the launch capsize that left...

8 to receive Swadhinata Padak

Eight distinguished personalities of the country have been selected for the Swadhinata Padak-2015 in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective fields, reports UNB. The awardees include late Commandant Manik Chowdhury, who made significant contributions towards organising the Liberation...

Mohsin new South Korean hononary consul

CHITTAGONG, Mar 5: The South Korean embassy in Bangladesh appointed Muhammad Mohsin, vice chairman of the PHP Family, as honorary consul of Korea. Ambassador of Korea Lee Yun-young made the appointment at a programme on Thursday. Ambassadors of Malaysia, Bhutan...

President leaves for London today

President Md Abdul Hamid will leave Dhaka for London today (Friday) for health checkup and treatment of eyes, report agencies. "President Abdul Hamid is going to London today at 11:00 am by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines," President's press...

Sharmeen wins IWOC award

Nadia Sharmeen, a crime reporter at Ekattor TV and women's rights advocate, will receive an International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award at a ceremony to be held at the US Department of State in Washington, DC on Thursday, reports UNB....

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DU IBA graduation ceremony held The graduation ceremony of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka (DU) was held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Wednesday. Vice Chancellor of DU Professor Dr...

Qulkhani

The qulkhani of Zainul Abedin, former president of Barisal Zilla Samittee, will be held today (Friday) after Magreb prayers at his residence in the city, said a press release. He died at the age of 91 on March 2 last....

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Nasim urges Khaleda to shun path of violence

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim Thursday called upon BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to shun the path of violence, saying that foreign diplomats were well aware of involvement of her party and its ally Jamaat in violence, reports BSS. He made the...

End violence: UK minister

British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire has urged all the political parties in Bangladesh, the government and others in the society to take confidence-building measures necessary to stop the violence, reports UNB. He also urged all to take steps to...