The 67th founding anniversary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) will be observed today (Friday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS. The CPB will hold a discussion today at 4:00 pm at Mukti Bhaban at Purana Paltan on the occasion...
A US court has sentenced a Bangladesh national to three and a half years in prison for bribing an FBI special agent to collect information about a prominent opposition leader in Bangladesh, reports bdnew24.com. Rizve Ahmed Caesar (36), son of...
Condemned convict M Kamaruzzaman, also incumbent assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, filed a petition with the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, the last day of lodging the petition, against the verdict that upheld his death sentence awarded by the trial...
Two BNP and Shibir leaders were held in Sylhet and Patuakhali Wednesday, reports UNB. In Sylhet, police arrested a city unit leader of BNP from Khadimpara in Sadar upazila on sabotage charges Wednesday evening. The arrestee was identified as Ruhul...
Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may fall by 1-2 degrees Celsius over the country, Met...
Dividends Dutch-Bangla Bank: The board of directors of Dutch-Bangla Bank has recommended 40 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '14. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank will be held at the Ballroom...
Bangladesh has told the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) that it will handle the BNP-Jamaat-sponsored violent extremism with resilience and determination, reports bdnews24.com. Foreign Minister (FM) A H Mahmood Ali told a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday that the alliance...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The Power Division has hinted that there might be a 1,000 megawatt (mw) electricity shortfall in the summer and plans to devise a distribution and diversity load mechanism to cope with the shortage, officials said. During summer, peak time irrigation...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis Wednesday on the strong unity of the Muslim Ummah for its own development, peace and prosperity, report agencies. "There shouldn't be any conflict, disunity and confusion among the Muslim countries. Muslim nations are...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has proposed a raise in the minimum tax-free threshold for individual income taxpayers to Tk 265,000. The chamber felt the necessity of raising the limit considering the escalating prices of products...
FE Report | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to make further improvement in six areas, including infrastructure, revenue mobilisation and risk-mitigating management for financial sector to help enhance its economic growth. Other areas include availability of land, formulation of an effective policy on energy and power,...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The government has finally approved proposals for setting up 17 economic zones (EZs) in the country late last month. After so much of strenuous efforts and drum-beating, the approval was given in the second meeting of the Board of Governors...
A Dhaka court has upheld an arrest warrant for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in cases filed by the ACC, report agencies. The arrest warrant against her in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust fund graft cases was issued on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the Parliament Wednesday that the government has been successful to maintain the desired growth rate with the help of people although Khaleda Zia is trying to destroy the economy, report agencies. "She (Khaleda) is trying...
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday her government had taken a decision to create three more administrative divisions in the country for further accelerating overall development in those areas. "We have decided to make...
FE Report | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
Many members of the chamber bodies and trade associations have been running their business operations without having electronic tax-payers identification numbers (e-TINs). The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found that a good number of members running their businesses without...
Arafat Ara | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
Enrolment of female workers for all destinations, including Saudi Arabia, will begin today (Thursday) to help check middlemen's interference in the recruitment process, said officials. The schedule for Dhaka Division is from March 05 to 11, Rajshahi and Rangpur 12...
FE Report | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
Incidents of arson attack, blasts and detention have marked the 58th day of the ongoing non-stop nationwide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20 party alliance since January 6 last. Acts of violence caused injuries to several people in the capital...
Mohammad Ali | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The formation of the proposed Financial Reporting Council (FRC) would not bring desired outcomes unless capacities of the core regulatory bodies in checking audited financial statements of their entities are strengthened further, a World Bank study has said. Terming the...
Siddique Islam | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The central bank has decided to protect job security of the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) for ensuring good governance in the sector. "We'll issue a directive with protecting job security of the NBFIs' CEOs...
FE Report | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
The Cabinet Committee on Purchase gave approval on Wednesday to 12 projects with a total cost of over Tk 47.61 billion that include procuring four ships from Italy at a cost of Tk 9.66 billion and six ships from China...
Pankaj Dastider | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 4: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has officially allowed berthing of a 190-metre-long vessel in its main jetty. A Hong Kong flag vessel berthed at jetty no 7 of the port, which is four metres longer than those earlier...
FE Report | 2015-03-05 00:00:00
Engineers appointed by ILO have identified safety risks in three more buildings that accommodate apparel factories and requested the official review panel to take necessary measures, officials said. The units are Fashion Export International at Chittagong, Eraf Composite at Fatullah...
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