Munima Sultana | 2015-03-04 00:00:00
Revision of the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment policy made aiming at ensuring workers' rights, wellbeing and rehabilitation is at final stage. The ministry of expatriates' welfare and overseas employment has recently completed the draft of the revised policy and...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 3 (BSS): Rajuk, the authority in-charge of looking after the planning and development of Dhaka and its adjoining areas, will go for eviction drives in Narayanganj soon to free its lands from illegal occupants. Housing and Public Works...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated a probe against Abdul Bari, acting principal of Moidanhatta Mosharraf Hossain College, Bogra, for reportedly misappropriating Tk. 5 million of the college, reports UNB. The commission at its regular meeting Tuesday decided to launch...
The US Embassy in Dhaka has cancelled all visa and consular appointments for today (Wednesday), said an official release on Tuesday, reports UNB. "All visa and consular appointments for March 4 have been cancelled. Clients, who had March 4 appointments,...
CHANDPUR, Mar 3 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 200 kgs of jatka (hilsa fry), 80 kgs of hilsa fish and 4,20,000 metres of current net from two launches in the Meghna River on Tuesday.
Seminar on fisheries development in city today A seminar on 'Fisheries Development in Bangladesh: Problems and Suggestions' will be held at the Matsya Bhaban in the city today (Wednesday). The seminar will be organised by the Welfare Society of retired...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Faridpur and Dhaka until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB. Weather may...
FE Report | 2015-03-04 00:00:00
The government has appointed Md Abdul Mannan Howlader high commissioner of Bangladesh to Mauritius. The secretary to the government is currently posted on deputation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr Howlader served as the member of Planning Commission, secretary...
A special Dhaka court will hear today (Wednesday) two petitions filed by Khaleda Zia seeking the withdrawal of the warrants issued for her arrest in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust Fund graft cases, reports UNB. Judge Abu Ahmed...
A Dhaka court placed on Tuesday Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the prime suspect in the writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder case, on a 10-day remand, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Rezaul Karim passed the order when inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of...
FE Report | 2015-03-04 00:00:00
Chief of Workers Party of Bangladesh Rashed Khan Menon expressed on Tuesday his dismay over the students' unsatisfactory movement over the brutal killing of the blogger-cum writer Avijit Roy. Mr Menon, also the Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister of the...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 exonerated Tuesday 10 more eminent citizens from the charges of contempt of court as they pleaded for unconditional apology, reports BSS. They are Dr Ali Reaz, Dr Parween Hasan, Dr Firdous Azim, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Dr...
SYLHET, Mar 3 (UNB): A Sylhet court sent on Tuesday three pro-Awami League lawyers to jail in the Jubo League leader Abdul Ali killing case. Sessions Judge Khandakar Kamaluzzaman passed the order when the trio surrendered before his court seeking...
Asking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before court today (Wednesday), Awami League (AL) leader Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Tuesday if Khaleda Zia does not appear before the court, law will take its own course, reports UNB. "It's better...
Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly condemned the killing of blogger and writer Avijit Roy, reports UNB. "Words are not enough to condemn the sad incident. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of the Bangladeshi writer," she tweeted...
The prosecution produced Tuesday before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 Advocate Shamsul Haque and SM Eusuf Ali, accused of committing crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971, reports BSS. The ICT-2 sent them to jail and set March...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
With a view to evaluating the performance of the civil servants in various ministries and to make them accountable for their responsibilities, the cabinet division signed Annual Performance Agreements (APAs) with ten ministries/divisions on February 25, 2015 as per the...
Muhammad Quamrul Islam | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The three-day visit of the Paschimbanga Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Dhaka at the invitation of the Government of Bangladesh, coinciding with the February 21 Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day, has obviously left an impression in the...
Abdul Kadir | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Insurance companies, being one of the constituents of financial services market, always endeavour to provide its clients with the competitively-priced products. In sluggish trends of the economy in 2014, the growth rate (6 per cent) of insurance business was not...
Keraniganj's transformation has not been spectacular like areas such as Gulshan, Banani and Uttara for understandable reasons. Located not far from the capital's heart, its greatest disadvantage is its separation from the city by the river Buriganga. Although the area...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Two distinctly opposing reports have done the rounds recently in the newspapers. One, a substantial increase in export of garments to new and non-traditional markets in the past months; and the other, a marked fall of export to the traditional...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
There is a strong protest on importing and exhibiting Indian movies in cinema halls in Bangladesh. Artists, directors and producers of the Bangladesh film industry viewed the decision to import Indian movies, Hindi movie to be more precise, as self-destructing...
The entire country was shocked at the murder of blogger Abhijit in Dhaka University campus when he was returning from the book fair along with his wife who also was seriously injured in the attack. Murders and killings are taking...
A simple, viable and workable solution is available that brings sanitary safety, hygienic and germ free cleanliness for simplified and safe toilet disposal to rural areas, where the usual facilities of electricity, safe sanitation and clean water supply are not...
Real time gross settlement system (RTGS) is going to be implemented by Bangladesh Bank for settlement of high value transactions and securities in our banks. Once the system is introduced, it will resolve various issues involving risks associated with the...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Our financial system was not directly affected by the global financial crisis in 2008 which shook the financial system of Europe and America. The financial system of Bangladesh is not isolated. The banking sector of the financial system is linked...
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