MYMENSINGH, Mar 2 (BSS): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Mymensingh sector destroyed seized drugs at its compound at Khaghdohor of the town today. The drugs worth over Tk 30 million (three crore) included smuggled country and foreign made liquor, yaba tablets...
A balloon vendor was killed and six others injured as his gas-cylinder blasted in the city's Madhya Badda area on Monday morning, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Ali Hossain (35), son of Amir Bepari, hailed from Char Dhanukathi...
MANIKGANJ, March 2 (BSS): Minister for Social Welfare Sayed Mohsin Ali inaugurated a four-day-long Baul Mela at Manikganj Government High School playground Sunday evening. Mother Foundation organised the Mela on the occasion of its sixth founding anniversary. Chairman of Mother...
JM Bakhtiar, Manager of NRB Global Bank Agrabad branch, died in the city Sunday. He was 62. His first namaz-e-zanja was held on the playground of Mohsin College in Chittagong Sunday. He was buried in his family graveyard after the...
DU Persian Dept accords reception to freshers The freshers' reception ceremony for the first year honors students of the Department of Persian Language and Literature of Dhaka University (DU) was held Monday at the TSC auditorium of the university. DU...
Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Some important ministries have desired trimming of their original allocations made in the annual development programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year. The Planning Commission (PC) is now revising the ADP for the current financial year (2014-15) against the backdrop...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar Monday discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including Teesta River and land boundary disputes, with Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his counterpart M Shahidul Haque. "We had a very constructive...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The revenue board has moved to accelerate settlement of pending court cases to realise a large amount of stuck-up revenue and thus offset possible shortfall in revenue collection due to political impasse, officials said. National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The flow of inward remittance fell by more than 5.0 per cent in February over the previous month, mainly due to the ongoing political situation along with fewer working days. The remittance from Bangladeshi nationals working abroad was estimated at...
Rule seeking to invalidate graft case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will come up today's (Tuesday) cause list before the High Court (HC). The HC will fix the date of hearing of the long-pending rule seeking to invalidate the...
Robbers looted valuables from a house killing a septuagenarian at TV Road in the city's Rampura area early Monday. The deceased was identified as Abu Taher( 70). Rampura Police Station officer-in-charge Mahbub Alam Tarafdar confirmed it. — UNB
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith assured the businesses on Monday of looking into their demands, including relaxation of loan repayment provision, to help them recoup the losses caused the ongoing political stalemate. "The prevailing political impasse is a serious impediment (to...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) claimed Monday that arrested Shafiur Rahman Farabi was involved in the killing of blogger Avijit Roy, reports UNB. Farabi, the prime suspect in the popular blogger Avijit Roy murder case, was arrested Monday from the city's...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
More than 25 vehicles were vandalized and torched on Monday, the 56th day of countrywide indefinite transport blockade and second day of the 72-hour shutdown enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. A transport worker was killed and about 20 others...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The central bank purchased US $ 37 million (3.7 crore) more from four commercial banks on Monday to help keep the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market stable, officials said, The Bangladesh Bank (BB) was purchasing the greenback from the banks...
Syful Islam | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The cabinet committee on public procurement is set to approve on Wednesday procurement of six vessels by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) at a cost of US$171 million from a Chinese company, officials said. Each bulk carrier of 36,000 DWT...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Qatar will recruit 0.15 million workers from Bangladesh this year at zero migration cost to meet its demand for foreign workers, said the expatriate welfare minister on Monday. He also said the labour receiving country has already given approval of...
Ziaur Rahman | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The country's exports, especially to the European Union (EU) market, are likely to be affected seriously due to continuous depreciation of Euro, the official currency of eurozone, and prolonged political turmoil. According to industry sources, unabated fall in Euro against...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
The authority is facing problem applying the electronic letter of credit (e-L/C) system as many importers and exporters have furnished partial information about their L/C documents, tax officials said. They said many of the businesses did not provide the commercial...
The High Court(HC) issued Monday a rule asking the government and political parties to explain why blockade and hartal should not be declared unconstitutional and void, reports UNB. In its series of rules upon a writ petition, an HC division...
FE Report | 2015-03-03 00:00:00
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Monday the government would provide all-out supports, including financial stimulus, if necessary, to help the country's private sector maintain its contributions to the economy despite having some odds in recent times. Mr. Kamal...
Indian Foreign Secretary Dr S Jaishankar arrives in the city today (Monday) morning to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB. Though his stay will be close to 24 hours, Jaishankar is apparently coming...
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