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BD to import 100MW from Tripura by Dec

Bangladesh will start importing an additional 100 megawatt (MW) of electricity from the Palatana power plant in Indian state of Tripura by December this year aiming to meet the mounting local demand for electricity, said officials. "We are now constructing...

Delhi makes Indo-Bangla petroleum pipeline detour

India has chosen a route different from the one selected by Bangladesh for the onshore pipeline to carry petroleum fuels from India's Numaligarh refinery, which will hand down to Dhaka huge works, a top official said. Both the sides short-listed...

Bankers fear fall in pvt sector credit growth

The rising trend in private sector credit growth continued until December last but bankers feared a declining trend in the next months due to the ongoing political turmoil. They have also predicted that the credit growth in the private sector...

PM urges all to stand against BNP-Jamaat\\\'s criminal acts

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina wonders whether the killing of people in arson attacks during the BNP-sponsored blockade pains Khaleda Zia. Reaffirming her government's firm stance not to allow anyone to make Bangladesh a den of militants and terrorists, Prime...

Concerted efforts of stakeholders to control TB underscored

Speakers at a programme identified Tuesday a number of challenges in fighting Tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition of the people and costly and long-term treatment procedure. They stressed the need for integrated efforts of all stakeholders: policymakers, researchers, social workers, drug...

Blockade disrupts cotton supply

Production at most of the country's textile units has fallen significantly following a supply disruption of raw cotton due mainly to the countrywide blockade and shutdowns, industry insiders said. The production in textile sector largely depends on imported cotton, they...

Robi seeks govt’s intervention to control Viber, WhatsApp

Robi Axiata Limited, a leading mobile phone operator in the country, Tuesday sought the government intervention to control  the use of the popular mobile apps ---Viber and WhatsApp-to earn its targetted revenue from the telephony sector. Viber and WhatsApp are...

Walton to set up research and development centre

Walton Hi-Tech Industries Limited is working on setting up the largest Research and Development (R&D) centre with advanced machinery and technical experts in the consumer electronics industry of Asia, reports UNB. With the aim of expanding its market across the...

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7 BASIC Bank officers fired

The management of BASIC Bank Limited fired its seven assistant officers on charge of submission of fake certificates. "We've terminated seven assistant officers after they were found guilty of submitting fake certificates while obtaining jobs in the bank," a BASIC...

Today’s SSC exams shifted to Feb 27

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, scheduled for today (Wednesday), have been shifted to February 27 due to extension of hartal by 48 hours.    — FE Report

Are public procurement rules so difficult to comply with?

A special tribunal, constituted in January and a judge appointed as its chief in the following month in 2014 to facilitate speedy trial of the stock market-related cases, is yet to start its function formally. Surprise, surprise! Usually, the public...

Final consultation on to frame budget for FY’16

The government opened Tuesday the final consultation for framing the new national budget which is likely to be 16 per cent bigger than the current one. The principle: higher budget outlay, higher spending and higher economic growth forms the basis...

Subhan’s war crimes verdict today

Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal will deliver its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer and former MP Muhammad Abdus Subhan today (Wednesday), report agencies. He stood trial on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971....

Bangladeshis should come up with own solution: US envoy

New US ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has made it clear that the United States does not back any party in the current political situation and wants to work with all Bangladeshis in partnership. "Let me take this opportunity to...

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Euro Parliament team meets Khaleda

A delegation of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights Tuesday expressed its concern over the political violence in Bangladesh and stressed the need for an immediate cessation of all hostilities. The six-member team of the subcommittee led by its...

Blockade\\\'s 43rd day passes amid arson, blasts, arrests

The BNP-led 20-party Alliance extended its ongoing countrywide hartal by another 48 hours alongside the non-stop blockade that passed the 43rd consecutive day on Tuesday amid arson attacks, blasts and arrests. A press release of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), issued...

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Mamata\\\'s visit to help resolve outstanding issues: Shahriar

India's Paschimbanga Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee's upcoming Dhaka visit is seen as significant as it is expected to facilitate resolution of outstanding issues between the two neighbouring countries, report agencies. "We hope that the visit would help facilitate resolving...

Everything normal despite blockade, hartal: Amu

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu claimed Tuesday that a normal situation was prevailing in the country despite the nationwide non-stop transport blockade and hartal enforced by the 20-party alliance, reports UNB. Mr Amu made the observation while talking to journalists...

Ottawa assures Dhaka of looking into Noor\\\'s repatriation

Canadian government has assured Bangladesh of looking into the repatriation of Noor Chowdhury, the convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, with 'due seriousness', reports UNB. Canada's Senior Associate Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter Boehm...

Actor Helal put on 2-day remand

A Dhaka court placed Tuesday actor Helal Khan on a 2-day remand in an arson case filed with Badda thana, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sabrina Ali passed the order when Abu Jayed Muhammad Najmun Nur, a sub-inspector of Detective...

BD ‘attractive’ for Chinese investors

Expressing his willingness to invest more here,new Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang Tuesday said Bangladesh is an attractive destination for Chinese investors, reports UNB. He made the remark when he met State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam...

Outlawed party leader killed in gunfight

JHENIDAH, Feb 17 (BSS): An outlawed party leader was killed in a 'gunfight' with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Chutalia crossing under Sadar Upazila Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rafiul Islam alias Chhoto Tareq (40), a regional leader...

2 CU BCL men held over clash

CHITTAGONG, Feb 17 (UNB): Police arrested two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of the Chittagong University (CU) unit from the campus Tuesday in connection with Sunday's clash between two factions of BCL. The arrestees were identified as Alauddin Alam...

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JS body for law to realise compensation from parties

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Labour and Employment made a recommendation Tuesday for making law to realise compensation for the losses incurred by the workers and owners due to the hartal (strike) and blockade, from those who are...