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2015-02-18 00:00:00

Govt to check prices during Ramadan The government has decided to take necessary steps to keep five key essential items stable during Ramadan, officials said. The decision came at the meeting of the review and forecast cell of essentials of...

Photo: Modhumoti Bank Limited

2015-02-18 00:00:00

Photo: Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited

2015-02-18 00:00:00

Detailed DSE Trading

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Installation of cancer machine faces deadlock in KMCH

ZM Aminul Islam | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Feb 16: Cancer patients seeking treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) suffers a lot as there is no radiotherapy machine to give them proper treatment. There are so many such machines working in different medical colleges, sources said....

4 killed in road accidents

2015-02-17 00:00:00

BHOLA, Feb 16 (UNB): An octogenarian man and a woman were killed in two separate road accidents in the districts from Sunday till Monday morning. A woman was killed in a road accident in Sadar upazila of the district on...

Shopkeeper burnt alive in Rangamati

2015-02-17 00:00:00

RANGAMATI, Feb 16 (UNB): A man was burned to death as fire broke out in a shop in Reserve Bazaar area in the district town early Monday. The deceased was identified as Rubel, 22, a local trader and owner of...

\\\'Comprehensive approach needed to conserve beneficial insects\\\'

2015-02-17 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Feb 16 (BSS): Comprehensive approach needs to be adopted to conserve the beneficial insects in the greater interest of maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance. Environmental scientists and other researchers concerned said the farmers destroy various species of the insects...

Boro farming nearing completion in Panchagarh

2015-02-17 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Feb 16 (BSS): Boro farming is progressing fast in all the five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm as 90 percent lands have already been planted. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed the...

Swajan to celebrate 12th anniversary today at RU

RU Correspondent | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 16: Swajan, a blood donating organisation of Rajshahi University (RU) is going to observe its 12th founding anniversary on Tuesday. President of Swajan Kawsar Ahmed announced it at a press briefing held on Sunday noon at the...

Army University of Science & Technology opens in Syedpur

Our Correspondent | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Feb 16: Bangladesh Army University of Science & Technology has been opened in Syedpur of Nilphamari district amidst a glittering ceremony yesterday (Sunday). The university, first of its kind in the country was opened by Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman...

News in brief

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Five shops gutted in Sylhet fire Five shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Choukidari area of Sylhet Monday. Sylhet Fire Station in-charge Motiur Rahman said the fire broke out from an electric-short circuit in 'Sharmin Store' of...

Photo: SAVAR: A magnificent migratory bird sitting on a lotus leaf

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Photo: NARAYANGANJ: Framers planting saplings

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Stocks suffer a big jolt

FE Report | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

The stock market saw a major setback Monday with prime index of the main bourse dipping below 4,800-mark once again as the ongoing political crisis is deepening day by day. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...

BSEC gives priority to clearing corporation, venture financing

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

A committee of the securities regulator has recommended formation of a Clearing Corporation like a demutualised organisation, having majority number of independent directors in its board for the sake of ensuring transparency and accountability, officials said. The Bangladesh Securities and...

CSE organises Thailand trip for TREC holders

2015-02-17 00:00:00

A total of ten TREC Holders of CSE have won an award under which they visited Thailand.  The winning TREC Holders had turnover more than Tk 1.60 billion during the period of September to December 2014. Lanka Bangla Securities Ltd,...

News Briefs

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Prime Bank gets new DMD Rahel Ahmed has recently joined the Prime Bank Limited as its Deputy Managing Director (DMD). Mr Ahmed has almost 20 years professional experience in the banking sector of both domestic and international markets with multinational...

Photo: National Finance Limited

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Photo: Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Photo: Trust Bank Limited

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Generator assembling plant to be set up with US$ 2.0m investment

FE Report | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

SH Power Pac Ltd, in partnership with the Dubai-based Jubaili Bros, will set up a generator assembling plant in Bangladesh to support the growing demand of the device in the local market, officials said. To establish the assembling unit at...

Photo: Padma Oil Company Limited

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Photo: A delegation of Bangladesh Indenting Agents\\\' Association (BIAA)

2015-02-17 00:00:00

Daily Market Update

2015-02-17 00:00:00

World Cup 2015 a great opportunity for Tigers

2015-02-17 00:00:00

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 provides a great opportunity for Bangladesh to make strides in its performance in Australia and New Zealand. Bangladesh has played 12 One-Day Internationals combined in both countries, without tasting victory so far. Led by...

BD look to kick off WC campaign with a win at any cost

2015-02-17 00:00:00

CANBERRA, Feb 16 (Reuters): Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes the first match of the World Cup (WC) campaign is a must win for his side. Bangladesh kick off their 2015 World Cup against Afghanistan in the Pool A Wednesday in...

BCIM-EC: Growth path through integration

Sabbir Ahmed and Ranjan Sen | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

Launching of the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM-EC) is progressing at a slow pace. The second inter-governmental meeting of BCIM-EC was concluded in Cox's Bazar on December 18, 2014 after one year of its first meeting in...

Civil society should pursue \\\'national dialogue\\\'

M. Serajul Islam | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

The Nagorik Oikko, a civil society initiative, has written to the President, the Prime Minister and the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to initiate talks between the ruling party and the BNP for ending the current spate of...

Concerning civil society initiative

Muhammad Quamrul Islam | 2015-02-17 00:00:00

One tends to agree with Commerce Minister Tofael Ahmed on the issue of the civil society initiative to defuse the current political crisis. He has turned down the proposal of the civil society to hold a national dialogue with a...