Ten newly-appointed additional judges of the High Court (HC) were sworn-in Thursday, reports UNB. Chief Justice (CJ) SK Sinha administered the oath at a simple ceremony at the auditorium of the Supreme Court (SC) annex building. The new judges are...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 12 (UNB): An anti-smuggling squad of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Bangladeshi nationals while they were going to Malaysia illegally from the outer anchorage of the port city early Thursday. Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately....
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a person from Mollartek area in city's old part Wednesday night allegedly for leaking question papers for the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations, reports BSS. The arrestee was identified as Asaduzzaman Nur Sakib, said...
The American embassy, including its consular section, will remain closed Sunday to celebrate the President's Day, an American holiday, reports UNB. The American Centre with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre will also remain...
'Worried Citizens' hold press confce today A press conference oraganised by 'Worried Citizens' will be held at the National Press Club in the city at 11:00 am today (Friday). Dr ATM Shamsul Huda, M Hafizuddin Khan, Dr Akbar Ali Khan,...
Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Khulna and Barisal divisions today (Friday). Light fog may occur over the river basins...
Siddique Islam | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The overall import orders plummeted in the first three weeks of January, as mainly the ongoing political turmoil slowed economic activity, trade and investment in the country, officials said Wednesday. The opening of letters of credit (LC) against imports --...
Arafat Ara | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The authorities concerned suspended enrolment of overseas job-seekers at Probashi Kalyan Bhaban (PKB) at Eskaton Garden in the capital for a temporary period on Thursday, after they found it difficult to cope with growing rush of fortune-seekers there. "We have...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The government has given a green signal to engaging Bangladesh Navy in the Mongla-Ghasiakhali river channel dredging work under the direct purchase method to ensure quality of the work, officials said. The ministry of shipping (MoS) recently approved a proposal...
SHAFIPUR, Feb 12 (Agencies): Terming troublemakers as 'monsters', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned them that they will be suppressed firmly. "Those who are burning innocent people alive for nothing; are they human beings or monsters?" she said Thursday while...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The 38th day of the indefinite blockade and the last day of 108-hour shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, were marked by stray incidents of violence and arrest across the country on Thursday. The alliance activists brought out processions...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
Dr K A S Murshid will lead the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) as new director general (DG). He will replace incumbent DG Dr Mustafa K Mujeri with effect from April 1, 2015. The Board of Trustees of the...
FE Report The HSBC Bangladesh does not have any information on illicit fund transfer to one of its Swiss branches, as reported in national and global media recently. Senior officials of the HSBC Bangladesh disclosed this at a meeting with...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
A total of 77 government and non-governmental organisations and personalities received the National ICT Award-2015 for the best usages of digital equipment in their respective fields. Besides, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman got a 'lifetime achievement award', announced Thursday...
The Supreme Court cleared Wednesday the way for reviving the stalled trial of the graft case against six people, including Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, over selling 18 abandoned government houses in the capital through a 'fake' auction, reports...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the cash entitlement to $5,000 from the previous limit of $3,000 for travelling abroad, reports BSS. The central bank in a circular Wednesday asked all the authorised dealers to issue an outbound Bangladeshi citizen...
Awami League presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim gave a broad hint Thursday that the people engaged in the acts of sabotage might face 'encounters' in a bid to rein in violence, reports UNB. Backing the law enforcers' action of...
The helper of a bus received burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the vehicle in the city's Banasree area on Thursday evening. Ashraf Uzaman, operation manager of Alif Paribahan, told UNB that the petrol bomb was thrown...
The government has decided to pay Tk 65 million to the transport owners for losses incurred during BNP-led Alliance's blockade and shutdown, reports bdnews25.com Since BNP-sponsored nationwide indefinite blockade started on January 5, vandalism and arson has left many vehicles...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The Road Transport and Highways Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MoRTB) has sought an additional allocation of Tk 15 billion (1,500 crore) for implementation of its mega and metro-rail projects properly. Officials said Tk 71.98 billion...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The axe fell heavily on the growth projections for the next five years under the government's perspective plan as politics played the spoiler. The General Economics Division (GED) cut the country's economic growth projections under the Perspective Plan 2010-2020, government...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The United Nations (UN) has expressed its concern over the ongoing violence and the loss of lives that Bangladesh is witnessing. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, expressed the worries on February 11 last while responding...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is yet to prove an effective tool to realise large amount of stuck-up revenue with cases filed by businesses piled-up in court. Response of taxpayers to resolution of disputes over Value Added Tax (VAT) has been...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The government plans to launch a national lottery game to be played twice a week that is deemed as a good instrument to help boost non-tax revenue significantly. Officials said the Finance Division of the ministry of finance (MoF) is...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
The 20-party alliance, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), threatened Thursday to go for tougher programme like fresh spell of hartals alongside the ongoing blockade from Sunday next if its 9-point demand is not met by Saturday. In a...
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