DUFS, RFC organise film festival today A two-day film festival organised by Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) and Renoir Film Club (RFC) will begin at Alliance Française in the city today (Wednesday). — Press release NGWF's human chain for unpaid...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Government's development-project execution still crosses a bumpy road as the ministries spent only 32 per cent of the ADP outlay in seven months, for reasons that include protracted disruptive political actions, according to sources. The deceleration of spending of the...
NEW DELHI, Feb 10 (Agencies): India's Narendra Modi suffered Tuesday his first major election defeat since becoming prime minister last May, as anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal won a landslide victory in Delhi state polls. With most votes counted, the Election...
FE Report | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal till 6am Friday, the 36th day of indefinite blockade across the country. Joint Secretary General of BNP Salahuddin Ahmed made the announcement through a press release on Tuesday afternoon....
Pankaj Dastider | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, February 10: The ongoing non-stop hartal-blockade has left the communications system across the country in a complete mess by causing severe transport disruption on long-distance routes and triggering substantial loss to the sector. Sales of the consumer goods-importing firms...
FE Report | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The governments of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia inked an agreement Tuesday, paving the way for resuming export of manpower from Bangladesh to the Middle East (ME) country. Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (EWOE) secretary Khandakar Iftekhar Haidar and deputy minister...
Shah Alam Nur | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
With a prolonged countrywide transport blockade and frequent shutdowns continuing to take their toll, 28 of the garment factories have suffered a loss of Tk 2.4 billion in a month from January 06 to February 07, a study reveals. The...
FE Report | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is now selling tender documents for exporting 170,000 barrels of heavy naphtha for early March loading. BPC will be selling tender documents until February 17, a senior official said. The bid submission deadline is...
KUALA LUMPUR: Vietnam is likely to overtake Bangladesh in the global apparel export market share once the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) takes shape, nst.com reported. According to a research report by Standard Chartered Bank, the agreement is likely to benefit...
FE Report | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The 20th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) concluded on Tuesday, with manufacturers receiving export orders worth Tk 950 million (95 crore). This year export orders at DITF increased by more than 18 per cent from the previous year's Tk 800...
Siddique Islam | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the commercial banks for taking the highest level of precautionary measures so that no one can use the banking channel for terror financing both at home and aboard. The directive was given at an emergency...
SYLHET, Feb 10 (UNB): Thirty-two people, including 10 children, died at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) in 24 hours until Tuesday morning allegedly due to 'wrong treatment and negligence'. The identities of the deceased could not yet be known....
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
In the third week of December last, the central bank had asked the banks to bring down their classified loans to below 10 per cent before the expiry of the calendar year 2014. The banks obliged. The average share of...
FE Report | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
A civil society dialogue offer to major political parties is facing a blow following its rejection mainly from the ruling 14-party alliance, thus posing an uncertainty over the possible solution to the ongoing political deadlock. Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...
The authorities will take the decision today (Wednesday) about taking the Thursday's (February 12) SSC examinations as the BNP-led alliance has extended its general strike by 48 hours from today 6:00 am. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its alliance on...
The Maldives has expressed its keen interest to procure off-shore patrol boats from Bangladesh. Chief of Maldives National Defence Force Major General Ahmed Shiyam conveyed the eagerness when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Sangsad Bhaban office Tuesday...
Iran is the land of history, a country filled with the memory of many told and untold events, known as the cross roads of the world. The brilliant history of the Iranian civilization has manifested itself in different historic periods....
On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, it gives me great pleasure to extend, on behalf of the Iranian government & people of Iran, our heartfelt greetings and best wishes to...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Feb 10: Ninety-five per cent of the mammoth target undertaken by the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Jhenidah, to bring 81,940 hectares of land in all the six upazilas of the district under Boro cultivation with a production target...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Feb 10: The farmers of Sadar Upazila in the district are expecting a bumper mustard production of BARI-16 this year. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Gopalganj sources said, a total of 3486 hectares of land have been...
BARISAL, Feb 10 (BSS): A man was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Dinarerpul area under Sadar upazila this morning. The deceased was identified as Biswajit Bala, inhabitant of Gopalganj district. Police said the accident...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 10 (BSS): Necessary process for setting up of a High tech park in the city is now on the final stage that creates high hopes among all quarters concerned particularly the business icons and ICT experts. A 50-acre...
RANGAMATI, Feb 10 (UNB): A young man was shot dead by miscreants at Sapchhari Khamarpara in Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Babu Gula Chakma, 24. United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Milton Chakma said a group...
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