Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, also in-charge of Post, Telecommunications and ICT Ministry in Parliament, Obaidul Quader said Sunday the government undertook a project proposal to install 3G (Third Generation) network at upazilas and growth centres across the country...
The government has undertaken a project to install the fifth biggest national data centre in the world at Hi-Tech Park in the country aimed at giving quick digital services to people, reports BSS. Replying to a supplementary question from treasury...
Fazilatun Nesa died of old age complications at a city hospital Sunday. She was 67, reports BSS. Fazilatun Nesa, wife of Mohiuddin Ahmed, president of Munshiganj district unit of Awami League and former chief security officer of Father of the...
Civil Engineering Festival held at UAP A daylong festival was held at the Civil Engineering (CE) Department of University of Asia Pacific (UAP) in the city Saturday. UAP vice-chancellor Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury inaugurated the festival as the chief guest...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Light to moderate fog may occur over the river basins of the country until morning, Met Office said. Night...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Sunday her government was continuing its all-out efforts to restore peace in the country and renewed her call to BNP, Jamaat and other partners of the 20-party alliance to shun the destructive acts asserting that...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The process of bidding for the country's first metro-rail project was launched Saturday. International companies competing for the Tk 30 billion rolling stock and depot equipment work will be shortlisted through the initial bidding. Project officials said the pre-qualification (PQ)...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The government has finally deferred today's (Monday) Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the face of the ongoing 72-hour countrywide general strike called by the BNP-Jamaat-led alliance. The exams, earlier slated for today, will now be held on Friday. The...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The apex trade body has prepared a list of bottlenecks that are restricting the export of various products from Bangladesh to India, seeking a remedy from an upcoming joint meeting of customs in Delhi. Inadequate border infrastructure, local duties in...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has raised the limit of paid-up capital for taxicab business and relaxed the limit of the engine capacity to remove bottlenecks on taxicab businesses. The board has increased the ceiling on paid-up capital from...
Siddique Islam | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
Overall imports made by the country in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 grew over 10 per cent. This is due mainly to higher import of capital machinery that goes for setting up industries, according...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 1: President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Mahbubul Alam has requested Finance Minister A M A Muhith to relax rules of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) for exempting the businesses' bank loan interest of two quarters...
Criticising the perception of Islamic banking, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday termed it 'fraudulent' one set up on 'wrong perception', reports UNB. Responding to a supplementary question from Habibur Rahman Mollah (Dhaka-5) in parliament, he said, "The system appears...
A Bill, titled 'Public-Private-Partnership Bill, 2015' was placed in the House on Sunday aiming to accelerate the country's economic development, reports UNB. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, also in-charge of the Prime Minister's Office in parliament, placed the Bill. The Bill...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday told parliament that the amount of default loan against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, his business partner Gias Uddin Al Mamun and his maternal uncle late Sayeed Iskander and their companies stood at Tk 1.63...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
Government's finance experts are in a fix in finalising the revised budget as they are unable to figure out real revenue mobilisation and its expenditure over the next five months. This is due to an unrelenting political unrest sweeping across...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The businessmen of the country will observe a 15-minute sit-in programme across the country from 12:00 noon on February 8 carrying national flags in their hands and demanding immediate solution to the ongoing political deadlock. The decision was taken at...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith feels that the ongoing blockade and frequent strikes are sapping the country's potential and this adversity may lead to lower GDP (gross domestic product) growth for subdued economic activity. "The impact of strikes are not only...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
In a major development, the government of Saudi Arabia got Sunday clearance from the Royal Court for resuming recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, said an official announcement in Dhaka. The formal export of Bangladeshi manpower to Saudi Arabia remained closed since...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
Arson attacks, clashes and cocktail explosions marked the 27th day of the non-stop countrywide blockade coupled with hartal on Sunday, with growing pressure from various quarters on major political alliances for a peaceful solution to the ongoing deadlock. Businessmen, politicians,...
FE Report | 2015-02-02 00:00:00
The beleaguered Bangla-desh Nationalist Party (BNP) threatened to go for indefinite general strike alongside its ongoing non-stop countrywide blockade unless the government restored the severed internet, cable and telephone services to the party chairperson's Gulshan office. A statement issued on...
Holders of banned Tk 10 and Tk 50 prize bonds can cash their instruments from the branches of scheduled banks or general post office (GPO) by February 26. In a circular Sunday, Bangladesh Bank gave instructions in this regard against...
SAVAR, Feb 1: A fire broke out in a warehouse for garment factory wastes at Ashulia off the capital city Sunday. Fire service officials and witnesses said the fire broke out in 'Supreme Jhute Godown' at Shreepur around 5pm and...
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