Customs officials seized 18 gold bars weighing about two kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital Thursday morning, reports UNB.
FE report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The ministry of women and children affairs will provide Tk 10 million to Police Nari Kalyan (PUNAK) Samiti to train underprivileged women in the country. Meher Afroz Chumki, state minister for women and children affairs, made the announcement at a...
Comilla, Jan 29 (UNB): The managing director of a Taiwanese factory, situated in Comilla EPZ, has been robbed of Tk 3.1 million (31 lakh). The victim, Huangju Yu, MD of Taiwanese 'Yogotex Fabrics Co Ltd', has filed a case with...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
MAGURA, Jan 28: Sharashati Sheekder, mother of Sree Biren Shekder, state minister for Youth and Sports, passed away at her own residence in Magura town Thursday. She was 94. She left behind five sons, four daughters and a large number...
Reception to alumnus Dr Tapantosh at BUET today Association of BUET Alumni will hold a reception to alumnus Dr Tapantosh Chakrabarty (Chem Engg 1972) at BUET in the city at 4:00 pm today (Friday) for his outstanding professional achievements and...
Rain or thundershowers is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore and Kushtia today (Friday). Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky...
President Abdul Hamid urged the law enforcement agencies on Thursday to take stern legal actions against those killing people by hurling petrol bombs and torching vehicles as they are the enemies of democracy, reports UNB. "You know the people of...
India Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh's tenure was "curtailed" Wednesday night - six months early - and India's ambassador to the US, S Jaishankar, was appointed as the new Foreign Secretary, report agencies. She is the second Indian foreign secretary to...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 29(UNB) : A trawler, heading towards Malaysia through an illegal sea route with around 50 passengers on board, capsized in the Bay of Bengal in Khudiratek area of Kutubdia upazila early Thursday. In-charge of Kutubdia Coast Guard...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
Government authorities have moved to expedite settlement of pending tax-related cases by appointing lawyers at the National Board of Revenue (NBR), as billions of taka is trapped under a logjam of lawsuits. Officials said the revenue board would have three...
Monira Munni | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The garment factory assessment programme under the government-ILO joint initiative is facing hurdles due to inconsistency in factory information and non-cooperation from the owners, sources said. Meanwhile, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recently hired two companies to assess garment factories...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman has feared a slow pace of economic growth in the coming days because of ongoing political unrest that has disrupted almost all economic activities. The central bank governor expressed his worries while unveiling half-yearly...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The country's inflation as measured by consumers' price index (CPI) eased slightly in the month of December last on both the point-to-point and 12-month average basis mainly because of decrease in prices of food items. The inflation rate came down...
Munima Sultana | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has sought an additional Tk 4.83 billion in the revised annual development programme (RADP) despite slow progress of its majority projects amid continuous blockade programme. Sources said RHD has set a demand of Tk...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 29: Speakers at a seminar on city governance said development projects undertaken by government agencies in Chittagong should be need-based and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and other agencies should be given enough administrative power to mobilise their own...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The central bank has asked commercial banks to set up special cells for ensuring monitoring and supervision of restructured loans, officials said. "Bank shall set up a special cell headed by head of recovery for continuous monitoring of the restructured...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) expressed solidarity on Thursday with the grand rally organised by Sramik-Karmachari-Peshajibi-Muktijoddha Samannay Parishad to be held today at Suhrawardy Udyan in protest against the ongoing violence in the name of...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is implementing Haor Development Project (HILIP) as part of its Climate Adaptation and Livelihood Protection programme to benefit 3.0 million people in haor region of five districts. This was disclosed at a workshop jointly organised...
A Joint Economic Commission (JEC) will be formed between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) with a view to increasing mutual financial assistance, reports BSS. An EU delegation headed by its Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon informed Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury...
Two Bangladeshi shopkeepers have been beaten to death in South Africa, according to media reports, bdnews24.com. The reports of the international news agencies quoted police as saying the men, aged 26 and 27, were found dead on Thursday in the...
Law Minister Anisul Haque told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday that 2861,003 cases were pending with different courts across the country till September 2014, reports BSS. "The government has undertaken initiatives to form case management committees for a quick...
Siddique Islam | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will continue its existing 'cautious' monetary policy for the second half (H2) of the ongoing fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 with an aim to maximise economic growth by curbing inflationary pressure on the economy. "The cautious monetary...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh (CAG) itself is involved in unacceptable corrupt practices, a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report revealed Thursday. Such practices are galore despite the CAG's responsibility of ascertaining corruption in government offices,...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The 24-hour hartal in the capital city alongside a daylong one in Dhaka and eight other nearby districts, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance protesting the filing of 'false cases' against Khaleda Zia and the arrest of its leaders and...
FE Report | 2015-01-30 00:00:00
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed its concern over rights situation in Bangladesh, saying that violation of human rights can spark serious security challenges in the country. The New York-based global rights group in its 25th edition of 2015 World...
A high-rise residential building tilted in the city's Bashundhara Residential Area Thursday evening. The 10-storey building at Road-15 of Block-A near Apollo Hospitals Ltd of the posh area leaned around 6:45pm, said Nilufar Yeasmin, duty officer at the Fire Service...
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