KHULNA, Jan 7 (UNB): The movement of water vessels through the Shela river began on Wednesday morning, barely one month after the Sundarbans' oil-spill disaster, raising concern among environmentalists. Despite repeated pleas by environmental groups and conservation organisations to shut...
Mark Whittington, a UK-funded expert adviser, arrived in the city on Wednesday, soon after the British High Commission in Dhaka announced his country's support for the clean-up operation in the Sundarbans, the world heritage site, following a disastrous oil spill...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 7: Industrialist and former chairman of the UCBL (United Commercial Banks Ltd) Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury (75) expired on Wednesday morning at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. He was admitted to the hospital on January 3 as his condition...
Some 4,000 Ansar members will guard risky points of the railway network in 40 districts across the country to ensure security of the rail tracks as a countrywide transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance is underway, reports UNB....
FE Report | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate the allegation of corruption against Md Maksudul Hasan, the manager of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd. ACC has appointed its Deputy Director Mohammad Niamul Ahsan Gazi and Mohammad Abdus Sobhan...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 7: Check-Up Diagnostic Centre Ltd from Bangladesh has won the BID International Quality Crown Award in London for the year 2014, a press release said. The award is presented by BID to those companies and organisations from around...
Jamal Uddin's qulkhwani today The qulkhwani of former deputy prime minister Jamal Uddin Ahmad will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque in the city today (Thursday) after Asr prayers. He died on January 3. All are requested to attend the...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of light rain or drizzle at one or two places over Rangpur division until 6pm today (Thursday). Light to moderate fog may occur over the country...
FE Report | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged the implementing authority to complete the Matarbari coal-fired power plant project within the tenure of the incumbent government. "It is our expectation that the project will be completed...
FE Report | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
The committee formed to monitor the fast track projects has expressed satisfaction over the progress of six priority projects, including the Padma Bridge and the metro-rail, during its 4th meeting on Wednesday. Sources said the Fast Track Monitoring Committee meeting,...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday banned publishing, broadcasting or reproducing speeches and statements of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in all print, electronic and social media as long as he remains absconding, reports BSS. A joint bench of the...
FE Report | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
The country's overall import increased by more than 11 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, mainly due to higher import of fuel oils and capital machinery, officials said. The actual import in...
A Dhaka court here asked the police Wednesday to interrogate BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, now in custody, at jail gate within 10 working days, report agencies. The court sent him to jail rejecting a remand prayer...
The Local Government Division suspended Wednesday Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury and Habiganj Municipality mayor GK Gaus over their suspected link with the former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder. "Since the court accepted his name in...
Mohammad Ali | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
Audit and assurance quality of majority firms engaged in auditing the financials is not up to the mark, sources said, as questions cropped up over the certification standards of many companies' financial statements. Experts in this job say that the...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
The ongoing blockade has begun taking its toll on trade and business, especially on external trade. As shipments slowed and business operations slumped for inter-district road haulage halt, economists and business community believe the disruption will cast a negative impact...
FE Report | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
Two persons including a Jubo Dal man were killed in Noakhali and a picket's stone killed an autorickshaw passenger in Sirajganj as the second day of the nationwide indefinite blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, passed off amid incidents...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-01-08 00:00:00
A number of taxpayers are using fake e-TINs or TINs of others in their bid to hoodwink the taxmen apparently to escape hassles and expenses associated with paying taxes, sources have said. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has identified...
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters): Brent crude oil recovered slightly after falling below $50 a barrel for the first time since May 2009 on Wednesday, as traders re-assessed their books after a sharp slide since the start of the year on...
Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven, report agencies. Some of the best-known cartoonists in France were among the 12 killed Wednesday, a judicial source said. Editor-in-chief Stephane Charbonnier,...
Bangladesh's former consul general in New York Monirul Islam and his wife will have to face trial in a US court for allegedly forcing an ex-servant to work under "slavery-like conditions." The Manhattan Federal Court turned down a plea by...
JHENIDAH, Jan 7: A local Awami League leader was killed and six people were injured as the rival faction attacked a meeting of the upazila AL in Kaliganj on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ananda Mohon Ghosh, 50, president...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters): India's AGS Transact Technologies, partly owned by US private equity firm TPG Capital, is set to file an application for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $200 million, three sources with direct knowledge...
LONDON, Jan 6 (AFP): European stock markets dropped Tuesday, extending the previous day's slump, on the prospect of fresh stimulus to prop up the weak eurozone that risks losing Greece as a member. Energy companies were meanwhile weighed down by...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (ET Bureau): State-owned IDBI Bank is set to raise Rs 26.0 billion by selling infrastructure bonds with a 10-year maturity. The bank is likely to finalise the bond sales on Tuesday as it is looking to obtain...
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