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Photo: Gonoshonghoti Andolon took out a procession

2014-12-19 00:00:00

PM for armed forces to fulfil people\\\'s hopes, aspirations

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday her government has been working to establish a professional and well-trained armed forces and expressed the optimism that the armed forces will keep intact its role in future for fulfilling the hopes...

No enrolment of failed students in medical colleges: Nasim

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said Thursday those who failed in admission tests would not able to get enrolled in medical colleges, reports BSS. "How can I give them the chance to get admitted when they could not pass in admission...

Lutfur stripped of powers to give grants, sell property

2014-12-19 00:00:00

The mayor of scandal-tainted London Tower Hamlets council, Lutfur Rahman, has been stripped of his powers to dish out grants and sell property with a takeover squad moving in, reports UK  bdnews24.com. Mayor Lutfur Rahman's election runs into murky waters...

Botswana Asst minister arrives tomorrow

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration of landlocked country Botswana Dikgang Phillip Makgalemele arrives in Dhaka on a two-day visit tomorrow (Saturday) to explore prospective areas of cooperation between the two countries, reports UNB. The is going to...

Fake doctor, 7 agents jailed in C\\\'nawabganj

2014-12-19 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 18 (UNB): A mobile court here sentenced an alleged fake doctor to two years' imprisonment and his seven agents to one year's jail each in the district town on Wednesday. The convicts were identified as fake doctor Morshed,...

Matlebur Rahman passes away

2014-12-19 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Dec 18 (BSS/UNB): Matlebur Rahman Chowdhury, father-in-law of lawmaker Sheikh Helal Uddin and advisor of Orion Group, died at United Hospital in the capital this morning at the age of 82. He left behind his wife, one son, two...

BOU organises discussion on Victory Day

Our Correspondent | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

Gazipur, Dec 18: A discussion, organised by Bangladesh Open University (BOU) was held at the university conference hall in Gazipur Thursday marking the 43rd victory day. Minister for Liberation War Affairs Advocate AKM Mozammel Hoque was present as the chief...

News in Brief

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Publication ceremony of annual report on 'Governance situation' tomorrow A publication ceremony of annual report on 'Governance situation in Bangladesh 2013: Democracy, Party and Politics' organised by BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University will be held at...

Intercity train on Ctg-M\\\'singh route from today

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to introduce an intercity train, 'Bijoy Express', on Chittagong-Mymensingh route today (Friday), reports UNB. Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque will inaugurate the train service on the new route in Mymensingh at 5pm, said Director General of...

Weather

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday). Mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Madaripur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sayedpur, Jessore, Kushtia and Srimangal and it may spread...

Photo: Isato Kunisada, mayor of Sanjyo City in Japan, speaking at a press conference

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Photo: Nari Unnayan Shakti and Safe Migration Programme

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Call to ensure good governance at government offices

FE Report | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

The second international Kaizen Convention 2014 was held Thursday in the capital with a call to ensure good governance of government offices for the benefit of the people. Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...

Govt plans to conduct childhood blindness survey

FE Report | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

The government plans to conduct a survey on childhood blindness to determine the number of country's blind children. Prof AHM Enayet Hussain of National Eye Care under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the government plan at a...

Moosa shrugs off graft allegation

FE Report | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed business tycoon Moosa Bin Shamsher on Thursday for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth abroad. ACC deputy director Meer Jainul Abedin Shibly questioned him at the commission for around three hours from 10:00 am, ACC public relations...

US-Cuba thaw marks end of \\\'hard Castro-ism\\\'

2014-12-19 00:00:00

HAVANA, Dec 18 (AFP): The decision by the United States and Cuba to renew diplomatic relations marks the end of "hard Castro-ism" on the communist island and a victory for pragmatic diplomacy, analysts said. Cuban President Raul Castro helped pave...

BB to check unauthorised investments in savings certificates

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken an initiative to check unauthorised investment in the 5-year Bangladesh Saving Certificate, reports BSS. The central bank last week asked all of its executive directors and general managers and managing directors and the chief executives...

UGC allocates Tk 450m for 13 universities

2014-12-19 00:00:00

The University Grants Commission (UGC) allocated on Thursday Tk 450 million (45 crore) for 13 public and private universities under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) for establishing quality assurance cells (QACs), reports UNB. The universities receiving the fund...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Photo: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia waving

2014-12-19 00:00:00

Eyes on $250m fresh ADB fund to complete reforms

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to come up with a fund of US$250 million afresh to help complete the remaining reform programmes of Bangladesh's capital market and insurance sector. Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said on Thursday, the...

JS body for ban on unfit tankers through Sundarbans

2014-12-19 00:00:00

A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of forest and environment asked the authorities concerned to ban movement of all risky and unfit oil tankers in and around the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, reports BSS....

Rise in capital flight triggers concern

FE Report | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

A significant rise in illicit money outflows from Bangladesh, as reported by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI), has raised concern among the relevant state agencies, economists and anti-graft activists.   According to them, such illegal capital outflows not only cause a...

Stroke replaces diarrhoea as top killer in BD

Monira Munni | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

Stroke was the leading cause of death claiming  178,354 lives in Bangladesh in 2013 replacing diarrheal diseases two decades ago, according to a  new report on country-specific cause-of-death data for 188 countries. The data was prepared by an international consortium...

Forex reserve at new high of $22.38b

2014-12-19 00:00:00

The country's foreign exchange reserve has hit a new high at $22.38 billion riding on the positive remittance inflow and increased export earnings, reports UNB. The reserve stood at $ 21.38 billion at the end of the day on Thursday,...

‘Illicit financial outflows’ from BD show again a quantum leap

FE Report | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

The latest findings of Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) - that was formed in 2006 to analyse unrecorded money disappearing out of developing countries - show that 'illicit financial outflows' from Bangladesh averaged, on an annual basis, at $1.3 billion...

President pays homage to Mahatma

2014-12-19 00:00:00

NEW DELHI (UNB): President Abdul Hamid on Thursday paid homage to India's Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The Bangladesh President placed wreaths at the Mahatma Gandhi's 'Samadhi' at Rajghat 4pm (local time). On his arrival at the Rajghat, Hamid...

New species of butterfly found in Bangladesh

JU Correspondent | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

A new species of butterfly (flat white yellow-breasted) has been identified by Prof Dr Monwar Hossain, a teacher of Zoology Department of Jahangirnagar University (JU). He disclosed this at a press conference held at the central cafeteria lounge of JU...

Quarantine rules may be effective by Feb next

Yasir Wardad | 2014-12-19 00:00:00

After nearly four years of enactment of the Plant Quarantine Act 2011, the government has taken move to make the Plant Quarantine Rules and Regulations effective, officials said. The rules might be effective within January-February period next year, they said....