Tarequl Islam Munna | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
Consuming safe food is one of the fundamental rights for every citizen of Bangladesh. But people in Dhaka city of around 10 million are daily consuming toxic vegetable under the labels of organic edibles. According to a study by the...
Going through the 'Remembrance' page published in a local English daily on 14th December, one wonders which way we are heading to! Pragmatically speaking, our journey from December 1971 to December 2014 is not an event to rejoice. Our dreams...
The government is thinking about raising the prices of gas and electricity. But it should think twice before doing so, as it will add to the miseries of the common people already struggling to make both ends meet. I would...
The whole country is shivering in cold and the poor and destitute people are the worst sufferers. Even in Dhaka city, we see a lot of people, including women and children, sleeping under the open sky. They do not have...
Shah Md. Ahsan Habib | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
The guarantees are becoming common in the rapidly increasing cross-border project activities, trade finance and export-import businesses. This is particularly true when the business conditions are characterised by distance of clients and there are difficulties of real assessment of credit...
Md Abdus Sobhan | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
Agriculture is the single-most important sector in the Bangladesh economy. Eighty per cent of the population is engaged in agriculture, with 57 per cent of the labour force in the crop sector --- which represents about 78 per cent of...
Though Bangladesh was liberated in 1971, hegemonic forces are still conspiring to snatch the country's independence and sovereignty, said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Monday, reports UNB. "Though our beloved motherland was freed from the grasp of enemies in 1971, the...
Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta, MP, Monday called upon BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to return to democratic politics shunning the path of violent politics, reports BSS. "Begum Zia's statement at the Kanchpur public rally in Narayanganj district...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 15 (BSS) : Police on Sunday night sued 65 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League of the Chittagong University (CU) unit on charge of killing BCL activist Tapash Paul. Habibur Rahman, sub-inspector of Hathazari Police Station,...
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will stage a demonstration across the country on December 22 to press home its several demands, including taking effective steps to save the Sundarbans, reports UNB. Prof Anu...
Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Monday necessary steps should be taken so that the young generation can be able to work for the society, country and its people, reports BSS. "Young chaps should give chance...
Prosecution witness (PW-7) Nimai Chandra Das told on Monday the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that most of the slain 42 unarmed Hindus were earlier converted into Muslims under duress, reports UNB. The PW stated this during cross-examinations by the defence counsel...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has summoned daily 'Prothom Alo' editor Motiur Rahman and joint editor Mizanur Rahman Khan to appear before it in person on January 5 to explain a contempt-of-court allegation regarding an op-ed published...
A Dhaka court on Monday deferred until January 11 next the recording of the deposition in a vandalism case filed against 147 BNP leaders and activists, including its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, reports UNB. Judge Tareq Mainul Islam...
Election would not be held a day before 2019, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told newsmen Sunday, reports BSS. He was talking to newsmen after laying wreaths at Bangabandhu's portrait at Road 32, Dhanmondi on the Martyred Intellectuals Day. The minister,...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned on Monday chairman of Westmont Power (Bangladesh) Limited and managing director (MD) of Rupali Bank for interrogation in connection with a loan scam. ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shebly sent separate notices to...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced the Hajj package under private management for the upcoming pilgrimage in 2015. President of HAAB Mohammad Ibrahim Bahar made the announcement at a press conference at a city hotel on Monday....
President Md Abdul Hamid called upon Monday the countrymen irrespective of party affiliation to contribute more from their respective position towards building the country upholding the objectives and spirit of the War of Liberation, reports BSS. In a message on...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina underscored Monday the need for further modernisation of Bangladesh Betar to sustain in the competitive era and assured that her government would extend all sorts of support to this end, reports BSS. "The importance of...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
A mobile court fined Monday owners of two bakeries in Gazipur Tk 0.30 million for manufacturing, preserving and selling bakery items without BSTI (Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution) licence and in unhealthy environment. The two factories are Akota Bakery, located...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) launched an inquiry into the allegation of amassing illegal wealth by a surveyor of the Mercantile Marine Department, reports UNB. The ACC at a recent meeting decided to launch a probe into the alleged corruption...
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Jahangirnagar University Prof Dr Farzana Islam made a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Monday, reports UNB. During the meeting, the VC apprised the President of the academic activities of the university. She invited...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
Transparency Internati-onal, Bangladesh (TIB) urged the government to impose a permanent ban on plying of vessels through Sundarbans rivers. In a press statement, TIB also expressed concern over the refusal of imposing permanent ban on plying vessels by the shipping...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
A construction worker was electrocuted at Demra in the city on Monday. The deceased, Mithu (26), was electrocuted while working at an under-construction building in Canalpar area of Demra. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at around...
A Dhaka court indicted Monday detained accused Zubaida Sultana, a resident of Uttara in the city, on charge of shopping with a stolen credit card owned by Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury of the Supreme Court (SC), reports UNB. According to...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 15 (UNB): A Chittagong court granted bail to Tazreen Fashions owner Delwar Hossain in a fraud case, a day after the same court sent him to jail. Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Mashfiqul Islam passed the order following a petition...
The High Court (HC) granted Monday an anticipatory bail for four weeks to national cricketer Rubel Hossain in a rape case, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Haque and Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury passed the...
Security guard hacked to death in city A security guard was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants in the city's Mirpur area Monday. The deceased was identified as Shahjahan (62), son of late Wahab Ali of Kaisal village under...
Shahab Uddin Khan has been elected president of Gulshan Club for the two-year term from 2014 to 2015. He was elected at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the club in the city recently, said a press release. Ten elected...
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