JESSORE, Nov 17 (UNB) : A court here sent on Sunday 43 local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its affiliates, including BNP’s district unit acting president, to jail rejecting their bail prayers in two cases filed...
FE Report | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The country's inflow of remittances through unauthorised channel is more than double that of official one, said Member of Parliament (MP) Israfil Alam Monday. He said the impact of labour migration on the economy of Bangladesh is very high. Labour...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The government has cut the caffeine level of soft drinks by 27 per cent to 145 parts per million (ppm) to reduce their sedative risks in human body, sources said. The ministry of industries (MoI) has ordered all the carbonated...
The government has transferred the police commissioner of Rajshahi two days after university teacher AKM Shafiul Islam was hacked to death near campus, reports bdnews24.com. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mahbubur Rahman has been made additional commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police,...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to send mutual legal assistance requests (MLARs) to Malaysia and the United Kingdom (UK) seeking information about the money siphoned off by former judge Motahar Hossain who acquitted Khaleda Zia's eldest son Tarique...
Ten Bangladeshi IT talents have qualified for the recognition as international IT professionals by IT Engineers Examination (ITEE), an international standardised examination of the IT professionals, presently recognised in 13 Asian countries, reports BSS. Among the 182 candidates who took...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu told parliament Monday that the government has taken all necessary measures to bring back Noor Hossain, prime suspect in Narayanganj seven-murder case, to Bangladesh, reports BSS. "Process to bring back Noor Hossain is underway," he...
Customs officials arrested one person and recovered 1.1 kg gold worth about Tk 5.5 million from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Monday, reports UNB.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Tuesday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 31.5 degree Celsius...
Quazi Monirul Islam and Md Mahbubur Rahman have been elected president and general secretary of the Employees Association of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) respectively.The election was held at BUET in the city Monday. Other office bearers are...
'Govt firm to show zero tolerance to narcotics' State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzman Khan Kamal told the Jatiya Sangsad Monday that the present government is firm to show zero tolerance to the narcotics and members of law enforcement agencies...
Information provided by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) on militant activities in both countries 'cannot be ignored', says a home ministry official, reports bdnews24.com. "India suspects there are militants in both Bangladesh and India and that they have to be...
FE Report | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called upon the government to propose inclusion of governance and anti-corruption as distinct goals in the agenda of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The TIB urged the Bangladesh Prime Minister to...
Bangladesh Bank has asked all the banks to install security cameras in and around their branches to ensure the safety and security of their vaults, reports UNB. Against the backdrop of different untoward incidents in recent times, the central bank...
Munima Sultana | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the first-ever government-owned company to run mass transport system in the capital, has started functioning with a limited capacity after a delay of nearly two years. The Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (DMRT) Project...
FE Report | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to ratify an agreement on motor-vehicle regulation for cargo and passenger transportation through the South Asian countries-a move meant for a push to regional connectivity. A proposed amendment to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia on...
The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) will be hopefully around 96-97 per cent in the current fiscal year (2014-15), reports UNB. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expressed the hope while replying to a supplementary during the question...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) is likely to be held in May next in Dhaka, after a lapse of five years. Officials disclosed Monday the move initiated towards holding the government-donor meeting and the consent given by the donors in...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The operational and management aspects of the longest-running - now over 33-year old since its launch in April 1981 -- unit certificate scheme of the state-owned Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) have raised a lot of questions. The questions revolve...
FE Report | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The teachers of Dhaka University demanded Monday immediate arrest of and exemplary punishment to the killers of Rajshahi University Professor AKM Shafiul Islam. The DU teachers made the demand at a human chain programme under the banner of Dhaka University...
Monira Munni | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
The government has started taking action against the garment units that are doing business without any legal approval, sources said. The units are also not members of either Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and...
FE Report | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
South Asian countries should focus on the growth of small and medium-sized cities, as urban-led economic growth has not resulted in improvements in social and human development outcomes, according to a think-tank report released Monday. The 17th annual report of...
Siddique Islam | 2014-11-18 00:00:00
Five state-owned banks sought over Tk 100 billion initially from government to meet their capital shortfalls measured by the Basel-II standard, officials said. The appeal from the capital-strapped banks was made at a review meeting of the banks with Bank...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) directed Monday the First Securities Services Limited (FSSL) to remove Kazi Saifur Rahman from the post of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. The commission also said that Rahman should be barred...
Bangladesh Navy has detained a Myanmar-flagged trawler in deep sea carrying over 600 people who were being trafficked to Malaysia, an official says. — bdnews24.com
NARAYANGANJ, Nov 17 (UNB): A court here Monday convicted six people and sentenced them to death for killing a businessman in 2008. The condemned convicts are Soleman, Ripon, Jahangir, Akkas, Ohid alias Ronny and Akhter Hossain of Araihajar upazila. —...
Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Haq called on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Monday. During the meeting, the PSO handed over an invitation letter to the President to lay wreath...
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