FE Report | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
Low voltage disturbance in electricity transmission line inside Bangladesh caused Saturday's countrywide electricity blackout, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Thursday, reversing initially-estimated reason. "The blackout did not originate from any fault in the western...
BNP will observe 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day' today (Friday), marking the civil-military 'uprising' in 1975, reports UNB. Other political parties and different socio-cultural organisations will also observe the day from different historical perspectives. On this day in 1975, amid...
The second day of the 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the death penalties awarded to its two leaders for war crimes, saw no major untoward incident till filing this report at 9:30 pm on Thursday, reports UNB....
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
To curb middlemen's booming business in the country's jute industry, the government is going to take steps against stockpiling of raw jutes by the middlemen, especially those who procure bulk quantity of jute and make huge profits. From now on,...
The board of directors of Bangladesh Bank (BB) rejected an appeal filed Thursday by the removed managing director (MD) of BASIC Bank Limited. Kazi Faqurul Islam recently filed an appeal to the board after he was removed from the post...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have dropped again in a span of three weeks after its value plummeted in the international market. Businesses fear the prices may dip further. Every 'bhori' (11.664 grams) of gold was priced at Tk 44,521, Bangladesh...
SATKHIRA: A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed by smugglers at the Laxmidari border point in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, company commander of Bhomra BGB camp. BGB...
Munima Sultana | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has taken a move to build a 'faulty' flyover-plus-tunnel in front of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to lessen traffic pressure on Old Airport Road in the capital. It will be built discarding the previous...
The Foreign Ministry summoned Thursday acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Dhaka Ahmad Hussain Dayo and conveyed the disappointment of Bangladesh over the comments made by a Pakistan Cabinet member on a recent ICT verdict, reports UNB. Terming the comments...
Reiterating its call for a moratorium on the use of death penalty as a first step towards its abolition, the European Union (EU) urged Bangladesh authorities on Thursday to stay all the pending executions, reports UNB. "We're closely following judicial...
Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations-2014 will begin across the country today (Friday), reports BSS. The JSC and JDC examinations were supposed to begin on November 2 but the authorities rescheduled the examinations, which will now...
Lawyers of condemned war criminal M Kamaruzzaman met him at Dhaka Central Jail Thursday morning, reports UNB. Senior jail super of the central jail Forman Ali told UNB that four lawyers, led by Advocate Matiur Rahman Akand, entered the jail...
Health Secretary M Neazuddin Miah and Public Service Commission Secretary AKM Amir Hossain, who had got their jobs extended with fake freedom fighter certificates, went on voluntary retirement Thursday, reports UNB. They submitted the resignation letters to the Public Administration...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
The National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) is yet to start its full functioning after two months of its formation due to lack of logistic support and required number of manpower, officials said. It has now only two members out of...
FE Report The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 26 officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), including its managing director (MD), by mid-November over allegation of irregularities in Tk 13 billion loans taken by Ananda Shipyard. On Thursday, the...
HABIGANJ, Nov 6 (UNB): A case was filed with a court here on Thursday against 12 members of Rappid Action Battalion (RAB), including RAB -9 DAD M Saniul Islam, on charge of torturing a youth in custody. M Shah Alam,...
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided unconditional mobile phone cash transfers to assist people whose homes and livelihoods were severely affected by the devastating floods in the northwestern districts in August last, reports UNB. WFP has reached nearly...
MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 6 (BSS): Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said today that Mawa ferry ghat will be shifted to Shimulia by this month for facilitating construction work of the long-awaited and much-talked-about Padma Bridge. "Link road with Shimulia ferry ghat is...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 6: The Law and Justice Department of the Rajshahi University (RU) offered admission in evening LLM programme for the academic session of 2015, said a press release. Earlier on Monday the application process begun. The...
A coaching centre and a beauty parlour were gutted by a fire that broke out at Siddheswari in the city on Thursday, reports UNB. Fire service officials said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at the beauty parlour...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 6 (UNB): A teenage boy was beaten to death by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members along Jahurpur border in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Liton Miah,15, son of Anwarul...
A group of four renowned American hip-hop artistes will visit Dhaka from November 8- 17 as part of a cultural exchange programme, reports UNB. Comprised of MCs, DJs, beatmakers and dancers, the Next Level team will perform, conduct workshops, perform...
About 6,933 candidates have been chosen for appointment as assistant teachers at the pre-primary sections of government primary schools, reports UNB. The final result of the pre-primary assistant teacher recruitment test-2013 was published on Thursday, said the Public Relations Officer...
NAOGAON, Nov 06 (UNB): An Indian cattle trader was gunned down by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Adatala border in Sapahar upazila early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Ashraful Islam,38, son of Yusuf Ali, a resident...
The GSMA (Global System for Mobile communications Association) launched on Thursday a Code of Conduct for Mobile Money Providers, outlining a series of common business principles to enable development of safe and responsible digital financial services, reports BSS. The first...
Certificate-giving ceremony held at DU The certificate-awarding ceremony of a two-week long workshop on "Water Futures: A Dialogue of Young Scholars and Professionals" jointly organised by Dhaka University (DU) and Jamia Millia Islamia, India was held at the Mozaffar Ahmed...
Certificate-giving ceremony held at DU The certificate-awarding ceremony of a two-week long workshop on "Water Futures: A Dialogue of Young Scholars and Professionals" jointly organised by Dhaka University (DU) and Jamia Millia Islamia, India was held at the Mozaffar Ahmed...
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