Shahzad Ahmed | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
The sound economic policies and management of the government of Pakistan have resulted into a notable progress in the country's economic performance in the last one year. In fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, for the first time in the six years,...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
Political leaders and experts urged the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday to increase the limit on polls expenditure by a candidate from the present Tk 2.5 million. Political leaders should earn more besides doing politics to spend more during election campaign,"...
The visiting junior British minister for international development has said that political parties have the "responsibility" to hold a free, fair and accountable election for the betterment of the people, reports bdnews4.com. Lynne Featherstone was replying a question at a...
BNP claimed Tuesday that there has been no tangible success in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's much-hyped tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as she has failed to sign any deal with the Gulf nation on manpower export from Bangladesh,...
Publicity and publication affairs secretary of the ruling Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud said Tuesday BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia might be humiliated by her party leaders and workers for her unilateral decision for not taking part in the January...
A Dhaka court in Dhaka issued Tuesday a warrant for the arrest of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed for hurting religious sentiments of the Muslims with his derogatory comments on Hajj, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate SM...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed a petition Tuesday with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a stay on the bail granted by the High Court (HC) to Awami League (AL) MP Abdur Rahman Bodi in a case filed on charge of...
A four-member parliamentary delegation led by Speaker and CPA Executive Committee Chairperson Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury left Dhaka for India on Tuesday to attend a 3-day workshop to be held at Chandigarh in Punjab, reports UNB. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)...
KHULNA, Oct 28 (UNB):A court here sent on Monday 20 local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami to jail rejecting their bail prayers in three separate cases filed for exploding bombs and obstructing police from performing their duties. Khulna district (south)...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a member of banned Islamist militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) Mufti Zubayer Abdullah from the city's Khilgaon area, reports UNB. Zubayer used various fake names, including Sazed Mohammed Foyez, Khairul Hasan...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
PABNA, Oct 28: A union level Awami League (AL) leader was hacked to death at Dublia Bazar under Pabna Sadar Upazila on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Iqbal Sheikh, 45, son of Moslem Sheikh of village Koladi was...
Light rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6pm today (Wednesday). Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere...
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday urged the Islamic world to seriously think about a new development plan and a framework of cooperation for their rapid economic progress, reports UNB. "It's time for all of us to seriously consider a new...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
State Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed said study under private universities in Europe and America is most desirable for every students. Private universities will play a vital role in higher education in Bangladesh. In Chittagong Southern University Bangladesh (SUB)...
Bangladesh College Teachers' Association (BCTA) observed on Tuesday that the quality of education in the country is improving, but it is not up to the mark yet, reports UNB. They came up with the observation at a press conference, titled...
RU Correspondent | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Oct 28: For the first time, a four-day conference of United Nations Youth and Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB) Model United Nations (MUN) will be held the Rajshahi University (RU) campus from October 29 (Wednesday) and it will...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed on Tuesday six Sonali Bank officials for their alleged embezzlement of Tk 70 billion from nine branches of the bank. ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli interrogated them for three hours from 11:00am...
The task of bringing back convicted Bangladesh nationals being held in UAE prisons will begin soon, Sate Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said, reports bdnews24.com. There were 1,019 Bangladeshi prisoners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he said,...
The WMS Global Awards for Excellence 2014 recognised Bangladeshi senior journalist Sheuli Akter with an honourable mention, the board of judges announced Monday last in Beijing, reports Xinhua. Sheuli Akter earned an honourable mention in the Exemplary News Professionals in...
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 28 (UNB): A court here placed on Tuesday Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) member Lance Corporal Ruhul Amin on a five-day fresh remand in a case filed in connection with the sensational seven murders. Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin...
Bangladesh Air Force Women Welfare Association (BAFWWA) stipend was handed over to 320 meritorious students of BAF Shaheen School and College for their outstanding performance in the SSC, HSC, 'O' and 'A' examinations held in 2014, says a press release....
NARAYANGANJ, Oct 28 (UNB): Three people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a human hauler and a mini bus on Dhaka -Sylhet highway at Ariab in Rupganj upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were Ali Hossain,...
Udichi Shilpigoshthi founding day today The 47th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi will be celebrated today (Wednesday). An elaborate programme has been chalked out to mark the day. — Press release Farmers' rally A farmers' rally was held in...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
The government is going to provide electricity supply to 0.30 million new customers in the country's south-western (SW) region, as ECNEC approved a Tk 8.32 billion project in this regard Tuesday. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
The country's two trade bodies requested the authorities concerned to extend the time for submission of individual income tax returns for the current tax year. Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI) and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
The Privatisastion Commission (PC) virtually does not have any business to do following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent announcement to stall privatization of state-owned enterprises (SoEs). The government had a decision to transfer a number of textiles and jute mills...
S M Jahangir | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28: Malaysia's palm-oil industry is facing a host of challenges from home and broad, especially in further expansion of plantations that employ a large number of foreign workers, including Bangladeshis. Internal restrictive policy regime, growing pressures from...
FE Report | 2014-10-29 00:00:00
Chevron Corporation announced Tuesday that its Bangladesh subsidiary has commenced natural gas production from the Bibiyana Expansion Project in the northeastern part of the country. The project includes an expansion of the existing gas plant to process increased natural gas...
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