FE Report | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
Despite progress in various socio-economic indicators, Bangladesh still needs about 10 more years to get the status of a developing country, said Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguished fellow Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya. Although Bangladesh aims at making an exit from...
KATHMANDU, Nov 27 (Agencies): With all the eight nations signing a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif shaking hands after the first-day tension, the 18th Saarc...
Siddique Islam | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
The overall flow of credit in the banking system marked a substantial rise recently despite a declining trend in deposits, bankers said. As of October 2 last, the overall outstanding loans excluding inter-bank ones in the banking system grew by...
FE Report | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
A client will be able to open account with not more than one mobile phone service provider, according to a central bank notification, issued Thursday. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) also asked the chief executive officers and managing directors of the...
In line with the UN policy, President Abdul Hamid Thursday declared the country's people aged 60 years or above as senior citizens, reports UNB. "Through today's programme, I'm declaring all the respected elderly people of the country as senior citizens...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) plans to import around 5.80 million tonnes of petroleum products next year, up 7.50 per cent from the current calendar year at a cost of around US$ 5.0 billion, a senior BPC official said. The...
HABIGANJ, Nov 27: The national power grid of Bangladesh is going to have 341mw new electricity from tomorrow (Saturday) from the Bibiana-2 plant situated in Nabiganj upazila here. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the project implemented by...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal Thursday said the government decided to appoint another 50,000 people to increase the efficiency of the police force. Besides, a separate unit will be formed in the police force soon for dealing...
KHULNA, Nov 27: Pirates kidnapped more than 100 fishermen and looted fish and other valuables worth about Tk 30 million from 10 trawlers from the Fairway buoy area in the Bay adjacent to Dublar Char in the Sundarbans. General secretary...
Politicians will have to play a more active role in preventing violence against women at the root level. Speakers came up with the view at a seminar in the city on Thursday. They observed that transforming society’s outlook towards women...
A parliamentary watchdog has recommended that the government allocate adequate fund to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board to bring dynamism in its activities. It also suggested that the CHT Land Commission attach importance to the opinions of the representatives...
A Robo-Fight competition was held at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) to spark students’ innovation. A total of 40 universities from across the country participated in the competition, according to a news agency.
Customs officials seized 560 cartons of contraband foreign cigarettes and arrested a man at Hazrat Shah Amanat (R) International Airport in Chittagong on Thursday. The arrested is Faisal Ahmed. Further details about the arrestee could not be known. On secret...
Admission test of 'G' unit under the academic session 2014-2015 of Islamic University (IU) has been held in Kushtia peacefully. The tests were held in three shifts. IU VC Prof Dr Abdul Hakim Sarkar and Pro-VC Prof Dr M Shahinur...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry has suggested that the government introduce a unified admission process for all universities under the supervision of the University Grants Commission (UGC). It observed that the unified admission process will save both time...
A man died and at least 26 people went missing as a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal, on the outskirts of Saint Martin’s Island under Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar district on Friday. The dead is Lavlu, a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Kathmandu for home on Friday morning after attending the 18th Saarc Summit held in the Nepalese capital on Nov 26-27. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage took...
A septuagenarian man was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at his house in Fatullah in Narayangonj Sadar Upazila. The dead is Abed Ali, 70. His wife Rahima Begum, 62, sustained burn injuries in the fire. She...
A mugger was arrested at Boro Achra village at Benapole union under Sharsha Upazila in Jessore on Thursday night. The arrested was identified as Babu alias Dhakaiya Babu, 45, son of Nurul Islam of the village. Police said a gang...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that like the war criminals’ trial, the trial of Dr Milon’s assassins would one day be held in this country. He said that to secure the democratic progress of the nation it is...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that like the war criminals’ trial, the trial of Dr Milon’s assassins would one day be held in this country. He said that to secure the democratic progress of the nation it is...
Bangladesh candidate Captain Moin Uddin Ahmed has been elected the Director General of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO) in an election held during the 23rd session of the IMSO Assembly in London. This is the first time in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Kathmandu, Nepal. On Friday morning. Her special flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 12:10pm Friday. She left the Nepalese capital at 10:50am local time after receiving a guard of honour...
Dhaka University Rokeya Hall Alumni Association has honoured late journalist Baby Maudud for her lifelong contribution to the cause of women. Celebrated actress Fredousi Majumder and Bangladesh Mahila Parisad chief Ayesha Khanam were also honoured in recognition of their work...
Cultivation of flood-tolerant variety rice has already become popular among the farmers to change their fortune as its harvest is nearing completion with bumper yield in the country during the Aman season. The growing plants of flood tolerant BRRI dhan...
A mobile court in a special drive realised Tk 0.11 million as fines from 13 shops at Fakirhat Bazar in Bagerhat district on Thursday. The court realised the money from 13-shop for selling date expired medicines, formalin tainted fruits and...
War crimes accused Shamsuddin Ahmed has been arrested in Nandail Upazila in Mymensingh district on Thursday evening. Officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj police station Mir Mosharraf Hossain said: ‘Shamsuddin, , one of the two siblings accused in a war crimes case, was...
Central bank investigators are looking into ‘questionable’ transactions in various Bangladesh Banks by expatriates and foreign nationals, following requests from different countries through the Egmont Group. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sought information on at least 150 foreign nationals from...
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