ABU DHABI, Oct 26 (UNB): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is going to recruit 1,000 female workers in 14 areas, including housemaids, drivers, and gardeners, from Bangladesh in the first phase and more would be recruited later. A Memorandum of...
The daylong nationwide hartal, enforced by Sammilito Islami Dal, a coalition of Islamist parties, passed off Sunday, reports UNB. The hartal was called demanding trial of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his disparaging remarks about hajj and Tablig Jamaat....
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Some economists suggested keeping politics and economics apart for avoiding risks for both. Their opinion came as an international meet in Dhaka Sunday focussed on pursuing higher economic growth through integration, investment in infrastructure and human resource development in Asia....
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Binod K Chaudhury, the first billionaire of Nepal, said Sunday that India has to play leading role in the SAARC to increase trade within the region and globally through addressing the issues of trade deficits. He said the inter-regional scenario...
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved in principle Sunday for importing 0.25 million tonnes of wheat from Ukraine under the government-to-government (G-to-G) basis. It also gave nod to implement the project for construction of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) bottling...
Twenty-four European banks have failed stress tests of their finances, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has announced, reports BBC. The banks now have nine months to shore up their finances or risk being shut down. No UK banks are included....
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The steady growth and resilience of Asia can continue to lead the global economic recovery through regional integration focused on consumption-led growth of China and India, an international business meet in Dhaka drew the conclusion. Based on the continent's advances...
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Various financial crimes, including some shocking scams, have recently emerged as one of the most challenging tasks in law enforcement amid a breakdown of social and moral values, opine experts. Criminologists and law-enforcers observe that organised gangs of criminals are...
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A research study has suggested inclusion of the value of the unaccounted for unpaid household work of women in national accounting and reflect the same in the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The value of the unpaid work, according to...
A Dhaka court has acquitted all seven accused in the Padma bridge corruption case after accepting the final report by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), report agencies. Special Senior Judge Zahurul Haque Sunday issued the order bringing curtains on the...
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Speakers at a discussion on Sunday said though the WTO Bali Package was frustrating for least developed countries (LDCs), it was beneficial to Bangladesh. They said the most important part of the Bali accord was its perfect-timing in the backdrop...
The government's revenue agency Sunday instructed commercial banks to deduct 15 per cent tax at source from the interest amounts of bank depositors having old 10-digit taxpayer-identification numbers. Currently, a bank deducts 10 per cent tax at source on interest...
Abdul Latif Siddiqui, the politician, axed from the cabinet and from his party, has reportedly been refused permission to stay in the US. Now, the lawmaker elected to the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) five times from Tangail 2 constituency, says he...
The government is all set to launch a crack down on vehicles without fitness clearance and drivers plying without licence from November 10. The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has also decided to start a drive against fraud, ‘middlemen’...
The Election Commission (EC) is waiting for the Speaker’s decision before it moves on Abdul Latif Siddiqui. The EC officials say they would not move even if the Awami League (AL) formally informs it about his expulsion from the party....
Shots fired by members of a human-rights organisation have terrorised the local people and tourists in Kuakata, a tourist hotspot in Patuakhali – a south-western coastal district. Police, quoting locals said members of Bangladesh Manabadhikar Commission (BMC) fired from their...
President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Dubai on Monday morning to attend the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) summit. A regular flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the President took off from Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport at 9:55am. Finance...
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad has asked his party men to take all-out preparations for the next general election as people want to get rid of the two major parties. ‘People have not forgotten me. They’re looking for a change…they’re...
Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was reelected on Sunday in the tightest race Brazil has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago, giving the juggernaut Workers’ Party its fourth-straight presidential victory and the chance to extend its social transformation...
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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative trend in early hours of trading on Monday, maintaining the previous day’s downturn. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE went down by 12.34 points or 0.24 per cent...
Mentally sick people need proper treatment and medicare facilities and special care from surrounding human beings for sake of their early recovery, speakers have said at a seminar in Rajshahi city. They viewed optimum treatment and necessary healthcare facilities towards...
A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami leader was arrested on violence charges from his residence in Sardar Para under Bogra Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. The arrested was identified as Omar Ali, Ameer of Dupchachia municipality unit Jamaat. Police said, being...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested a young man along with Indian currency worth Tk 0.6 million in Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Sunday night. The arrested is Kabir Mia, 25, son of Abul Kalam Azad, of the Upazila....
A Dhaka court on Monday framed charges against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ataul Haque also fixed January 22 for the formal trial to begin with the deposition of witnesses....
Bangladesh has won the election to become a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s council. ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. ‘We have been elected council member of ITU from the...
A teenaged domestic assistant was found dead in Uttar (north) Badda area in Dhaka city on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Farida, 15, daughter of Chan Mia of Netyrakona district. Police said Farida had been working as a...
Two people, including a young woman, were killed and 30 other people injured in a road accident in Kaliganj Upazila in Jhenidah district on Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shirina, 19, while another could not be identified....
Asian equities rose on Monday, taking heart from upbeat earnings and US economic data that eased recent global growth fears and sharpened risk appetite. Tokyo ended up 0.63 per cent, or 97.08 points, at 15,388.72, Seoul climbed 0.33 per cent,...
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