Our Correspondent | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 21: Md Moinul Hasan (21), younger son of acting secretary of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Md Harun, died at a private clinic in the city on September 17 last (Inna Lillahe……Razeun). He was buried at...
KISHOREGANJ, Sept 21 (UNB): President Abdul Hamid made a surprise visit on Sunday to the district judge court and met judges there. Abdul Hamid exchanged pleasantries with them and enquired about their wellbeing. Later, he went to the District Bar,...
Nazrul Islam Khan joined as new secretary of the Education Ministry Sunday, said a PID handout, reports BSS. "The new secretary is very active, creative and skilled......his vast experience, devotion to Information Technology (IT) would add a new dimension to...
Air chief returns from India Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari along with his spouse and two members of his entourage returned to Dhaka from India after wrapping up a four-day official visit Sunday. During his visit,...
Moghbazar triple murder: 6 put on remand A Dhaka court placed on Sunday four people on a six-day remand while two others on three-day in two cases filed in connection with Moghbazar triple murder. Among the six people who were...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6pm today (Monday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
Tanners have sought Tk 100 billion from the commercial banks in soft loan to establish international-standard tanneries in the industrial hub being built for them at Savar, industry insiders said. Besides, the traders concerned have also demanded 12 years' tax...
FE Report | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
The week-long tax fairs conclude today (Monday) after drawing a massive response from the taxpayers across the country. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) held the tax fairs simultaneously in seven divisional cities and other district towns in celebration of...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical products worth more than Tk 20 billion are being sold in the local market a year though there is no specific list of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescribed drugs. Experts said buying and using of drugs without prescriptions is putting...
FE Report | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
Eid festival bonus to garment workers will be paid by September 28 while the wages for the month of September will be disbursed by October 2, according to a decision made Sunday. The decision came at the 26th Crisis Management...
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Several bombs have gone off near BNP's main offices at Dhaka's Naya Paltan before the party along with its allies enforces a Bangladesh-wide shutdown today(Monday), reports bdnews24.com. The blasts were heard Sunday evening but no casualties have been reported. The...
CAIRNS, Sept 21 (AFP): Finance chiefs from G20 nations said today they can overcome geo-political tensions and financial risks to achieve an extra combined 1.8 percent growth under reforms agreed among member nations. Their two-day meeting in Cairns was focused...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
The Chinese EXIM Bank is likely to select projects and affirm the US$9.0 billion financing plans for Bangladesh on relaxed terms and conditions at a meet in Dhaka today (Monday), officials said Sunday. Economic Relations Division (ERD) officials said a...
FE Report | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith ruled out Sunday the possibility of further extending the tenure of extended credit facility (ECF) loan of International Monetary Fund (IMF). "They want extension of the tenure of ECF loan. But, I informed them that it...
Siddique Islam | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
The central bank has opened an account for introducing a refinancing scheme exclusively for Sharia-based banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to utilise a glut of around Tk 25 billion lying with them in excess funds. Officials said under the...
India wants the water issue needs to be addressed in a manner that is fair, equitable and in a manner that none of the parties concerned feel that their interests are being harmed, reports UNB. "We're committed to giving it...
Bangladesh Bank has sought information from various banks concerning accounts owned by 13 people including several politicians, their children, and some businessmen, report bdnews24.com. Two among them are Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad and Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad's only son...
FE Report | 2014-09-22 00:00:00
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) called upon the BNP-led 20-party alliance to withdraw today's (Monday) hartal for the sake of saving country's economy from fresh setbacks. Packed in a note of concern, the call from...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has changed the format of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. From now on, the BCS preliminary tests will be two-hour-long, 200-mark MCQ exams. Pass marks for the viva-voce have been raised by 10 per...
BEANIBAZAR, Sept 21: A Bangladeshi migrant worker in Dubai was allegedly stabbed to death by Indian citizens there on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Kamrul Hossain ( 24), son of Faruq Mia of Mohammadpur village in Beanibazar upazila...
A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over family feud at Pubail in South Jatrabari area here early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Surovhi Akhter (25), wife of Sazzadul Islam Bhuiyan alias Russel, a director of Akaba Timber...
Right after the end of Jamaat-e-Islami's twin-hartal, a daylong nationwide shutdown, called by BNP-led 20-party alliance, began at 6:00am on Monday. BNP’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the 20-party’s 24-hour general strike at a press briefing at...
Some miscreants vandalised four idols of Hindu gods and goddesses at a household temple at Garua village at Bhanga Upazila in Faridpur on Sunday. Witnesses said a gang of miscreants attacked the house temple at dead of night and vandalised...
A multistoried building at Fakirapool in Dhaka city caught fire early Monday. The fire erupted at the building adjacent to Fakirapool Panir Tanki (overhead water reservoir) around 12:20am, fire service officials, quoting local people, said. Being informed, 11 firefighting units...
A multistoried building at Fakirapool in Dhaka city caught fire early Monday killing one. The fire erupted at the building adjacent to Fakirapool Panir Tanki (overhead water reservoir) around 12:20am, fire service officials, quoting locals, said. Five people fell sick...
The authorities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) have suspended for six months 10 activists of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for their involvement in an internal clash on the campus. The activists of the...
Three activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal were arrested from two pro-hartal possessions in Shahbagh and Dhaka University campus areas on Monday morning. The JCD activists in the processions were chanting slogans in support of the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s ongoing nationwide...
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