Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday her government is arranging various competitions for the country's children in a way so that they can create world records with their elegant performance in various international events, reports UNB. "World-class players...
Green activists demanded on Saturday that Tk 25.29 billion be realised from the owners of Hazaribagh tanneries as compensation for polluting the Buriganga river, the lifeline of the city, reports UNB. They came up with the demand at a press...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday night and early Saturday arrested six criminals in connection with the sensational triple murder case at Maghbazar in the capital on August 28, report agencies. They were arrested from Motijheel in the city and...
KISHOREGANJ, Sep 20 (UNB): President Abdul Hamid visited President Abdul Hamid Medical College Hospital at Jafarabad in Karimgani upazila on Saturday. Principal of the college ANM Nowshad Khan received the President. Addressing the occasion, the President said the haor people...
A student of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) was killed in a road accident at city's Dhanmondi area Saturday morning, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Salman Rahman Sagor, 20, son of Furkan Ali from Narayan Pasha Village of Bauphal...
BHOLA, Sep 20 (UNB): Five fishermen went missing as a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid storm near Dhalchar union in Charfashion upazila of the district on Saturday morning. Of the missing fishermen, three were residents of South...
The low over west central bay and adjoining Andhara-Orissa coast moved north-northeastwards and has become a well marked low and now lies over northwest bay and adjoining Orissa coast, reports UNB. Under its influence steep pressure gradient lies over North...
Prof Dr AKM Zahir Uddin Chowdhury, a teacher of the Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET), died at a city hospital Friday, said a press release. He was 64. He was laid...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6pm today (Sunday). Moderately heavy to very heavy falls...
Orientation of BBA at Southeast University The orientation programme for the newly enrolled students of the BBA Programme Fall Semester-2014 under the School of Business Studies of Southeast University (SEU) was held at the seminar hall of its permanent campus...
LONDON, Sept 19 (AFP): World oil prices steadied on Friday after Brent crude had this week hit a two-year low point against a backdrop of solid supplies and dampening demand growth. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in November edged...
BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (AFP): The European Union will hold fresh talks with Russia and Ukraine next week to settle their ongoing dispute over gas deliveries, an EU official said on Friday. "The next trilateral meeting on gas will take place...
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Xinhua): Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell yesterday on a positive US jobless claims report and strong stocks. The most active gold contract for December delivery lost 9 US dollars,...
London, Sept 19 (PTI): Indian steel major Tata has opened a new finishing line at its IJmuiden steelworks in the Netherlands to strengthen the supply of high-value steels to the automotive sector and other markets. The company said it had...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
Annual targets of crowning businessmen as commercially important person (CIP) remain unmet every year, of late, for want of deserving candidates. Loan default or tax evasion disqualifies many aspirants for the coveted status as business VIP. Following the CIP guidelines...
Syful Islam | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
Launch of the coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India may be delayed due to the lack of vessels fit for plying their coasts. The Department of Shipping (DoS) has set a target to launch the long-awaited service by October...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has prepared a list of around 2,000 industries in Dhaka, Chittagong and Khulna for imposing the newly introduced 'green tax' on them, aiming to collect Tk 3.0 billion(Tk 300 crore), reports UNB. These industries...
FE Report | 2014-09-20 00:00:00
Prices of different varieties of spices have increased significantly in last seven days as demand has risen before Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja festivals, traders said. The prices of spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, cumin seed, black cumin seed, nutmeg (jayphal),...
M Zakir Hossain, president of Institute of Management Consultants Bangladesh (IMCB) will leave Dhaka for Seoul today (September 20) to attend the "2014 ICMCI Conference and Annual Meeting" which will be held from September 22 -27 in Seoul, Republic of...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 19: Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi said proper and transparent asset liability management is very important in the banking sector for its successful operation. To this end, the branch managers should acquire appropriate knowledge on this issue...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19 (AFP): Kathmandu Friday signed a long-delayed agreement with New Delhi to build Nepal's biggest hydropower plant in a bid to kickstart economic growth and ease crippling electricity shortages in both countries. A vast network of fast-flowing rivers...
The Walton First Beach Football Tournament 2014, organised by Cox's Bazar District Sports Association, will begin today (Saturday) at the Laboni Point of the Cox's Bazar sea beach, reports UNB. Deputy Commissioner of Cox's Bazar Mohammad Ruhul Amin will inaugurate...
TOKYO, Sept 19 (AFP): The pound rallied against major currencies Friday as Scotland rejected independence from the United Kingdom, while the dollar closed in on the 110 yen level for the first time in more than six years. Sterling jumped...
NEW DELHI, Sept 19 (Xinhua): The "Chinese Dragon" and the "Indian Elephant" are stepping up trade and investment engagement to forge a closer development partnership despite their border disputes left over by history. The two Asian neighbours have agreed on...
TOKYO, Sept 19 (AFP): Japan on Friday downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in five months, as a string of weak data hammers hopes for a quick recovery following Tokyo's April sales tax hike. The monthly...
MILAN, Sept 19 (AFP): Italy's government must overhaul its labour market to kick-start its economy, which is set to shrink for the third year running in 2014, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. Gross domestic product is expected to...
LONDON, Sept 19 (AFP): Britain's business community breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after Scotland voted by a clear margin to remain in the United Kingdom. Markets had fretted that independence would spark a flight of capital amid uncertainty...
SANAA, Sept 19 (AP): Shiite rebels and Sunni militiamen battled in the streets of the Yemeni capital for a second day Friday in fighting that has killed at least 120 people, driven thousands from their homes and virtually shut down...
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