Health Minister Mohammad Nasim asked civil surgeons to monitor whether the 6,000 newly appointed doctors are working in their respective areas, reports UNB He said this while addressing a function marking the launching of a report, 'Coverage Evalua-tion Survey 2013',...
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted Tuesday its Annual Report-2013 to President Abdul Hamid, reports UNB. A NHRC delegation led by its chairman Prof Dr Mizanur Rahman submitted the report making a courtesy call on the President at Bangabhaban. As...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has launched telemedicine service with an aim to provide medical services to its hospitals across the country using information and communication technology, reports UNB. BGB director general Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed formally inaugurated the service at...
Renowned advocate of Khulna and Dhaka Judge's Court and Supreme Court Sheikh Afzalur Rahman passed away at a hospital of New York City in USA on September 7. He was 73.
Cultural evening on Tagore's Baul songs today A cultural evening on 'Rabindranath Tagore and his Baul songs' jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and UNESCO, Dhaka will be held at the National Song and Dance Centre of the Bangladesh Shilpakala...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Barisal, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Khulna divisions today (Wednesday). Moderately heavy...
FE Report | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The government approved Tuesday the Bangladesh's first satellite "Bangabandhu" launching project at a cost of Tk 29.68 billion to improve the country's telecommunication and broadcasting facilities. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National Economic...
FE Report | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The government plans to enlist skilled female workers for their jobs abroad, sources said. The enrolment will be made in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and hill tracts areas in the country, said an official. Following a greater demand of skilled...
Raihan M Chowdhury | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
VIENNA (Austria), Sep 16: Novo Nordisk, a leading company on diabetes care, vowed to strengthen its age-old business ties with Bangladesh as a testimony to its 'strong commitment' for the cause of the teeming millions' health-care. "I am extremely happy...
FE Report | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The overall growth in credits from the country's banking system took an upturn, as of the last week of July, as banks lowered a little their interest rates on loans, bankers said Tuesday. As of July 24 last, the overall...
MANIKGANJ, Sept 16(UNB) : At least 50 people were injured as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse a crowd demonstrating for gas connection in the district town Tuesday. Police and witnesses said thousands of people, including...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The growing allegations of substandard and motivated rating of companies and loan cases by a section of rating agencies have raised serious concern among lending institutions and the regulators. A number of rating agencies, while taking to the FE, have...
FE News Desk | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The Supreme Court is now set to deliver today (Wednesday) its verdict on an appeal filed by Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee against the death penalty he was handed down last year in a case of wartime crimes. Reports of...
FE Report | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The government will consider awarding CIP status to the top taxpayers of the country for their contribution to the public exchequer, entitling these tax VIPs to a package of privileges. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed gave the assurance Tuesday as a...
The much-talked-about 'Constitution (16th Amendment) Bill, 2014', seeking to re-empower Parliament to remove Supreme Court (SC) judges, is scheduled to be passed today (Wednesday) without any opposition, report agencies. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq will move the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The top managers of the beleaguered state-owned BASIC Bank reportedly have turned out to be very considerate in view of the bank's deplorable state of financial health. The officials -- six deputy managing directors (DMDs) and 12 general managers (GMs),...
A brother and sister were found dead at their home in Dhaka past midnight Tuesday, report agencies. Police say they have recovered a suicide note from the spot. The deceased were identified as Chirashree Zaman Munmun (18), daughter of Alimul...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The government would sit with the country's development partners in Dhaka today (Wednesday) to seek cooperation for implementation of the next five-year development plan, now under preparation, officials said Tuesday. Economic Relations Division (ERD) officials said both the sides would...
FE Report | 2014-09-17 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found illegal wealth worth around Tk 2.7 billion in the name of Enamul Haque MP. ACC deputy director (DD) Jatan Kumer Roy submitted his probe report to the commission on Tuesday, seeking approval for filing...
The International Investment Forum-2014, to be organised by the Board of Investment (BoI), begins in the city today aiming to attract local and foreign investment. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the seminar where investment opportunities and incentives...
At least five people were killed when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on the Asian Highway in Rupganj upazila on Tuesday morning. Police said the accident took place around 7:30 am when the Gazipur-bound truck crashed into the Bhulta-bound three-wheeler,...
LAXMIPUR, Sept 16: A court here Tuesday sentenced 10 people to death for their part in the killing of a schoolgirl during a robbery in Laxmipur Sadar upazila in 2012. Prosecutor Jasim Uddin said that the court of the District...
A bill, titled 'Investment Corporation of Bangladesh Bill, 2014', was passed in the parliament by voice vote Tuesday aiming to promote investment, develop capital market and savings in the country, reports UNB. Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday piloted the...
Governments and businesses are better able to improve economic growth and reduce carbon emissions together, finds a report launched by Global Commission on the Economy and Climate on Tuesday, reports UNB. The report released by the commission of global leaders...
Long tailbacks were created on both sides of Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Tuesday. Police said local CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers blocked the Dhaka-Chittagong highway by placing barricades at different spots at Bortakia Bypass in Mirersarai Upazila of Chittagong district creating the gridlock...
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