Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the ministry has approved six projects on priority basis to develop the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), reports BSS. "The Chittagong Hill Tracts will be developed tremendously within the next four years, as...
A Dhaka court deferred on Wednesday once again until October 12 the hearing on charge-framing against 26 BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed under the Speedy Trial Act, reports UNB. Metropolitan...
Ruling MP Mahabub Ara Begum Gini from Gaibandha-2 constituency was appointed on Tuesday as a whip of the 10th Parliament, report agencies. "I have been called to join as Whip," Gini told bdnews24.com on Tuesday. A gazette notification has been...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday that the government had planned to develop the country's communications system by saving the environment and rivers, reports UNB. "Our aim is to develop the communications system of the country by saving the...
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The National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) started its journey Wednesday with an aim to save the rivers from pollution and encroachment. It will also coordinate the activities of different ministries and departments and provide suggestions for protecting the rivers as...
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Wednesday one more accused in a case filed over Thursday's triple murder in the capital's Maghbazar area, reports BSS. Police said a team of DB arrested one Arif Hawlader from Demra Thana area. He...
A lawyer filed a writ petition Wednesday with the High Court (HC) seeking a ban on opening law faculty in private universities without permission of the Supreme Court (SC) and Bangladesh Bar Council, reports BSS. Advocate Dr Eunus Ali Akand...
US govt offers USCGS Rush to Bangladesh The United States (US) has officially offered the United States Coast Guard Ship (USCGS) Rush to Bangladesh. Following a joint visual inspection in Hawaii, the ship is expected to be officially transferred to...
Southern University holds seminar A seminar on "Investigation of the behaviour of Pipeline elbow due to Bourdon effect for different boundary conditions" was held on the premises of Civil Engineering Department of Southern University Bangladesh. Md Abdul Hamid Mirdad, guest...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Thursday). Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places over...
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The flow of inward remittances fell by more than 22 per cent in August, the month that followed the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, officials said Wednesday. Bangladeshi nationals working abroad sent home US$ 1.16 billion in August last. The amount was lower...
In a major breakthrough, Border Security Force (BSF) has seized gold biscuits worth Rs 33 million and fake Indian bank notes (FICN) worth Rs 1.29 million from along the India-Bangladesh border during the last 24 hours, reports bdnews24.com. Two persons...
A Dhaka court deferred on Wednesday the recording of statement by prosecution witnesses until September 10 in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and others, report agencies. Judge Basudev Roy of...
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Police were yet to make any significant breakthrough in unveiling the mysteries shrouding the sensational killings in a row in the capital over the last few days that worried the public and the administration both. According to sources, the police...
Indian intelligence officials say they have unravelled a US-funded move to topple Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh and 'weaken' the Left regime in Tripura. West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress, which is said to have been hugely funded by the...
The overall flood situation is improving across the country following recession of water in major rivers, report agencies. Flood situation has improved in the districts of Kurigram, Bogra, Sirajganj, Munshiganj and Faridpur. The officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board said...
FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical companies have to deduct 10 per cent advance income tax from the service charges payable to drug-makers engaged in contract manufacturing, as the tax authority has raised the rate. Such contractual makers of medicines -- known as toll manufacturers...
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Deficiency of corporate governance, which caused scams at some state-owned banks, may adversely affect the stability in the country's financial sector. Decline in the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate may also adversely affect the situation, according to the...
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Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said the rising non-performing loan (NPL) in the commercial banks is really a big challenge for the economy as the banks are failing to manage the same efficiently. "Commercial banks' performance in dealing with...
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Electricity disruption has severely affected businesses, commercial and normal day-to-day activities second time within a week Wednesday, due to technical glitch in a city power substation, said officials. Electricity supply was disrupted at least for several hours at a stretch...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
It is certainly a worrisome development that the overseas job market for the Bangladeshi workers is shrinking. It has, indeed, shrunk by 50 per cent until now since 2007. The job opportunities abroad are likely to diminish further unless the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 3: Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI) President Khalilur Rahman has said that survival of the readymade garment (RMG) sector is now at risk as the government has withdrawn its special tax rate. In a letter...
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Bangladesh needs to further raise investment, develop infrastructure and increase overall productivity for achieving the expected level of economic growth, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said as it found the rates of progress far below the mark. "For faster poverty...
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The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) gave a clean chit to all the seven suspects, including two former ministers, in the much-talked-about Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) graft conspiracy that had bogged down the biggest infrastructural project in the country. As grounds for...
The government has renamed the Ministry of Communications as the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges to avoid complications at the international level. The government also renamed the Roads division under the ministry as Road Transport and Highways division. The...
Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate raids last midnight arrested four persons from the city's Khilgaon, Gulistan and Rampura, in connection with snatching of Tk 3.06 million. Md Abul Kalam Hawlader alias Kamal (28), Khalilur Rahman alias Khalil (35),...
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