KUSHTIA, Aug 29 (BSS): Information Minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu today said the present government is a constitutional government elected by the people. "Those who are calling this government illegal want to go to power...
NATORE, Aug 29 (BSS): Communications Minister Obaidul Quader, MP, has categorically said that none possesses power to delete the name of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as his name is inscribed in people's heart. He said that...
FE Report | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has assigned Bangladesh the 'BB-'long-term foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs). It has also found the outlooks on the long-term IDRs stable, according to a statement released by the Fitch Friday. The...
NEW DELHI: India will soon launch a regular shipping service to Myanmar and Bangladesh, a move that would help strengthen ties with the two immediate neighbours, reports the Times of India. While Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is likely to...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
Flooding deteriorated in the country on Friday as a portion of the flood control embankment at Sariakandi in Bogra collapsed leaving 120 villages washed away. Nearly three people have died and 0.128 million hectares of crop fields have gone under...
Syful Islam | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
The government has decided to conduct a thorough assessment of fitness of all passenger launches for the sake of safe waterway journeys to avoid recurrent accidents, official sources said. A five-member committee, headed by engineer and ship surveyor of the...
The 29th Governors' Symposium of the South East Asia, New Zealand, Australia (SEANZA), a forum of the central banks of 20 countries, will begin at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel today, reports BSS. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur...
Two Bangladeshi workers died after falling from a building under construction on King Faisal Road of Sharjah Wednesday, according to a report by The Gulf News from Sharjah. The accident took place Wednesday. Workers at the site reported the incident...
A Dhaka court has given RAB three days to interrogate the two women arrested in connection with the theft of a newborn baby from Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Rasheda Khanam Parvin (48) and Belly Aktar, alias Rahima (45) were granted...
Tension has gripped the city dwellers as the ruling Awami League and BNP are going to stage their separate programmes in the capital today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to address an AL rally as the chief guest. On...
Customs Intelligence officials seized 8.4 kg gold valued Tk 42 million (4.20 crore) and arrested a person in this connection at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Friday.The arrestee was identified as Md Azimuddin(25), son of Chenu Miah of Feni district. Sources...
FE Report | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
The central bank has, for the first time, taken a move to make projections on rates of inflation on a quarterly basis. This will help financial sector players and investors frame proper policies and take decisions in line with their...
Police Friday interrogated two women over the Thursday night's triple murder in the city's Moghbazar area as the law enforcers identified the motive behind the killing, reports UNB. The two women, who are aunts of prime suspect Kailya Babu, were...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to raise again the issue of importing natural gas from gas-rich Myanmar during the secretary-level foreign office consultation (FOC) meeting between the two neighbouring countries, scheduled to start from Sunday, senior officials said. They said the country...
The Malaysia Airlines is to cut 6,000 staff as part of a recovery plan after being hit by two disasters this year, reports BBC. The reduction in staff numbers represents around 30 per cent of its workforce of 20,000. The...
NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (BSS): The government of India and the World Bank today signed a $107 million credit agreement for the Mizoram State Roads-II Regional Transport Connectivity Project to improve transport connectivity in the state of Mizoram and help...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (AP): Pakistan's prime minister Friday denied asking the country's military chief to mediate with opposition leaders and protesters who have camped for two weeks outside parliament in the capital, Islamabad, demanding his resignation over alleged voting fraud....
Jubair Hasan | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
A sudden outbreak of 'lawlessness' with gangland crimes and killings in the capital alarmed even civil-society members, rights activists and security experts who suggested that the government address the situation from the front. They noted that the recent killings and...
Dr Atiur Rahman | 2014-08-30 00:00:00
SEANZA Forum Chairperson, SEANZA member central bank Governors and Deputy Governors, other distinguished delegates and guests; my heartiest welcome and a very good morning once again to you all. We at this forum are from countries at all stages of...
It is a matter of utmost pleasure for me to know that Bangladesh Bank has already arranged two key SEANZA events namely SEANZA Advisors' Meeting and Central Banking Course (CBC) successfully. I am also glad to know that in the...
IT is my utmost pleasure to share that Bangladesh Bank (BB), assuming the position of host and chair of SEANZA Forum for the period 2013-14, has successfully arranged two key SEANZA events namely 29th Advisors' Meeting and Central Banking Course...
The SEANZA forum was formed in October 1956 under the proposal of Governor Dr. H.C. Coombs of the Reserve Bank of Australia, which grew out of a meeting of the Central Bank Governors from British Commonwealth countries in the Asia...
Most of the major rivers swelled in the last 24 hours until Friday evening inundating fresh areas across Bangladesh. Water Development Board (WDB) said water at 20 points of 15 major rivers was flowing above the danger level at 6:15pm....
Three people, including a man and his son, were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Nabiganj Upazila in Habiganj district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Qazi Sayeed Ahmed,...
Two rice traders were killed in road accident at Debhata Upazila in Satkhira district on Friday, police, hospital sources and locals said. The dead are Mohadeb Kumar, 40, son of Ranjan Kumar and Kena Ghosh, 45, son of Hore Ghosh...
A housewife was electrocuted at Debipur village at Lohagara Upazila of Narail district on Friday afternoon. The dead is Ruksana Begum, 30, wife of Raju Sheikh of the village. Police said Ruksana died on the spot when she came in...
A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident at Sharshi under Ishwarganj Upazila of Mymensingh district on Friday. The dead is Md Shamim, 30, a guard of Krishi Bank of Harua Branch at Ishwarganj. A...
Two persons, including a worker, were killed in separate incidents in Chittagong city and the district on Friday. They are Mafzal Rahman, 50, hailed from Chowddagram Upazila of Comilla district and Mohammad Farukh, 30, hailed from the port city’s EPZ...
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