A mobile court in Chuadanga has convicted two drug traders, sentencing them to six months imprisonment for possessing contraband wine. The convicts are Ariful Islam, 26, son of Rabiul Islam of Goyeshpur village and Bachchu Mia, 27, son of Abdus...
At least eight shops and two dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire in Baizid area in Chittagong city on Friday. Fire Service and Civil Defense sources said the fire originated from a dwelling house in Baluchhora Bazar under...
At least eight shops and two dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire in Baizid area in Chittagong city on Friday. Fire Service and Civil Defense sources said the fire originated from a dwelling house in Baluchhora Bazar under...
A man was injured in an ‘encounter’ between robbers and police at Shyamnagar Upazila in Sundarbans Satkhira Range on Friday night. The victim was identified as Kamrul Islam. Police claimed that he is a leader of a gang of robbers....
The BNP has convened a press conference for Saturday marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, having failed to secure police permission for a human-chain programme in Dhaka city. Party Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed...
Some miscreants stabbed to death a man at Hatiabo in Gazipur city on Friday afternoon. The dead is Saidul Islam, hailed from Noakhali district. He was a security guard of Universal Accessories Limited. Local people said a gang of identified...
Noted musician and folk music collector Pandit Ramkanai Das has undergone a brain surgery at Metropolitan Hospital in Dhaka. He was taken to the ICU of the hospital with a brain haemorrhage on Wednesday. The surgery took place there around...
In an apparent bid to avert a possible face-off with ruling party activists, the BNP-led 20-party has postponed its Saturday’s scheduled human chain programme in the city it had called protesting the enforced disappearances of its leaders and activists. Though...
A 10-day-long tree fair has been inaugurated at the Town Hall Maidan premises in Jessore town. District Administration, Forest Department and Department of Agriculture Extention (DAE) have jointly organised the fair. Additional Deputy Commissioner (general) Zahid Hossen Panir presided over...
The mortal remains of slain Islamic Front leader and TV show host Maolana Nurul Islam Farooqi have been taken to his ancestral home in Panchagarh district after four Namaj-e-Janazas in Dhaka city. After the fourth Janaza at National Eidgah Maidan...
Sushil KC scored the winner as Nepal beat Bangladesh 1-0 in their second warm-up match prior to the 17th Asian Games. The inauguration match at the Sylhet District Stadium was delayed after fans entered the pitch taking advantage of poor...
Garments Sramik Oikya Forum president Moshrefa Mishu has reiterated the threat to launch tougher programme in their on-going movement if the Tuba workers are not paid their dues fully by the owners within the next 3 days as per the...
An Islami Chhatra Shibir leader has been injured in Shatkhira during what police claimed was a 'shootout'. The victim has been identified as Shamsur Rahman Bulbul, president of Kolaroya Upazila unit of Shibir, the student affiliate of Jamaat-e-Islami. Police said...
A case has been filed against 15 people, including Kailla Babu and Rony, in connection with Thursday’s triple murder in the city’s Moghbazar. Kalachand, brother of one of the deceased Brishti, filed the case with Ramna Police Station on Friday...
Maulana Nurul Islam Farooqi, a ‘Channel i’ programme presenter was laid to eternal rest at his ancestral home in Nautari Nawabganj village under Boda Upazila in Panchagarh district this (Saturday) afternoon. Maulana Farooqi, who was brutally killed by some miscreants...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested an alleged drug trader in possession of 1,010 pieces of Yaba tablet and other goods from a house at Shibpur village in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur district on Friday night. The arrestee was identified...
War crimes convict Abdul Alim died while under treatment at the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on Thursday. The hospital’s director Abdul Majid Bhuiyan said that Alim, 84, died around 1.15pm. The International Crimes Tribunal-2...
The 29th Governors' Symposium of the South East Asia, New Zealand, Australia (SEANZA), a forum of the central banks of 20 countries, was held at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel Saturday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman inaugurated...
An old man was killed after falling under a running train at Shairgacha in Rajshahi city on Friday. The victim was identified as Gendu Mollah, 65, hailing from Yusufdia village in Salta upazila of Faridpur district. Shahabul Islam, sub-inspector of...
In an apparent bid to avert a possible face-off with ruling party activists, the BNP-led 20-party combine has deferred its human chain programme scheduled for today (Saturday) protesting forced disappearance of its leaders and activists to September 2. BNP acting...
The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 321,129,554.06 on the basis of cost price and Tk 303,424,075.84 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 28 August 2014. The face value per...
Police on Saturday morning arrested two people, including a woman, for their suspected involvement in the killing of Maulana Nurul Islam Farooqi, host of two popular religious programmes in two private television channels. The arrested are Mahmuda Khatun and Shariful...
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has called upon the people of the country to unite to remove economic problems. ‘To remove all economic problems alone is somewhat difficult. We will have to remove all economic problems unitedly,’ he said...
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have suspended 7 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on charge of beating up a university student on Thursday. The suspended BCL activists have been identified as Shahin of the Philosophy Department, Ashique and Mamun of...
Road communications of Burimari Land Port and four upazilas of Lalmonirhat district with the rest of the country have remained suspended since Friday midnight after the girder of a bridge collapsed in Aditmari Upazila. Mohammad Suruj Mia, executive engineer of...
The Islamic Front's student affiliate has called for a half-day hartal (shutdown) across the country for Sunday demanding arrest and trial of the killers of party leader Nurul Islam Farooqi. President of Islami Chhatra Sena Nurul Haq Chisti announced the...
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...
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