Most students who have come out successful in the recently published HSC examination results would not be able to study in their preferred universities, especially in subjects with high market demand and limited seats. Depending on the seats of colleges...
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman claimed Sunday that the country's literacy rate is now 65 per cent as the number of uneducated population stands at 25 million, reports UNB. He came up with the information at a press...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Many of the farmers, who cultivated the controversial Bt Brinjal at a press conference Sunday demanded compensation from the government as they incurred massive losses. The peasants claimed that they suffered unbearable losses by cultivating Bt Brinjal as all the...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated two officials of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) Sunday for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of money of climate change fund. The officials are Managing Director of Solar Project AAM Anwaruzzaman and former administration officer of...
Goalunda, Sept 7 (UNB) - A student of a private university in Dhaka was shot dead and one of his friends received bullet injuries in an attack by unidentified miscreants in Daulatdia brothel in the Upazila early Sunday. The deceased...
The first death anniversary of Taslima Haque, wife of assistant general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal central committee AKM Fazlul Molla, will be observed today (Monday). On the occasion, a milad mahfil and Qurankhwani and a discussion on her life...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Dhaka division until 6pm...
Ghasful celebrates 5th founding anniv Ghasful, a media house, organised a pleasant programme at the National Press Club in the city Saturday marking its 5th founding anniversary. Emeritus Professor Anisuzzaman presided over the programme. Versatile poet Syed Shamsul Haq and...
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman claimed Sunday that the country's literacy rate is now 65 per cent as the number of uneducated population stands at 25 million, reports UNB. He came up with the information at a press...
The International Literacy Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Monday),reports UNB. The theme of this year's day is 'Literacy and Sustainable Development'. The International Literacy Day was first celebrated on September 8, 1966.
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
The government will complete recruitment of 200 additional inspectors by October 15 mainly to meet one of the key requirements for the revival of GSP (generalised system of preferences) in the US market and retention of the duty-free facility in...
FE News Desk | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Interns at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital withdrew their strike on Sunday night, according to online news outlets. Earlier on the day the interns went on work abstention to press for withdrawal of suspension order issued against their...
Monira Munni | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Earnings from shipment of apparel products declined in August 2014 compared to those of July 2014 despite having a 2.07 per cent growth in the country's overall export receipts. Apparel manufacturers attributed the ongoing compliance and workplace safety issues after...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh is eyeing assistance from Japanese Toshiba to develop the country's power sector, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said Sunday. "We can utilize the expertise of Toshiba for building underground sub-station, gas-insulated switch gear and...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Farmers and the agriculture extension department are putting in extra efforts to recoup the flood-hit Aman crops with the improvement of the flood situation in different parts of the country, officials said. Nearly 1.4 million farmers have been affected across...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Corporate-tax collection by government is likely to go up substantially in the current fiscal year (FY) due to possible improvement in the financial performance of the commercial banks and large taxpayers in a relatively peaceful political situation in the remaining...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
Satisfied with broader agreements reached between the two nations at summit level to lift bilateral relations onto a higher trajectory, Japan now hopes to work with Bangladesh to promote the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth (BIG-B) initiative. Such initiative is...
FE Report | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
As many as eleven indicators out of 45 of the millennium development goals (MDGs) may not be achieved by the target year 2015 and this is believed mainly due to resource constraints. There are two more indicators, as regards calorie...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, September 7: Former city mayor and president of Chittagong city Awami League ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury Sunday said Saif Powertec, engaged in cargo handling in the Chittagong Port, maintains close connection with the Pakistani intelligence agency - ISI. He said...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-09-08 00:00:00
The new provision for realising tax on capital gains of companies and partnership firms is difficult to be implemented to non-availability of actual information on such gains. The actual information on capital gains of those companies is not easily available...
The Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Bill, 2014, seeking to empower Parliament to remove Supreme Court (SC) judges, was placed in the House Sunday, report agencies. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque introduced the bill in the parliament. In the...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 7: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with 115 gold bars weighing 13.5 kg from the Shah Amanat International Airport area on Sunday evening. The arrestee was identified as Belal Uddin, 28, son...
Police on Sunday foiled an attempt of Tuba Group workers to lay siege to the Labour and Employment Ministry to press home their seven-point demand, including payment of their dues and Eid bonus. Witnesses said when the Tuba workers led...
Bangladesh's withdrawal of candidature in the election for a non-permanent seat in UN Security Council in favour of Japan has not come in exchange of any financial package or any give-and-take policy, as the strong ties between the two countries...
Today is International Literacy Day. The day is being celebrated in the Bangladesh as in other countries of the world. September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its...
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn claimed five wickets for 39 runs on Sunday as West Indies bowled out Bangladesh for 182 to take a first innings lead of 302 after 3 days of the first Test in Kingstown, Jamaica. The hosts...
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