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National river commission gets going

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

One more accused held in city

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Opening of Law faculty in pvt universities challenged

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

News in Brief

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

City Events

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Weather

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Photo: Chief of Air Staff

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Aug remittance flow down

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Large gold haul on BD border

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Recording testimony deferred again

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Police still clueless to break the mysteries

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Major US operation ‘to oust Hasina\\\'

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Flood situation improving

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

10pc to be deducted from service harges

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...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receiving a set of recommendations

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Lax governance may hit financial stability : BB

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Muhith worried about rising NPL in banks

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Power disruption affects businesses in capital

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Tackling root causes behind ebbing of manpower export

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...

CMCCI rues lifting of spl tax rate for apparel exporters

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...

ADB sees Bangladesh growth below mark

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

ACC absolves all suspects in PMB graft conspiracy

FE Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Photo: A dejected elderly person sitting helplessly on the bank of the Padma

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Prayer Timings

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Communications Ministry renamed

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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...

Four held for snatching Tk 3.6m in city

2014-09-04 00:00:00

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),...

Death toll in Bangladesh flood rises to 9

2014-09-04 00:00:00

The overall flood situation has improved further in the country following recession of water in major rivers in the last 24 hours, ending at 6am on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Civil Surgeon office control room said three children drowned in flood...

\\\'Online media likely to create tough challenge for print media\\\'

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq has urged the online media outlets to be more careful to disseminate objective news. ‘Online media might create a tough challenge for the print media in future as the internet service has been...

\\\'Zero tolerance against duty dodging doctors\\\'

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has said in the parliament that if any of the newly-appointed 6,089 doctors dodge their duties, they will be fired without giving any chance to defend themselves. ‘If any of the doctors evade their duties during...

Miscreants kill Bagerhat AL leader

2014-09-04 00:00:00

A local Awami League (AL) leader was chopped to death by miscreants at Jiudhara village in Morelganj Upazila in Bagerhat district on Wednesday night. The dead is Mozammel Shikdar, 60, AL general secretary of Ward No 9 of Nishanbaria union...