The United States has said it has a tremendous opportunity to encourage physical connectivity by expanding port and 'last mile' connectivity across the Bay of Bengal region and linking key Indian, Bangladeshi, and Burmese transit hubs, reports UNB. The connectivity...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is going to participate in the Girl Summit in the United Kingdom as a progressive partner and highlight the government's commitment to eliminate child marriage by incorporating it in visions 2021 and 2040, sources said. They said though the...
A house owner in Mirpur area of the city was held for allegedly raping a female tenant (18) Wednesday night, reports BSS. The girl used to live in a house at Bawnia in Mirpur section-11 and was sleeping with her...
FE Report | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a project in the field of art and culture in Bangladesh. A 9-member cultural delegation from the South Korea National University of Arts arrived in Dhaka on July 6 to provide talented...
Muggers took away a fruits-laden rickshaw van after injuring its driver by firing near Plassey intersection in the city early Thursday, reports UNB. The injured was identified as Rana (30), also owner of the van, on which he sells fruits...
CHITTAGONG, July 17 (UNB): The police arrested two youths for allegedly violating a female garment worker in CRB area of the city Wednesday night. The arrested persons were identified as Ismail (23), son of Yunus Mia and Mamun (25), son...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, Barisal and Khulna divisions until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Moderately heavy to heavy falls...
FE Report | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Bhutan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Thursday to exchange information relating to money laundering and terrorism financing. M. Mahfuzur Rahman, Deputy Head, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Executive Director, the Bangladesh Bank (BB), and Eden Dema,...
FE Report | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The official review panel Wednesday asked the authority of a garment factory of Hameem Group to shut the unit for structural flaws. The committee asked That's It Fashions Ltd in the city's Tejgaon industrial area to close its top six...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The microcredit regulator is going to seek restructured and expanded new organogram of 265 positions instead of previously proposed organogram of 207 posts to meet the demand of the sector which has expanded substantially over the years. The new organogram...
Narayanganj seven-murder probe committee quizzed additional director general (Operation) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Col Ziaul Ahsan Thursday, reports UNB. The probe committee, formed by the Public Administration Ministry on May 7, interrogated Ziaul Ahsan from 10:00 am to 1:50...
A court here granted Thursday a five-day remand for detained sub-inspector Jahidur Rahman of Mipur Police Station and his source Nasim Sheikh each in connection with the custodial death of a young trader, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The Dhaka city's transportation plan is expected to see a significant change soon as the government has taken an initiative to revise the current Strategic Transport Plan (STP) incorporating the adjacent five districts, officials said Thursday. Communications Ministry officials said...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The securities regulator has opposed some clauses in the proposed Finance Company Act (FCA), 2014 to avoid possible conflicts with the central bank while regulating subsidiaries of finance companies, officials have said. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) submitted...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 17: The government will soon decide on the fate of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NMCT) in consultation with all concerned and resume Karnaphuli dredging by cancelling the work order of the Malaysian firm, said Shipping Minister M...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Transactions in the city's jewellery outlets have started picking up with traders expressing their mixed reaction over this year's sales. Some of the traders are happy with their sales while luxury shopping malls are waiting for the rush after the...
Syful Islam | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Trade and Economic Affairs Ministers from eight South Asian countries will meet in Thimpu next week to decide on further trade liberalisation under the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, sources said. Before the meeting titled 'SAFTA Ministerial Council',...
A Malaysian airliner with 295 people aboard was shot down over Ukraine, the country's interior minister said Thursday, reports the New York Post. The Boeing 777 crashed near the Russian border, according to the AP. The Interfax News Agency said...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The large sum of money given by the government in subsidy to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) every year appears to have largely gone to waste as it yielded little benefit to the people. The amount of subsidy for...
Fifteen Bangladesh nationals, stranded at the Erbil International Airport of Iraq, would return home Saturday (tomorrow), said an official at the Foreign Ministry Thursday. A flight of Air Arabia carrying the Bangladeshis is scheduled to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal...
All scheduled banks will keep open their readymade garment-related branches Saturday (July 26) for the convenience of payment of salaries, Eid bonus and other allowances to the workers. Bangladesh Bank (BB) in response to the request of BGMEA suggested that...
In a bid to expedite remittance inflow the Bangladesh Bank (BB) cut the time of disbursement to the beneficiaries by a third of the current timeframe. The central bank in a directive issued Wednesday asked all banks to disburse the...
Chinese shares were down in morning trade on Friday as Asian markets fell due to tensions after a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in Ukraine, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.36 per cent, or 7.41 points, to 2,048.18...
US stocks tumbled on Thursday after a Malaysian airliner crashed in Ukraine, with Kiev saying it was shot down, heightening tensions in the months-old conflict and shaking markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 161.39 points (0.94 per cent) to...
Tokyo stocks opened 1.28 per cent lower on Friday on tensions after a Malaysian airliner was shot down in trouble-torn Ukraine with 295 passengers on board. All feared dead. It was the second air crash in four months involving a...
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