Bangladesh is facing hurdles in its move to import electricity from an Indian company's power plant in Nepal, reports UNB. According to official sources, the Indian company, GMR, has been engaged in setting up a 1,600 MW hydro power plant...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
The income of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) from the ferry services increased significantly after installation of weighbridge scales at the ferry ghats last year, data showed. The BIWTC installed four weighbridge scales on January 3 and December 27...
The Garment Sramik Trade Union Kendra apprehended Friday that the readymade garment (RMG) factory owners might be hatching a conspiracy for not paying Eid bonus or paying nominal bonus to the RMG workers, reports UNB. It demanded that the Eid...
Seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Chittagong and Noakhali Friday, report agencies. Two men including a rickshaw-van driver were killed in separate road accidents in the capital's Darus Salam and Mohakhali areas Friday. An unidentified man...
RANGPUR, July 11 (BSS): A husband killed his two wives following long-standing family feuds in Ruposhi Gachhuapara village of Khoragachh union under Mithapukur upazila in the district Thursday night, police said. Police in cooperation with the locals arrested the killer...
BENAPOLE, July 11 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 15 people, including women and children, while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali border at beanpole early Friday. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Benapole Port thana Apurba Hasan said...
KUSHTIA, July 11 (UNB): An auto-rickshaw driver was found dead in Baradi Bhagar area on the outskirts of the district town Friday. The deceased was identified as Rana (25), son of Ear Ali of Jugia Darga Para village. Police sources...
CHITTAGONG, Jul 11 (BSS): Buddhists in the city and district here celebrated Ashari Purnima today with solemn devotion and traditional enthusiasm. Ashari Purnima was celebrated by the members of the Buddhist community to commemorate three significant incidences of Buddha's life...
SATKHIRA, Jul 11 (UNB): A college student was killed and 15 people were injured in a clash between residents of two villages in Ashashuni Upazila Friday. The deceased was identified as Habibullah, 22, son of Alimuddin of Paschim Bakra village...
JU Correspondent | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
The Jahangirnagar University Journalist Association (JUJA) election will be held today (Saturday). A total of 20 candidates are contesting in the election for nine posts. Joni Alam of The Independent and Bachchu Shiekh Rabin of The New Age are contesting...
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged Friday that the government has started arresting BNP leaders and activists after being unnerved at the call of the anti-government movement, reports UNB. He came up with the allegation at a press...
Bangladesh is facing hurdles in its move to import electricity from an Indian company's power plant in Nepal, reports UNB. According to official sources, the Indian company, GMR, has been engaged in setting up a 1,600 MW hydro power plant...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and former Railway Minister Suranjit Sengupta alleged Friday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was misleading the nation over Talpatti issue following Bangladesh's victory in maritime boundary dispute with India, reports BSS. "Begum Zia has...
RANGPUR, July 11 (BSS): Preparations have been completed ahead of Saturday's visit of the brilliant son of Rangpur Sajeeb Wazed Joy to Pirganj where a wave of happiness prevails among the commoners, especially students and young generations. Prime Minister (PM)...
AL leader shot dead RAJBARI, July 11: A local Awami League (AL) leader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Sadar Upazila Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Abdus Sattar (45), president of ward-7 AL under Pachuria union and...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
A high-level delegation from Beijing is expected in Dhaka early next month for bilateral discussions focused especially on Dhaka's proposal for relaxing lending rate and other conditions binding Chinese credits, officials said Friday. "China has recently sent us a letter...
The government has planned to float international bidding shortly as part of a desperate campaign to tap hydrocarbon and aquatic resources in the sea after it won its second crucial claim over the maritime boundary earlier this week, reports BSS....
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
The unidentified miscellaneous outlay of the budget has soared to its highest level in 2014-15 fiscal year, which, according to many economists, is pointing to lesser transparency. In the current fiscal year, the share of miscellaneous expenditure stood at 9.9...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
Home-goers face immense sufferings during Eid vacations as the overall carrying capacity of transports falls short of the actual requirement, sector insiders have said. Government officials and private transport operators say the number of passengers increases three times the usual...
No heavy cargo except garments, fuel and perishables will be allowed on roads for three days before and two days after Eid, the communications minister has announced, reports bdnews24.com. Obaidul Quader also said Friday that Eid leave for all railway...
The death toll from Israeli air strikes on Gaza has risen to 100, reports BBC quoting Palestinian sources. The latest deaths were of two people in a car in the Bureij area on Friday, they said. Israel has carried out...
Bangladesh strongly condemned Friday the Israeli aggression in Gaza and called for an immediate end to its atrocities on the civilian population there, reports UNB. "Bangladesh calls upon all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further loss of lives,...
At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured when a bus ran over pedestrians after losing control and then fell into a roadside ditch in Barisal's Ujirpur Upazila. Ujirpur Police Station OC Anwar Hossain said the accident...
BENAPOLE, July 11: The Benapole landport and customs office will remain open on two weekly holidays until Eid-ul-Fitr to facilitate import of essentials. Assistant commissioner of Benapole customs house Mohammad Mahbub Hasan said normal activities of the port and the...
The UK Home Office has announced that it will place new restrictions on the entrepreneur visa in view of scams involving individuals and organised criminal groups. In an announcement published on gov.uk, the UK government's central information portal, the Home...
Arafat Ara | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
Sales in the capital's shopping-malls and boutique shops saw significant upturns Friday as people prepare for celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, over a fortnight afar now. The sellers, this time around, are enjoying dividends of political peacetime. This time last year, they had...
Monira Munni | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
The Alliance Thursday announced that workers of factories that would face suspension of their operations due to its assessment work would get compensation benefit for four months. Earlier the benefit was for two months. In May, the Alliance -- in...
Syful Islam | 2014-07-12 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has found that lengthy process of approval of development project proposal (DPP), its low quality and prolonged procurement procedure are delaying implementation of projects in Bangladesh, sources said. To reduce the procedural delays in project...
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