BNP leaders will meet the press in the city today (Thursday) to give its formal reaction to the verdict on disputed maritime boundary with India. The press conference will be held at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office, her media...
A total of 35 women have been recognised with Joyeeta Awards at the sub-district, district and divisional levels for their extraordinary achievements in different fields of development, reports UNB. Crests were distributed among them at a ceremony at Nawab Nabab...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) board will raise its concern to the securities regulator over the move of some companies, which are in the pipeline to go public with 'fabricated' financial disclosures and various 'loopholes', officials said. The decision was...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The country's printers placed a letter of memorandum to National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Wednesday demanding quality printing of textbooks for 2015. They said an unscrupulous syndicate of printers gets more work orders than those who can make less...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested Wednesday Chevron to supply gas from Bibiana Natural Gas Field Expansion and Capacity Building Project to the national grid from September this year, reports BSS. The Prime Minister made the request when Senior Vice President...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu urged officials concerned Wednesday to take initiative for utilising unused plots located at the industrial parks operated by the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC). "I asked the officials concerned to take steps for...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
JESSORE, July 9: Bangladesh Woman Lawyers' Association (BWLA) brought back home Wednesday a total of 25 Bangladeshi teenagers who were trafficked to India. The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the adolescents to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel Tuesday...
The High Court (HC) summoned Wednesday deputy commissioner (DC) of police (Mirpur zone) and officer-in-charge (OC) of Mirpur Police Station over the rape of a garment worker in a moving microbus at Mirpur in the city, reports UNB. The HC...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has interrogated Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) managing director (MD) Zamil Alim over irregularities and graft allegation. ACC deputy director Abdus Salam questioned him Wednesday from 10 am to 1 pm at the commission headquarters...
The High Court (HC) issued Wednesday a contempt of court rule against Prof Fahima Khatun, Director General of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, reports BSS. A division bench of the HC comprising Justice M Moazzam Husain and Md...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all scheduled banks to follow the government's decision on waiver of 5.0 per cent tax at source on the profit gains from investment up to Tk 0.5 million in pensioner certificates and wage earners development...
Tarik appointed HC to Sri Lanka The government appointed Tarik Ahsan, currently serving as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Mr Tarik Ahsan served in...
Today is the 129th birth anniversary of noted educationist and internationally-acclaimed linguist Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, reports BSS. On the occasion, different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to commemorate this great man in a befitting manner across the country....
Thirty six year old Md. Manjur Hossain, a chemistry teacher at the Barisal Government Women's College, has been diagnosed as having liver cancer. He is now under treatment of Prof. Zulfiqar Rahman at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. Manjur...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Barisal and Chittagong divisions today (Thursday). Moderately...
Monira Munni | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The European Union has renewed its call for further amendment to Bangladesh's labour law, especially in the provision regarding requirement of minimum 30 per cent workers' representation for forming union, to make it fully compliant with core labour standards. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said Bangladesh has been able to gain its due rights from India with the maritime boundary verdict and assured of taking steps to properly utilise the maritime resources for the betterment of the country's people,...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh should demonstrate transparency and accountability at every stage of using its own funds to mitigate adverse impact of climate change, speakers at a roundtable said Wednesday. They said transparency and accountability in the domestic climate finance governance will help...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The bankers have urged the central bank to slash security deposit for setting up new drawing arrangement abroad to expedite the inflow of remittance. They also proposed to re-fix the security deposit ranging between US$15,000 and $10,000 from the existing...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
Country's economy has recovered, to some extent, from the downturn induced by tumultuous politics up to December last but economists see this development not strong enough--rather mild--to support sustained macroeconomic growth. Many macroeconomic indicators like credits to the private sector,...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
A fresh conflict has developed over the routing of the much-hyped metro rail and the Dhaka elevated expressway (DEE) which may further decelerate the process of implementation of the two major traffic congestion-remedial projects in the capital. Officials and experts...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The government is reportedly considering to raise fuel-oil prices again. However, the extent of such a hike is yet to be decided and the time of its enforcement is still under examination. However, the price of electricity has already been...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a clarification Wednesday on tax rates on transfer of personal and other lands and specifying those for some areas after these led to widespread confusion over the measure. The newly-introduced tax rules on...
JAKARTA, July 9 (Reuters): Both candidates claimed victory in Indonesia's presidential election on Wednesday, suggesting there could be a drawn out constitutional battle to decide who will next lead the world's third-largest democracy. Just a few hours after voting closed,...
Workers of a readymade garments (RMG) factory staged a demonstration at North Badda in the city to press for the payment of their due wages on Wednesday, disrupting traffic on Rampura-Badda road. On information, additional force of police was deployed...
Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two shoot-out penalties as Argentina beat the Netherlands to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup final for the first time in 24 years on Wednesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Romero, who has hardly played for French...
Tokyo stocks eased 0.24 per cent on Thursday morning after the US Federal Reserve signalled its widely expected intention to end its long-running stimulus programme in October. The Nikkei 225 index slipped 36.89 points to 15,265.76 points by the break...
Chinese shares were flat in morning trade on Thursday as investors awaited the release of June trade figures later in the day, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.02 per cent, or 0.47 points, to 2,039.08 points....
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