Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday alleged that World Bank cancelled its funding in Padma bridge project being provoked by the United States and a vested quarter in the country. ‘The World Bank cancelled the fund being provoked by a...
A workshop on “SME, Ethical Banking, ERM & Green Bnking” organized by Pubali Bank Dhaka North Region was held recently. Managing Director and CEO of Pubali Bank Ltd. Helal Ahmed Chowdhury was present as Chief Guest. Additional Managing Director M....
Ministers are afraid of Tarique Rahman, says acting BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. ‘We can gather from the remarks of ministers that they are afraid of the party’s senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman. The government has failed to...
BASIC Bank’s former Managing Director Alauddin A Majid has been appointed the new chairman of the graft-hit bank. The finance ministry issued a circular to this effect on Sunday. Another circular dissolved the bank’s board. On Saturday, Finance Minister AMA...
The tremendous success achieved in the digitisation process has already turned Bangladesh into a digital country accelerating its economic progress and easing civic life. The common people, youths, students, Information Technology (IT) specialists and educationists believe that digitisation has created...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee, the highest body to approve any public procurement, on Sunday rejected a French company’s tender for installing a new online system of collecting value added tax (VAT). It asked the authorities concerned to call for new...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasna is scheduled to open a 3-day conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in Dhaka on Tuesday. Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the DCs will call on President Abdul Hamid after their meeting with the Prime Minister...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday expressed profound shock at the death of former Justice and Law Commission member M Sirajul Islam. Sirajul Islam, also the youngest brother of former finance minister and BNP standing committee member M Saifur Rahman,...
A supreme court lawyer has served a legal notice, seeking ABM Altaf Hossain’s permanent appointment as a High Court judge. The notice by Md Idrisur Rahman was sent to the secretaries of law ministry, president and prime minister’s secretariat, and...
A fire broke out at the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited’s (IBBL’s) Mawna Chourasta branch in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur on Sunday, burning down some of its furniture and windowpanes. Fire service officials said the fire originated from an electric short...
Global economic activity should strengthen in the 2nd half of this year and accelerate in 2015 although momentum could be weaker than expected, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Sunday, adding that the Fund did not expect a sharp slowdown...
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday stressed the need for taking steps to create awareness about cancer as the number of cancer patients has been increasing in the country. The President said this when a delegation of Bangladesh Cancer Society led...
An indefinite strike in all private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres in the Khulna city protesting Wednesday’s attack on Gazi Medical Collage Hospital by Khulna University (KU) students entered the second day on Sunday, causing untold sufferings to the patients....
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that Awami League has become an abandoned political party after the January-5 election. “Awami League can’t face the opposition politically as it has become a deserted political party after the January-5 election. It...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Sunday observed that the quality of products should be of international standard to remain in the export market competition. “To remain in the competition of the export market, the quality of produces has to...
NARAYANGANJ: Local unit of BNP and its front organisations will lay seize to the regional office of Titas Gas Distribution and Transmission Company Ltd at the city’s Chashara Wednesday demanding uninterrupted gas supply during the Ramadan, according to a news...
The Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee on Sunday ‘in principle’ approved an offer of the Malaysian government to construct 8,400 residential flats for Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), the capital development authority. The committee at a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith...
A city like Hong Kong will be built on the banks of the Padma once the mighty river is bridged, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. Hasina also spoke of a plan to shift the annual trade fair there while...
Japan has sent five new volunteers to Bangladesh on assignments extending up to two years. The country’s development arm, JICA, says the new volunteers will work in the health, primary education, business, and sports sectors, according to a news agency....
Rights activists on Sunday urged the government to set up adequate number of public toilets in the capital’s busy points with a view to easing sufferings of pedestrians and floating people. The call was made from a human chain formed...
The authorities concerned will cancel the lease system for Kawrakandi Ghat in Madaripur, Paturia Ghat in Manikganj and Dulatdia Ghat in Rajbari before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision came from a Shipping Ministry meeting on safe plying of water vessels...
Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Sunday hosted an Iftar party for its members and guests at the Jatiya Press Club. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Prime Minister’s Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, acting Foreign Secretary Mustafa Kamal, Directors General...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Commerce Ministry on Sunday recommended strengthening the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and ensuring the quality its items. The parliamentary body at the third meeting of the committee held at the Parliament Secretariat also...
Terming the TIB report on private universities ‘immature, incomplete and baseless’, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said the government will seek information from the TIB on what basis they prepared the research report. He came up with the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday took Iftar with editors and heads of different media outlets. Khaleda, also a former prime minister, hosted the Iftar party in honour of editors of different dailies and news agencies, radio and TV channels...
The two-time World Cup winner believes the Selecao will be just as strong without the 22-year-old in their ranks and has slammed the foul which injured him. Brazil legend Ronaldo has told Germany that the loss of Neymar will not...
BAGERHAT, July 5 (UNB): With drastic fall in the levels of their waters, the rivers and canals flowing through the district are being filled with silt and running dry putting agriculture and ecology here in jeopardy. The rivers and canals...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
PABNA, July 5: People from all walks of lives including human rights activists staged a demonstration protesting the macabre killing of 4-year old boy Abdullah Al Nur. They demanded exemplary punishment of the killers from a human chain and protest...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-06 00:00:00
RANGPUR, July 5: A section of unscrupulous traders are selling adulterated and low quality vermicelli at different markets in the district, exposing the consumers to serious health hazards. Sources alleged that production of adulterated and sub-standard vermicelli is going on...
CHANDPUR, July 5 (UNB): A huge quantity of rice and wheat was allegedly stolen from the stock of the government food warehouse at Nayergaon village in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of the district. Sources said following an instruction from the deputy...
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