The draft of a regulation to set ceilings for fees taken by Bangladesh's English-medium schools has been finalised, a court has heard, reports bdnews24.com. The Ministry of Education submitted the draft regulation to the court Monday following a writ petition....
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 4: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has repaired only 30 kilo metres of road out of 100 kilometres which have been damaged during the recent monsoon. If the situation favours, the CCC will complete rest of the repairing works...
Bangladeshi nationals living in Yunnan province of China are safe following the earthquake that claimed some 398 lives there so far, reports UNB. "The Bangladesh mission in Kunming contacted members of the Bangladesh community living in different areas under the...
LG and Good Neighbours Bangladesh (GNB) will launch a health campaign from August 6 to provide deprived children and women with health services. The services include blood grouping, health check-up and distribution of health materials and health awareness education. As...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 4 (BSS): Two persons, including a female student, were killed in separate incidents in the city Monday and Sunday night. The victims were identified as Nusrat Jahan Setu (15) and Mohammad Sipon (26). Police outpost sources at the...
Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers out of Ebola virus All UN peacekeepers, including Bangladeshi peacekeepers ,are out of Ebola Virus infection since its outbreak in West Africa. The UN has been undertaking proactive preventive measures at all levels, said an ISPR press...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Tuesday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Thailand's military junta has indicated that elections in the country may take place late next year and a transitional government is expected to be formed within the next few weeks. The armed forces in the country took power on May...
Liton Chandro Sarkar | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
In the Global Innovation Index (GII)-2014 Switzerland is the leader for the fourth consecutive year. The United Kingdom moves up by one rank to the second place, followed by Sweden. A new name among the top 10 this year is...
Any hope that the long-awaited court verdict on a number of child deaths caused by spurious paracetamol syrup would put a brake on pharmaceutical malpractices is simply misplaced. A report carried in this newspaper last Sunday highlights how extensively a...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Land is precious. It is more precious in a densely-populated country like Bangladesh. With a population of about 150 million living in an area of 147 thousand square kilometres, the density of population is 953 persons per square kilometre. The...
Md Nurul Islam Sohel | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Of late, it has been realised that business expansion through setting up concrete structures is no more a viable business strategy and not efficient either. In every industry, e-commerce is revolutionising the way business is conducted. New business models are...
The TUBA Group workers have been demonstrating for their arrears of wages and Eid bonus for the last couple of days. The BGMEA assured, after having a meeting with the government authorities that they would take urgent steps to pay...
In south-western China, a deadly earthquake of 6.3 magnitude killed 400 people. The number is likely to go up. The earthquake has caused thousands of buildings to collapse making thousands injured. Communication networks have seriously been damaged making it difficult...
Watch out for this name in the world of science. For this young man will one day make Bangladesh proud of his future achievement in theoretical physics. As we learn from a media report, Mir Mehdi Faruk is the recipient...
Various types of unfit vehicles are plying on different routes in Chunarughat upazila raising the risk of accidents and causing frequent gridlocks. These vehicles do not have fitness certificates and dodge fees for route permits and road taxes depriving the...
Jamaluddin Ahmed | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
This article deals with the public accountancy (audit) profession. It has summed up a review of literature on how public accountancy has emerged as a highly prestigious profession and positioned itself as a critical component of the market economy. Self-regulated,...
GAZA CITY, Aug 4 (Agencies): A child was killed and 30 people wounded in a strike on a refugee camp in Gaza City Monday just minutes into an Israeli-declared truce, medics said. Witnesses and several AFP correspondents based at a...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The government has planned to include some new generation drugs in the controlled price list as currently many decontrolled drugs are becoming unaffordable to the people, sources said. Considering the public health and price affordability, the government listed 117 drugs...
Munima Sultana | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Investors from China and Japan are likely to enjoy better business environment in Bangladesh following comprehensive partnership that helps the countries boost trade and commerce in a win-win situation. Analysts hold such high hopes over the latest developments on the...
Arafat Ara | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The government's net borrowing through sale of savings instruments rose by more than 15 times in the last fiscal year over the previous fiscal mainly because of lower encashment of the savings tools, said officials. Besides, reduction of deposit rates...
Expressing satisfaction over the functioning of International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs), Stephen J Rapp, the visiting US Ambassador-at-Large for war crimes issues, said Monday that the judges have been able to work neutrally without pressure and politics, reports UNB. Talking to...
BNP Monday alleged that the government is trying to cage the mass media by formulating new laws and policies in the name of making the media accountable and responsible, reports UNB. "The government is going to formulate new laws and...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The country's apex chamber body has urged the government to amend the existing Value Added Tax (VAT) law, instead of replacing it with a new one, following successful enforcement of the current one since 1991. The chamber body has alleged...
FE Report | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
The cabinet approved Monday the draft 'National Broadcasting Policy 2014' with provisions under one of which airing TV talk shows with 'confusing and untrue' facts is prohibited. Also restricted is the broadcasting of news which might tarnish image of the...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
A two-member United States Trade Representative (USTR) team is now in the capital to review progress made so far in implementing Trade and Investment Cooperation Facilitation Agreement. TICFA aims at making business between the two countries easier. Deputy Assistant US...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Foreign-aid flow into the country hit a US$3.0 billion in the last financial year following a significant rise in disbursement by the World Bank and China, officials said. The concessional aid inflow during the July 2013-June 2014 period was $189...
A launch with around 250 people aboard sank in the Padma near Mawa and rescuers found 100 alive and two dead so far as the rescue operation continued after the ferry disaster, media reports said. Officials said bodies of two...
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