Palestinian protestors roll a burning tire during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat neighborhood in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem, on July 2, 2014, after a Palestinian teenager was kidnapped and killed in an apparent act of revenge for the murder...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh will consider taking part in the Chinese initiative to form a new bank if it seems profitable for the socioeconomic development of the country. She made the statement while responding to a...
Impressed by Bangladesh’s good performance in implementation of various IMF-financed projects, its visiting Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara on Wednesday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is relaxing its conditions for providing loans to Bangladesh. Shinohara made the remark...
JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he has been diagnosed with throat cancer but that the ailment is curable and he plans to remain actively involved in the largest US bank's business. In a memo to...
New Delhi has agreed to send back the prime suspect of the Naryanganj multiple murders Nur Hossain, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali has told Parliament on Wednesday. Replying a query from Jatiya Party MP Pir Fazlur Rahman, he said: ‘The...
The process of opening Bangladesh missions in Warsaw of Poland, Vienna of Austria and Copenhagen of Denmark is at the final stage, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told Parliament on Wednesday. “Hopefully, it’ll be possible to open the three...
Global shares advanced toward fresh highs on Wednesday after European markets tracked gains in Asia, with investors looking to see if U.S. employment figures continue a run of upbeat data that has driven Wall Street to record highs. Economic indicators...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL) launched new banking service ‘FSIBL First Cash’ at Spectra Convention Centre in the city on Wednesday. Through ‘FSIBL First Cash’ card-to-card fund transfer through agent POS terminals, internet banking and mobile applications, card holder...
A bill titled ‘Palli Sanchay Bank Bill, 2014’ was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) on Wednesday, aiming to encourage rural people to save their money for their future needs. Finance Minister AMA Muhith moved the bill in the House,...
Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded television station whose reporting of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings won it millions of viewers in the Middle East, is defiant following a backlash by Arab governments that accuse it of supporting Islamists. On June 23,...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Wednesday passed the 'Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Bill 2014' aimed at continuing the ongoing socioeconomic development activities in the region. State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing moved the bill...
Technology and telecoms firms could be the big winners in a connected car market that may be worth $50 billion over the next decade, luring investors away from traditional automakers. Chip-makers or tech giants such as Infineon and Google are...
The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction 11-storeyed building near suburban Porur climbed to 42 today, a senior state government official said. Of the 42 deceased persons, 28 were men and the rest women, Director of Public Health...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested expediting tax collection and raising energy efficiency by reducing subsidies to pave the way for prioritising social and development spending towards economic boost. ‘Tax collections need to be stepped up to create more...
The government has transferred three secretaries. An order to this effect was issued by the public administration ministry on Wednesday. Senior Secretary Mozammel Haque Khan of energy ministry has been made the new home secretary and Planning Commission member Hedayetullah...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that the verdict in a maritime border dispute with India will be in Bangladesh’s favour. Speaking at the inauguration of the National Fish Week 2014 Wednesday, she said the victory over the massive water...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will return to patrol the streets after staying away for more than a month. The elite police unit, hit hard by alleged ties to seven murders at Narayanganj. The force, originally formed to combat terrorism....
Responding to Education Ministry and the University Grants Commission’s (UGC’s) protest against its study report, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Wednesday defended its position saying that it conducted the quantitative study maintaining the international standard, according to a news agency....
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said Bangladesh has a vibrant economy and strong potential to achieve a higher and sustained inclusive growth. “Realising this potential will require safeguarding macroeconomic stability, further strengthening the financial sector, business climate and...
Acting President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Monwara Hakim Ali on Wednesday said the FBCCI and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could work together in the area of policy reforms for the private sector....
RAJSHAHI, Jul 1 (BSS): Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board (BSDB) has been implementing a project for promoting sericulture and its industry through entrepreneurship development at different levels of production. According to the officials concerned, the five-year project titled "Extension and Development...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took Iftar with leaders of different political parties on the third day of Ramadan on Wednesday. The BNP chief hosted the Iftar party at the city’s Bashundhara Convention Centre in honour of the politicians. Entering the...
SYLHET, Jul 1 (UNB): Academic activities at a good number of government primary schools in Sylhet division are being badly hampered due to acute crisis of teachers. Some 1,464 posts of teachers, including 430 of headmasters, have remained vacant for...
RANGPUR, Jul 1 (BSS): The common people from all walks in the society highly lauded the initiative of selling hygienic Iftar items throughout the holy month of Ramadan at thirteen reputed hotels and restaurants in the divisional city. A large...
KHULNA, Jul 1(BSS): The Khulna Metropolitan Police authorities have taken tight security measures for holy month of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. The measures were taken at a meeting at the KMP headquarters recently with police commissioner Shafiqur Rahman in the chair....
GAIBANDHA, Jul 1 (BSS): Water level in all the major rivers except the Ghagot flowing through the district rose sharply in last 24 four hours till this morning due to on rush of hilly waters from the upstream inundating the...
CHUADANGA, Jul 1 (BSS): Farmers of the district are now passing busy days in cultivating summer vegetables as Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target to bring 6,550 hectors of land to produce vegetables in the current season....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund state-of-the-art riverbank protection measures in Bangladesh to prevent land erosion, which is destroying livelihoods costing the economy of an estimated $250 million a year. An ADB multitranche loan financing facility of $255 million...
JAMALPUR, Jul 1 (BSS): Two bridges over Brahmaputra river are being constructed under a project aimed at upgrading the rural road communication network of Jamalpur district. Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) is implementing the project at a cost of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-07-02 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Jul 1: Two persons were killed in two separate road accidents on Gopalganj-Takerhat and Kotalipara-Radhaganj highway under Gopalganj Sadar and Kotalipara Upazila Monday. The deceased were identified as Noor Alam (35), Son of Abdur Salam of village Bahadurpur in...
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