Md. Shahadat Hossain | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
The Financial Express in its June 23, 2014 issue published an article by Muzaffar Ahmed under the heading, "Finance Bill 2014: A pragmatic step towards financial discipline". The article has tried to support the empowering of the cost and management...
BNP alleged Tuesday that the government has deferred the verdict in the war crimes case of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami at the behest of neighbouring India, reports UNB. "We had earlier heard the verdict will be pronounced today (Tuesday)....
Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta said Tuesday that the verdict in the war crimes case of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami would not be deferred again and again for his sickness, reports UNB. "Usually, the judgment in a criminal...
FE Report Experts Tuesday called for incorporating opinions and recommendations of private stakeholders in the proposed 'Draft National Informatics Policy 2014' in order to make its data and information more purposeful and time-befitting. They also observed that Bangladesh still lags...
Former Jatiya Party (JP) MP from Comilla Sadar constituency Ansar Ahmed died at Samorita Hospital in the capital Tuesday morning. He was 66, reports UNB Ansar, who had been undergoing treatment at the hospital after he had suffered a stroke...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Jun 24: Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from a procession in the Rajshahi University (RU) campus Tuesday morning. The arrestees are identified as Mehedi Hasan, fourth year student of Islamic Studies department...
Khairul Islam | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Authorities of some top colleges in the capital are charging excessive fees from the admission seekers, defying the government's directives, students and guardians alleged. They said some colleges in the metropolitan areas have hung notices seeking admission fees much higher...
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman said Tuesday it will not be possible to ensure human rights in the country if there is no political will, reports UNB. "Wherever you see, you'll find a lot...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim called upon the doctors Tuesday to use modern technologies at their workplace to cooperate the government as well as the common people, reports BSS. "The government is introducing smart software and updated technologies...
All public and private secondary schools, madrashas and equivalent institutions will remain closed from June 29 to August 6 on the occasion of Ramadan, Jumatul Bida, Shab-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. The Education Ministry issued an order in this regard...
The government is approving new merchant banks and mutual funds aiming to maintain normal liquidity flow in the capital market, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament Tuesday, reports UNB. "As a result the institutional investment is increasing in the (capital)...
FE Report | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Country`s telecom regulator has moved to issue amateur radio licence to provide community service non- commercially. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) already made draft instructions and now it is seeking public opinion on the licensing procedure and use of...
FE Report Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Tuesday the government has fixed a target of 20 per cent enrollment in the country's technical education by 2020 to meet the growing demand of job market. He said it is very...
Mirza Ahmed Ispahani High School authority arranged a reception to students who did brilliant results in the SSC examinations this year at Pitstop restaurant in Chittagong recently. A total of 81 students out of 86 of the school obtained GPA-5...
A Dhaka court sentenced Tuesday a man to death while two others to life term imprisonment for killing ntv video editor Atiqul Islam Atiq in 2009, reports UNB. The condemned convict was identified as Mohammad Shakil Shikdar of Nalchiti of...
The central bank of Bangladesh announced the office hours of all scheduled banks during the ensuing holy month of Ramadan, said a Bangladesh Bank (BB) press release Tuesday. The scheduled banks will remain open from 9:30 am to 4.00 pm...
Jahanara Karim scholarship fund set up at DU A trust fund titled 'Principal Syeda Jahanara Karim Scholarship Fund' has been set up at the department of Economics and the department of Anthropology of Dhaka University (DU). In this connection, Lamia...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at many paces over Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Dhaka divisions today (Wednesday). Moderately...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Beijing is learnt to have remained non-responsive to Dhaka's proposals for lowering the interest rate and relaxing other terms and conditions of its loans being offered to Bangladesh for funding major development works. At the recent Joint Economic Commission (JEC)...
FE Report | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
The government may have to acquire around one and a half acres of additional land inside the Purbachal New Town residential project of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhha (Rajuk) to develop the newly-discovered gas field in Rupganj under Narayanganj district, a top...
Siddique Islam | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Allocation to the export development fund (EDF) has been raised by 25 per cent to US$1.5 billion to meet a growing demand from the exporters, who largely help the current surge in the country's foreign-exchange reserves. The central bank has...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has deferred its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami due to his illness, report agencies ICT-1 Chairman Justice M Enayetur Rahim said they received a letter from the prison authorities about Nizami's illness, in...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
The government, an entity constituted through the expressed will of the people or otherwise, is required to keep the state afloat, in financial terms. It has to manage funds to meet its recurring expenses and finance development activities. Barring the...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives in the city today (Wednesday) on a three-day 'goodwill visit', during which important bilateral issues will be discussed, reports UNB. The visit takes place at the invitation of Sushma's Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood...
FE Report | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh posted an overall growth of 24 per cent in the foreign direct investment (FDI) last year compared to that in the previous year, said an UNCTAD report released in the city Tuesday. Bangladesh received $ 1.599 billion in FDI...
The United States' position on Bangladesh has not changed, as it still encourages dialogue between the ruling Awami League and BNP, reports UNB "Absolutely, our position hasn't changed," said Marie Harf, deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State, at...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-06-25 00:00:00
The government is likely to review its proposed tax on import of mobile handsets for the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 taking possible price hike of the widely-used device into consideration. In the new budget announced on June 5, the Finance...
Miscreants have snatched TK 3 million from three people after opening fire on them in Kalyanpur in city, reports bdnews24.com The incident took place near the BRTC bus depot on Tuesday afternoon. Shamsur Rahman, 'Akhter' and Jahangir Alam were attacked...
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