Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday informed Jatiya Sangsad that expatriate Bangladeshis sent a total of $ 14,461 million home during the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Responding to a tabled question of treasury bench member Begum Pinu Khan, he said the...
The United States has not changed its position on Bangladesh and wants all political parties to dialogue for holding fresh elections -- but it now wants to leave it to the parties to decide. After the January 5 elections, that...
US President Barack Obama has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to stop the flow of weapons into Ukraine and halt support for separatists. The White House said that in the phone call Mr Obama warned of further sanctions if...
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 Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) on Tuesday. ‘As a result the institutional investment is increasing in the...
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Stocks closed higher for the second running session on Tuesday with participation declined slightly as investors remained cautious. The market saw a mixed trend in the first 30 minutes. But, rest of the session it gained amid modest volatility as...
Facing a potential Republican surge at November’s midterm elections, Democratic candidates are clamoring for Hillary Clinton to join them on the campaign trail. The former secretary of state's high ratings and connections to a vast roster of major party contributors...
A businessman was electrocuted in Fishery Para area in Jamalpur town on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sujan Ali, 45, son of late Muslim Uddin of Fishery Para. Police and hospital sources said Sujan was seriously injured as...
The EU beat out the United States to become the world's top exporter of agricultural and food products last year, a European Commission report on the global farming market said Monday. Fuelled by record sales to China and other emerging...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced the office hours of all scheduled banks during the ensuing holy month of Ramadan, a central bank press release said. The BB release said all scheduled banks will remain open from 9:30 am to...
Secondary level schools will remain closed from June 29 to August 6 for Holy Ramadan and Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the education ministry has said. According to the annual calendar, the vacation was to start from July 6. All public and private...
Egypt's president has said he will not ‘interfere’ with the judiciary over the sentencing of al-Jazeera journalists in Cairo, which triggered global outrage. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said ‘we must respect judicial rulings and not criticise them even if others do...
Annual property losses from hurricanes and other coastal storms of $35 billion; a decline in crop yields of 14 percent, costing corn and wheat farmers tens of billions of dollars; heat wave-driven demand for electricity costing utility customers up to...
NRB Bank celebrated the first anniversary of the bank at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city. Minister of Commerce Tofail Ahmed, MP, was present as the Chief Guest at the programme. Mohammad Farashuddin, former Governor of Bangladesh Bank &...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked Indian envoys based in 7 South Asian countries, China, Central Asian Republics, Iran and Myanmar to follow up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to expand engagement with Delhi’s neighbours through a...
A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a tree in Police Line Para in Magura Sadar Upazila on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sonik Biswas, 12, a class VI student of Magura Police Line High School....
US teams of special forces going into Iraq after a 3-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a precarious political situation as they help Iraqi security forces improve their ability to battle Sunni militants. The Army...
Speakers at a view exchange meeting today called upon all to extend their help to the concerned organisation for ensuring legal action against the acid-throwers. They said acid attack is one of the most heinous crimes against women. They urged...
The BNP says the verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Matiur Rahman Nizami’s war crimes has been deferred on the advice of a neighbouring country. ‘One of my well-wishers said that New Delhi has insisted that the verdict can’t be delivered today...
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury has proposed raising tax exemption limit on savings certificates to Tk 6 million from Tk 3 million. She came up with this proposal during a discussion on proposed budget for 2014-15 fiscal year in the Parliament...
Asian shares ticked higher on Tuesday as improved manufacturing data from China, Japan and the United States augured well for global growth, despite a disappointing result from the euro zone. After a sluggish start the majority of markets across the...
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Tuesday said it will not be possible to ensure human rights (HR) in the country if there is no political will. “Wherever you see, you’ll find a lot...
Stocks slipped below record levels on Monday as investors assessed corporate news. Wisconsin Energy and General Electric both fell after the companies announced that they had made acquisitions. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell two points, or 0.1 per...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved three new development projects involving TK 5.04 billion, including one to address water logging in the port city of Chittagong spending over TK 2.89 billion. The approval came...
Employees and workers of Panama Sonamasjid Port Link Ltd which operates Sonamasjid Land Port withdrew their indefinite strike on Tuesday noon. The decision came after a meeting of the striking employees with the authorities in the presence of upazila nirbahi...
All the government and non-government schools, madrasahs 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, according to a news agency. The Education and Primary and Mass...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has introduced Shariah compliant credit card ‘Khidmah’ for its customers. M Abul Quasem, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, unveiled the card as the chief guest at a local hotel on Tuesday. Presided over by Mohammad...
Admitting that the present investment scenario is not satisfactory compared with all other economic indicators, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury Tuesday blamed the BNP-Jamaat nexus for the plight. “Domestic investment is little bit down, I won’t deny the fact, but the...
Awami League (AL) MP Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim on Tuesday criticised Finance Minister (FM) AMA Muhith for his attitude towards the share market that also reflected in the proposed budget for the next fiscal. “Our finance minister becomes a little...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard detained two dredgers, one sand-laden bulkhead and one engine-run steel boat from the Meghna River under Sonargaon police station in Narayanganj district on Tuesday on charge of illegally lifting and carrying sand. They also arrested...
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