Even if the United States of America did not rank Bangladesh as a 'tier-2' country in its report titled "Trafficking in Persons", the problem would not have been any less grave. Aptly termed modern-day slavery, the plight of its victims...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has questioned the country's economic growth estimates prepared by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) for the outgoing fiscal year. According to the CPD, gross domestic product (GDP) cannot grow at so high rate...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The lackadaisical performance of the stakeholders in the health sector apart, a large area of the country's public health sector has lately been plagued by another menace -- the village quacks. In the urban areas fake doctors are omnipresent, playing...
Finance Bill 2014 placed before the august Parliament by the honourable Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, has logically made certain proposals emphasizing the need for putting a transparent auditing and accounting system in place for appropriate assessment of business...
AF Nesaruddin | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The national budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 and the Finance Bill 2014 placed recently by the finance minister are now the main topics of discussion for all stakeholders, especially the taxpayers all over the country. No doubt, certain proposals...
S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
A tersely worded press release issued by the ISPR on June 15 read: "On the directions of the government, the armed forces of Pakistan have launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in...
Bangladesh formally launched on Monday the world's largest public web portal opening up a unique window for building a hunger and poverty-free developed and prosperous country, report agencies. The web portal containing 25,043 websites of government organisations started its formal...
Sarwar Jahan, founder of Southern University, Bangladesh, took part in a five-day seminar on "Mediation, Human Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda" at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York recently, said a press release. UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Two Bangladeshi workers were killed and two others wounded in a missile attack at Benghazi in Libya Saturday night. Labour Attaché of Bangladesh embassy in Libya Mohammad Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui confirmed the information to The Financial Express over phone on...
State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadik expressed the hope on Monday that the Civil Service Medal can be introduced from the next fiscal year to recognise the creative and innovative tasks of the civil servants, reports UNB.
Miscreants killed a security guard and an unidentified young girl in the city's New Eskaton and Mirpur areas early Monday, reports BSS. In New Eskaton, a gang of robbers strangulated a security guard to death while escaping with the looted...
A bill to pave the way for a law to allow DNA profiling of citizens has been tabled in Parliament, reports bdnews24.com. DNA profiling is seen as an essential tool to identify criminals, dead bodies and for ascertaining parents. State...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demanded Monday necessary budgetary allocation to the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2014-15, reports BSS. The anti-corruption watchdog also urged the Annex-I countries to disburse their committed financial...
More than 0.2 million posts in government jobs are laying vacant, reports bdnews24.com. "At present 228, 912 government posts are vacant. Filling up vacancies is an ongoing process," State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadique told Parliament Monday. "The...
Director of Jiban Bima Corporation (JBC) Mohammad Ali Patoari, retired joint secretary, passed away at Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute in the city recently. Board of directors, officers and staffs of JBC condoled his death and expressed sympathy 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). .The country's highest temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius was recorded...
General Secretary of the ruling party and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Monday the present government has been working to ensure country's development, report agencies. "There are many political parties in the country. A few of them...
BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah alleged Monday that President Md Abdul Hamid through his remarks about the January-5 polls in his recent meeting with UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has proved that he is representing only Awami League (AL)...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The cabinet approved Monday the draft Non-formal Education Act, 2014 with view to ensuring primary education for all with the provision of six months in jail and Tk 60,000 fine for breaking the proposed law. "The proposed law will prevent...
KOLKATA, Jun 23 (bdnews24.com): A court in India's West Bengal state has ordered Nur Hossain and his two accomplices to fourteen days in judicial custody Monday. Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the 7-murder at Narayanganj, was produced in the...
FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
The government should lower the rates of taxes and value-added tax (VAT) and simplify rules and procedures governing entrepreneurship development for the country's economic progress, said speakers at a programme in the capital Sunday, as many aspirants are coming up...
Bangladesh has agreed to allow its close-door neighbour India to use Bangladesh’s river route and Ashuganj river port to help send foodgrain supplies to landlocked Tripura from mainland India. The two countries have already reached a consensus of sending the...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her visit to Bangladesh scheduled for June 25 to 27 is expected to provide an opportunity to the leaders of the country's business community to hold discussions on some important issues. India-Bangladesh Chamber...
FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
A top regional official of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) reaffirmed the development financier's commitment towards creating momentum for rapid, inclusive, and sustained growth in Bangladesh. Serge Devieux, IFC Regional Director for South Asia, said the institution will ramp up...
FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Different local trade bodies have evinced keen interest in the government initiative to introduce a national air cargo service. The ministry of commerce (MoC) sought views of the businesses about the service and "most of them have given their positive...
Md Shah Jahan | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Uncertainty looms large over resumption of domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines shortly as the national flag carrier is yet to acquire smaller aircraft. After refusal of the request for proposal (RFP) for four times, the Biman authorities floated the...
Mohammed Nurul Amin has recently joined Meghna Bank Limited as Managing Director & CEO for a period of 3 years. Prior to join here, he was Managing Director & CEO of NCC Bank Ltd for 9 years. Mr. Amin obtained...
PROGGA, a research and advocacy organisation, recently urged the policy makers to keep the proposed tax rates on cigarettes, bidi and other tobacco items unchanged in the Finance Bill-2014. It has sent letters to all Members of Parliament (MP) requesting...
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