FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
The government now pins hopes on enactment of a new US law for restoration of the suspended GSP facility for preferential trade on the American market as a delegation led by Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed got such an assurance during...
FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has moved to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of Switzerland for gathering information on the money-laundering matters. The central bank's latest move came as deposits made by Bangladeshi nationals with...
Syful Islam | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh has decided to conditionally accept a Chinese proposal to replace the tariff preferences that the latter offers under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) with zero tariff facility granted under the multilateral trade deal reached under the auspices of WTO,...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, June 22: The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Sunday announced Tk 11.96 billion annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, without keeping any fund for tackling water-logging, which has been the most acute problem for the city dwellers...
JOYPURHAT, Jun 22 (UNB): Renewing her party's call for reaching an understanding over holding a fresh election through talks, BNP chairperson Khaledas Zia threatened on Sunday to wage a harsher movement after Eid if the government does not respond to...
President Abdul Hamid returned home Sunday night wrapping up his 10-day visit to Bolivia and the USA. A regular flight of the Emirates Airlines carrying the President landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:55 pm. — BSS
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, who is also in-charge of the defence ministry, said in the parliament Sunday steps were underway to make available submarines for Bangladesh Navy to raise "deterrence" in the Bay of Bengal. Replying to...
A case has been filed against two police officers with a court in Dhaka accusing them of extorting Tk 0.2 million (2 lakh) from a trader by threatening him with crossfire. M Zakir Hossain filed the case against officer-in-charge of...
The Indian government may agree to Bangladesh's request to extradite Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the case over sensational Narayanganj seven murders, reports bdnews24.com. He was arrested in Kolkata last week. The New Indian Express reported on Sunday that...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
A perennial practice of overestimating the annual development programme (ADP) outlay and then cutting it down later downgrades the quality of project implementation and financial management, experts have said. Development analysts and government officials said the efficiency of the government's...
A loosely worded summary of a key foreign ministry meeting may have left the Narendra Modi government fighting allegations of facilitating illegal immigration from Bangladesh, according to a report published in The Telegraph, India on Sunday. Ironically, it's a charge...
FE Report | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
Policymakers and experts at a seminar Sunday warned of a grave disaster if immediate policy intervention is not taken to stop unplanned urbanisation. "Unplanned urbanisation will cause grave disaster if the government does not go tough on this issue and...
CHITTAGONG, June 22 (UNB): Train communications of the port city of Chittagong with the rest of the country resumed on Sunday afternoon, after six hours of suspension. Train services on Chittagong-Dhaka and Chittagong-Sylhet routes were suspended in the morning as...
BOGRA, Jun 22 (UNB): Terming the current regime a repressive one, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia asked Sunday the country's people to get ready for ousting the government through a tough movement. ''People have got fed-up with the continued oppression and...
Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid in Parliament expressed concern on Sunday over capital flight and said money outflow from the country is taking place due to government's wrong policy and bureaucratic complexities, reports UNB. Taking the floor on a...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 sent Sunday another war crimes suspect, Akram Hossain Khan, of Bagerhat to Dhaka central jail after he was produced before it by the prosecution, reports UNB. Akram, who had gone into hiding after an arrest order...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Sunday a new horizon in Bangladesh-India relations would usher in with the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, report agencies. "We hope a new horizon in Bangladesh-India relations will open up...
Treasury bench MP Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday sought intervention of the Speaker in declaring the national parliament building as a smoking-free zone, reports UNB. Taking part in the general discussion on the proposed national budget for fiscal 2014-15, the...
In a message on the 65th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Prime Minster (PM) Sheikh Hasina recalled the days of adversity and triumph, reports BSS. She said: "I recall with respect father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...
MAGURA, Jun 22 (UNB): A local Jubo League leader was injured allegedly in an attack by Juba Dal activists at Sadar union parishad in Sreepur Upazila Saturday afternoon. The injured is Rafiq Khandakar (48), president of Sreepur union Jubo League....
NARAYANGANJ, Jun 22 (UNB): SM Akram, independent candidate in the Narayanganj-5 by-polls, demanded Sunday army deployment for holding the election in a free and fair manner. "Without army, the election can't be fair and free. The election commission does not...
The country earned foreign currency equivalent to Tk 9,546.47 million in the first nine months of the current fiscal (July-March) on account of expenditure by the foreign tourists, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon told Parliament Sunday, reports...
KHULNA, Jun 22 (UNB): Residents of greater Khulna staged Sunday demonstration in the city demanding a specific allocation in the national budget for fiscal year 2014-15 for the development of the region. Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee staged a...
SYLHET, Jun 22 (UNB): Police arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader in the city Saturday. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahporan police station Shakhawat Hossain said they arrested Fakhrul Islam, acting secretary of Sylhet city unit Jamaat, from the city's Upashahar area around...
Moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Barisal, Khulna, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Moderately heavy to very heavy...
FE Report Experts at a conference stressed the need Sunday for introducing more employment-based safety net programmes and health insurance under social protection system as these directly benefit the targeted poor in rural Bangladesh. They also observed that education-based programmes...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jun 22: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) inaugurated the first docking facility for repair work of its utility ships at a function in the port city Saturday. The 12-acre docking facility is situated in Chittagong Barik Building area at the...
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