Lutfunnessa Begum, wife of late Md Motiur Rahman Khan of village Fuldi under Kaliganj Upazila of Gazipur died of old age complications at Dhaka Medical College Hospital Wednesday. She was 75. She was buried at the family graveyard. Family members...
Muggers loot Tk 2.4m from 2 bKash men NARAYANGANJ, July 10: Muggers looted Tk 2.4 million from two service representatives (SRs) of mobile phone-based payment switch 'bKash' from Siddhirganj in the city Thursday noon. Parvez Reza, manager of bKash agent...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna,Sylhet, Barisal and Chittagong divisions today (Friday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely at places...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 'For the Women by the Women Forum (FWBW)' Tuesday, said a statement. In this connection, EVP & Head of SME of EBL Md Khurshed Alam and president of...
FE Report | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
Poultry industry leaders and researchers said Wednesday that Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in eggs and meat production and it can supply adequate protein against the present demand. They also identified some countries like India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Middle East...
The three-day annual conference of the deputy commissioners (DCs) concluded in the city on Thursday. At the conference that began at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Tuesday, ministers, state ministers, advisers to the PM and secretaries concerned discussed 307 proposals...
Md Shah Jahan | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The Planning Commission (PC) has sent back the proposal of revising the project on setting up an industrial estate for the textile sector in Kushtia as a fresh controversy has surfaced over the name of the project, sources said. The...
SCB hails PM over maritime boundary verdict Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Bangladesh's historic win in another maritime boundary dispute with India after the last one with Myanmar. SCB Chairman Md Rezaul Karim...
The preparation for inviting international tender for 1320 MW Rampal Power Plant is going on in full swing. Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL), a joint venture company of Dhaka and New Delhi, will implement the country's largest coal-fired...
BEIJING, July 9 (AFP) : Chinese inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent in June from a four-month high of 2.5 per cent in May, official data showed Wednesday, giving authorities further room to stimulate growth in the world's second-largest economy....
Bangladesh Bank(BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said employment-centric sustainable development has gained an increased global attention following the severe disruptions in the job market caused by the global financial crisis, reports UNB. "The crisis led to a serious slippage...
India growth could rise to near 6pc this year NEW DELHI, July 9 : India's economy could pull out of its slowdown and accelerate by nearly six per cent this fiscal year, a government study forecast Wednesday before the first...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The government has taken an initiative to turn 8000 rural and 500 upazilla post offices into 'Post E-Centre for Rural Community' aimed at reaching information and communication technology service to the people living there, officials said. The move has been...
MOSCOW, July 9 (AFP): The BRICS group of emerging giants are expected to sign a deal next week to open their own development bank by 2016, Russia's finance minister said Wednesday. The entity would be called "New Development Bank", with...
TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters): The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may slightly cut its economic forecast for the current fiscal year at a quarterly review of its estimates next week, sources familiar with its thinking said, reflecting soft exports and a...
FRANKFURT/PARIS, July 9 (Reuters): The European Central Bank (ECB) is hoping a new round of long-term loans will be used by banks to drive down borrowing costs - a substitute for an asset-purchase scheme of its own which would avert...
LONDON, July 9 (AFP): The Bank of England (BoE) is again set to leave its key interest rate at a record low of 0.50 per cent Thursday after it launched measures to cool Britain's housing market. The BoE is forecast...
DUBAI, July 9 (AFP): Dubai's Nakheel real estate giant, hit badly during the global debt crisis, said Wednesday its profits surged 54 per cent in the first half of 2014 to reach $502.7 million. The government-owned entity, which built Dubai's...
PARIS, July 9 (Xinhua): The composite leading indicators (CLIs) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed economic stabilisation in member countries, the Paris-based organisation said on Tuesday. "Composite leading indicators, designed to anticipate turning points in economic...
Russian giant Gazrpom says it wants to work jointly with Bangladesh's state-run Bapex to explore gas. Its CEO Valeriy Gulev came up with a proposal to this end on Thursday while calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Russian state-owned...
Abdulla Al Imran | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The Hague-based United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has announced its verdict on delimitation of maritime boundary between Bangladesh and India. The verdict has come largely in favour of Bangladesh, as it provided the country a substantial share of...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
The Middle East is again in flames over the kidnapping and killing of a Palestinian teenager. Israeli air attacks killed seven Palestinians and the Hamas threatened "adequate retaliation". The killing of the militants by Israeli air attack is the worst...
The judgment delivered by the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the maritime demarcation between Bangladesh and India has happily been hailed by both countries. Although, the verdict has largely gone in favour of Bangladesh with the PCA...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
There is good news on the foreign investment front, something that eludes us most of the time. In a highly competitive field like this Bangladesh often fails to make the mark. Lack of infrastructures, administrative complexities and political instability stand...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2014-07-10 00:00:00
It was really very surprising for two proposals in the Finance Bill 2014 treating Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) as auditor of financial statements for tax purpose and distinguishing Bangladesh Accounting Standards (BAS) and Bangladesh Financial Reporting Standards (BFRS) as...
Bangladesh has got 19,467 kilometres of the Bay of Bengal following the historic verdict of a Hague- based international court. It is a piece of good news as a longstanding dispute has been settled amicably. Now both the countries can...
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