MUMBAI, June 10 (Reuters): Indian shares ended flat on Tuesday after hitting record highs for the third consecutive session as gains in defensive stocks such as healthcare and technology were offset by profit-taking in the broader market. Investors took profits...
HONG KONG/Shanghai, June 10 (Reuters): China shares ended a choppy morning trade up on Tuesday, led by strong gains in financial counters after China detailed which banks would benefit from a recent cut of required reserves ratios. The move to...
Dr Abdur Razzak, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Finance Ministry, said Tuesday that talks with BNP could be held if it accepts the present government as legitimate, reports BSS. "The parliament polls of January 5 were held in...
A four-day director general level border talks between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) began at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar Tuesday morning, reports UNB. A joint record of discussions (JRD) is expected to be signed...
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz Tuesday observed that they are unable to take action against an elected member of parliament for hiding information in the affidavit, reports UNB. Once the election is over, the EC has no legal authority to take...
State Minister for Public Administration Begum Ismat Ara Sadeque said Tuesday some 228,256 posts are lying vacant in different ministries, reports BSS. Replying to a question of treasury bench member M Anwarul Azim, she told the House that it is...
Bangladesh and Russia agreed to increase information flow and further strengthen relation between the two governments and people, reports BSS. The two sides agreed upon it when Russian Ambassador Alexander A Nikolaev called on Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu at...
One held in connection with JMB snatching Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a man from Bhaluka Upazila in Mymensingh Monday night in connection with snatching of three militants of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from a prison van...
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Speakers Tuesday called for abolishing the existing Kafala (sponsorship) system, related to the workers' recruitment process, in the Middle East (ME) countries with a view to protecting the migrants' rights. Terming Kafala system a 'modern form of slavery', they said...
In separate incidents, two people have been arrested along with 10.145kg gold in the city, reports UNB. Plain-clothes police arrested two alleged gold smugglers and recovered 80 gold bars weighing about 9.300kg from their possession raiding Purana Paltan area on...
BHOLA, Jun 10 (UNB): At least five people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Janata Bazar in Charfasson Upazila Tuesday evening. The deceased were identified as Habib Miah, 65, Amir Hossain Mistri, 35, Kanchan Miah,...
State Minister for Public Administration Begum Ismat Ara Sadeque said Tuesday the government cancelled the certificates and gazettes of 116 fake freedom fighters, reports BSS. "The work to identify fake freedom fighters is underway . . . the National Security...
Two of a family-a housewife and her grandfather-died as a truck hit them at Paiti Road under Demra police station this noon, police and hospital sources said, reports UNB. Police said the deceased were Tahmina Akhter Khuku, 30, and her...
National College of Home Economics (NCHE) accorded a reception to the freshers for 2012 2013 and 2013 2014 sessions at Shawkat Osman Memorial auditorium of the Central Public Library in the city Monday. Pro Vice- chancellor of Dhaka University (Administration)...
The 23rd governing body meeting of Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) was held at its conference room in Mirpur Cantonment in the city Tuesday. Engineer-in-Chief of Bangladesh Army Major General Md Abdul Quadir presided over the meeting. Commandant...
BD gets prestigious international prize Bangladesh has been awarded the prestigious 'World Summit on Information Society 2014 Prize' at the WSIS+10 high-level event of International Telecommunication Union (ITU). State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak received the...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions today (Wednesday). Moderately heavy...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-06-11 00:00:00
Newly-proposed tax rate, 30 per cent on annual income above Tk 44,20,000, is likely to be slapped on some 7,000 wealthy taxpayers across the country, tax officials said. Taxmen expect some Tk 3.0 billion income tax in the upcoming fiscal...
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Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for thorough disclosure of defence budgetary allocation in the ongoing budget session in order to establish transparency and accountability. Local chapter of the Transparency International (TI) in a statement issued Tuesday hailed the recent...
FE Report | 2014-06-11 00:00:00
Finance minister AMA Muhith said Tuesday that the gap between electricity demand and supply should not exceed 20 per cent to ease public sufferings. Currently country's electricity demand has reached around 11,000 megawatts (mw) and the maximum supply as recorded...
FE Report | 2014-06-11 00:00:00
The Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) needs to be thoroughly restructured to have well-planned urbanisation and development in the capital as it has failed to deliver anything significant to this effect over the years, speakers at a seminar said Tuesday. Citing...
FE Report | 2014-06-11 00:00:00
Editor and publisher of the daily Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman and publisher of the daily Somokal AK Azad have been elected president and vice-president respectively of the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB). Chief Editor of the daily Manobzamin Matiur...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-06-11 00:00:00
The government gets nothing from the four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) though it has been pumping billions of taka almost every year into those in the name of recapitalisation. The government has kept provisions for 'dividend and profit' in the...
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