The Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) alleged the Bangladesh Standards and Tensing Institute (BSTI) is not playing its due role in curbing the adulteration of foodstuffs, including the use of toxic chemicals, reports UNB. CAB general secretary Humayun Kabir told...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu urged Friday journalists to play a positive role to free fruits and politics from formalin, reports BSS. "Like food and fruits, politics has become tainted . . . militancy, corruption and communalism are the key...
Some 53 fishermen were kidnapped from different areas of the Sundarbans under Bagerhat and Satkhira districts, reports UNB. The pirates abducted some 50 fishermen from four areas of the forest under Mongla Upazila of Bagerhat Thursday. The kidnapped fishermen hail...
Ismat Jahan, ambassador of Bangladesh in Brussels, has been reelected member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), reports UNB. Earlier, she was a member of the committee for a four-year term (2011-2014) and...
The anti-kidnapping squad of Detective Branch (DB) under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) rescued a little boy and arrested four alleged kidnappers from the city's Mirpur-12 bus stand area early Friday, reports UNB. The rescued boy was identified as two...
CHITTAGONG, June 27 (BSS): Communications Minister Obaidul Quader here said Friday the construction work of the much-cherished tunnel under the river Karnaphuli would start from January next year. "About 3.5 kilometres long tunnel would be built at a cost of...
GOPALGANJ, June 27 (BSS): State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki stressed Friday the need for establishing sense of dignity and relationship of friendship between adolescent boys and children to free the country from the curse of...
Miscreants allegedly tortured to death a man and later left his body near a dustbin at Karim Tower adjacent to the Dhaka Education Board in the city, reports BSS. "Being informed, police recovered the body near a dustbin of Karim...
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 18.70 million in separate incidents in Sylhet, Madaripur and Dhaka districts Friday, killing an elderly man and injuring two shop employees, reports UNB. In Sylhet, sexagenarian Abdul Jalil (65) was killed in an attack by...
RAJSHAHI, June 27 (BSS): Need-oriented and effective measures should be adopted to protect the soil fertility and productivity in the greater interest of boosting agricultural output to ensure food security of the country. Time has come to bring all the...
SYLHET, June 27 (BSS): All concerned have been urged to plant more trees to build a green Bangladesh. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 17th Infantry Division of Jalalabad Cantonment Maj Gen Muhammad Humayun Kabir made the appeal while inaugurating a...
Tk 6.1m Indian saris seized in Ctg The members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized Indian saris worth Tk 6.1 million from Mansurabad under Double Mooring thana of the port city of Chittagong Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Barisal, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), reports UNB. Moderately heavy to heavy falls...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
The Finance Bill 2014 is set to see some major changes, including continuation of tax exemption on capital gains for individual stock investors, when it is placed in parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) today (Saturday) for adoption, competent sources said. Finance Minister...
FE Report | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
New Delhi saw Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's maiden Bangladesh visit extremely satisfactory and fulfilling. "It's our view that the visit is extremely satisfying and fulfilling. The external affairs minister goes back to India and hopes to build on...
GENEVA, June 26 (AFP): The UN's top human rights forum decided Thursday to launch talks on an international treaty that would hold corporations to account for abuses, despite resistance from the West. The 47-member UN Human Rights Council ruled that...
FE Report | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
Prices of turmeric, chili and cucumber were up by 33-35 per cent in the city kitchen markets on Friday, compared to the previous week. The prices of most vegetables also surged significantly in the last seven days due to rains....
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
A fall in foreign aid commitment by the development partners in recent months, coupled with a less-than-expected level of utilisation of such assistance, is set to affect Bangladesh's infrastructure, social development and fiscal management, experts and officials said Friday. Economic...
In a scathing attack on the Zia family, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged her archrival BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to stop killing people and disgracing the country by weeping to others, reports UNB. "I'll call upon the BNP...
CHITTAGONG, June 27 (BSS): A steel coils-laden lighterage ship sank in the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port Friday morning. The incident took place at around 8 am somewhere between Alpha and Bravo anchorages of the outer anchorage when it...
COMILLA, Jun 27: Long tailback formed at two different spots on the busy Dhaka-Chittagong Highway due to separate incidents of road damage and accidents in Daudkandi upazila on Friday morning. Eliotganj highway police sources said vehicular movement was disrupted on...
SAVAR, June 27 (UNB): A man allegedly committed suicide after killing his three sons in Hemayetpur area here on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Abu Sayeed (42) and his three sons Rabiul (8), Mostafa (6) and Rahat (...
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, June 27 (AFP): Brazil know that their outstanding past record against Chile will count for nothing when the sides meet in an all-South American World Cup last-16 tie at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte today (Saturday) at...
Monira Munni | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
Many workers of the garment factories closed during the compliance inspections following the recent mishaps are still in the dark about their rightful wage benefits and compensation following non-settlement of their dues in accordance with the existing law, labour leaders...
Syful Islam | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
The government is going to make it mandatory for both employees and employers to try to settle their individual-level disputes through arbitration before going to court. The move is meant for quick resolution of disputes outside the legal system under...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-06-28 00:00:00
The ministry of commerce (MoC) is set to construct an exhibition centre at Purbachal in the capital this year with an initial cost of Tk 2.75 billion, a high trade official said. The structure will be built on 20 acres...
EU leaders in Brussels have nominated former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker to be president of the European Commission, in a blow to the UK, reports BBC. Prime Minister David Cameron called it "a serious mistake". "This is going to be...
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