The total size of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2014-15 amounted to Tk 860 billion incorporating own financing projects of the autonomous bodies of Tk 568.5 billion. The actual ADP size, however,...
Denmark was among the first countries to officially recognise Bangladesh following Independence in 1971. Bangladesh was then one of the poorest nations in the world and on the verge of humanitarian disaster. Today, a little more than 40 years later,...
It is a privilege and an honour to address you, the people of Bangladesh, on this important date in the history of Denmark. The 5th of June marks the historic day in 1849 when King Frederik VII signed Denmark's first...
Like the other Nordic countries, Denmark is characterised by universalwelfare services such as free healthcare and free education. The Danes also get lots of fresh air by being oneof the most bicycle-friendly populations on the planet. Modern designand architecture are...
"Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level" World Environment Day 2014 falls during the International Year of Small Island Developing States, declared by the United Nations General Assembly to raise awareness of the special needs of this diverse coalition as...
Every year, on June 5th, millions of people across the planet celebrate World Environment Day-coming together at community, national and regional level to promote positive action on the most-pressing environmental challenges of our day. This year's global host for World...
Farid Hasan Ahmed | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh is prone to different types of natural disasters. Tropical cyclones brewing up in the Bay of Bengal, accompanied by storm surges, are one of the major hazards in the country. They occur mainly in April/May and October/November. Cyclones and...
Taking a dig at the Prime Minster (PM) for her remark that Ziaur Rahman was involved in Bangabandhu murder, BNP senior leader Rafiqul Islam Miah Wednesday said Sheikh Hasina's 'indecent comment' about their party founder unprecedented in the world, reports...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu, MP, said Wednesday that by associating with militancy and keeping Jamaat on her lap, Khaleda Zia would not be able to become the queen of democracy, reports BSS. He said, "Khaleda Zia talks of democracy...
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Khandker Mahbub Hossain brought to the notice of the Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday the comments of Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and Law Minister Anisul Huq on the judiciary, reports UNB. The...
The by-election to the Barisal-5 constituency that fell vacant following the death of Awami League (AL) MP Shawkat Hossain Hiron will be held on June 15 instead of June 12, reports UNB. The Election Commission (EC) Wednesday rescheduled the by-polls...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against an official of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) for his alleged embezzlement of about Tk 20 million. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Commission Wednesday...
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim Wednesday said no one can harm the Awami League (AL) unless the party men do so, reports UNB. "We've seen their (BNPs') strength. Unless the Awami League men do harm to themselves, nobody will be able...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Muhammad Mosharraf Hossain, adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, has expressed his deep shock at the death of former Jatiya Sangsad whip and BNP lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Tara. In a condolence massage Tuesday, he prayed for the salvation of the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina vowed Wednesday to complete the much-awaited Padma Bridge before 2018 as the government has already accomplished relevant works in this connection, reports BSS. "We have launched the work on the 6.15-kilometre bridge through our own...
World Environment Day will be observed today (Thursday) with due importance globally, reports BSS. With increasing concern about climate change, the world over, the slogan of this year is: Raise your voice, not the sea level. Because of the great...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
For performing the Holy Hajj this year, 97,021 pilgrims have so far deposited money with different government and non-government banks, an official said. Of them, 1,500 pilgrims will perform Hajj through government management and the rest 95,521 through private management....
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu called Wednesday for awakening sense of morality in the scientific practice and research, reports UNB. "The new generation researchers and learners would have to remain alert so that any lust cannot defeat their conscience," he...
A student from Bangladesh has been shot dead by miscreants in the US state of Florida, reports bdnews24.com. The dead is Shihab Mamun (22), a student of Palm Beach State College, hailing from Netrokona. His family members live in Arizona....
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the eldest child of Aga Khan, will visit Aga Khan School in the city on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee today (Thursday), reports UNB. She was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka at 11:00 pm Wednesday...
CHITTAGONG, June 4 (BSS): A man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Khagurtala area of Chandgaon thana in the port city Wednesday morning. The dead is Mohammad Liton (34), son of Sadak Ali, hailing from Mohora area...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions today (Thursday). Moderately heavy to...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Agricultural subsidy in terms of the total budgetary allocation in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 is likely to see a reduction following the declining trend of FY 2013-14, experts said. They said in order to boost agricultural production, which...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Speakers at a roundtable demanded immediate enactment of a law in respect to land use as khas land (government-owned land) allotted a decade ago still eludes the landless. They also said the rights of the landless to khas land could...
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