Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President, has many historic sections and corridors. Among them is Toshakhana or treasure-house about which a few people are aware of. But now all will have the opportunity to see what amazing gifts it...
GAZIPUR, May 30 (UNB): A local Awami Swechchhasebak League (ASL) leader was killed and his father injured in a rival attack at Kandania village under Kapasia Upazila Friday. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir (30), organising secretary of Kapasia...
The 41st death anniversary of noted politician, former lawmaker and one of the organisers of the War of Liberation AFM Nurul Haq Hawlader will be observed today (Saturday), reports BSS. Nurul Haq, father of Jobayda Haq Ajanta, central presidium member...
The 18th death anniversary of journalist, freedom fighter and language veteran Syed Golam Kibria will be observed today (Saturday), reports BSS. To mark the day, milad and feeding of the destitute will be held at his residence in city's Anandanagar...
40 BCL men sued for killing businessman COMILLA, May 30: A case has been filed against some 40 Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men in connection with the killing of a businessman during Thursday's BCL infighting in the city. Habibus Sayerin...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
The government's interest payments against its debts, both domestic and foreign, have been on the rise in recent years mainly due to its enhanced borrowing for meeting the growing budget deficit, officials have said. Officials at the ministry of finance...
FE Report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 6.25 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the next fiscal 2014-15 recovering from the impact of the ongoing lower consumer demand. "Looking ahead, with greater calm after the...
FE Report The bodies of six of the nine Bangladesh nationals who were burnt to death in a fire at a furniture-manufacturing factory in Riyadh on May 12 were brought home on Friday. The six victims are Motiur, Selim, Jalal,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
The finance division is unlikely to use in the budget documents for the next fiscal the data prepared by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) taking the fiscal year (FY) 2005-06 as the new base year. The reason for non-use...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will speak at a press briefing today on her just-concluded visit to Japan. The press briefing would be held at her official Ganobhaban residence at 4 pm, PM's Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil said. Sheikh Hasina...
NARAYANGANJ: A court here Friday placed former Rab officials Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and Arif Hossain on a fresh five-day remand in connection with the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shafiqul Islam passed the order when Detective Branch of...
CHITTAGONG: About half an hour into its takeoff, a Sharjah-bound flight of Air Arabia made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city Friday due to technical glitch. With 134 passengers on board, the aircraft left...
The 33rd death anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was observed across the country Friday through various programmes, reports UNB. BNP leaders and workers, led by party chairperson Khaleda Zia, placed wreaths and...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
The government is set to fix the country's export earnings target at US$34.20 billion for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 amid disagreement amongst major stakeholders, sources said. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has projected the target, which sees an...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Myanmar Border Guard Police exchanged fire for about two hours along Naikhonchhari border in Bandarban district Friday afternoon, reports UNB. "The gun battle (between BGB and border force of Myanmar) took place...
Munima Sultana | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
Move to introduce electronic ticket system by the government in transport sector has failed due to non-cooperation by the transport workers to use it. Under the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA), the tickets based on Information and Communication Technology (ICT),...
SINGAPORE, May 30 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's first budget in July will give early economic trends for investors, especially issues related to power for the states, land laws and taxes, a senior executive of Morgan Stanley Investment Management...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-05-31 00:00:00
The government will send a new list of frozen food exporting companies to the Bangladesh embassy in Russia within a month, officials have said. "Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor) has asked the embassy of...
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has visited the St Joseph Church in Anandapur under Savar Upazila of Dhaka district. Church of Bangladesh Moderator Bishop Paul S Sarker welcomed him to the church upon arrival. The archbishop was accompanied by his...
US stocks moved lower in early trade on Friday following reports showing lower consumer spending and weak results for leading retailers. About 30 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 35.30 (0.21 per cent) to 16,663.44. The broad-based...
Commodity markets mainly fell this week as traders weighed poorly-received Chinese and US economic data against the crisis in Ukraine and unrest in oil-producing Libya. The US Commerce Department on Friday reported that consumer spending, the largest driver of the...
Stocks in Frankfurt holding ground near record territory despite disappointing data but markets traded mixed in rest of Europe on Friday, with the mining sector hit by concern about Chinese demand. Frankfurt (Germany)’s DAX 30 edged up 0.04 per cent...
Two youths of Bogra who were abducted from Hili area of Dinajpur district have bought their freedom paying ransom. They were identified as Hasan Ali, 30, son of Majibur Rahman, and Abdul Mannan, 32, son of Tesar Ali of Bhutbari...
A mobile court in Satkhira has sentenced three madrasa teachers to two years’ imprisonment on charge of planning subversive acts at Kaliganj upazila. The convicts were identified as Abdul Jabbar, 58, son of Moniruddin Gazi of Bandakati village, Abdus Sattar,...
A businessman died from electrocution at Kachari under Nokla upazila in Sherpur district on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ashraful Alam, 48, owner of ‘Al Amin Garment’ at Nakla Bazar and son of Samiruddin Haji in Ishobpur Kamarpotti...
A man allegedly stabbed his wife and daughter to death following a family feud in Siddhirganj area in Narayanganj city on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mayna Begum, 29, and her daughter Nurjahan Akther Swapna, 13. Quoting neighbours, police...
World No Tobacco Day today (Saturday). The day is being observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the globe with the aim of intensifying the campaign against tobacco consumption to raise awareness among the people about harmful effects of tobacco consumption....
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s special representative Ameerah Haq has said that an additional 4,000 peace-keeping troops will be deployed in South Sudan this year. However, she said that none of them will be from Bangladesh. She said that...
The leader of Thailand’s military coup has said elections will not be held for more than a year, to allow time for political reconciliation and reform. In a televised address, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha called on all sides to co-operate and...
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