SAVAR, May 20 (UNB): At least four ceramic workers were killed and 20 others injured as a bus carrying them rammed into a tree on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district Tuesday. The deceased were identified as...
FE Report | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
A ten-day IGLOO-Ruposhi Bangla Hotel Ice Fest 2014 will begin tomorrow (Thursday). Ruposhi Bangla Hotel General Manager (GM) James P McDonald came up with the discloser at a press conference at the hotel Tuesday. Among others, the hotel's Resident Manager...
Plainclothes police arrested two alleged drug dealers with 250 Yaba tablets from Bangshal in the city Monday night, reports UNB. Being tipped off, a team of Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, led by its assistant commissioner Ruhul Amin Sagar,...
WASHINGTON, May 20 (BSS): Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader met Monday Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power at the Capitol Hill in Washington , according to an official handout issued here Tuesday....
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly...
Comilla, May 20 (UNB): Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of an under-construction building in Chandina Upazila headquarters Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Kala Chan (30), of Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh, and Jabbar Miah...
Customs intelligence officials detained a passenger with 10 gold bars weighing one kilogram at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Monday night, reports UNB. The arrested person M Kawsar (30) hailed from Comilla district. Sources at the Airport Armed Police Battalion said...
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities will observe 'Dhaka University Day' on July 1, reports BSS. The theme of this year's day is: 'Higher Education for Economic Development and Establishing Social Justice.' The decision was taken Tuesday at a meeting at...
Auto-rickshaw drivers, rickshaw pullers and owners of these carriages laid a siege to the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) office in Anderkilla Tuesday, demanding a ban on battery-run rickshaws, reports bdnews24.com. City Mayor M Manjur Alam remained confined to his office...
BD's tourism film wins int'l award A Bangladeshi documentary film promoting tourism has won the first prize in Zagreb Tour Film Festival, an international festival of tourism films. The film, 'Land of Stories' directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury and produced...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
A number of listed companies are being traded on the main floor of both the bourses despite counting operating losses for more than a decade, market insiders have said. The shareholders of these companies are being deprived of their due...
India's next Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already told the Home MInistry to set up a new department to combat illegal migration from neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, reports bdnews24.com. Modi has told Home Secretary Anil Goswami to set...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 20: The Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI) has urged the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to stop pilferage of import cargo from the port by taking measures according to the Ministry of Shipping directives. In a...
FE Report | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) sought Tuesday relevant documents, under or by which the government allowed the duty-free import of cars for the Members of Parliament (MPs), a lawyer concerned said. After hearing on a writ petition filed Monday regarding its...
FE Report | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) decided Tuesday to file a case against former deputy general manager (DGM) of Sonali Bank Limited (SBL) AKM Azizur Rahman for his alleged accumulation of illegal wealth. The decision was taken in a regular meeting of...
FE Report | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladeshi overseas job seekers to Iraq, cheated by dishonest manpower recruiters, have demanded compensation and cancellation of recruiting agencies' licences. They made the demand Tuesday at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the city. The press conference...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The government is still in a dilemma over rationalising the corporate tax rates in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) fearing a significant loss in revenue collection with cutting of higher slabs. The National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
FENI, May 20 (UNB): Fulgazi Upazila chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram was shot and burnt to death by miscreants in Academy area of the district town (today) Tuesday. Police said Ekram, an Awami League-backed UZ chairman, came under attack by the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
One different tool, the so-called purchasing power parity (PPP), used for measuring the gross domestic product (GDP) has brought about a spectacular change in a few key national statistics concerning country's economy. The GDP, according to estimates done on the...
Syful Islam | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The parliamentary standing committee on ministry of shipping (MoS) has decided to investigate irregularities in Chittagong port as allegations of corruption mount, sources said. A three-member sub-committee, led by M Abdul Latif, MP, will investigate the irregularities in manpower recruitment,...
Siddique Islam | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The country's overall imports grew by more than 14 per cent in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2013-14, thanks to a 140.21 per cent rise in import of food grains, officials said. "The overall imports...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-05-21 00:00:00
The government approved Tuesday a Tk 803.15 billion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 attaching highest priority to the transport sector. An additional Tk 56.85 billion-allocation has also been made for the state-owned...
BANGKOK, May 20 (Agencies): The Thai military has imposed Tuesday martial law amid a political crisis "to preserve law and order", but says the surprise move is not a coup. In response, the acting prime minister urged the army to...
NARAYANGANJ, May 20: Another case was filed against Narayanganj city councillor Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the seven-murder case, and five of his associates on charge of killing a schoolboy about eight years ago. Kazi Aktar Hossain, father of...
Bangladesh expressed its hope to promote trade and investment relations with the CICA member states using the full membership status. Bangladesh formally received the full membership of the 'Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)' Tuesday. Foreign...
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