BNP will stage demonstrations in the city today (Saturday) protesting the denial of permission for holding the party's scheduled rally at Jatrabari, reports UNB. BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam announced the programme at a press briefing at the party's...
Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pankaj Saran said Friday Bangladesh and India should work jointly as they need to 'grow and prosper' together as next-door neighbours, reports UNB. "We've made considerable progress in the last few years and we hope,...
FE Report Finance Minister AMA Muhith Friday said the government would avoid wholesale protection of the local industries as it needs enhanced revenue to cope with growing expenditure. There are now 1400 types of tax exemption and the number will...
NEW DELHI, May 16 (Agencies): Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India's 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged...
Syful Islam | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
The government has decided to provide 25 per cent incentives, in the form of reduced freight, to users of the Pangaon ICT (Inland Container Terminal) in a bid to make the newly-built infrastructure operational, sources say. The ministry of shipping...
NARAYANGANJ, May 16 (UNB) : Narayanganj police super Dr Khandaker Muhid Uddin Friday said they received the letter from the Police Headquarters to arrest the sacked Rab officials in the seven-murder case. "We're working relentlessly to implement the High Court...
MUNSHIGANJ, May 16 (UNB) : The death toll from the Thursday's launch capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila rose to 27 with the recovery of 15 more bodies Friday. Twenty-one of the deceased were identified as Mohammad Jamal...
Arafat Ara | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
A significant number of Bangladeshis are detained by Egyptian police every year while entering Libya illegally through Egyptian border with the help of a section of unscrupulous recruiting agents, victims and sources in Bangladesh missions said. Citing official figures, an...
Gazi Satellite Television Ltd (GTV) of Bangladesh earned the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Worldwide Media Rights for the next six years offering US$ 20.025 million. The BCB in a meeting Friday decided to award its Worldwide Media Rights to Gazi...
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published today(May 17). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will formally hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10 am on the day,...
A woman, her 25-year-old son and mother were killed when a boat capsized in the Kodalia River at Jalshuka village in Ajmiriganj upazila under Habignaj Friday. The deceased were identified as Maksuda Begum, 50, her son Ershad, and her mother...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
The government is now considering scrapping a deal on the solid waste-based 100 megawatt (MW) electricity generation project with its Italian implementing agency, as it has made 'no progress' even 14 months after signing the deal, officials say. After failing...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 16: The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is going to construct a 5.2 km long flyover, the longest in the port city, at an estimated cost of Tk 4,622.30 million. The government will pay Tk 4372.96 million while the...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
South Korea has sought Bangladesh's punitive measures against workers who frequently violate job agreements and stay there illegally. A team of Korea's Employment Permit System (EPS) Centre in Dhaka recently met high-ups of the Foreign Ministry and urged them to...
Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of protesters in the eastern town of Soma, where some 300 miners died on Tuesday, reports BBC. The demonstrators in the town shouted anti-government slogans. The protest occurred after...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-05-17 00:00:00
Syndicates of 'middlemen' have for some time been active at different Bangladesh government and private hospitals and clinics with the task of persuading patients to take treatment at Indian hospitals and clinics, in exchange of commission. Many hospital staff-turned-middlemen lure...
A total of 16 people fell victim to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies in April 2014, according to the monthly bulletin of Ain o Salish Kendra, a Dhaka-based human rights organisation, reports UNB. It says a total of 66...
FE Report Tally Weijl, the Swiss clothing giant, has signed the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, putting further pressure on supermarkets Migros and Coop to prove their commitment to safety in the Bangladeshi garment sector. The company signed...
A day after the military green light, police officials investigating the Narayanganj 7-murder have arrested two of the three Rab officers from Dhaka Cantonment for their suspected ties. They are former Lt Col Tarek Sayeed Mohammad, who was the Narayanganj-based...
European equities steadied on Friday after the previous day’s sharp sell-off that was sparked by sluggish first-quarter eurozone growth. London’s FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.26 per cent to close at 6,855.81 points and the CAC 40 in...
The death toll from Thursday’s launch capsize in Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district climbed to 44 with the recovery of 13 more bodies on Saturday morning. Salvage vessel ‘Prottoy’, ‘Durbar’ and ‘Durjoy’ were making efforts to bring...
At least five people died in separate incidents in Bogra and Sylhet districts Keraniganj of Upazila Dhaka district at sometime between Wednesday and early Friday. In Bogra, police recovered the partially decomposed body of Jesmin Ara, a Class-VI student, from...
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations are out. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid formally handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10:00am on Saturday. This year, a total of 1,432,727...
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations are out. Education Ministry sources said the pass rate is 91.34 per cent. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Wall Street stocks moved lower on Friday in early trade following a mixed report on US housing starts as investors continued to demonstrate caution towards equities. About 35 minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 5.07 (0.03 per...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is likely to complete its probe into the Padma Bridge graft case within a couple months since the investigation gathered pace with the receiving of some ‘substantial’ information from Canadian authorities. “We’ve collected some substantial...
At least three workers were killed and three others injured in a boiler explosion in a rice mill at Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh district on Saturday. The dead are Sultan, 29, Hazrat, 30, and Alam, 28, of Mukimpur village under...
India's benchmark stock index soared over 6 per cent to a record high on Friday afternoon after Narendra Modi and his party BJP scored a landslide poll victory, and then pulled back on profit-taking. The Bombay Stock Exchange index, known...
Customs officials arrested three people and recovered 101 gold bars from them at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in Kurmitola in Dhaka on Saturday. The arrested were identified as Sabuj Miah, 35, Joynal,35, and Roman, 22. The arrested trio was...
Hundreds of flag-waving supporters mobbed Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi as he arrived in New Delhi on Saturday morning, smiling and flashing victory signs after his party’s crushing victory in the 16th Lok Sabha elections. Modi, 63, flew to New...
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