COX'S BAZAR, May 5 (UNB): Two alleged robbers were killed in a gunfight with police in Faringahata area of Ramu upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 23, son of Abdul Kalam, and Mohammad Khalil, 28, son...
COX'S BAZAR, May 5 (UNB): A total of 113 policemen of the district have been transferred in a bid to strengthen drive against Yaba smuggling through the district. The transferred policemen include Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kutubdia police station, 14 sub-inspectors,...
PATUAKHALI, May 5 (BSS): With recovery of four more bodies Monday morning, the death toll in Saturday's launch capsize in the Kalagachhia River under Golachipa upazila of the district rose to 16. Police said the divers recovered the bodies of...
Outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Dhaka Sarath K Weragoda paid Monday a call on Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter's office in the city, reports BSS. During the meeting, they discussed different bilateral issues including expansion of...
The third death anniversary of war hero, Sector Commander Lt Col. (retd) Quazi Nooruzzaman, Bir Uttam, will be observed today (Tuesday). He passed away on this day at the age of 86, reports UNB. As the chairman of the Muktijoddha...
9 held with VoIP instruments in Ctg CHITTAGONG, May 5: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives detained nine people with a large quantity of illegal instruments of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) from different parts of the...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Sylhet and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with moderately heavy...
A suspected mugger sustained bullet injuries in a police firing ensuing from a mugging incident and two others were arrested in this connection in the Abdullahpur Sluice Gate area in the city early Monday, reports UNB. Inspector (Investigation) Ali Mahmud...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-06 00:00:00
Aggregate tax revenue collection faced some Tk 80 billion shortfall until March triggering uncertainty over achieving the target for current fiscal year (FY), according to a provisional figure of the Board of Revenue (NBR). Officials said sluggish investment scenario and...
Munima Sultana | 2014-05-06 00:00:00
It may take one more year to complete the Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane project due to slow progress in widening the highway, though political disturbance was rather absent during the last three months, said officials. Expansion work of the country's main corridor...
FE Report | 2014-05-06 00:00:00
FBCCI president Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed has pointed out absence of political stability and poor infrastructure facilities, especially primary energy, as major impediments to boosting FDI (foreign direct investment) inflow in Bangladesh. Chief of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of...
FE Report | 2014-05-06 00:00:00
The government is considering changing the name of the Ministry of Communication with a view to making the ministry more compatible with its area of work, sources said. Some proposals on the new identity of the ministry under the titles...
Arab states comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are tightening their medical screening process for newly arriving expatriates to prevent the entry of communicable diseases, a Saudi Arabian news site reported Monday. According to gmanetwork.com, the GCC also plans to...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-06 00:00:00
Some seven garment factories were closed down permanently while production was suspended in 13 units, following the western retailers' factory assessment programmes, sources said. The shutdown and production suspension took place after the official review committee visited the units after...
FE Report | 2014-05-05 00:00:00
The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) should play more pro-active role in ensuring migrants' rights by both labour-sending and receiving countries, speakers said on Sunday. The suggestion came at a consultative meeting on GFMD 2014 organised by the...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of $20.37 billion at the end of April, more than 37 percent higher than a year earlier, the central bank said on Sunday, reports Reuters. The higher reserves, which stem from a...
PARIS, May 4 (Reuters): French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Saturday the euro was too strong and that President Francois Hollande would take initiatives to boost growth and employment after the May 22-25 European elections. "We need a more...
Ousted Nigerian central bank chief’s passport seized KANO, Nigeria, May 4: Nigeria's ousted central bank governor Lamido Sanusi said on Sunday that secret police had seized his passport as he tried to board a flight to France, despite a court...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for dealing with money laundering and other financial crimes in the city on Sunday, reports UNB. The deal was signed...
The entrepreneurs and the executives of business organisations have been urged to have proper knowledge on marketing and selling to achieve long-term business success in the present competitive global market. Director of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Md...
FE Report | 2014-05-05 00:00:00
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan urged Sunday the country's banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to provide more help to the small and cottage industries entrepreneurs for boosting their production. He also assured the entrepreneurs of extending...
RIYADH, May 4 (Gulf News): Much to the credit of the Saudi authorities, the kingdom stands out for the regular release of details concerning unemployment numbers. Not all of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are as forthcoming as Saudi Arabia...
HANGZHOU, May 4 (Xinhua): The contracted transactions reached 13.8 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) at the 10th China International Cartoon & Animation Festival which closed Saturday, said organisers. The six-day event held in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, attracted...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Sunday the export volume to neighbouring India would increase further if some complexities related to connectivity, infrastructure and tariff are removed, reports UNB. "Bangladesh's export to India is on the rise. It'll increase further...
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