Bangladesh Bank (BB) added 259kg of smuggled gold to its foreign currency reserve, reports BSS. The central bank has collected the gold, which had been seized on different occasions in the country, at the international market price to strengthen the...
LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold fell below $1,300 an ounce on Tuesday as the market focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting and expectations for strong U.S. data, though losses were limited by uncertainty over the situation in Ukraine....
SINGAPORE, Apr 29 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asian trade today after the West slapped fresh sanctions on Russia over its role in Ukraine, although gains were capped as the measures were seen as less aggressive than expected. New York's...
WELLINGTON, Apr 29 (Xinhua): The value of New Zealand's goods exports rose by 2.1 percent to 13.6 billion NZ dollars (11.59 billion U.S. dollars) in the quarter to the end of March, the third quarterly rise in a row, the...
BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman Tuesday warned that the government's 'growing repressive acts' cannot suppress their movement as it will only hasten the Awami League (AL) regime's fall, reports UNB. "It's not possible to suppress a movement with arms...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 29 (UNB): The left leg of an activist of Rajshahi University unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was chopped off in an attack by miscreants on the university campus Tuesday morning. The attackers also cut off the tendons of...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
Health activists from the grassroots level at a workshop Monday demanded special allocation for women, children, handicapped and leprosy-affected people in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15. They said the state-run health directorate needs special allocation...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has appointed the investigation officer (IO) for the cases filed against former secretary of Housing and Public Works Ministry Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain in allegation of taking government plots abusing power. The ACC took the...
SATKHIRA, Apr 29 (UNB): An activist of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Kewratala village in Debhata Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam (45), a resident of Chiledanga village of the upazila....
The Director General (DG) of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific(CIRDAP) Dr Cecep Effendi Tuesday called on Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury at her office, reports UNB. During the meeting, the DG praised the advancement of Bangladesh...
Rain and thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday),...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation from the German government, its people and political leaders as in the past to expedite her government's relentless efforts to ensure a better life for the people of Bangladesh, report agencies. The PM...
One AK-22 rifle and explosives were recovered from the city's Kamalapur railway station Tuesday, reports BSS. "Locals informed the police of the matter after they found a bag in an abandoned condition at Kamalapur railway station. After opening the bag,...
Bangladeshis are having heart attacks at least 10 years sooner than typical sufferers of the condition in the West, according to preliminary findings of the largest heart attack study ever carried out in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The study titled, 'Bangladesh...
The PSC has published the seat plans for the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written tests on job-related subjects for the candidates of professional and technical cadres, reports bdnews24.com. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) published the seat plans through...
Maj Gen KM Mominur Rahman has been appointed new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain, reports UNB. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on deputation, Gen Momin served in various capacities including executive chairman of BEPZA, Quarter Master General in...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 29 (BSS): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five abductors including two women from the city's Agrabad area Tuesday. An special team of RAB-7 on secret information, arrested the abductors from the Beparipara area of Agrabad...
3,000 telephone lines snapped in city Around 3,000 telephone lines in the city's Bangla Motor, Eskaton and Dilu Road areas will remain snapped for four days. The lines will remain cut off due to transfer of underground cable for the...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The government has waived one of the tough conditions earlier set for availing the capital market re-financing scheme facility by the investors affected during the stock market debacle, officials said. The merchant banks and brokerage firms will now be able...
The government is taking Tk 10 billion from the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) for the Padma bridge project. And Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal sees no problem with taking money from an institution that is operating as a legitimate...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The central bank will sit with the top management of nine new private commercial banks today (Wednesday) to review their overall performance. "We've called the meeting for the first time to know their overall situation," a senior official of the...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
Experts from 58 countries have agreed to work together to press putting the issue of migration and development in place in the post-millennium development goals (MDGs) agenda. Eighty-eight delegations of government agencies from developed and developing countries and 27 representatives...
FE Report | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
Germany wants further amendment to the existing labour laws for ensuring improved working safety and social standards in the readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh. Voicing concern over the January 5 election, as it deprived millions of voters of casting...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The government is losing large amount of money in taxes as many of the foreign companies are supplying products to Bangladesh directly through their local agents without being registered locally, industry insiders said. The Direct Proforma Invoice (DPI) providers running...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The newly-introduced luxury taxicabs are yet to attract users in significant numbers due mainly to 'improper' fixation of their fares coupled with insufficient cabs, users and experts said. The taxicab users observed that the new fare had made the service...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-04-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh apparel industry has been at the centre of both national and international attention since the Rana Plaza collapse that had claimed an estimated 1135 lives on April 24 last year. A flurry of activities involving both local and...
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