Ismail Hossain | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The government is going to start acquisition of nearly 50 acres of land next month in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district for setting up a printing estate. According to sources with the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), a...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting project, taken up by the government for knowing both good and bad effects of a drug, is not getting momentum in the absence of expected response from the doctors. Under the project forms are distributed...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Fertilizer Association (BFA) urged the government Saturday to ensure supply of all kinds of fertilizers at the beginning of the month and stop appointment of new dealers for particular areas at the union level. They also called upon the...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived 15 per cent VAT on indenting agents in a bid to encourage the businesses to bring foreign currency through formal channel in the country. The Value Added Tax (VAT) wing of the...
Motorcycle-borne unknown gunmen opened fire on well-known Pakistani TV journalist Hamid Mir in Karachi on Saturday, media reports say, reports bdnews24.com. The gunmen opened fire on his vehicle at Sharae Faisal near Natha Khan area around 5:30pm (local time), reports...
MADARIPUR, Apr 19 (BSS): Communications Minister Oabidul Quader said Padma Bridge was not a dream now, it became a reality. He expressed hope that its physical existence would be visible very soon. Obaidul Quader said again the main work of...
DU Correspondent | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The government is planning to form a separate pay-scale for the scientists to bring back the country's outstanding researchers who left the country in the absence of opportunities. "The concerned ministry already took the initiative to formulate a fresh salary-structure...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The government has backtracked from issuing sovereign bonds mainly due to possible slower economic growth this fiscal and attractiveness of the US bonds. The government committee concerned said the US bonds have already attracted many global buyers and it might...
Likening the current government with Hitler, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said on Saturday it must step aside forthwith and be made accountable to the people of the country, reports UNB. "Your (govt's) days are numbered, no matter how much efforts...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
As the general elections of India are midway through the voting, an impression is gaining the ground that the forerunner in the polls -- the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial nominee, Narendra Modi, are gradually...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The aggregate revenue collection maintained a sluggish growth in the first eight months of the current fiscal year (FY) due to poor investment trend, decline in the import of revenue-generating products and fall in business of major corporate taxpayers. The...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Saturday alleged that global buyers and brands are not raising products' prices in line with wage hike and other initiatives taken to improve workplace safety and other compliance issues. "It...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (Bapex) is planning to carry out three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys on contract basis for US-based Chevron, a top official said. "We are in talks to conduct around 400 square kilometre 3D survey...
Police in Dhaka have arrested one gang making money by supplying fake national ID cards and pictures needed for registration of mobile SIM cards, report agencies. On Friday, police arrested Aminul Islam Mamun, 23, and Toufique Islam, 25, with over...
Kevin Steele, the first foreign managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines who quit his post in January last, left Dhaka for home Saturday morning. As Steele has quit, Biman Director (Customer Services) AM Mosaddique...
Customs officials Saturday morning arrested a Bangladeshi youth with 5.0 million Indian Rupee from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Idris, 35, son of Abul Khayer of Sreepur village under Fulgazi upazila of Feni district....
A man was killed and another injured in lightning strike at Ramnagar village at Raipura upazila at Narsingdi on Saturday evening. The dead is Asad Mia, 30, son of Siddique Mia of the village. Witnesses said Asad died on the...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have rescued three minor boys at Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj district while they were being trafficked to India. The victims were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 13, son of Mosharraf of Poladanga village, Minhazul Islam, 12,...
A senior mediator from Europe's OSCE security body is due to start negotiating the surrender of pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, although hopes for a rapid end to the crisis are limited. Gunmen occupying public buildings in Donetsk...
Renowned singer Bashir Ahmed is no more. The popular singer died from cancer at his house at Mohammadpur in the city on Saturday night at the age of 74. Family sources said he had long been suffering from cancer. His...
South Korean ferry 'Seowl', which sank on Wednesday, was steered by an inexperienced third mate who had never navigated the challenging waters where the accident occurred, prosecutors say. The third mate is in custody along with the captain and another...
“My son is not dead, he’s just missing. He’s not dead,” Sabbir Hasan’s father Hasanur Rahman says hoping his son, who went swimming off Saint Martin’s Island on the Bengali New Year Day, will come back alive. Four students of...
A young man was killed in an attack allegedly by his neighbour as he tried to stop an altercation between two brothers at Muradnagar upazila in Comilla district on Saturday. The victim was identified as Malu Mia, 27, of Sonaullah...
Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarker has questioned the authority of a group of bloggers who removed him, by holding a press briefing, from his post. “Who are they to disown me? I’m the founder of BOAN,” he said on...
At least 40 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Patkelbari village at Sadar Upazila in Magura on Saturday afternoon. M A Hasem Khan, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said there was a long standing enmity...
Police arrested two alleged drug traders and recovered 100 pieces of Yaba tablets from them at Shashthitala Bunopara area in Jessore town on Saturday night. The arrestees were identified as Saiful Islam, son of late Shafi Miah, and Jonny, son...
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