Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that a new pay scale will be announced for government employees in the next fiscal year, reports BSS. Replying to a question during PM's question-answer session, Sheikh Hasina said the government expects...
Holders West Indies take on Sri Lanka in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup today (Thursday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the city, reports BSS. State-owned Bangladesh Television and the private satellite channel Gazi...
FE Report Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin across the country today (Thursday) with the participation of over one million students. "This year a total of 1,141,374 students from 8,104 schools are expected to sit for...
The consular section of the US embassy in Dhaka announced on Wednesday an interview waiver programme for qualified Bangladeshi nonimmigrant visa applicants, reports UNB. This programme permits consular officers to waive interviews for certain qualified nonimmigrant visa applicants who are...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-04-03 00:00:00
The US consortium has sought maintenance fees to keep its equipment and infrastructure of LNG terminal running until the country starts importing the liquefied natural gas (LNG), a top government official said. The consortium comprising Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy...
Munima Sultana | 2014-04-03 00:00:00
The government has spent at least Tk 6.00 billion beyond the approved cost of Padma Bridge project due to delay in starting the construction of the country's longest bridge. Experts apprehend the spending will go up further for additional plan...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) vice president for South Asia Philippe Le Houérou stressed Wednesday the improvement of efficiency of the port and transport sector in Bangladesh to spur economic growth and help the country achieve the middle-income status...
FE Report The Accord inspection teams recommended immediate evacuation of six more garment units on the grounds of structural flaws, sources involved with the process said. The factories are: Four Wings Ltd, Terry Pvt Ltd, All Weather Fashion, Elegant and...
FE Report Businesses have sought favourable tax measures in the next budget to help the local industries survive and grow with the fiscal support. Oil and gas sector, printing and publishing industry, sweetmeat manufacturers and advertising sector stakeholders placed their...
Turning down the demand of auto-rickshaw owners for raising the fare of their three-wheelers, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said Wednesday there will be no auto-rickshaw fare hike right now. "The existing auto-rickshaw fare will remain in force …no further hike...
Four pedestrians were killed and six others injured as a bus hit them near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport roundabout in the city on Wednesday morning. Three of the deceased were identified as Bilkis Begum (32), Tajuddin (40) and Abdul Quddus...
FE Report The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Wednesday eight top officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, a sister concern of Petrobangla, over graft allegations. The Commission's deputy director Ahsan Ali quizzed them at the ACC headquarters in...
Information Minster Hasanul Haque Inu Wednesday said that the governments of Moshtaq Ahmed, Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad have become illegal, after the abrogation of the fifth and seventh amendments to the Constitution, reports BSS. He was speaking as the...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs Advocate Anisul Huq Wednesday said the door of justice should be opened to all justice seekers equally, reports BSS. "As judge you have to remain active so that the door of justice should...
Terming the January 5 election 'unusual but legitimate', visiting British State Minister for International Development Alan Duncan said on Wednesday his country wants to see 'proper democracy' in Bangladesh, reports UNB. "…we want to see proper democracy - free from...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday said the government of Bangladesh should make public what efforts have been made to investigate the abduction, torture, and killing of the labour rights activist Aminul Islam two years ago, including alleged links to state...
A bill aimed at ensuring welfare of the poor, insolvent, sick and wounded journalists and family members of deceased journalists was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Wednesday, reports BSS. Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu introduced the bill titled "Bangladesh...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to help create scope for flourishing talents of the autistic children and be sympathetic to them as all have duties and responsibilities to such disadvantaged children alongside their parents and the...
A total eclipse of the moon will occur on April 15 next, reports BSS. The moon will enter penumbra at 10.52 am and leave at 4.39 pm on that day. The moon will enter umbra at 11.57 am and leave...
DHAKA, April 2, 2014 (BSS) - Visiting UK Minister for International Development Alan Duncan today identified rapid growth of Bangladesh's garment sector beyond regulations as its biggest problem as he announced the launching of three projects to help improve working...
A court in the city Wednesday sent five people, including three policemen, to jail in a case filed in connection with recovery of gold bars, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Samsul Arefin passed the order when police produced them before...
A female patient allegedly committed suicide in the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sakhina, wife of Wahid Mia of Ashatali village in Bahubal Upazila of...
FE Report Three workers of a perfume factory received burn injuries in a fire that broke out at the unit in the capital's Chawkbazar area Wednesday evening, police and firemen said. The injured were identified as Abdul Aziz, Mofiz Uddin...
The 35th death anniversary of chief Justice Syed Mahbub Murshed, an eminent jurist, independent thinker cum judge, and one of the greatest constitutional lawyers of the sub-continent will be observed today (Thursday). On the occasion, Quran Khani and Fateha Khani...
EVP and Head of Treasury Division of Premier Bank Limited Md Munibur Rahman passed away at Care Hospital in the city Wednesday. He was 52. He joined the bank as the head of treasury division on April 14, 1999. The...
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