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Govt out to manipulate UZ polls again: BNP

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Accusing the ruling party men of unleashing mayhems in election areas, BNP said on Sunday the government has got desperate to manipulate Monday's upazila elections results into their favour as it did in previous phases. "The government has got crazy...

BD to become hot destination for global investment

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Visiting Yunnan Province Governor of China Li Jiheng said Sunday that Bangladesh would become a hot destination for global investment in the coming days where Yunnan Province wants to play a vital role, reports UNB. The Yunnan Province Governor made...

Uphold correct liberation war history: President

2014-03-31 00:00:00

President Abdul Hamid has underscored the need for upholding the authentic history of the country's liberation war among the new generation, reports UNB. "The glorious history of our great Independence has been distorted in many ways. Vested quarters have used...

Tangail-8 by-polls results postponed

2014-03-31 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Mar 30 (UNB): A day after assistant returning officer declared the results of Tangail-8 by-elections, the returning officer on Sunday postponed the results, citing regularities. Withholding the election results, returning officer Khurshid Anwar, also the Mymensingh regional election officer,...

Amu urges BNP to stop creating controversy

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu urged BNP on Sunday to stop what he said the politics of controversy, reports UNB. He told a discussion in Dhaka that BNP will be expelled from politics if it does not change its path...

AL man killed in Natore

2014-03-31 00:00:00

NATORE, Mar 30 (UNB): A local leader of Awami League (AL) was killed in an attack by the party rivals over occupying a government pond at Soair village in Singra upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abu Khan,...

BCL men beat RU student again

RU Correspondent | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 29: The unruly activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) again beat a student of the Rajshahi University (RU) on the campus. Victim was identified as Shariful Islam Babu, a MBA student of Finance & Banking department of...

Rooppur N plant 10 times safer than Fukushima : Russian envoy

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev said Sunday that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is safe for Bangladesh saying those who are opposing its construction have a wrong perception, reports UNB. "I must tell you the reactor which...

ACC chief reiterates promise to curb corruption

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman M Badiuzzaman reiterated Sunday his commitment to curbing corruption from the country. He also urged the countrymen to provide information of corruption to the Commission to involve themselves with the war against graft. "The corrupt people...

Dr Shimul gets bail in Rajshahi

2014-03-31 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 30 (UNB): A court in the city Sunday granted bail to Dr Samiul Haque Shimul in a case filed in connection with the death of a patient in his clinic. Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Sharmin Akhter granted the bail...

Experts for ecosystem-based approaches in coastal belts

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Environmental experts at a symposium in the city Sunday stressed introducing ecosystem-based approaches in the country' s coastal regions to cope with the climate change impacts and make the coastal communities climate-resilient ones, reports UNB. Coastal communities in many parts...

3 Bangladeshi hurt in BSF firing in 2 dists

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Three Bangladeshi nationals suffered bullet wounds in firing by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Thakurgaon and Satkhira Sunday and Saturday evening, reports UNB. In Thakurgaon, two Bangladeshi nationals were shot by the BSF members along Beurjhari border...

PM spends time with orphans

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Taking time off from her busy schedule, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spent some time with the orphans of the SOS Shishu Palli in the city's Shyamoli area Sunday, reports UNB. She presented chocolates, sweetmeats, flowers and balloons among the children,...

Muggers stab 2 college students in city

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Two college students sustained stab injuries by some muggers at Dhanmondi in the city  Saturday night, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Mizan (22), and Shawon, students of Dhanmondi Ideal College. Locals said a gang of muggers swooped on...

British State Minister Duncan due today

2014-03-31 00:00:00

British State Minister for International Development Alan Duncan arrives in the city  today (Monday) on a three-day visit, just ahead of the first anniversary of Rana Plaza building collapse that falls on April 24, reports UNB. Apart from seeing the...

News in Brief

2014-03-31 00:00:00

DU Islamic History deptt holds freshers' reception The Department of Islamic History and Culture of Dhaka University organised a farewell and freshers' reception and award distribution ceremony at TSC auditorium Sunday. Pro-vice Chancellor of the university Prof Dr Shahid Akhtar...

Weather

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours till 6:00pm today (Monday). Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet divisions and the regions...

Photo: President Md Abdul Hamid handing over \\\'Bazlur Rahman Smriti Padak-2013\\\'

2014-03-31 00:00:00

DIFE website with database launched

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

The government launched Sunday official website of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) where a database on country's apparel sector has been put in place. State Minister for Labour and Employment Md Mojibul Haque Chunnu formally opened...

Muhith opposes IMF proposal on concessional loans

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday strongly opposed a proposal placed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to supervise concessional loans to the least developed countries (LDCs) including Bangladesh. The finance minister expressed his opposition during a short media briefing...

Listed cos hide information in financial disclosures

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

The listed companies are deliberately hiding important and compulsory information in their financial disclosures, thus misguiding the investors. A research conducted under the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and the World Bank (WB)...

Govt misses revised deadline

Monira Munni | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

The government has missed its revised deadline for appointing 200 additional inspectors for the ready-made garment (RMG) sector as it still needs some more time to complete the recruitment process, sources said. The government earlier set March 31 as the...

Bankers, boards to blame for forgeries in SoBs

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Sunday the money to the tune of  Tk 25 billion to Tk 30 billion lost from state-owned banks through forgeries might not be recovered anyway. The state-owned banks (SoBs), especially the Sonali Bank, witnessed the...

CPA counts costs on old vessels procured for Ctg-Pangaon route

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Three vessels procured by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) for transportation of goods on the Chittagong-Pangaon route have remained idle for more than four months due to lack of cargoes. The Pangaon Container Terminal (CT) was built jointly by the...

SBL files another case against Hall-Mark

FE Report | 2014-03-31 00:00:00

Sonali Bank Limited (SBL) filed Sunday another case against the top bosses of Hall-Mark Group in a bid to recover about Tk 99.29 million, allegedly embezzled by one of the entities of the group. SBL executive officer Md Abdus Salam...

Polls in 73 upazilas today

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Elections to 73 upazila parishads will be held today (Monday) in the fifth phase of the fourth polls to this local government body. Voting will start at 8.00 am and continue till 4.00 pm without any break in these 73...