LONDON, Mar 16 (AFP): The morning caffeine hit is about to get more pricey as drought in top producer Brazil has sparked fears of a global shortfall of coffee this year, sending the price of beans soaring. Coffee prices hit...
FE Report | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
Speakers Sunday called on the government to abolish discriminatory provisions against women in the khas land law to ensure their equal entitlement to productive resources of the state. They called on the land minister and all other policymakers concerned to...
Charging the government with widespread vote fraud and violence in the third phase of the upazila polls, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Sunday they will announce action programmes soon to register their protests it in this...
JU Correspondent | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Jahanginagar University (JU) was arrested from the city Sunday. The arrestee BCL leader was identified as Mamun Kahan publication secretary of JU BCL unit and also a master's student of Urban and...
Ruling Awami League (AL) took a lead in the third phase of upazila polls held on Saturday, reports UNB. The upazilas where the chairman candidates, loyal to the AL, won are Morelganj, Sadar, Mongla, Rampal and Sharankhola of Bagerhat, Muladi...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina expressed on Sunday deep shock at the death of elderly politician and president of the advisory council of Ganotantri Party (GP) Azizul Islam Khan, reports UNB. In a condolence message, the PM said Azizul Islam...
Syful Islam | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
The long cherished dream of a philanthropist to establish an "Integrated Medical Centre for Research and Training" has remained unfulfilled since 1982 though successive governments have expressed interest to help set it up. The establishment of the centre is aimed...
FE Report | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
A good number of children remain out of vitamin A capsule campaign primarily due to lack of sufficient publicity by the authority and other social and infrastructural barriers, an official survey said Sunday. More than 1.6 million children are still...
FE Report | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Sunday sent notices to two running and former ruling party Members of Parliament (MPs) and their family members seeking wealth statements following allegations of illegal wealth accumulation. The Commission served separate notices asking them to submit...
RMG (readymade garment) factory owners voiced deep concern Sunday over the recent power tariff hike, reports UNB. A statement issued by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said the 6.96 per cent increase in power tariff will result in...
Manchester City Council, UK awarded Syeda Nahrin Choudhury Saki for shaping the community for better life. Saki became 2nd finalist to receive the award, said a press release. The award ceremony was held at the Town Hall in Manchester City...
Discussion on Bangabandhu birth anniv at Southeast University held The Southeast University organised a discussion on the 94th birth anniversary of the father of nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the university seminar room in the city Sunday. Eminent educationist,...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest temperature of 35.0 degrees...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
The consortium of Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy of the US is set to submit the final and concrete proposal to state-owned Petrobangla next week to build the country's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Moheshkhali island in...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, March 16: General Electric Manufacturing (GEM) Co, the country's lone transformer manufacturer under public sector, is facing financial crisis without necessary working capital or financial support from the government's agency concerned. GEM officials have alleged that the Bangladesh Steel...
Assuring that Bangladesh will never be a safe haven for militants, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has suggested India not to support Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, reports UNB. In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, the largest circulated English daily...
MOSCOW, Mar 16 (Agencies): President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone conversation on Sunday that he was concerned over tensions in Ukraine's Russian-speaking southeastern regions. "The Russian president once again expressed concern over tensions in Ukraine's...
German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze has expressed concern over the government's recent decisions to construct a coal-fired power plant not far from the Sundarbans and a nuclear power plant near Pabna, reports UNB. Questioning some of Bangladesh's energy...
The second headline of FT news published on Page 1 in FE's Sunday issue should be read as 'Powerful political party backing him' instead of 'Powerful political party backing her'. The inadvertent mistake is regretted.
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
Private sector investment in the country has dropped drastically in recent times due to power and gas shortage, people concerned said. They said most investors have been displaying a lukewarm attitude towards making fresh investment. According to the Board of...
FE Report | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
The European Union is unhappy over the steps that the Bangladesh government has so far taken for improving working conditions in readymade garment (RMG) factories, as pledged by the country 10 months ago under a sustainability compact agreement. According to...
The 94th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be celebrated on Monday as the National Children's Day, reports UNB. The day is a public holiday. On March 17 in 1920, the architect of the...
After its successive poor show in the first two phases of elections, the ruling Awami League took a lead in the third phase of upazila polls held on Saturday with its favourites winning in 36 upazilas closing the gap against...
Munima Sultana | 2014-03-17 00:00:00
The taskforce for monitoring fast-track projects has decided to make a recommendation to the effect that the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhha (Rajuk) makes its 40 acres of land available for a metro-rail project considering its importance in mass transportation. The recommendation...
A court in the city sent on Sunday BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its two other leaders to jail rejecting their bail petitions in three cases, including that of a murder, in connection with an arson...
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