State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak Monday said introduction of ICT in public services will help combat corruption in the country, reports BSS. "We are working to introduce ICT based public services for rooting out...
The 2nd edition of Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) concluded in the city Sunday, ushering in a new era of South Asian contemporary art, reports UNB. As was envisaged by the organisers, the three-day art summit at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from...
Speakers at a function here on Monday urged the youth community to come forward to stop child marriage, adolescent pregnancy and violence against women in society, reports UNB. They said if the young generation raises voice against the existing social...
DoE fines four factories Directorate of Environment (DoE) in an anti-pollution drive realised Tk 1.1 million in fine for polluting the environment. DoE director Md Alamgir in a hearing at directorate headquarters in the city fined four owners of Dying...
Dua Mahfil for late AW Shamsul Alam, a career diplomat of 1955 erstwhile Pakistan Foreign Service, will be held after Maghrib at the Gulshan Azad Mosque today (Tuesday). He left behind his wife, two daughters and a host of friends...
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari along with two entourages left Dhaka for Singapore Sunday for an official visit to attend the 4th Singapore Air show-2014 on the occasion of 45th anniversary of Republic of Singapore Air...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized a truckload of 2,000kg jatkas (hilsa fries) in the port city of Chittagong Monday, reports UNB. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said a patrol team of the coastguards East Zone conducted a drive...
Different journalist organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the second death anniversary of journalist couple Sagar-Runi today (Tuesday). Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), Dhaka Journalist Union (DUJ) and Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) have drawn separate programme to...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Light...
FE Report | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
New mission director of the US Agency for International Development Janina Jaruzelski on Monday said, like all programmes, the USAID programme on democracy and governance is now under re-examination. The USAID is expecting to reduce its assistance to the members...
FE Report | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The cabinet approved a proposal Monday for visa exemption agreement with Brazil for diplomats and official/service passport holders that will allow them to visit the country (Brazil) for 30 days without visa. It also ratified a similar agreement signed with...
FE Report | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has, for the first time, come forward to help the newly elected government as it made commitment to provide more than half a billion dollar worth of funds for improving the country's municipal services and higher...
The High Court (HC) directed Monday the government to withdraw locally made human-haulers, Nasiman, Kariman and Bhatbhati, from highways in 10 districts within seven days, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Habibul Gani asked...
Nineteen newspapers have so far implemented the 8th Wage Board Awards and an eight- member monitoring team has been working for implementation of the awards, said information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday, reports BSS. Replying to a question in...
Jamal Uddin | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
Grameenphone (GP) board of directors recommended 50 per cent final cash dividend for its shareholders for the year 2013. The recommended 50 per cent cash dividend excludes 90 per cent interim cash dividend that has already been paid for the...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The consumers are set to undergo a fresh hike in electricity tariff from March as all state-owned electricity distribution companies have been asked to submit fresh proposals to the energy regulator for the hike within this month, a top official...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The row between taxmen and cell phone operators over payment of SIM replacement tax still remains unresolved as both the parties are yet to reach a consensus on the issue even after three months of negotiation, sources said. Taxmen wrapped...
Siddique Islam | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's medium-term economic outlook is favourable in the wake of its growing working age population and a sustain demand of products in the global market, the central bank said. "The outlook for the Bangladesh economy is favourable over the medium...
Monira Munni | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
Many big apparel buyers have already suspended sourcing from the readymade garment (RMG) factories located in shared buildings following the Rana Plaza tragedy. Some others are reluctant to place orders in such units, the industry insiders said. The renowned European...
FE Report | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
A Dhaka court granted ad-interim bail Monday to chairperson of Tazreen Fashions Mahmuda Akter for one month in the case filed in connection with the factory's 2012 devastating fire that killed at least 112 workers. The bail was granted on...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The government has revised its remittance inflow projection downward for the current fiscal year in the wake of its fall in recent months. According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), the government's latest target is to attain at least 1.0...
Jasim Khan | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
The government is going to construct a 13.32km Shantinagar to Dhaka-Mawa road flyover under public private partnership (PPP) initiatives at a cost of US$1.5 billion. The PPP office has already started the process of appointing a transaction adviser to conduct...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-02-11 00:00:00
Export orders at the 13th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2014 declined by nearly 50 per cent mainly due to fewer presence of foreign buyers after a prolonged political turmoil, fair organisers said. Participants at the DITF received only Tk...
The government has formed new ministry under the name, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. A government handout released on Monday said the ministry has been formed by merging the existing two ministries- Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and...
Bangladesh will be connected with the second submarine cable having a total capacity of 1,400 Gbps (Gigabit per second), by early 2016, said officials. They said Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) which is responsible for maintenance of the submarine...
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