MYMENSINGH, Feb 2 (UNB): Six devotees of Biswa Ijtema were killed and seven others injured as a bus rammed a human hauler at Amtoli in Bhaluka Upazila Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Shahjahan (30) while identities...
The Supreme Court (SC) Sunday upheld a High Court (HC) order that stayed the recruitment process against 2,000 posts of medical technologists under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB. The five-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice...
Recalling the contributions of Dr Aleem Al-Razee, president of Bangla Academy Prof Emeritus Anisuzzaman Saturday said Dr Razee, a lawyer by profession, rose to prominence not only for his skill in advocacy but also as a human rights lawyer for...
Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu, mother-in-law of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, would submit her wealth statements to the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) if given 'enough time', her lawyer and BNP central leader Barrister Nasiruddin Asim said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. Asim...
The High Court Sunday dismissed the bail pleas of Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a case filed by Rajdhahi Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq and Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain passed the...
Human chain against unskilled drivers today Doctors for Heath and Environment will form a human chain demanding to stop issuing licences to unskilled drivers without proper scrutiny at 2:30pm today (Monday) in front of Dhaka Medical College emergency gate in...
A delegation of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) led by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Abdus Sattar called on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Sunday, reports UNB. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the President that at present,...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in the city's Khilkhet area on Sunday, reports UNB. A young man, aged about (35) was killed as a moving vehicle knocked him down near Lotus Kamal Multistoried Building in the small...
For the first time, the country is going to achieve the rare feat of bone marrow transplantation by mid-March, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim Sunday, reports UNB. "It'll be a milestone in the treatment of blood cancer...
The World Wetlands Day was observed on Dhaka University (DU) campus Sunday amid different programmes, reports BSS. Marking the day, a research book tilted "Water Cooperation: Proceedings of the National Seminar on Strengthen the Civil Capacity and Voice on Water...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday). Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country until morning, Met Office said. Mild cold wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna, Jessore,...
Human chain against unskilled drivers today Doctors for Heath and Environment will form a human chain demanding to stop issuing licences to unskilled drivers without proper scrutiny at 2:30pm today (Monday) in front of Dhaka Medical College emergency gate in...
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reports UNB. In a message, the Iranian President also expressed his confidence that under the able leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina bilateral relation...
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Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Sunday regional development could be sped up, if human and natural resources of a country were utilised in combination with another country's technological knowledge. As the geo-physiological difference among the southern countries was reducing day...
SHARJAH, Feb 2: Two men were stabbed to death by their compatriots while three others were injured in a brawl on Saturday after an argument over a pair of shoes, an official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News. The fight...
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Bangladesh set priorities for implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) focusing on simplification of the existing procedures of cross-border trade, reducing the number of documents required for imports and exports and assessing the capacity for execution of the accord....
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy Sunday alleged that the government has turned the entire country into a jail by resorting to repressive policy, reports UNB. "The 56000-square-mile Bangladesh has been turned into a jail. Sheikh Hasina (PM) is...
A Dhaka court Sunday rejected the bail petition of two BNP leaders Barrister Moudud Ahmed and BNP chairperson's adviser Khandker Mahbub Hossain in separate criminal cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohamamd Zahurul Haque passed the order after hearing...
BSTI filed cases against 25 brickfields and six food producing industries in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court of Comilla on Sunday for violating the BSTI Ordinance, reports UNB. The cases have been filed following a drive in Comilla Sadar (South),...
Jasim Uddin Haroon and Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
The government has finally approved off-shore banking facilities allowing industrial units operating in the eight export processing zones to receive external credits. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has already instructed the authorities concerned to allow such type of loan facilities...
The second phase of the 49th Bishwa Ijtema ended with the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) seeking peace, unity and prosperity of the world's Muslim Ummah, reports BSS. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees thronged the banks of the Turag River...
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Economists and experts Sunday suggested greater cooperation among public and private-sector stakeholders through sharing more information for improving the corporate culture in the country. They also called for reviewing the governance strategies in respect of enforcement of corporate sector laws...
Syful Islam | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed its satisfaction over the progress made so far in capital market development and agreed to release US$150 million fund further for the same, sources said. The fund is the second tranche of the...
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The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed foreign exchange regulations, allowing the commercial banks to hold collaterals on behalf of overseas bank branches or correspondents in respect of external borrowing by private sector without BB's prior approval. According to the new...
Rajshahi, Feb 2 (UNB): Authorities on Sunday night declared Rajshahi University (RU) closed for an indefinite period following campus violence. The decision was taken at a meeting of the RU Syndicate after over 100 students were injured, including 30 with...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-02-03 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 2: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is going to select a private operator next weekend for loading and unloading of containerised cargoes bound for Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD). Sources in the port said two firms last week...
Bangladesh citizens and foreign travellers will be eligible to carry local currency worth Tk 5,000 without making any declaration while going to foreign countries or entering Bangladesh. In a circular issued Thursday, Bangladesh Bank directed the Authorised Dealer branches of...
Sylhet, Feb 2: Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Ghulam Hussain on Sunday said there are about 0.136 million good looking houses in the country that do not pay the tax. Addressing the inauguration of the Tax...
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