Reception to religious minister Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman said there is no religion which is superior to Islam. So, all have to work together in favour of Islam. The minister said this while speaking at a reception accorded...
Ahmed Atique, diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Inqilab, made a confessional statement before a Dhaka court in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT), 2006, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid recorded his statement. The court...
A college girl reportedly committed suicide in the city's Green Road area under Kalabagan police station in Tuesday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Lamiya Noor (18), a 2nd year student of Dhaka City College. Daughter of Nur...
Mamun Rashid | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank has just released its monetary policy statement for the second half of the current fiscal with a usual focus on stability and investment growth. Most of the indicators like private and public sector credit growth, inflation and money...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
The top four posts out of five including chairman at the country's insurance regulator -- Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) -- have fallen vacant. Currently, the country's key regulatory office that initiated major reforms in the insurance industry since...
FE Report | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
In a major shift, the Minimum Wage Board (MWB) for garment workers decided in a meeting Wednesday not to introduce any fresh post in the existing wage structure. Rather, the Board would recommend incorporating a particular sentence in the gazette...
OSLO, Jan 29 (AFP): A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize Thursday in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. "He has contributed to revealing the extreme level of surveillance by...
FE Report | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh is the ninth most polluted country in the world according to the global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) for 2014. The Index, released on January 25, at World Economic Forum, in Davos also listed Bangladesh as the country with most...
The BNP-led 19-party alliance will stage rallies across the country Saturday protesting the law enforcers' obstruction to their black-flag processions, killing of a BNP leader and attacks on their activists, reports UNB. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
FE Report | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
Finance Minister A M A Muhith said Wednesday the government will start decentralisation of budgetary process from next year as part of its policy to decentralise both government and power. "The main goal of the present Awami League-led government's future...
President Abdul Hamid appealed on Wednesday to the parties that boycotted the 10th parliamentary elections to help flourish democracy through dialogue with the government, reports BSS. "I appeal to the parties that boycotted the 10th parliamentary elections to help build...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
Although the government has resumed providing gas connections to the domestic customers and residential houses, yet the consumers in many areas of the country are getting it through underhand dealings. Reports in the media this week say some unscrupulous sections...
Our Correspondent | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 29: The police have strengthened security measures at most of the vulnerable points in the port city ahead of the much awaited verdict in 10- truck arms and ammunition case. The verdict will be announced tomorrow (Thursday). Additional...
FE Report | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) Wednesday appreciated the latest monetary policy statement (MPS) announced by Bangladesh Bank aiming to keep inflation in check and stimulate private investment that suffered a setback in late last year due...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited sought the central bank's nod on a 'swap' arrangement for the US $ 118 million Pre-Delivery Payment (PDP) loan for two new Boeing aircraft, officials said. Biman managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Kevin...
Pankaj Dastider | 2014-01-30 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 29: Chittagong Port Authority magistracy reclaimed 298-decimal port land from the illegal grabbers in one year from January to December 2013. The market value of the reclaimed port lands stands over Tk 200 million. The authorized officer and...
The London-based organisation British Bangladeshi Power and Inspiration published Tuesday a list of top 10 inspirational Bangladeshis around the world. Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus topped the list. Among others, the list also includes YouTube's founder Jawed Karim, Brac's founder...
FRANKFURT, Jan 29 (AFP): Lending to businesses in the debt-mired eurozone contracted sharply again in December, European Central Bank showed on Wednesday, suggesting that economic recovery in the region remains fragile. Private sector loans dropped by 2.3 per cent in...
HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) : US retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it will upgrade its vendor compliance process in China, requiring more documentation and making use of a computer-based system to help suppliers manage associated paperwork. The...
TOKYO, Jan 29 (AFP): The dollar rose in Asia Wednesday as investors focus on the outcome of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting with many tipping a further reduction in the bank's stimulus drive. In afternoon Tokyo trade, the dollar...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia exchanged views with freedom fighters on Wednesday night and discussed the country’s latest political situation, recent election and her party’s next course of action. As part of her meetings with a cross-section of people of society,...
Asian markets slumped Thursday, extending a global rout on renewed fears about emerging economies after the US Federal Reserve pressed ahead with its stimulus reduction and central banks in Turkey and South Africa jacked up interest rates. The dollar and...
In early foreign exchange trade the dollar and euro held their own against the yen compared to New York trading, although down heavily from Asian trading levels on Wednesday. The yen is considered a safe-haven investment in times of trouble....
Police on Thursday morning recovered bullet-hit body of a local BNP leader from Noakhali Medical College Hospital (NMCH). The deceased was identified as Towhidul Islam, 45, former joint convener of Soanimuri upazila unit of BNP and son of Nurul Islam...
Tensions between Japan and its neighbours over historical issues have flared at the UN Security Council, with strong words from top envoys. Chinese Ambassador Liu Jieyi said the Japanese prime minister's recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine had "closed...
An accused in the murder of Sirajganj Awami league leader Saiful Islam has been killed in 'crossfire' with RAB, an official of the elite force said. RAB-12 company commander ASP Ashok Kumar Pal said the encounter took place at 1.45am...
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