CHITTAGONG, Jan 26 (BSS): Joint forces arrested six Jamaat-Shibir activists from different areas of Lohagara and Sitakunda upazila of the district on Saturday night for acts of sabotage in the upazilas during opposition blockade and hartal programmme. Joint forces of...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Sunday said that her government is pledge bound to bring down the infant and maternal mortality rate substantially as well as to eliminate measles and control rubella to face the challenges of the 21st century,...
The government is going to implement a Tk 27.88 billion project to upgrade Jaidevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga highway to use it as SAARC Highway Corridor-4 to facilitate road connectivity with neighbouring countries, reports UNB. According to official sources, the Communications Ministry took up...
DU Correspondent | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Several departments under the Dhaka University (DU) are not getting required number of students as the admission aspirants couldn't fulfil the mandatory terms and conditions. The university sources said major departments including English, Law, Information Science and Library Management, Sociology...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
ActionAid Bangladesh Sunday held its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a renewed commitment to battle poverty, according to its press release. The ten-member Executive Board of ActionAid Bangladesh, headed by noted educationist and founder of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Professor...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday said the government has taken a 100-day programme for developing and repairing the country's roads and highways, reports BSS. "We have planned to give priority to repair all existing roads along with construction works across...
DCCI donates blanket to Dinajpur Chamber Vice-president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Kh Shahidul Islam on behalf of DCCI donated blankets to Dinajpur Chamber of Commerce & Industry in the city Saturday. Vice-president of Dinajpur Chamber Md...
The government will appoint administrators in troubled private universities if they cannot resolve outstanding disputes on contentious issues like ownership, reports bdnews24.com. The Education Ministry has even threatened to stop the academic activities of the universities if their problems were...
GAZIPUR, Jan 26 (UNB): Three more devotees of Biswa Ijtema died at the Ijtema ground Saturday night. One of the deceased was identified as Kashem Ali Bepari (68) of Dohar of Dhaka. With this, a total of eight devotees died...
The 9th death anniversary of former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kirbia, MP, will be observed today (Monday), reports BSS. Awami League (AL) and different political and social-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes in observance of the 9th death anniversary...
The results of admission tests for 2013-14 session of the National University (NU) will be published today (Monday), reports bdnews24.com. The university authorities made the announcement at a press release Sunday, a day after allegation of manipulation of answer scripts...
Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Ekram Ahmed Sunday made a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban, reports UNB. The PSC Chairman apprised the President of its ongoing activities, including completion of seven BCS examinations during...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and light to moderate fog elsewhere over the country until morning,...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
India has exported 500,000 tonnes of surplus wheat in the last five months with neighbouring Bangladesh buying a major portion of total shipments. In August 2013, the Centre had allowed export of 2.0 million tonnes of wheat via public trading...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved Sunday 13 development projects involving Tk 91.10 billion (9,110 crore) along with three big projects in the power sector, including a 275mw (megawatt) coal-based power plant at Barapukuria. The approval...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
The government Sunday approved US$ 106 million in private sector foreign credit to 13 sectors including cement, telecom, battery, textiles and handicraft. The Board of Investment (BoI) scrutiny committee for private sector foreign borrowing cleared the borrowing of US$ 106.6...
Dr Anisuzzaman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dhaka, has been named for Padma Bhushan award this year, the third highest civilian award in India, reports UNB. Anisuzzaman is among the 25 people who would receive this year's Padma Bhushan...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
The health secretary is yet to submit the drug price control-related papers before the High Court (HC), despite the seven-day deadline to do so expired a week ago, court sources said. On January 12 last, the HC directed the health...
SATKHIRA, Jan 26 (UNB): Two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, were killed in firing by joint forces at Narikuli in Debhata upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abul Kalam (28), son of Akbar Ali...
BNP spokesman Asaduzzaman Ripon scorned the Prime Minister Sunday for asking their party chairperson Khaleda Zia to go to Pakistan, and urged Hasina to come out of dirty political culture, reports UNB. "The Prime Minister at a meeting Saturday asked...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said the government is likely to consider introducing 'user tax' after gradual decline of revenue earnings from the Customs wing. The new type of tax may be introduced in the near future to offset loss...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Burglars looted a large amount of money from the vault of Sonali Bank's Kishoreganj branch Sunday morning, police and bank officials said. But the exact amount of money taken away by the unidentified miscreants could not be known immediately as...
GAZIPUR, Jan 26 (UNB): The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after holy Hajj, concluded Sunday with the Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) seeking divine forgiveness and blessings for peace and prosperity of the Muslim Ummah. Tens...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
Most of the social and financial commitments regarding the Rana Plaza tragedy have remained unfulfilled even nine months after the deadliest incident, speakers at a dialogue in the city said Sunday. They also found lack of transparency, accountability and absence...
Munima Sultana | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
The government has finally appointed a Bangladesh-led joint venture firm as supervision consultant for the 3rd Shitalakhya bridge project, under which a 1.2 kilometre (km) bridge will be constructed for establishing links with three national highways of the country. The...
FE Report | 2014-01-27 00:00:00
The central bank is set to unveil its second half-yearly (H2) monetary policy today (Monday) with an aim of achieving maximum economic growth through boosting investment, particularly in productive sectors. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman will announce the monetary...
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