GAZIPUR, Jan 21 (UNB): Police recovered the severed body of a female, cut into six pieces, kept in a bag and two sacks from her house at Naljani area of the city Tuesday. The deceased was identified as China (27),...
Hosne Ara Begum, wife of former president of greater Comilla district Awami League, ex-Gano Parishad Member and former Vice-Chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council Advocate Ahmed Ali, died at her residence in Comilla Tuesday morning, reports BSS. She was 78. Hosne...
Shahid Khan joins Jamuna Television as CEO Former secretary Abu Alam Md Shahid Khan joined Jamuna Television as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Monday. He retired as secretary January 17. Obtained master's degree in Mass Communication & Journalism from Dhaka University,...
The remains of two persons, one from Paltan and the other from Cantonment lake areas in the city were recovered on Tuesday. Police recovered the beheaded body of a young man from the rooftop of traffic police barrack in the...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Wednesday). Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during night until morning, Met Office said. Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
The number of investment proposals registered with the Board of Investment (BoI) marked a sharp decline in the last calendar year (2013). The fall was attributed mainly to unfavourable business environment in the country, circles concerned said. The number of...
FE Report | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
A Doa Mahfil and meeting was held Monday in memory of prominent industrialist and education enthusiast Mirza Mehdy Ispahani on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary on the premises of Mirza Ahmed Ispahani High School in Chittagong. The school...
LGRD Minister and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Tuesday urged BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to apologise to the nation in 24 hours for her remarks over the operation by joint forces in Satkhira, reports UNB. "Khaleda must apologise...
The railway ministry has requested the Planning Commission to hike its allocation in the revised development budget for the current fiscal 2013-14. The amount is Tk 2.90 billion higher than that made in the original ADP, officials said Tuesday. Planning...
BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman will have to surrender before court if he wants bail in the case in which a trial court had acquitted him, Law Minister Anisul Haque has said, report bdnews24.com "Tarique Rahman will get bail if...
FE Report | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
The government will revise the national budget downward next month due to the mismatch between revenue receipt and revenue expenditure target following two-month-long restive politics that had impeded economic activities. Finance Minister AMA Muhith told reporters Tuesday that the government...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to propose a downward revision of the aggregate revenue collection target to Tk 1.20 trillion for the current fiscal year (FY) as some major economic indicators showing a negative trend. Expenditures of...
At least 255 Bangladeshis were arrested in a nationwide crackdown against illegal immigrants, reports Malaysia's state news agency Bernama, according to bdnews24.com. Illegal immigrants detained under Phase 2 of the 6P Integrated Operation will have their identity recorded in the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
The problems that the Planning Commission usually faces in the second half of every financial year have surfaced, again, this year, perhaps in a more intensified form. The Commission would soon have to trim the annual development programme (ADP) and...
FE Report | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
Top business leaders of the country on Tuesday urged the government to take initiatives to help regain the image that the country lost due to the recent political turmoil. The world needs to be informed that Bangladesh is now back...
FE Report | 2014-01-22 00:00:00
The human rights situation in Bangladesh deteriorated in 2013 following the government's strict action against civil society members, the media and opposition political parties, a New York-based rights organisation has said. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its World Report...
The BNP alleged on Tuesday that both the government and the opposition had been formed illegally and unethically following the January 5 'voter-less farcical' elections, reports UNB. "The government has been formed illegally and unethically through a questionable, farcical election....
Singapore and Sri Lanka congratulated Tuesday Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office as Bangladesh Prime Minister for the third time, reports UNB. In a message to Sheikh Hasina, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lauded the steady progress Bangladesh...
BANGKOK, Jan 21 (AFP): Thailand Tuesday declared a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas to tackle mass street protests aimed at overthrowing the government. The move follows weeks of rallies that have paralysed parts of the capital...
Like all state-owned banks, private banks are also bound to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2009, the Information Commission (IC) said Tuesday. Referring to the opinion of the law ministry, the Commission said anyone can seek...
Miscreants killed an elderly woman, as she along with her husband fell unconscious after they were fed sedative-laced food in the city's Notun Jurain early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Samartho Begum, 65, wife of Mohammad Nurul Islam, 70....
BNP central leader and former deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu has been released on bail. He walked out of the prison cell at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Tuesday evening, more than 13 months after he was arrested....
Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Tokyo reversing earlier losses thanks to a slip in the yen against the dollar and euro as investors await the end of a Bank of Japan policy meeting. Wall Street provided a soft...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a foreign made pistol, two rounds of bullet and 60 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Rajapur border area in Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Tuesday night. Lieutenant Colonel Maniruzzaman, director of...
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route came to a halt on Tuesday night due to poor visibility caused by dense fog. Mohiuddin Russel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ferry ghat (terminal), said they kept...
The yen was mixed in Asia Wednesday as investors await the end of a Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy meeting to find out its plans for the world's number three economy. In morning Tokyo trade, the dollar edged down to...
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