FE Report Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has laid importance on reviving the image of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) with a view to restoring discipline to the transport sector. "The image of BRTA as well as the transport sector is...
M Azizur Rahman A high-powered delegation from Russian energy giant Gazprom will visit Dhaka early next month to finalise a deal to drill 10 onshore gas-wells in the country, the top official of Petrobangla said Tuesday. "The Gazprom delegation will...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 27: China and Japan -- two mightiest economies in the world -- have agreed to commence trading of the currencies. The agreement was clinched during Japan's prime minister Yoshihiko Noda's visit to Beijing. President Hu...
The government will refix the prices of edible oil - both retail and wholesale ones - after further discussions with traders Thursday, said FBCCI president AK Azad Tuesday, reports UNB. "The prices of edible oil will be refixed after a...
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Tuesday said they will join the dialogue with President as part of their on-going movement, reports UNB. He made the remarks when talking to reporters on the premises of graveyard of late...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Monday midnight distributed blankets among the floating poor people in different parts of the city, reports UNB. She along with her party leaders started blanket distribution from Banani area at around 12:15 am and continued till...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Tuesday said the government would consider the demands of freedom fighters, including those of national award winners and the disabled ones, in accordance with its ability, reports UNB. "It's not possible to fulfill all the demands....
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Tuesday urged President M Zillur Rahman to take steps to restore the Caretaker Government (CG) system by cancelling the 15th amendment of Constitution prior to the formation of a new Election Commission (EC), reports UNB. "We...
FE Report The threatened waterways of our country needs to be saved for sustenance in terms of economic development, food security, maintenance of sound ecosystem and controlling unexpected flood, said speakers at a seminar Tuesday held at Dhaka Reporters' Unity....
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Tuesday dismissed the notion that the prosecution has failed to prepare proper charge sheet against former Jama'at chief Ghulam Azam for committing crimes against humanity in 1971 as the International Crimes Tribunal declined to take...
BARISAL, Dec 27 (UNB): A youth was shot dead by police and eight others were wounded by bullets Tuesday as cops opened fire on them after villagers attacked Jolla Police Camp in Uzirpur Upazila protesting against death of a co-villager...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) urged government employees to provide graft related information of their respective offices under the newly enacted Whistleblower Protection Act-2011 that promises to conceal information providers identities, reports BSS. "The act will protect them (those who provide...
The cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Southwest Bay and adjoining area moved slightly Northwestwards and now lies over the same area reports UNB. It was centred at about 12:00 noon Tuesday about 1260 kilometres South-Southwest of Chittagong Port, 1180 kilometres...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 27 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday formally named the naval commando base of Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS) as "Nirvik'' and inaugurated the Naval Aviation. SWADS, the organisation of naval commando and divers, began its...
DU Correspondent The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for eighth grade students will be published across the country today (Wednesday) that began on 01 November. Dhaka Education Board Chairman Prof Fahima Khatun informed...
Md Mazadul Hoque A number of private banks have increased their budget earmarked for purchase and distribution of winter cloths among the poor people during the on-going winter in the country. Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) is gearing up warm...
United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) would provide Bangladesh with US$ 70 million for the next five years for the maternal health and family planning activities, a UNFPA official said in the city Tuesday. "We would give $70 million...
Hundreds of non-government primary school teachers demonstrating at the Central Shaheed Minar have threatened to shut down the 24,000 non-government primary schools if their demand is not met by Jan 15, reports bdnews24.com. Primary and Mass Education Ministry Additional Secretary...
The government has taken initiatives to buy a survey vessel to find out the current fish reserves in the Bay of Bengal, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas has said, reports bdnews24.com. The government has undertaken a Tk 1.0...
Khairul Islam There has been a number of incidents centring Dhaka University (DU) students and teachers which made the outgoing year quite eventful. The most recent incidence was re-taking of admission test of GA-unit under Business Study Faculty because of...
MANIKGANJ, Dec 27 (UNB): Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed Tuesday morning after a three-hour suspension due to dense fog. Bidyut Kumar Saha, Manager, BIWTA said that ferries with a good number of passengers remained stranded at Daulatdia and Paturia...
Pakistan's topsy-turvy politics appears to be taking another twist and this time a new political figure is fast coming up as a probable "leader" for the future. He is not new in politics as such, but certainly he was not...
Information-- indicating the future of Bangladesh most of the time -- appears to be rather hopeless. Far too many people are already seen living in this tiny country in the physical sense. Thus, anxiety is expressed about the living space...
Endemic corruption is stifling the economy and destroying the moral and social fabric of the nation. Indeed, rampant corruption has caused the country's image to suffer. The moral compass of society appears to be at a crossroads. Corruption is so...
As another school year knocks at the door, the education ministry as usual is found busy arranging the delivery of the necessary national curriculum text books throughout the country. It is no doubt a massive task and despite the best...
In the absence of whole-hearted steps to implement its various provisions effectively, the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is falling short of expectations. The law was introduced to protect women and their children from the violence they are...
When Jinnahbhai Poonja and his wife Mithibai were blessed with a baby boy they never imagined that the infant, whom they named Mahomedali, was destined to become a man of history. Jinnahbahi's parents had settled in the state of Rajkot...
There is a malady in Bangladesh that's spreading like the plague, much to the detriment of the nation. Its name: coaching. Coaching per se is honourable and good in the right environment, but many village teachers have turned it into...
The eurozone crisis has not prompted panic in the Balkans even though the euro is the currency of reference here and Montenegro and Kosovo use it despite being a long way from membership. Throughout the region, loans are taken out...
FE Report Dhaka stocks rebounded Tuesday and DGEN advanced more than one and a half per cent with substantially rising turnover following the NBR clarification about investing undisclosed money in the stock market. The market opened with a positive note...
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