FE ReportSpeakers at a roundtable Monday said non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) have been contributing much to the country's economy and social development since independence though their problems are overlooked by the country's policy makers.NRB representatives from different countries, policy makers, business...
Monira MunniThe country's merchandise exports fell short of target by 11.15 per cent in last December, mainly due to the crisis in the eurozone.Exports in December 2011, however, increased by 3.85 per cent to $2.06 billion over the corresponding period...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Monday took into cognizance the formal war crime charges against Jama'at-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, reports BSS.The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizamul Haque set February 12 for hearing to frame charges against the Jamaat...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Jan 9 (UNB): Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities on Monday suspended three activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for one year for their alleged involvement in the killing of Jubayer Ahmed, a final year student of English department of...
The Election Commission (EC) has completed necessary preparations to update the voter list by this month, a source in the EC said in the city Monday, reports BSS."EC plans to update the voter list in line with its decision to...
Bangladesh National Awami Party (NAP) Monday favoured a specific law under article 118 of the constitution to form next election commission (EC) in the dialogue with President M Zillur Rahman, reports BSS."There should be a specific law, on the basis...
NARSINGDI, Jan 9 (UNB): Two more accused in Narsingdi Municipality mayor Lokman Hossain murder case were taken on remand after their surrender before a district court Monday.Abdul Matin Sarkar, accused number two, and Mia Mohammad Manju, accused number 12, surrendered...
Yasir WardadThe first community rural radio (CRR) in the country 'Krishi Radio' (FM 98.8) is going to be launched soon with the slogan 'Our Voice, Our Radio', officials said.The project worth Tk 38.5 million under the Agriculture Information Services (AIS),...
Light rain or thundershowers is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours until 6:00pm today (Tuesday).Light to moderate for may occur over the river basins of the...
The government has dismissed the report of rights group 'Odhikar' that the state has resorted to incidents of 'disappearance' as a strategy and accused the opposition of sponsoring it instead."The State doesn't sponsor the incidents of disappearance… rather it' s...
FE ReportSpeakers at a roundtable have emphasised government's intervention in enhancing skill and infrastructure and energy sector development for a sustainable growth of the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector.Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), a non-government policy advocacy organisation, arranged the discussion...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Monday urged teachers and all other concerned to give special attention to primary education so that the children get a strong foundation of their education at primary level, reports BSS."Primary education is the foundation of...
FE ReportWomen workers' rights are not being established in the country as there are insufficient female workers' leaders in the mainstream labour bodies, representatives of various labour groups said.Leaders of six workers' groups mostly representing females demanded for increasing participation...
Ms Anjum Husain, Principal of Tiny Tots School and Raihan Husain, Director of the School distributed school bags and uniforms to the students of Bosilla Primary School on January 7, says a press release.The function was chaired by Mr Mohammad...
Setting up adequate driving training institutes and launching an intensified awareness campaign against road accident can help check road crashes, a leading campaigner said in the city Monday, reports BSS.Ilias Kanchon, chairman of Nirapod Sarak Chai (NISCHA) movement, told the...
Today (Tuesday) is the fourth death anniversary of Mohammad Alam, a freedom fighter and former chief photojournalist of the daily Ittefaq, says a press release.He was also personal photographer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.He was awarded many prizes including `Ekushey...
Members of the Adcomm advertising agency, mourned the demise of their Art Director, Kazi Khairul Bashar (Babul), who was one of the founder members of Adcomm Ltd (Innalillahe wa inna ilahe raziun), says a press release. The eldest son of...
Shaheed Captain Aftabul Qader, Bir Uttam, Memorial Trust Fund was set up at Dhaka University (DU) Monday, reports BSS.Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader, brother of Aftabul Qader, handed over a cheque for Taka 0.52 million to DU Treasurer...
Careless handling of agrochemicals, particularly pesticides, in developing countries like Bangladesh, continues to be a cause for concern. It appears that awareness-raising activities, if any, have not yet been good enough to make poison-users more cautious. Not very long ago,...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryMamata Baneerjee, chief minister of the Indian state of Paschimbanga and Trinamul Congress party supreme, has exploded a political bombshell. She has asked the Congress party led by Sonia Gandhi to quit the Trinamul-Congress alliance government in the...
Phil Stewart of ReutersUS defense secretary, Leon Panetta has simultaneously been branded an unreasonable defender of Pentagon spending and an ax-man who is forging ahead with dangerous cuts to the American military. In Washington's power corridors, there are plenty of...
K Z MustafaA reasonable level price of rice has been one of the key factors to enable Bangladesh to become almost self-sufficient in food production. The price factor has encouraged farmers to produce more rice. The government imported only a...
Every day, without fail, on opening any daily newspaper, one comes across news about corruption, in various forms and of varying amounts and types, happening all over the country. Like it or not, we are prone to corruption at all...
One of Dhaka's very serious problems, traffic jams, the same can be addressed very well through only relocating some establishments which are keeping occupied a great deal of spaces within the core areas of the city. From their relocation to...
Karar Mahmudul Hassan in the first of a three-part articleBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially visited Myanmar early last month with a delegation of 90 members. Included among them was a 30-member business team. During the formal official talks between...
S. A. MansoorThe scarcity of geological fuel is a reality in Bangladesh. Coal until now has remained unexplored; and depletion of natural gas resources sums up our rather inadequate geological fuel potential. We must follow the recently adopted US trend...
FE ReportDhaka stocks witnessed a sharp decline Monday and the key index plunged more than three per cent with lower turnover value, as the investors sold shares out of panic.The market analysts said the investors sold shares out of panic...
FE ReportStandard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (BFWE) have recently signed a MoU for the Training and Development of Women Entrepreneurs. SCB is continually developing products and services that respond to customers' needs, which involves adapting...
MUMBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters): Indian shares fell 0.22 per cent Monday as investors sold on concerns sluggish economic growth would dent corporate earnings due to higher costs and interest rates. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the Indian economy would...
MUMBAI, Jan 9 (Business Standard): Equity capital market (ECM) volumes for the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) stood at $163 million for the week commencing on January 2, down as much as 86 per cent over the previous week, according to...
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