FE ReportThe Cabinet Committee on Purchase Tuesday approved seven projects worth above Tk 10 billion. Finance Minister AMA Muhith presided over the meeting, held at the Cabinet Division.The Committee approved import of 50,000 tonnes of wheat at a cost of...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found no evidence of corruption against former prime minister Khaleda Zia in the construction of Bhairab bridge, reports bdnews24.com. The constitutional body has decided not to go ahead with its investigation into the charges. "We...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Jan 03: Hit hard by budget crunch, the United States is going to slash budget outlay of its two most crucial foreign policy wings -- the State Department and the Pentagon. The Defence Secretary Leon Panetta...
Our Correspondent NARSINGDI, Jan 3: Deputy Commissioner of Narsingdi today declared City Awami League president Montaj Uddin Bhuiyan and District Awami League joint Secretary Habibur Rahman Habib's nomination papers as valid. On December 13 Election Commission announced the by-election schedule...
US Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Democrat-Minnesota, and Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, will arrive in the city today (Wednesday), reports BSS.During the visits, they are expected to meet government, community-based, and civil society leaders involved in advancing the rights...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday called upon the members of police force to pay the highest attention to human rights issue and to be more sympathetic to women and children, reports BSS ."When you will perform your duty, you...
BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to foil the opposition's January 8-9 road march towards Chittagong, reports UNB."The government has indulged in a conspiracy to thwart our programme, but we...
Tuesday ended with the defence petitioning the war crimes tribunal to retain a question in the records which had been expunged earlier, reports bdnews24.com.A prosecution witness, Mohammad Altaf Hossain Howladar was asked whether he had been convicted and fined for...
KHULNA, Jan 3 (UNB): Two people, including a Jubo League leader, were arrested with a shutter gun in Digholia Upazila here early Tuesday.The arrested were identified as Yazul Islam (35), general secretary of upazila unit Jubo League, and motorcycle driver...
Police officer Hosne Ara Begum, a prosecution witness (PW) in money laundering case against BNP leader Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giasuddin Al Mamun, was cross-examined by the defence counsel in the Special Judge's court of Dhaka Tuesday, reports...
The 12th death anniversary of valiant freedom fighter (FF) and language warrior Mohiuddin Ahmed will be observed today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Various programmes, including doa mahfil, have been chalked out to mark the day.Special prayers will be held at Siddheswari Circular...
Our Correspondent NARSINGDI, Jan 3: Deputy Commissioner of Narsingdi today declared City Awami League president Montaj Uddin Bhuiyan and District Awami League joint Secretary Habibur Rahman Habib's nomination papers as valid. On December 13 Election Commission announced the by-election schedule...
Most of the English version students of national curriculum and textbook board are yet to get free of cost textbooks although the government pledged to provide those on the first day of the calendar year.Many renowned schools of the capital...
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun Tuesday urged members of the law enforcement agencies to put in their best efforts for bringing down crime to zero level, reports BSS."The government will take tough actions against corrupt police personnel for improving the...
Chittagong, Jan 03 (UNB): A man was shot dead and two others were wounded by a gang of highway robbers at Saidali on Abu Torab-Bortakia road in Mirsarai Upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Selim (45), of Saherkhali area...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Tuesday said a high-level committee has been formed to probe the alleged irregularities in distribution of textbooks among students, reports UNB.Addressing a press briefing at his ministry, Nahid said the five-member committee, headed by a...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jan 3 (BSS): A co-ordination meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at battalion commander level was held at Diar Manik Char (DMC) frontier under Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila Tuesday.The meeting started at 11.30 am...
Ruling Awami League MP Kamal Ahmed Majumder Tuesday allegedly beat up a journalist at Monipur High School in the city's Mirpur, reports bdnews24.com.Private TV channel RTV said Majumder attacked their staff reporter Aparna Singha who went to the school in...
Two-day long 3rd International Conference on Chemical Engineering, organised by the Chemical Engineering Department of BUET was held recently at Council Bhaban of the university, said a BUET press release. Prof Dr A K Azad Chowdhury, Chairman, University Grants Commission...
President M Zillur Rahman Tuesday directed all private universities to extend their scholarship programmes so that meritorious poor students could take the opportunity of getting quality higher education, reports BSS."Not only children of wealthy family, also children from middle class,...
Pankaj Dastider CHITTAGONG, January 3: The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) of the Communications Ministry has selected Karnafuli estuary at Patenga for the Tk. 60-billion project of building a multi-lane tunnel beneath the river Karnafuli.Secretary of the BBA Khandakar Anwarul Islam,...
FE Report"Involvement and empowerment of the people in the community needs to be more prioritized to sustain the community clinics' (CC) activities for a longer period of time," said the Health Minister in a press conference at National Press Club...
The Bangladesh Taka (BDT) has depreciated by 15.55 per cent against the US dollar last calendar year mainly due to large settlements of outstanding import bills, particularly of fuel oil. The net fuel import cost is estimated around US$6.80 billion...
Bangladesh economy is under manifold pressures due to soaring imports of fuel and fertiliser, soaring inflation rate, rise in budget deficit and government borrowing, increase in subsidies, and fall in foreign aid and foreign currency reserve, sharp rise in import...
Once Narayanganj was used to be known as the 'Dandy of the East' due to its volume and significance of jute industry. In course of time, Narayanganj was about to lose its glory but at present it could manage and...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reported to have taken a move to amend the Rule concerned to conduct 'special' audit of financial statements of the listed companies at its own cost, if necessary. The securities regulator has solicited...
The economic growth prospects of the country will be greatly hampered in the coming years unless timely steps are taken to meet the challenges the power facing and energy sectors.In spite of some improvements in recent years, albeit some costly...
Telecom industry has now become one of the profitable business industries throughout the world. Without any doubt, today telephone is a part of our everyday life. Nowadays, the phone is used not only for making calls. Among many other functions,...
The Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a seminar recently in the capital city of Dhaka that was participated by distinguished legal personalities of the country including Dr Kamal Hossain who is its chairman. The seminar attracted...
A special tribunal was formed to try the offenders charged with heinous crimes against Bangladeshis during the war of liberation in 1971. Like in the procedures of other criminal cases, the tribunal could not take cognizance of the charges against...
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