Mohammad Mufazzal Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sits today (Wednesday) with the top bosses of the ministry of finance, the central bank, the securities regulator, the revenue board, the ICB and the associations of banks and insurance companies in a bid...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The state-owned commercial banks (SCBs), the corporatisation of which was merely an eyewash, are, according to media reports, experiencing liquidity shortage. The SCB that were major providers of funds to the call money market even some months...
Bangladesh will not raise any objection to the European Union (EU) move to allow duty-free access to 75 Pakistani products incorporating tariff rate quota on six garment items for a period of two years, reports BSS. "EU indicates its readiness...
FE Report Hundreds of angry investors took to the streets in the city's commercial hub at Motijheel once again Tuesday to protest against an unprecedented share price fall and staged demonstrations, halting traffic movement for more than four hours. The...
FE Report The central bank has strengthened its foreign exchange support through selling the US dollar directly and providing overdraft (OD) facilities to the commercial banks for settlement of import bills. As part of the operation, the Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
Munima Sultana Transport leaders have made the government accept most of the demands of their 11-point charter, including legalisation of fake driving licences, by playing the card of fare hike in line with the latest fuel price hike, sector insiders...
FE Report The visiting Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that UN is ready to extend technical and logistic supports to Bangladesh to ensure free and fair election in Bangladesh. He underscored the need for conducting...
Some 2.6 million students --an increase by 1,49,347 than last year's--will sit for primary and madrasah terminal examinations this year. The exams are set to begin on Nov 23. Last year, some 2.48 million students appeared for the exams of...
The police chief, referring to the murder of Narsingdi mayor Lokman Hossain said, sometimes suspects are not arrested because of 'lack of time' and 'strategic reasons', reports bdnews24.com. "We hope to have some good news for the people soon. Law...
Opposition BNP has officially announced its third road march from Dhaka to Khulna on November 26-27 to be led by party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. BNP Standing Committee Member Tariqul Islam said this, while briefing journalists at the party chairperson's Gulshan...
FE Report The government will lay a major gas transmission pipeline from the country's northeastern Bibiyana to Dhanua in Gazipur for boosting gas supply to the capital and its adjacent areas, officials said. Presided over by Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh...
A Dhaka court Tuesday allowed a US FBI official to testify in a graft case against opposition leader and ex-premier Khaleda Zia's fugitive elder son Tarique Rahman as he is being tried in absentia, reports BSS. "The judge ordered the...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will fix on November 17 the date for hearing on charges submitted against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war in 1971. The date was set today...
MOULVIBAZAR, Nov 15 (UNB): Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday said Bangladesh government and the United Nations would jointly invest more to ensure healthcare of children, adolescents and mothers in the country. "Having a healthy mother and having a...
A number of higher officials were transferred and given new postings in the latest round of reshuffle in the administration, reports UNB. M Mozammel Haque Khan, secretary of Roads Division, has been appointed as secretary of Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 15 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, accused of issuing threat to the life of Prime Minister (PM), was arrested from Bangalpara in Bagmara Upazila on Monday night. The arrested was identified as Obaidullah (38), district unit...
Bangalore, Nov 15 (bdnewss24.com)-Bangladesh wants the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation to make a 'clearly-marked' forward journey since it sees the 19-nation grouping 'a vehicle for a qualitative impact on people's lives.' "We are now at the threshold...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked the concerned authorities to be careful about the treatment of the poor patients and ensure that none is deprived of healthcare services due to financial hardship. The Prime Minister said this when a...
Kamrun Nahar The number of incidence of torture and brutality on domestic workers have increased in the country allowing a section of people to openly violate human rights of children in the absence of enforcement of laws, said experts. Besides,...
Khairul Islam The number of overseas students in Dhaka University (DU) is gradually declining due to complexities in admission process and fall in the standard of quality education imparted in the country's highest public university, enrolled foreign students said. The...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, MP Tuesday stressed the need for introducing demand-based vocational education to create skilled manpower. The education minister said this at a discussion on "Implementation of National Education Policy 2010 and its Challenges and Way Forward"...
President M Zillur Rahman on Tuesday expressed the hope that the world would be free from war and conflict through dialogue under the able and dynamic leadership of UN Secretary General (SG) Ban Ki-moon, reports UNB. "It's heartening to note...
FE Report Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) has made commitment to raise awareness about cervical cancer by disseminating information about cervical cancer and its prevention to 30,000 Bangladeshi women, said a release Tuesday. The Chamber will also...
A delegation of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) left here for India to attend a week-long 'All India Yachting Regatta' programme, which will begin at Silka in Orissa state on November 17, reports UNB. The delegation, which included an officer...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 15: A delegation of Chittagong University teachers and syndicate members today called on the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the capital city. The team headed by vice chancellor of the university Professor Anwarul...
It is evident that the provision of subsidy in the budget will not be enough to take care of ever increasing volume of subsidy. It is estimated that an additional amount of Tk 270 billion would be needed during the...
As citizens of an independent and sovereign state, we have the authority to make our own laws. We also have the authority to nullify any law which we think is against our interests. Unfortunately, we have been unable to invalidate...
Encouraging it is to note that Bangladesh is showing some signs of diversification of its export basket that has long been dominated by readymade garments (RMG) and apparels. According to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau covering...
Bangladesh Taka, according to FE report, appreciated against Indian Rupee by 6.6 per cent in last four months. The appreciation of Taka must have made the importers, who usually source their goods from India, and visitors from Bangladesh to that...
Bangladeshi missions abroad are limited in number. What creates more concern is that the commercial wings in the real sense of the term exist in only a limited number of them. Even such a limited number of commercial wings has...
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