Bashundhara Liquefied Petroleum Gas Limited (BLPGL), an enterprise of the Bashundhara Group, has set up country's only and mega facility for making international standard gas cylinder at Sundarban Industrial Complex at Mongla. Managing Director of the Bashundhara Group Mr. Sayem...
Recently the Govt. of Bangladesh has promoted Md. Mosharraf Hossen Chowdhury as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and posted to Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank. Prior to his promotion he was General Manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh...
FHM Humayan Kabir The Planning Commission (PC) has given its consent to a 90-kilometre-long gas pipeline project aimed at supplying Liquefied Natural gas (LNG) from the proposed terminal at southern Maheshkhali to the national grid, officials said Saturday. "The project...
The Financial Express (FE) has introduced its mobile version to help readers access the news of the paper through cellphones. A research team of Orangebd Ltd, which is responsible for maintaining the online version of the paper, has developed and...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury Pakistan has appointed a new ambassador to the United States following the exit from the position by Hussain Haqqani. The latter has been embroiled in a controversy, centring a "Memo" that asked him to convince the American...
Munima Sultana The government expects an appraisal mission of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) anytime to negotiate for a Japanese soft loan for the US$ 2.76 billion metro rail project, officials said. The Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) started necessary...
KUSHTIA, Nov 26 (UNB): Opposition leader Khaleda Zia Saturday evening said conspiracy was going on over the natural gas and questioned where the huge gas deposit has gone. Addressing the first public meeting at Kusthia Government College ground at 6:10...
FE Report Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka Saturday demanded of the government to rescind from its decision to split the corporation and declare election schedule immediately. "I will resign if the government declares the election schedule immediately,"...
Former chief adviser to the caretaker government (CG) and ex-chief justice (CJ) Muhammad Habibur Rahman Saturday supported the scrapping of CG system saying such a provision was unbefitting for a nation having self-respect. The former chief adviser to the CG...
Chairperson of the Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF) and Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khondokar, Bir Uttam, Friday said the nationwide movement would continue until trial of the last war criminal ends. He asked the freedom fighters (FFs), commoners,...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 26: The BNP-led four-party alliance is ready to hold a grand rally at Khulna Circuit Maidan Sunday after concluding the road march that started Saturday from Dhaka. Khulna city BNP president Nazrul Islam Manju MP said...
Dhaka City Awami League General Secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, Saturday said the BNP and Jama'at were out to crate chaos in the country to save the war criminals, reports BSS. Maya urged the city AL leaders to...
JU Correspondent Nationalists Teachers Forum of Jahangirnagar University (JU) protested the Indian move to build the controversial Tipaimukh dam on the river Borak saying that it will adversely affect 30 million people and their livelihoods in the country. In a...
Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today (Sunday), marking the 21st death anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, reports UNB. On this day in 1990, Dr Milon, the then joint secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA),...
DU Correspondent Speakers at a workshop Saturday emphasised revamping of traditional education system by incorporating technical and vocational curriculum so that the nation could face the challenges of globalistaion. They said that a well combination between education and professions along...
The biological scientists have underlined the need for conducting an acceptable and extensive census to take proper steps for the conservation of the country's wildlife while many of them are facing extinction because of global warming and man made environmental...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 24 (bdnews24.com): Nine teachers have to work double shifts at a government school in Chittagong to make up for a 52-teacher requirement, depriving the students of a proper education. Government Mohsin High School teachers have said the situation...
Mohakal Natyo Samproday is organizing a 15-day long drama festival in the capital to mark the 40th anniversary of the Victory Day of Bangladesh from December 1, reports BSS. Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad is expected to...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Nov 26: Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members were killed and nine others seriously injured as their vehicle crashed in a road accident at Pirganj Upazila in the district today (Saturday) morning. The deceased were identified as...
Environment Minister of Denmark, Steen Gade, will arrive in the city today (Sunday) to attend a dialogue on health and climate change on November 29, said a press release Saturday, reports BSS. Steen is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh...
A training for the tender participants, suppliers and consultants registered with the e-GP system begins in the city today (Sunday), said a press release. The training will be held at Dohatec office at 43 Purana Paltan Line. The Central Procurement...
Zohra Rahman, wife of Poet Shamsur Rahman, was laid to eternal rest at her family graveyard in city's Begum Bazar area after Zohr prayers Saturday, reports BSS. Earlier, her namaz-e-janaza was held at Shyamoli Shishu Palli Jame Mosque. Information and...
Rasheed Karim, a renowned novelist, died of a heart attack at city's Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in the early morning of Saturday at the age of 86, reports BSS. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and a large number...
Banks are not fragile like glass but they need to be handled with care. In the first place, this is the responsibility of the bank management and the board of directors. The central bank that oversees their activities and guides...
The removal by India of the remaining traces of discriminatory treatments given to Bangladeshi imports relative to those from other least development countries (LDCs) on November 9, 2011, marks a watershed in Bangladesh-India trade relations. November 9, 2011 marks a...
For the third time in a year, the energy regulator raised electricity tariff for bulk consumers last week by 33.57 per cent on an average, to be effective in two phases. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) claimed that the decision...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) last Thursday approved, on an average, a 33.57 per cent hike in power tariff for the bulk consumers -- the power distribution companies, including the Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) and the Dhaka Electric...
The Tipaimukh hydro-electric project featured large in almost all the national dailies of December 23, 2011. The fact that a tripartite agreement has been reached among the Monipur government and two companies and a joint company formed has sent shivers...
As ordinary citizens, we cannot but express our serious concern about the controversy over the probe committe report on the share market scam. There is every reason to feel concerned about the fate of the enquiry that has dealt with...
THE stock market has been the big news in recent days. Over the last few years, the capital market of Bangladesh has witnessed a haughty growth which is not in line with developments in the real sectors of the economy....
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