Sheikh Asaduzzaman, assistant information officer of the Press Information Department (PID), died of liver disease at a city hospital Wednesday, He was 53, reports UNB. He was attached to the Agriculture Minister as public relations officer (PRO). He left behind...
Today, November 10, is the sixth anniversary of the death of Enayetullah Khan, founding editor of the daily New Age and editor-in-chief of the weekly Holiday, said a press release. A titan of Bangladeshi journalism of regional and international repute...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 9: Two people were killed in a road accident on the Khulna-Mongla highway Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Harun-ur-Rashid (45), son of Afzal Sheikh, and singer SM Paran (26) of village Uzalpur under Rampal...
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman left Dhaka Monday for United Kingdom (UK) to attend the "Defence IQ's 11th Annual International Fighter Conference", which began in London Tuesday, reports BSS. The three-day conference is taking place at...
A four-member delegation of Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-USIM) led by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dato' Dr Muhammad Muda called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's official residence recently, reports UNB.
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka will celebrate the 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as ICCR Day at 7:00 pm today (Thursday), in the centre's auditorium in Gulshan, reports UNB. Maulana Abul...
ATHENS, Oct 6 (AFP): Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos met top bankers after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested a possible revision of the July 21 eurozone rescue plan for Greece, a source at his ministry said Thursday. Venizelos met with...
A panel on 2G licence renewal will sit today (Thursday) to decide on renewal of licence of four mobile phone operators. The operators will be informed about the decision after the meeting, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Zia Ahmed...
Munima Sultana The fund for the much-talked-about Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) project has yet to be arranged even 10 months after the contract has been signed between the government and the bid winning Thai company. Sources said uncertainty still persists...
The police Wednesday recovered the body of a BNP leader from his office in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area, reports bdnews24.com. Also owner of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Cable Network, 40 year-old Abdul Baki Milton's body was found in his office located south...
FE Report Buyers at the city's makeshift cattle markets were highly disappointed last Sunday, the day before Eid-ul-Azha, with the short supply of sacrificial animals. Due to the scarcity of sacrificial animals, buyers had to move from one market to...
The US ambassador designate to Bangladesh, Dan W Mozena, will be arriving in Dhaka on Nov 19. He was sworn in at the US capital on Nov 7, reports bdnews24.com. Mozena will replace James F Moriarty, who left Dhaka in...
FE Report The city was still in a holiday mood Wednesday amid resumption of work in banks, government and private offices after five-day long weekly and Eid holidays. The city dwellers, who went to villages to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Nov 09: Membership Committee of the UN Security Council was unable to arrive at consensus on Palestinian bid for full UN membership. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had submitted the application in September last. Nine out of...
Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman left Dhaka Monday for United Kingdom (UK) to attend the "Defence IQ's 11th Annual International Fighter Conference", which began in London Tuesday, reports BSS. The three-day conference is taking place at...
A four-member delegation of Islamic Science University of Malaysia (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-USIM) led by its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dato' Dr Muhammad Muda called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's official residence recently, reports UNB.
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka will celebrate the 123rd birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as ICCR Day at 7:00 pm today (Thursday), in the centre's auditorium in Gulshan, reports UNB. Maulana Abul...
ATHENS, Oct 6 (AFP): Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos met top bankers after German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested a possible revision of the July 21 eurozone rescue plan for Greece, a source at his ministry said Thursday. Venizelos met with...
FE Report Net profits of National Housing Finance and Investments Limited (NHFIL), a housing lender, jumped 55.72 per cent last year, the company said. Its profit after tax soared to Tk 162.01 million in 2010 from Tk 104.04 million in...
DETROITNov 9 : General Motors Co.'s third-quarter profit fell 15 percent from a year earlier as the company posted a loss in Europe. GM's stock price fell 5 percent in premarket trading Wednesday to $23.88 as the company said it...
Nazmul Ahsan The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has rejected a proposal of the Ministry of Communications to make an allocation of Tk 2.42 billion for the purpose of repairing the Bangabandhu Bridge due to fund constraints, official sources said. As...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury The 17th SAARC summit in the Maldives beginning next Thursday is expected to take up a number of issues like the "climate change" which are critically important for the eight-member regional forum. It is expected that the...
FE Report A terrible gridlock brought immense sufferings for the home-goers who were going by buses to their village homes to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones in northern and southern districts of the country. Train accidents...
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow (Monday) with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports BSS. On this day, the 10th of Zilhajj some 4,000 years ago, Prophet Hazrat...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit at Addu, Male on November 10, report agencies. The meeting will be...
FE Report Transactions in the city's cattle markets started picking up Saturday with traders and buyers expressing their mixed opinions over the prices of sacrificial animals. Customers turn up in the makeshift cattle markets in large number and sacrificial animals...
The government has invited applications for investors' prequalification with a view to selecting potential international investors to finance the second Padma Multipurpose Bridge at Paturia-Daulatdia point, reports UNB. Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) under the Communications Ministry issued the international notice...
MOUNT ARAFAT, Nov 5 (AFP) : More than two million Muslims gathered Saturday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat and its surrounding plain, marking the peak day of the hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage. Dressed in white garments, the pilgrims...
TANGAIL, Nov 4: Three people were killed and four others injured after they fell from the rooftop of a speeding train at Mirzapur. Seven people fell from the rooftop of the train, which was travelling from Dhaka to Rajshahi, after...
DINAJPUR, Nov 5: Two units of Baropukuria Thermal Power Plant were shut following technical glitches Friday afternoon. Sources at the coal-fired power plant said the No 1 unit was shut down Friday afternoon after its tubes developed leaks. They said...
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