Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Sunday defended her government's move to split the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) into two parts, saying that this would ensure proper services to its dwellers, reports UNB. She made the remarks during the oath taking...
JESSORE, Nov 27 (UNB): Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, now leading a road march, on Sunday said there will be no election in the country without the deployment of army and the next national election has to be held under a...
Bangladesh has been elected B category member of the executive committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Election to the committee, comprising 169 states, was held in London on November 25. The committee consisted of 10 A category members, 10...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka for South Korea Sunday to attend the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) in Busan. South Korean President Lee Mayung Bak will formally inaugurate the Forum. The finance minister will make two...
The Election Commission (EC) has formally issued a letter in reply to the communiqué sent by the main opposition BNP, clarifying the poll panel's position in favour of using electronic voting machines and non-deployment of army in the upcoming Comilla...
BAGERHAT, Nov 27 (UNB): At least 50 people including Chitalmari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Officer-in-Charge (OC) were injured in a clash between Awami League (AL) and BNP activists over joining the BNP's road march towards Khulna at Chitalmari Uapzila...
Dhaka city unit Awami League (AL) general secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has criticized BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for what he said 'working against' war crimes trial, reports UNB. Addressing a rally in front of the National Press Club on...
A day after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urged ruling party leaders to join the opposition party, Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Obaidul Quader has said many from BNP are trying to join the AL. The AL presidium member said this...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members of the banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from the city and its outskirts (Dhamrai) in the last two days, reports BSS. The arrested were identified as Faruk Hossain alias...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 27 (BSS): Over 200 leaders and workers of Jatiya Party (JP) formally joined the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at a function here Saturday. On the occasion a reception was organised at Daulatpur College ground in the afternoon. Fisheries...
The counsel for daily New Age on Sunday claimed that the article, 'Crucial period for International Crimes Tribunal', by its editor (special reports) David Bergman' does not contain any element of contempt of court, rather 'complementary to fair play,' reports...
Talha Bin Habib Disbursement of food grains aid pledged by the international donors for the country is unlikely to be fully met in the current fiscal as only 25,000 tonnes out of a total commitment of 150,000 tonnes have been...
FE Report Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas stressed the need for ensuring food safety and compliance in fisheries sector in a bid to uphold the image of the local quality products in the global market. "Bangladesh has improved...
Yasir Wardad Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is conducting a study to assess saline water intrusion in groundwater in the coastal areas as salinity is creeping alarmingly to the fresh ground water in the region. "The project titled 'Establishment of...
A central discussion meeting of Zaker Party (ZP) will be held at 3:00pm tomorrow (Tuesday) at the city's Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), according to a press release. The meeting will discuss upcoming holy Urs Sharif for 2012 which would...
FE Report Eight disabled and four under-privileged women have been given jobs in a renowned readymade garment (RMG) factory after completion of a skill development training conduced by International Labour Organisation, the first ever initiative to bring reform in the...
The High Court (HC) on Sunday imposed a six-month ban on cutting hills and hillocks in Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and its six upazilas of Sylhet district, reports UNB.
FE Report Founding president of Bangladesh Soap Manufactures' Association Md Abu Sayeed died in the city early Saturday. He was 93. He left behind three sons, nine grandsons, a number of friends, relatives and well wishers to mourn his death....
Government borrowing from the banking system has become a matter of concern. Such borrowing is fuelling inflation. People of fixed-income group are passing through a difficult time. Because of lack of balance between income and expenditure, bank loan has become...
The government of Bangladesh promised to do everything whatever it takes to stimulate the market again. On November 23, 2011, it eventually revealed its stimulus package to help revamp country's stock market. Obviously the package has some ideas which will...
Climate change is at the doorstep of Bangladesh, although its impact in large measure is yet to be felt by this country. But experts are in consensus now that the effects could start telling on this country sooner rather than...
The Road and Highways Department (RHD) under the Ministry of Communications had hit the newspaper headlines during the peak of the last monsoon when passenger transport operators stopped plying their vehicles in protest against extremely poor road conditions. Thousands of...
The process is almost complete for bifurcation of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC). It would be surprising if the lobbyists in favour of the move are not aware of people's resentment across the social spectrum. This paper has no intention...
An easy way to understand any country's economic scenario is through its balance of trade. It shows the difference between the total amount of incoming and outgoing currencies through import and export. The recent trend of our country's balance of...
"A slap is a slap is a slap". No, this quotation of this scribe will never rival the famous one by Gertrude Stein, "A rose is a rose is a rose". Even the victim, India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, of...
Globalisation is the mainstream of a company in any country on earth, whether small or big. A company has to consider its mission, objectives and strategy to operate its export business globally. "A strategy is a fundamental pattern of present...
"We have just collected quite a substantial amount of money from the 2G licence renewal fee and will get some more soon. Don't you understand why the question of liquidity crisis comes up?" Telecom industry is anxious to hear such...
Munima Sultana The shipping ministry plans to acquire 26 per cent land of Moheskhali district which includes the entire 9.0 sqkm Sonadia island, identified as ecologically critical area, to set up the proposed Deep Sea Port (DSP), officials said Sunday....
Footing the fuel bill is leaving the private sector shrivelled and affecting the economy in turn, say economists, reports bdnews24.com. The government has already used up the whole of this fiscal's bank loan target in only four months in order...
Doulot Akter Mala The government is set to impose heavy duty on import of tea, as its increased import has been affecting the local tea growers, sources said. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to impose 25 per...
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