India will provide details of the development on their cross-border Tipaimukh Dam today (Monday) as the foreign office sought explanations of India's National Hydropower Corporation (NHPC) statement, a foreign ministry press release said Sunday, reports BSS. "This is to inform...
Undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia have been asked to collect their passports from the Bangladesh mission in Malaysia by January 10, 2012. The workers who have registered their names for legalising their stay there have also been requested to apply...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has urged the professionals to work together for trial of the war criminals saying the trial would free the nation from another stigma and grip of the evil force which has been exploiting the nation...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has wished her eldest son Tarique Rahman over phone on the occasion of his 47th birthday. One minute past Saturday-midnight the BNP chairperson, flanked by party leaders and its front and associate organisations, cut birthday cakes...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 20: A court has ordered LDP chairman Oli Ahmed to appear before the court within a week in a defamation case against him. The court of Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Mahmudur Rahman passed the order today after...
BNP leader Barrister Nazmul Huda on Sunday reiterated that the chiefs of the two main political parties should sit together to resolve the country's present political crisis, reports UNB. "The country's two top leaders (Hasina and Khaleda) need to reach...
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member and chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information Obaidul Quader Sunday called upon the BNP to return to parliament for discussions instead of issuing threats of movement. The AL leader said this...
ALPB sits today A meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence Gonobhaban on Monday. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina will chair...
FE Report Directorate General of Food (DGOF) is in dilemma whether to procure Aman crop this season as existing warehouse capacity is totally exhausted, officials said. The DGOF began its Boro rice procurement in June 5 this year and concluded...
Foreign minister Dipu Moni has sought formal apology from Pakistan for the genocide and atrocities committed by its military in 1971, reports bdnews24.com. She also called for Pakistan's understanding and recognition of Bangladesh's position on resolving outstanding issues, including repatriation...
DU Correspondent Hundreds of Dhaka University (DU) admission-aspirants have voiced their concern over cancellation of 'Ga unit' admission test after anomalies in the admission process were detected. The university authorities Saturday night annulled the test results at an emergency Dean's...
The Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology should immediately start campaigns to popularise and promote science education as student enrollment pattern in science is falling dangerously in the country, according to an educationist. "Students are presently going for humanities...
Mohammad Mufazzal The stakeholders will sit again today (Sunday) to fine-tune the proposed package for rejuvenating the country's stock market and facilitating the affected investors to recover their losses as far as possible, sources said. A competent source told the...
Munima Sultana The poor condition of the roads and highways of the country is unlikely to be improved next year largely because of a "complicated" process at work for collecting fund and spending it for road repair and maintenance works...
NEW DELHI, India (website reports): Hydro developers NHPC Ltd. and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN) have established a joint venture with India's Manipur State to develop the 1,500-MW Tipaimukh hydroelectric project on the Barak River in Manipur. Officials of...
The current session of the ninth parliament resumes today (Sunday) following the Eid-ul-Azha vacation. - UNB Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF again CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 19: India's Border Security Force (BSF) has shot a Bangladeshi citizen dead despite the Indian government's...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury Bangladesh foreign minister Dr. Dipu Moni's talks with Indian state of Paschimbanga's chief minister Mamata Baneerjee on the sharing of waters of the Teesta river has not set at rest the speculations about an early signing of...
The newly appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh has said one of the many challenges facing the country was global climate change, reports bdnews24.com. "And this is one area that I commit myself to engage in," ambassador Dan Mozena said soon...
Monira Munni The EU has finally withdrawn its mandatory 20 per cent rigorous checking on fishes exported from Bangladesh giving a big boost to the country's shipments to the group of 27 nations, officials said Saturday. Bangladeshi frozen fish export...
M Azizur Rahman Oil-rich Saudi Arabian Oil Company -- Saudi Aramco, has shown interest in building a crude oil refinery plant in Bangladesh at a cost of around US$ 2.5 billion, a top government official said Saturday. He said the...
Pankaj Dastider CHITTAGONG, Nov 19: The Indo-Bangladesh deal on water sharing of the Teesta River is likely to be signed in two months as the Indian authority sees it as impediment to gaining transit for its northeast region. An analyst...
FE Report Total economic impact of inadequate sanitation in Bangladesh amounts to a loss of Tk. 295.5 billion (US$ 4.2 billion) each year, which is equivalent to 6.3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), said eminent economist Dr Abul...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday called upon the authorities concerned to work with utmost sincerity to gear up the cooperative movement in the country to build a self-reliant and prosperous Bangladesh, reports UNB. "If we can inspire people and put...
FE Report Bangladesh Eye Hospital (BEH) Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finance for Business Solutions (FBS) Ltd, a business consultant firm, to enhance its service capability, said a statement. Managing director (MD) of BEH Professor Dr Niaz...
The city for the first time witnessed a beauty contest of Hijras, who are biologically male but emotionally female, at the Goethe Institute Friday night, reports BSS. A total of 10 contestants took part in the exceptional beauty pageant enjoyed...
The government must provide its best support to the Information Commission to make it truly independent, Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said. "The commission is yet to get government fund as per its requisition. But, it is...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to provide technical support for community clinics through its US$ 6.0 million Safe Motherhood Promotion Project-II (SMPP) for enhancing maternal and neonatal health (MNH) service in the rural areas. "If we want to...
A week-long book fair will begin at Teachers and Students Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) from tomorrow (Monday), reports BSS. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is expected to attend the inaugural function of the week-long fair as the chief...
Joinab Hashem, mother of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hassan Mahmood Khandker, died of old-age complications at a private hospital in the city Saturday morning. She was 80, reports BSS. She left behind two sons, three daughters, grandchildren, relatives and...
The grand rally and convention of Peshajibi Samonnoy Parishad, a platform of 12 professional bodies, will be held at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre (BICC) today (Sunday), reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to address the function as the...
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