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2011-05-26 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over all the seven divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm today (Thursday). Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places, Met office...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, May 19: The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent a busy day holding meetings with several ruling party leaders of the UK Wednesday. During the meetings with Parliamentary Human Rights Group Vice-Chairman Lord Avebury at the House of Lords and...

Increase of tax on tobacco demanded*****

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...

B'desh embassy 'Open House' event draws visitors

2011-05-26 00:00:00

A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...

President for building civilized society to honour Nazrul

2011-05-26 00:00:00

TRISHAL, MYMENSINGH, May 25 (UNB): President M Zillur Rahman Wednesday urged the people to extend support in building a civilized society and a prosperous country as a mark of respect to the memory of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. "We...

HYV can raise rice output substantially: BRRI

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe country can produce an additional quantity of rice worth about Tk 12.60 billion annually through lessening the existing yield gap between the research and field-levels, a Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) official said. The average rice yield gap...

Thrust on appropriate focus of climate change issue in SFYP

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE ReportClimate Change (CC) issue should be focused appropriately in the Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP) of the government as it is now an important matter for every sector of the country, speakers at a roundtable said Wednesday. "CC is...

Country's export target for 2011-12 fiscal likely $25b

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Buoyed by healthy performance of RMG, jute and jute goods, leather and frozen foods, the government is likely to set the export target at around US$ 25 billion during the next financial year, reports UNB. The overall export during the...

Arrest warrant against Mirpur SI, ASI

2011-05-26 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against two police officials of Mirpur, Dhaka on an extortion case, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Magistrate AK Azad passed the order Wednesday after finding primary evidence of allegation against the two officials. The accused...

MoC team visits refineries, sugar mills

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE ReportA high-level team of Ministry of Commerce (MoC), led by its secretary Muhammad Ghulam Hossain, Wednesday visited three large refineries and sugar mills in Narayanganj to have an idea about their production and method of appointing distributors countrywide. The...

Hashem, his wife, 4 sons get bail in tax evasion case

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Partex Group chairman MA Hashem, his wife Sultana Hashem, their four sons Aziz Al Kaisar Tito, Aziz Al Mahmood, Aziz Al Masud and Md Rubel Aziz were granted bail in a tax evasion case after they surrendered to court Wednesday,...

Obituary***

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE Report Noor Mohammad, freedom fighter and former chairman of Laxmipur-11 union parishad (UP), died Monday at his residence in the district. He was 68, according to a press release. He left behind four sons and a daughter to mourn...

RAJUK teams to monitor bldg construction

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakka (Rajuk) has formed a number of teams comprising representatives of different professional bodies, civil society, REHAB and land developers to monitor the building-construction in the city. Officials familiar to the process told BSS that the monitoring team,...

weather

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over all the seven divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm today (Thursday). Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places, Met office...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, May 19: The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent a busy day holding meetings with several ruling party leaders of the UK Wednesday. During the meetings with Parliamentary Human Rights Group Vice-Chairman Lord Avebury at the House of Lords and...

Increase of tax on tobacco demanded*****

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...

B'desh embassy 'Open House' event draws visitors

2011-05-26 00:00:00

A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...

SEC: Regulator or manager of stock markets?

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Farjad Siddiqui and Md Mizanoor RahmanThe probe committee on the stock market scam reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is partly responsible for the recent debacle, as it created opportunities for vested quarters to make fortunes by indulging...

What makes Bangladesh one of the most stressful countries to live in?

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Shamsher ChowdhuryBy the going of things, Bangladesh has become a nation where living is extremely stressful. Here a criminal is made a hero and a hero into a criminal where enquiries into most of alleged offense of any nature are...

Emerging nations slam Europe's push for IMF top job

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Paul Handley of AFP from WashingtonThe world's largest emerging economies on Tuesday slammed Europe's push to lock up the International Monetary Fund's top job, calling its hold on the position "obsolete." One day after nominations opened to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn...

Country's export target for 2011-12 fiscal likely $25b

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Buoyed by healthy performance of RMG, jute and jute goods, leather and frozen foods, the government is likely to set the export target at around US$ 25 billion during the next financial year, reports UNB. The overall export during the...

Arrest warrant against Mirpur SI, ASI

2011-05-26 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against two police officials of Mirpur, Dhaka on an extortion case, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Magistrate AK Azad passed the order Wednesday after finding primary evidence of allegation against the two officials. The accused...

MoC team visits refineries, sugar mills

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE ReportA high-level team of Ministry of Commerce (MoC), led by its secretary Muhammad Ghulam Hossain, Wednesday visited three large refineries and sugar mills in Narayanganj to have an idea about their production and method of appointing distributors countrywide. The...

Hashem, his wife, 4 sons get bail in tax evasion case

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Partex Group chairman MA Hashem, his wife Sultana Hashem, their four sons Aziz Al Kaisar Tito, Aziz Al Mahmood, Aziz Al Masud and Md Rubel Aziz were granted bail in a tax evasion case after they surrendered to court Wednesday,...

Obituary***

2011-05-26 00:00:00

FE Report Noor Mohammad, freedom fighter and former chairman of Laxmipur-11 union parishad (UP), died Monday at his residence in the district. He was 68, according to a press release. He left behind four sons and a daughter to mourn...

RAJUK teams to monitor bldg construction

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakka (Rajuk) has formed a number of teams comprising representatives of different professional bodies, civil society, REHAB and land developers to monitor the building-construction in the city. Officials familiar to the process told BSS that the monitoring team,...

weather

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over all the seven divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm today (Thursday). Moderately heavy falls are also likely at places, Met office...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-26 00:00:00

LONDON, May 19: The BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent a busy day holding meetings with several ruling party leaders of the UK Wednesday. During the meetings with Parliamentary Human Rights Group Vice-Chairman Lord Avebury at the House of Lords and...

Increase of tax on tobacco demanded*****

2011-05-26 00:00:00

Leaders of different social and environmental organisations Sunday demanded increase of tax on bidi, cigarette and all tobacco products in the upcoming budget for protecting public health and saving lives from their harmful effects, reports BSS. Tobacco and tobacco products...

B'desh embassy 'Open House' event draws visitors

2011-05-26 00:00:00

A day-long Embassy Open House programme of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC drew a large number of visitors from all over the United States (US) and tourists from other countries, reports UNB. The programme was organised in coordination with Cultural...