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0.12m Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims will start on September 29 and continue until October 31, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader said on Monday. The Saudi government has approved 120,000 Bangladeshis for performing hajj this year and the...

Deal with IDB on Padma Bridge loan today

2011-05-24 00:00:00

After the World Bank and Japan, the government will sign another loan agreement of US$ 140 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday morning to finance the cost of construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB). The agreement will...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-24 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*****

2011-05-24 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

2011-05-24 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...

Issuance of MRPs reduces scope of having fake, more than one passport

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Arafat AraScope of getting fake or more than one passport has been reduced significantly with the issuance of machine readable passports (MRPs) as it blocks applications at the time of checking finger print, officials said. The Agargoan passport office in...

HC directive to tackle excessive fares on buses

2011-05-24 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Monday asked the Communication Secretary to set up several mobile courts in the capital to control errant public transport operators extracting excess fare from the passengers ignoring the new revised rates, reports UNB. Responding to a...

Permission to set up 'new private varsities soon'

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE Report Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Monday the government has completed scrutiny of applications for giving permission to set up new private universities. "We will take decision on giving permission to more new private universities soon under the...

Vocalist Pilu Momtaz dies

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Noted singer, radio and television artiste Pilu Momtaz died of a cardiac arrest at the city's Apollo Hospital in the early hours of Monday. She was 52, reports BSS. She left behind her husband and only daughter. Pilu Momtaz felt...

IFDC likely to sign deals with two varsities

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Yasir WardadInternational Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) is expected to sign agreements with two Bangladeshi universities aimed at developing suitable fertilizer applicators for applying Guti Urea (GU), officials said. IFDC will sign the agreements- one with Bangladesh University of Engineering and...

Mohammadi Group chairman dead

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE Report Md Siraj-ud-Doula, chairman of Mohammadi Group of Companies, died at 5:00am Sunday in the city. He was 65, according to a press release. He left behind his wife, relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. He was laid...

Only IOM to bring back Libya expats

2011-05-24 00:00:00

The cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved a proposal to appoint International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as a 'single source' to bring back Bangladeshi workers from Libya, reports bdnews24.com.

TEAB working body formed

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE ReportTourism Educators' Association of Bangladesh (TEAB) has formed its first working committee with Prof Dr Syed Rashidul Hasan and Prof AR Khan as president and general secretary respectively. The TEAB at its fifth general meeting on the IBAIS University...

Give light to the blind: An appeal****

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE ReportFinancial assistance from the affluent only can help restore the eyesight of a nine-month old son of a blind couple who are afraid the loss may result due to their monetary constraints. Disabled mother of the infant, Mansura Yasmin,...

Deal with IDB on Padma Bridge loan today

2011-05-24 00:00:00

After the World Bank and Japan, the government will sign another loan agreement of US$ 140 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday morning to finance the cost of construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB). The agreement will...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-24 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*****

2011-05-24 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

2011-05-24 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...

Banks groan under liquidity stress

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Abu ZawadThe problem facing our policymakers as we head into inflationary pressure along with the responsibility of growth of the economy is surprisingly simple, yet very unpalatable. The private commercial banks (PCBs) are facing a tough time to mobilise deposits...

'Splitting' of shares has limited impact on shareholder

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Md Toufique HossainA stock split increases the number of shares in a company. It does not reduce the value of the investment made by the existing shareholders, because it provides the shareholders with additional shares to make them whole. More...

Euro sinks further on Greek sovereign debt woes

2011-05-24 00:00:00

The euro fell against other major currencies in Asia on May 23, weighed down by rekindled worries about eurozone sovereign debt after Greece's credit rating was slashed, dealers said. The euro fell to $1.4078 in Tokyo afternoon trading from 1.4155...

Vocalist Pilu Momtaz dies

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Noted singer, radio and television artiste Pilu Momtaz died of a cardiac arrest at the city's Apollo Hospital in the early hours of Monday. She was 52, reports BSS. She left behind her husband and only daughter. Pilu Momtaz felt...

IFDC likely to sign deals with two varsities

2011-05-24 00:00:00

Yasir WardadInternational Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) is expected to sign agreements with two Bangladeshi universities aimed at developing suitable fertilizer applicators for applying Guti Urea (GU), officials said. IFDC will sign the agreements- one with Bangladesh University of Engineering and...

Mohammadi Group chairman dead

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE Report Md Siraj-ud-Doula, chairman of Mohammadi Group of Companies, died at 5:00am Sunday in the city. He was 65, according to a press release. He left behind his wife, relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. He was laid...

Only IOM to bring back Libya expats

2011-05-24 00:00:00

The cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved a proposal to appoint International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as a 'single source' to bring back Bangladeshi workers from Libya, reports bdnews24.com.

TEAB working body formed

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE ReportTourism Educators' Association of Bangladesh (TEAB) has formed its first working committee with Prof Dr Syed Rashidul Hasan and Prof AR Khan as president and general secretary respectively. The TEAB at its fifth general meeting on the IBAIS University...

Give light to the blind: An appeal****

2011-05-24 00:00:00

FE ReportFinancial assistance from the affluent only can help restore the eyesight of a nine-month old son of a blind couple who are afraid the loss may result due to their monetary constraints. Disabled mother of the infant, Mansura Yasmin,...

Deal with IDB on Padma Bridge loan today

2011-05-24 00:00:00

After the World Bank and Japan, the government will sign another loan agreement of US$ 140 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Tuesday morning to finance the cost of construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB). The agreement will...

Khaleda meets British FM

2011-05-24 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*****

2011-05-24 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...