FHM Humayan KabirInvestment in the Padma Bridge construction is going to be swelled further as nearly half a billion dollars' worth railway track will be set up for completing full-fledged rail-cum-road facilities on the massive structure by 2014, officials said....
JS goes into session Sunday Parliament goes into its ninth session tomorrow (Sunday), most likely without the opposition. The eighth session of the ninth parliament was prorogued on March 24. The special committee on constitution amendment is likely to place...
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 (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls at places are also likely, Met office...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to provide $23 million to Bangladesh as a technical assistance loan for the proposed Sub-regional Transport Project Preparatory Facility, reports UNB. The proposed technical assistance loan will enable the facility to prepare a...
In a bid to ease traffic congestion, the government has imposed ban on plying of rickshaws on different streets in the city that caused immense sufferings to the common people in absence of alternative transport facilities, reports UNB. Recently, Dhaka...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 20: Abar 71: Torun Mukti Shena Camp 2011 today organised a public opinion campaign through rickshaw rally to create awareness among the juvenile demanding quick start of the trial of war criminals. The rally was brought out...
Sixteen Students of Social Science Faculty received Dhaka University (DU) Dean's Award for their outstanding results in the BSS (Hons), Master of Population Sciences (MPS) and Master of Development Studies (MDS) examinations, reports BSS. The students were given the awards...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 20: CNG auto-rickshaw drivers have demanded minimum fare to be fixed at Tk 35 instead of Tk 25 recently announced by the government. The drivers formed a human chain and organised a brief rally in front of...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Thursday night arrested an alleged drug trader from city's Uttara and seized around 18,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from his possession, reports UNB. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team comprising members of RAB-1 and department...
RANGPUR, May 20 (BSS): Police, in separate drives, arrested 252 persons and seized contraband goods from different places in the district during the last 72 hours until this noon, police sources said. The arrested persons include black marketers, smugglers, absconding...
JS goes into session Sunday Parliament goes into its ninth session tomorrow (Sunday), most likely without the opposition. The eighth session of the ninth parliament was prorogued on March 24. The special committee on constitution amendment is likely to place...
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 (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls at places are also likely, Met office...
BEIJING, May 20 (AFP): China has further tightened its grip on the rare earths market, raising taxes on the minerals vital to high-tech industry and banning new projects to produce the metals via separation. The state council, China's cabinet, also...
NEW DELHI, May 20 (PTI): The size of the Indian private hospitals market is expected to touch $54 billion by 2014, industry body Assocham today said. "Rising income levels and exposure to international standards of quality have led to increasing...
TOKYO, May 20 (AFP): Japan wants to start talks on an EU-Japan free trade deal to link the world's third largest economy and the leading global market, a news report said Friday. Prime Minister Naoto Kan told his cabinet ministers...
NEW DELHI, May 20 (PTI): ICICI Bank today said it has raised USD one billion (about Rs 45.0 billion) through bonds from overseas market. The 5.5 year fixed rate note carry a coupon of 4.75 per cent, ICICI Bank said...
DUBAI, May 20 (Arabian Business.com): Beverage company is keen to set up a joint venture with the producer of a popular Brazilian soft drink to bring it to the Middle East. Raheb Industrial Group said it wants to set up...
BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhuanet): Pakistan and China should put more emphasis on economic cooperation while maintaining the all-dimensional relationship, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday. During an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet, Gilani expressed that in light of...
ASTANA, May 20 (AFP): The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Friday raised the growth outlook for its region but warned of mounting concerns associated with European sovereign debt problems. The EBRD said it was raising its 2011 growth...
MUNICH, May 20 (AFP): German industrial group Siemens said Friday that it would review a nuclear alliance with Russian partner Rosatom after a court told Siemens it could not compete with former French ally Areva. "We are going to study...
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 (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls at places are also likely, Met office...
Talha Bin Habib State-owned life insurance company 'Jiban Bima Corporation' (JBC) has introduced online system to provide smooth and faster services to its valued clients, officials said. The software that performs all the activities of JBC through online system is...
Asaduzzaman PallabState-run Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) has started the process of importing sugar to help stablise the price of the essential commodity in the domestic market during the month of Ramadan. The corporation will procure around 200,000 tonnes...
FE ReportPrices of fish and vegetables increased in the city's kitchen markets, although those of rice, spices and sugar remained stable, traders said Friday. Rice prices started cooling off in the city's kitchen markets and remained steady last week as...
FE ReportPersona Adams, a leading beauty care saloon for men, opened its fourth outlet "Persona Adams: Exclusive Men's Spa Saloon" at Banani in the city Friday. Magician Jewel Aich inaugurated the beauty saloon while beauty icon Sharmin Lucky, director Salauddin...
The Bangladesh-based promotional activities of internationally acclaimed Australian powdered milk brand 'Milkland' are going to be handled by renowned local advertising agency Mediacom Ltd, says a press release. Recently a deal has been signed towards this purpose between Safija International...
Bangladesh received US$ 976.14 million as inward remittances in April, comparing a record amount of US$ 1.10 billion in March, 2011. In last week, with the decreasing inflows and increasing import payments, the local currency felt more pressure against green...
Mitsui to boost Brazil soybean exports by 50pc TOKYO, May 20 : Mitsui and Company plans to boost soybean exports at its Brazilian unit by 50 per cent in the next five years as Japan's second-largest trading company seeks to...
MUNICH, May 20 (AFP): German industrial group Siemens said Friday that it would review a nuclear alliance with Russian partner Rosatom after a court told Siemens it could not compete with former French ally Areva. "We are going to study...
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 (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls at places are also likely, Met office...
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