Nazmul AhsanThe government has fixed the criteria and characteristics for selecting projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to be implemented in 22 specified areas, according to a circular, issued from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The PMO has issued the...
Badrul AhsanBangladesh Bank (BB) has sought Tk 5.0 billion as equity entrepreneurship fund (EEF) from the government to meet the increasing demand of the fund by the local entrepreneurs, a high official of EEF unit, Bangladesh Bank, said. According to...
Dr Muhammad Yunus Thursday relinquished the post of Managing Director (MD) of Grameen Bank (GB) on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would hold charge until an MD is appointed in accordance with the procedures under Section...
The World Bank (WB) has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey, 2011 to assess the business environment for the Bangladeshi private sector and investment. The survey is planned as an integral part of WB's efforts to promote growth and investment in...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
FE ReportCleaning of garbage from the rivers around the capital will go in vain unless people shun their habit of throwing rubbish into those highly polluted waterbodies, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said. The shipping ministry has undertaken awareness programme to...
A total of 2,017 institutions achieved 100 per cent pass rate in this year's SSC and equivalent examinations, while the number was 2,927 last year, reports BSS. Of those, 256 institutions are from Dhaka, 76 from Rajshahi, 112 from Comilla,...
The cabinet Thursday approved a proposal to announce Monday as visitor free day inside Bangladesh Secretariat instead of Thursday, reports BSS. The approval was given at a cabinet meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the...
FE ReportA photo exhibition of students of Bangladesh and Singapore will be held at Drik Gallery on Friday to display their works on teaching underprivileged children (UC) in the country. CommunityAction, a student-based Bangladeshi non-profit organization and Singapore Management University...
Rajuk Uttara Model School and College retained the top position in Dhaka Board in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year attaining 95.66 point under the ranking system introduced last year, reports BSS. Rajuk was followed by Viqarunnisa Noon...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed at a ceremony at Dhaka University (DU) Thursday to establish the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Tagore Chair at the DU, reports UNB. Rajeet Mitter, high commissioner of India in Bangladesh, and...
Ln Mirza Khorshed Alam MJF of Lions Club of Dhaka Delta Rajdhani was elected District Governor of District 315A1 for the year 2011 2012 and Ln Dr SM Jaglul A Mozumdar MJF of Lions Club of Dhaka Town and Ln...
Monira MunniSugar is likely to taste sour as its price has started to increase in the local market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Traders attributed the price hike to plunge in supply from the millers. The price of...
RAJSHAHI, May 12 (BSS): Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) decided to launch three more departments from next academic session. Vice-Chancellor Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury disclosed this to the reporters at his office Thursday.
Dr Muhammad Yunus Thursday relinquished the post of Managing Director (MD) of Grameen Bank (GB) on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would hold charge until an MD is appointed in accordance with the procedures under Section...
The World Bank (WB) has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey, 2011 to assess the business environment for the Bangladeshi private sector and investment. The survey is planned as an integral part of WB's efforts to promote growth and investment in...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
M S Siddiqui A share market is a market place for trading of company shares under certain conditions. These are shares of listed companies. It is also named capital market which is a market for long term debt and equity...
Gousal AzamIncome inequality among continents, countries and within the same country is the root of all financial crises. Politicans try to counter the growing gap between the rich and the poor by encouraging the poorer to take more credit. Another...
A complete overhaul of the education system is very necessary. The present system in Bangladesh produces mainly literates or generalists or the ones having religious education along traditional lines without having relevance to the needs of the present times, in...
A report on the above subject published recently in a local English daily is a depressing matter for the people of Chittagong. By and large, the power plants are old, and the maintenance and repair, testing and operation condition is...
Even a short list of adulteration activities would make any health conscious person shudder at the thought of what they are consuming: fish and milk with formalin which is used externally to prevent human corpses from decaying, but on entering...
Every year due to cyclone, heavy rain, tornado and flood; millions of huts, bamboo made and tin shed houses of the poor people are damaged, blown off, or destroyed. This causes huge loss for them, and the poor becomes poorer....
The prospective furniture industry in the country is failing to expand due to shortage of trained and skilled manpower. This sector can flourish quickly if the government takes a proactive role. The market demand for furniture is increasing because a...
Monira MunniSugar is likely to taste sour as its price has started to increase in the local market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Traders attributed the price hike to plunge in supply from the millers. The price of...
RAJSHAHI, May 12 (BSS): Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) decided to launch three more departments from next academic session. Vice-Chancellor Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury disclosed this to the reporters at his office Thursday.
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