ROME, May 12 (Commodity Online): In a stunning revelation, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said nearly one third of the food produced in a year were lost or wasted by humans. In a study, Global Food Losses and Food...
PARIS, May 12 (AFP): Bulls in the oil market still have room to run around a price of $110 per barrel but growth of global oil demand is set to ease, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, tipping the...
The Benchmark General Index DGEN finished on a strong note on the last trading day of the week to register gain of 2.36%. Central Bank's statement that there is excess liquidity worth BDT 28000 crore in the banking system may...
FHM Humayan KabirChittagong Port Authority (CPA) has offered a window berthing facilities to a French shipping company CMA CGM for operating its vessels at the port to facilitate international trades, officials said Thursday. CPA official said under the offer, the...
Exporters' Association of Bangladesh (EAB) Thursday urged the government to continue the tax-holiday for the next ten years to boost investment in the industrial sector, reports UNB. BEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy made the plea to the government from 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.
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...
Munima SultanaThe Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has taken initiative to encourage workers' welfare associations in all zone's factories to increase female members by 30 per cent for ensuring their representation in the negotiation bodies. The EPZ workers associations...
MOSCOW, May 12 (AFP): Russia and China are hoping to sign a crucial gas deal that will allow Moscow to diversify energy supplies beyond Europe at an investor forum in June to be attended by the Chinese president, a Kremlin...
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Bloomberg): Sales at U.S. retailers rose in April, reflecting gains at service stations and grocery stores as fuel and food prices climbed. The 0.5 percent increase was the smallest since July and followed a 0.9 percent March...
PARIS, May 12 (AFP): Bulls in the oil market still have room to run around a price of $110 per barrel but growth of global oil demand is set to ease, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, tipping the...
The Benchmark General Index DGEN finished on a strong note on the last trading day of the week to register gain of 2.36%. Central Bank's statement that there is excess liquidity worth BDT 28000 crore in the banking system may...
FHM Humayan KabirChittagong Port Authority (CPA) has offered a window berthing facilities to a French shipping company CMA CGM for operating its vessels at the port to facilitate international trades, officials said Thursday. CPA official said under the offer, the...
Exporters' Association of Bangladesh (EAB) Thursday urged the government to continue the tax-holiday for the next ten years to boost investment in the industrial sector, reports UNB. BEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy made the plea to the government from 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.
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...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, May 12: Harvesting of Boro paddy in five upazilas of Joypurhat district has started from this week. Though the harvesting is now at the initial stage, farmers are facing labour crisis and high cost of labour and...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, May 12: A daylong roundtable meeting on "Tuberculosis Control and Social Participation", jointly organised by Department of Health, Health and Family planning Ministry, Brahmanbaria press Club and BRAC at the auditorium of Zila Parishad in the town here...
SUNAMGANJ, May 12 (UNB): A man was killed by his elder brother following a family feud at Kalanjura village in Jagannathpur Upazila Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mansur Ahmad Lebu Mia (28), son of Aftab Ali of the village....
NARSINGDI, May 12 (UNB): At least 11 people were killed and nine others injured in separate incidents in Gazipur, Narshingdi, Pabna, Natore, Jhenidah, Dinajpur, Sylhet and Rajbari districts Wednesday. In Jhenidah, Awami League worker, Tulu Sikder (32), son of Yousuf...
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