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NBR to take up personal tax 'evasion' issue with Dr Yunus

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to sit with Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus within this week after it has found irregularities in his personal income tax file, officials said Monday. The intelligence team of the...

LDCs summit opens in Istanbul

2011-05-10 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, May 9 (Agencies): A five-day UN summit with 48 leaders of the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs) began in Istanbul Monday to discuss a new 10-year aid plan to help lift nations out of poverty. "Investing in the LDCs...

Tariff Commission for FTA with KL

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has given a positive signal to the government in striking a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement with Malaysia, saying, the proposed deal will boost the country's export of goods and manpower substantially in Malaysia...

BNP demands mid-term polls

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Opposition BNP said Monday the government has no moral right to cling to power and asked it to step down and hold mid-term election, reports UNB. "Quit power immediately, arrange mid-term election. People don't want to see this failed government....

Exports rise by 41pc in 10 months

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Monira MunniBangladesh's exports increased to US$18.24 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal, thanks to GSP facilities and addition of new destinations. The figure marks a 41 per cent hike over that of the corresponding period of...

Supreme Court judgment today on CG

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The fate of the non-party caretaker government (CG) under the Constitution will be decided by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (Tuesday). A 7-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque will pronounce...

Dedicated booth for Moitree at Kolkata station

2011-05-10 00:00:00

A separate ticket booth for Moitree train plying between Dhaka and Kolkata will be opened at the Kolkata rail station within a week. "Since passengers face problems in booking tickets in Kolkata, it has been decided that a separate ticket...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

Domestic gas meters installed on trial basis

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportTitas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd. has installed a limited number of pre-paid gas meters on experimental basis at Mohammadpur and Lalmatia areas in the capital, official said. If the 1-2 months observation period yields positive result then...

SQC brought to Dhaka for quizzing

2011-05-10 00:00:00

BNP's senior detained lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (SQC) has been sent to Dhaka from Gazipur district jail for interrogation at the 'safe home' of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), reports bdnews24.com. Mr Chowdhury was sent to the Dhaka Central Jail...

EC cautions against pol influence in UP polls

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has cautioned against exerting influence in upcoming union parishad (UP) election saying legal action would be taken against anybody found to be influencing the polls, reports UNB. Talking to reporters Election Commissioner Sakhawat Hossain said allegations...

Yasin Ali resigns from SEC

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportMuhammad Yasin Ali, a member of the securities regulator, Monday resigned from his post to comply with a verbal order of the government, officials said. On the day Mr Ali submitted his resignation letter to Secretary of Banking and...

Talk about constitutional amendment in JS, Nasim urges opposition

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Senior Awami League (AL) leader and former home minister Mohammad Nasim Monday called upon the Opposition to talk about the constitutional amendment by joining the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports BSS. "There are scopes for expressing opinions by the Opposition about...

Classes, exams of Comilla University suspended

2011-05-10 00:00:00

COMILLA, May 9 (UNB): All classes and examinations of Comilla University were suspended Sunday due to violent protest by the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). A section of BCL activists brought out a procession at about 10am, exploded five...

Maulana Sabbir taken on 5-day remand

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The Nayeb-e-Amir of banned militant organization Harkat-ul-Jihad Al Islami (HuJI) Maulana Abdul Hannan alias Sabbir was taken on a five-day police remand for interrogation in connection with the bomb attack on a rally of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB)...

Exports rise by 41pc in 10 months

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Monira MunniBangladesh's exports increased to US$18.24 billion during the first ten months of the current fiscal, thanks to GSP facilities and addition of new destinations. The figure marks a 41 per cent hike over that of the corresponding period of...

Supreme Court judgment today on CG

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The fate of the non-party caretaker government (CG) under the Constitution will be decided by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (Tuesday). A 7-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque will pronounce...

Dedicated booth for Moitree at Kolkata station

2011-05-10 00:00:00

A separate ticket booth for Moitree train plying between Dhaka and Kolkata will be opened at the Kolkata rail station within a week. "Since passengers face problems in booking tickets in Kolkata, it has been decided that a separate ticket...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

President for expanding services of Information Commission

2011-05-10 00:00:00

President M Zillur Rahman Monday urged the Information Commission to gradually expand its services for the welfare of the people, reports UNB. "You've to remain alert that people get information without facing any hassle," he said when Chief Information Commissioner...

Annisul Huq to anchor 'Ke Hote Chay Kotipoti' TV reality show******

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportFormer Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) president Annisul Huq will be the anchor of Bangla TV reality show 'Ke Hote Chay Kotipoti' (who wants to be a millionaire). His name was announced at a press...

Separate budgetary allocation for pvt universities sought

2011-05-10 00:00:00

DU Correspondent Leaders of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) Monday demanded separate budgetary allocation for the private universities to boost the quality of higher education in the country. APUB President CM Shafi Sami made this demand at...

NICVD Hospital to be turned into a 750-bed one

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque Monday assured that the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Hospital would be turned into a 750-bed hospital for development of the country's health sector, reports BSS. While inaugurating the outdoor medicine service at...

Limon released from Barisal jail

2011-05-10 00:00:00

BARISAL, May 9 (bdnews24.com): Maimed HSC examinee Limon Hossain has been released from the Barisal prison, four days after securing bail from the High Court (HC). Limon was freed from the Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital's prison cell Monday.

Summer fruits still too sour

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Mazadul HoqueVarious kinds of summer fruits have started pouring in the city markets and the prices are higher than expected. City's fruits sellers of different areas told the FE Monday though the most succulent fruit for summer season-mangoes which are...

Wazed Miah's 2nd death anniversary observed

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Dr MA Wazed Miah, an internationally renowned nuclear scientist and husband of Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina was observed Monday, said a press release. Dr Wazed Miah passed away on this day in 2009 at...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....