Fazle RashidNEW YORK Apr 11: The embattled Yemeni president Abdullah Saleh is under mounting international pressure to cede power to his vice-president with the ultimate objective of forming a national unity government. led by the opposition. Foreign ministers of Gulf...
BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 11 (UNB): Doctors and employees of Brahmanbaria Sadar hospital went on work abstention Monday morning protesting against an attack on them. Dr Abu Sayeed said, on Saturday evening, some hooligans entered the emergency unit of the hospital by...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kustia, Noakhali and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday)....
BNP has alleged that police, along with the ruling party hooligans, are terrorising opposition supporters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, reports bdnews24.com . "Panic has gripped Keraniganj. it has become difficult for the BNP men to stay...
A Dhaka court has granted bail to four officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's senior special judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque passed the order Monday when the BTCL officials surrendered before the court...
WASHINGTON, April 11:The cost of the air war in Libya for the US military has reached $608 million, a US defense official said Monday. The cost estimate covers the period from the start of international air strikes in Libya on...
Jamal UddinThe government and the regulator sit with mobile phone operators today (Tuesday) to discuss the draft guideline for second generation (2G) licence renewal as the row deepens over the issue, officials said Monday. The tripartite meeting is the first...
FE Report The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Monday urged the government of Turkey to take out anti-dumping duty on export of readymade garments (RMG) and textiles from Bangladesh. The first vice-president of the chamber Md...
M Azizur RahmanTechnical glitches in power plants have emerged as the key bottleneck for augmenting electricity generation, industry insiders said. These are eating up government's achievements in commissioning of new power plants as around 30 per cent of the country's...
FE ReportThe government has formed two committees to help expedite the framing of policy that aims to promote ship breaking without harming environment. Of the committees, one is the national committee headed by Industries Minister and another is the technical...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has confirmed US$60 million loan for Bangladesh to upgrade nearly 800 kilometres of rural roads and some markets in 21 impoverished northwest and southwest districts of the country. Secretary of the Economic Relations Division...
The government must contain inflation and ensure uninterrupted power supply, if it wants to get the Vision 2021 implemented, speakers told a seminar Saturday. The overall inflation is going up though the service sector and other key economic indicators show...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) holds a daylong consultation meeting on the challenges and opportunities that are underway for a modern, efficient tax administration system in the country. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will attend the event to be held...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kustia, Noakhali and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday)....
BNP has alleged that police, along with the ruling party hooligans, are terrorising opposition supporters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, reports bdnews24.com . "Panic has gripped Keraniganj. it has become difficult for the BNP men to stay...
A Dhaka court has granted bail to four officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's senior special judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque passed the order Monday when the BTCL officials surrendered before the court...
WASHINGTON, April 11:The cost of the air war in Libya for the US military has reached $608 million, a US defense official said Monday. The cost estimate covers the period from the start of international air strikes in Libya on...
BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua): China saw a trade deficit of 1.02 billion US dollars from January to March this year, the first quarterly trade deficit in six years, according to figures released Sunday by the general administration of customs (GAC)....
NEW DELHI, April 11 (AFP): India's industrial output growth slowed to 3.6 per cent from a year earlier in February, below analyst forecasts and far down on its 2010 peaks, official data showed Monday. February's output was less than January's...
Temporary employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) have gone on a sit-in strike demanding regularisation of their jobs. The sit-in programme started at 10:00 am Sunday in front of the BTCL building in the city's Eskaton Road. -...
MILAN, April 9 (Reuters): The fund Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti wants to set up to save strategic companies from foreign takeover will have some 20 billion euros ($28.80 billion) available, the La Repubblica daily said Saturday. The Italian government...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Khustia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Sunday)....
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryJapan, reeling in the aftermath of the catastrophic quakes and tsunami that struck the country a month ago, was rattled by a magnitude 7.4 aftershock sending new fear and uncertainty for the nation. The March 11 quake and...
Md. Main uddinIt is known that our state-owned banks commonly alternatively public banks are not performing well. They are burdened with a large amount of defaulted loans. Most defaulters are large borrowers and they are seen to have connections with...
BARISAL, Apr 10 (bdnews24.com): The mother of Limon Hossain, now receiving treatment for bullet wounds at the orthopedic hospital in the capital, has sued 12 people, including six RAB personnel. Henuara Begum Sunday filed the case with the District Judicial...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 10: Bangladesh business leaders have urged the government of Turkey to withdraw anti-dumping duty on export of readymade garments (RMG) and textiles from Bangladesh. The business leaders made the request through the 10-member Turkish business delegation during...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 10 (bdnews24.com): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) will launch a special drive in the port city on April 16 to make sure the CNG-auto rickshaws are using the mandatory fare metres. The police began monitoring Sunday whether the CNG...
Recording testimony in the sensational murder case of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni has begun, reports bdnews24.com. Tinni's father Syed Mahbub Karim gave partial statement in Dhaka Seventh Additional District and Session Judge's Court Sunday after missing seven dates. Judge...
The government will import 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 50,000 tonnes of boiled rice and 12,500 tonnes of sugar to meet the domestic requirements. Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting at NEC Bhaban with Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday...
Temporary employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) have gone on a sit-in strike demanding regularisation of their jobs. The sit-in programme started at 10:00 am Sunday in front of the BTCL building in the city's Eskaton Road. -...
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