FE Report The country's first arbitration body -- Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) -- was launched on Saturday in the city aiming at the speediest settlement of business disputes as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR). International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh...
Mohammad MufazzalThe probe body on recent stock market scam has suggested discontinuation of share trading through omnibus accounts of the merchant banks. The recommendation came as the committee faced problems in identifying a number of influential and powerful traders who...
Siddique Islam The country's overall imports grew by over 44 per cent in the first eight months of this fiscal, thanks to a jump by nearly 117 per cent in the import of food grains, officials said. Letters of credit...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Apr 09: The United States, the largest economy in the world, extricated itself from the embarrassing situation of federal government shutdown with Republicans, Democrats and the White House scrambling late last evening to salvage the sinking...
The government will start dredging of 24 rivers in June with public and private dredgers, as part of its capital dredging campaign. The shipping ministry and the water resources ministry have jointly taken the initiative for the first time in...
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 9: Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has reopened Quomi Jute Mills at Raipur in the district headquarters renaming it as 'Jatiya Jute Mill' after nearly four years of its closure. The PM reopened the mill at around 2:45pm...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Saturday released two new stress-tolerant varieties of rice, namely, BRRI Dhan 51 and BRRI Dhan 52 for formal cultivation in flood-affected areas which could produce grain after two weeks of submergence. Officials of...
FE ReportSpeakers at a technical meeting said Saturday if an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on the richter scale occurred at Modupur in Tangail then its effect will bring extensive damages to the lives and properties in the capital....
Police in separate drives seized 220 sacks of vice meant for OMS (open market sale) in Sirajganj, Khulna and Barisal early Friday, reports UNB. In Sirajganj, on secret information police conducted a drive at Jhikra crossing on Bogra-Nagarbari highway in...
Paediatric cardiologists have urged the government to immunise women of childbearing age against rubella virus to prevent babies from birth heart defects, reports bdnews24.com. "More children are being born with such defects. It can be contained in most cases through...
Autistic children are exceedingly sensitive. Only love can turn them into priceless assets for the society, said Prof Muhammad Jafar Iqbal, leading writer and columnist of the country. He said this while speaking at a function organised by KANON, a...
BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 9: Power generation in four units of Ashuganj power station which was suspended due to technical fault in 132 KV grid lines Saturday morning resumed today evening, reports UNB. Power generation in six units of the power plant...
Shadhan Chandra Shil, cultural secretary of Bankers' Puja Parishad, Bangladesh, died Wednesday morning, said a press release. He left behind his wife and only son to mourn his death. All members of Bankers' Puja Parishad expressed their deep shock at...
The 40th death anniversary of Madhusudan Dey, well-known as 'Madhu Da', was observed at Dhaka University Saturday, reports BSS. On the occasion, a memorial meeting was held on the premises of Madhu's Canteen where speakers paid rich tributes to Madhusudan...
DU Correspondent The students of Law Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) Saturday at a human chain programme strongly protested the proposed new requirement for the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) Examinations. JSC is considering not to allow candidates without two years...
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)....
end result? Absolutely nothing will be done against the culprits, we can vouch, as long as they have money power and as long as the government, we mean the elected representatives, would think that they have nothing to gain by...
Zaglul A.ChowdhuryA veteran social activist and Gandhian, Anna Hazare has fired the latest salvo against increasing corruption at different levels in India. He has urged the government of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for undertaking effective measures including suitable legislation...
Police in separate drives seized 220 sacks of vice meant for OMS (open market sale) in Sirajganj, Khulna and Barisal early Friday, reports UNB. In Sirajganj, on secret information police conducted a drive at Jhikra crossing on Bogra-Nagarbari highway in...
Paediatric cardiologists have urged the government to immunise women of childbearing age against rubella virus to prevent babies from birth heart defects, reports bdnews24.com. "More children are being born with such defects. It can be contained in most cases through...
Autistic children are exceedingly sensitive. Only love can turn them into priceless assets for the society, said Prof Muhammad Jafar Iqbal, leading writer and columnist of the country. He said this while speaking at a function organised by KANON, a...
BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 9: Power generation in four units of Ashuganj power station which was suspended due to technical fault in 132 KV grid lines Saturday morning resumed today evening, reports UNB. Power generation in six units of the power plant...
Shadhan Chandra Shil, cultural secretary of Bankers' Puja Parishad, Bangladesh, died Wednesday morning, said a press release. He left behind his wife and only son to mourn his death. All members of Bankers' Puja Parishad expressed their deep shock at...
The 40th death anniversary of Madhusudan Dey, well-known as 'Madhu Da', was observed at Dhaka University Saturday, reports BSS. On the occasion, a memorial meeting was held on the premises of Madhu's Canteen where speakers paid rich tributes to Madhusudan...
DU Correspondent The students of Law Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) Saturday at a human chain programme strongly protested the proposed new requirement for the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) Examinations. JSC is considering not to allow candidates without two years...
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)....
Shahiduzzaman KhanIn a sudden but all-important decision, the government has decided against providing fresh piped gas connections to households to make room for increased supply to industries and power plants in future. The households will be encouraged to use liquefied...
The much-hyped report of the committee, formed in January this year to investigate the stock market collapse, has been submitted to the government. However, its content has not yet been made officially public. The chairman of the probe body has...
Mahmudur RahmanThe raging storm of debate that followed Bangladesh's agreeing to provide transittransshipment facilities to India was left simmering on the point of massive revenue earnings from fees to be paid for the purpose. Even the pessimists agreed that provided...
The dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced on April 4 by the Islamic Ain Bastobayon Committee (committee to implement Islamic laws)), under the leadership of Mufti Fazlul Haque Amini of the Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ), is undoubtedly an effort to create anarchy and...
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