YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...
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...
Nazmul AhsanThe ministry of finance (MoF) has decided, as part of its short-term action programme, to undertake investigation against the key players whose names came out in the recent report of a probe committee on the stock market scam and...
FE ReportPutting to rest uncertainties and speculations of all shades once and for all, the deal on the massive US$ 1.2 billion loan with the World Bank (WB) on constructing the Padma bridge was signed yesterday (Thursday) on a ferry...
Siddique Islam Top global rating agency Standard & Poor's Thursday maintained a 'BB-' for Bangladesh's long term debt and 'B' for short term debt, reflecting the country's stable economic outlook but low revenue base. The US-based agency said the ratings...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Thursday expressed the hope that the GDP growth rate will reach eight per cent by 2014 if the government maintains upward trend in use of internal resources. The 6.7 per cent gross...
Syful Islam The government has turned down a US$33 million United Nations (UN) project aimed at reducing poverty in Cox's Bazar after it alleged that the scheme mainly targeted at the rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the country. Four United...
FE ReportState-run investment bank, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), registered the trust deed of the Tk 50 billion Bangladesh Fund Thursday, paving the way for its quick trading in the country. The registration by a government sub-registrar means the country's...
LONDON, Apr 28 (Agencies): Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey. Prince and Kate have been deeply touched by the affection they have felt from many people since...
BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Apr 28 (AFP): The worst storms to slam southern US states in years flattened buildings and overturned vehicles, with intense tornados and floods leaving a trail of destruction and 220 people dead. The severe weather killed 131 people...
Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been divided into two divisions -- Science and Technology Division and Information and Communication Technology Division, said an official release Thursday. Besides, Roads Division, Railways Division and Bridge Division will reform...
The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...
YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...
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...
Bangladesh is a model of communal and religious harmony, visiting cardinal of Vatican Jean-Louis Tauran said Thursday, reports UNB. Cardinal Tauran, president of Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue based in Vatican, made the remark when he paid a courtesy call...
Yasir WardadThe target of jute output for the next fiscal year has been set at 7.98 million bales, officials said. The country has set a production target of 7.98 million bales of jute under 0.744 million hectares of acreage in...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 28 (BSS): Speakers at an advocacy workshop in the city Thursday laid emphasis on the need for proper physical and mental development of children for building a healthy and mentally sound nation. The speakers said that ensuring fundamental...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Thursday expressed the hope that the GDP growth rate will reach eight per cent by 2014 if the government maintains upward trend in use of internal resources. The 6.7 per cent gross...
Syful Islam The government has turned down a US$33 million United Nations (UN) project aimed at reducing poverty in Cox's Bazar after it alleged that the scheme mainly targeted at the rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the country. Four United...
FE ReportState-run investment bank, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), registered the trust deed of the Tk 50 billion Bangladesh Fund Thursday, paving the way for its quick trading in the country. The registration by a government sub-registrar means the country's...
LONDON, Apr 28 (Agencies): Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey. Prince and Kate have been deeply touched by the affection they have felt from many people since...
BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Apr 28 (AFP): The worst storms to slam southern US states in years flattened buildings and overturned vehicles, with intense tornados and floods leaving a trail of destruction and 220 people dead. The severe weather killed 131 people...
Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been divided into two divisions -- Science and Technology Division and Information and Communication Technology Division, said an official release Thursday. Besides, Roads Division, Railways Division and Bridge Division will reform...
The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...
YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...
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...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhurySyrian President Bashar Al Asad is coming down too heavily to crush opposition to his rule as the country is experiencing increasing protests for democratic and other reforms, largely in line with the current turmoil sweeping the Middle...
Syed JamaluddinIndia's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma arrived in Bangladesh on April23,leading a 33-member delegation and a host of high profile businessmen, on a two-day visit to hold talks on bilateral trade. It was an opportunity to discuss the bottlenecks for...
We need a determined and progressive national leadership to work for changing the present culture that patronises general education and even redundant forms of education, in order to improve the quality of higher education. This is all too important to...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Thursday expressed the hope that the GDP growth rate will reach eight per cent by 2014 if the government maintains upward trend in use of internal resources. The 6.7 per cent gross...
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