FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday stated that decentralisation of administration and development devolution were one of the critical constraints to accelerating the pace of implementation of the annual development programme (ADP). "This problem does not lie simply with...
WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (AFP): The United States carried out its first drone strike in Libya on Saturday, the Pentagon said, two days after approving the use of pilotless aircraft to aid rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces. "The first Predator strike...
The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...
NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...
The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...
Manzur AhmedIndian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma during his stay in Bangladesh is expected to discuss issues of mutual interest relating to trade and business between the two countries to help boost bilateral trade and investment. Major areas for...
Professor Dr Tapodhir Bhattacharjee, vice-chancellor of Assam University, Silchar, India called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (DU VC) Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at the latter's office Saturday, reports UNB. Assam University Vice-Chancellor was accompanied by Director of National and International...
FE Report The number of street children may increase to 1.14 million by 2014 in the country said a study report of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Saturday. Two other reports conducted by BBS and Ministry of social welfare...
Alumni Association of Northern University Bangladesh (NUB) is going to arrange the 2nd Reunion-2011 on May 27 at Institution of Engineers Bangladesh in the city, said a press release. Registration is open for all alumni until May 20. Registration fee...
General Myat Hein, commander in chief (Air) of Myanmar Air Force arrived in Dhaka on a six day visit to Bangladesh Saturday. He is leading a six member delegation, said an ISPR press release. On his arrival at the Hazrat...
Kamrun NaharThe country's business leaders are set to urge an Indian delegation, which arrives today, to make good India's pledge on duty-free access of 61 Bangladeshi items to that country to help reduce Dhaka's huge trade deficit. Indian commerce minister...
A move is under way to allow a few more liquid fuel-guzzling rental power plants having a total capacity of 400-500 MW amid alleged persuasion by some ruling party lawmakers and influential business quarters, reports UNB. According to official sources,...
FHM Humayan KabirThe power division has taken a move to get the approval of the government at its highest level for relaxation of some of the terms and conditions under existing guidelines about taking supplier's credit, to set up some...
BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 22 (UNB): Six more bodies were recovered until Friday noon raising the death toll of Thursday's launch capsize in Meghna River to 33 while the rescue operation has been declared completed with the salvage of the sunken launch....
FE Report The prices of powdered milk have increased by nearly Tk 70 a kilogramme (kg) in the local market in recent weeks. Importers blamed the rise in its prices in the international market for the commodity becoming costlier in...
Jubair HasanAn official move to reduce the cost of doing business for realtors have fallen flat as authorities scrapped the proposal to create a 'one-stop service' due to 'legal complexities', officials said. The special initiative -- One Stop Service --...
Syful Islam The ministry of establishment has proposed for procurement of some 25 luxury cars for ministers and advisers though there is no allocation for the same in the current budget. Finance Minister AMA Muhith has raised question about the...
The BNP has declined an invitation from the special parliamentary (JS) committee on constitutional amendment and called for a referendum on the issue, reports bdnews24.com. "The letter to Khaleda Zia is mere eyewash," the opposition's chief whip Joynal Abdin Farroque...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Friday said the government is going to set up some 17 new public educational institutions (of which 11 are government secondary schools and six are public colleges) in Dhaka City Corporation area costing Tk 4.35...
The fifth floor of Thai Aluminium Tower at Road No 17, a multi-storied building in the city's Banani area, caught fire at around 5:00 pm Friday. Shahzadi Sultana, an official of Fire Service (control room) told the news agency that...
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 (Saturday). Day temperature may remain nearly...
Nerun YakubA few more days to go to the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster on earth ---- a meltdown of reactor number four at the Chernobyl power plant in the early hours of April 26, 1986. The powerful...
Mainul IslamMany factors are working as disincentives to higher education in Bangladesh. First of all, opportunities for higher education have progressively decreased over the years. Hundreds of aspirants vie for a single seat in any of the departments of the...
The Election Commission (EC) has announced the schedule for second and final phase of elections to 3,800 union parishads (UPs), to be held between May 31 and July 5. Earlier, UP polls in the first phase were held and after...
Bangladesh, according to some media reports, is regressing in popularizing family planning activities. It is needless to say that this is a piece of ominous news for a country which is already too overburdened with its huge population in a...
Should the 15-storied Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Bhaban, built with millions of taka be demolished only for some lapses and omissions of some persons? The fact that lapses, omissions, negligence of duty and acts of corruption are...
Vegetable producers and their handlers at different levels in the distribution chain are reported to be involved in large-scale use of pesticides in the fields to preserve the vegetables and at secondary levels the handlers are also not using, as...
Syful Islam The ministry of establishment has proposed for procurement of some 25 luxury cars for ministers and advisers though there is no allocation for the same in the current budget. Finance Minister AMA Muhith has raised question about the...
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