The government has selected 12 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) as commercially important persons (CIPs) for 2011 for their significant contribution to the country's economy, an official notification said in the city Monday. The selected persons are: Mohammad Abdur Rahim, Dr MG...
The government has reduced visa attestation fee for Mauritius, brining down the manpower export cost to the island nation. The expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry has notified the foreign ministry that visa fee for Mauritius has been reduced to...
LONDON, Mar 21 (Agencies): World oil prices rallied on Monday after Western air strikes were launched on key crude exporter Libya over the weekend. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, added $2.10 to $103.17 a...
FE Report Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated further Monday by 0.19 per cent against the US dollar following increased demand for the greenback to settle import payments by the commercial banks. The US dollar was quoted at Tk 72.30-Tk 72.48 in...
FE ReportThe government has finalised a comprehensive plan to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for all by the next fifteen years. About US $ 21 billion investment package has been proposed for implementing the plan to ensure people's access...
Jamal UddinAcute pollution of the rivers surrounding the capital has been going on unabated due to meagre and ineffective initiatives from the authorities concerned to protect those water bodies from raw pollutants. "The pollution causes an economic loss of Tk...
The Power Development Board (PDB) has sought Tk 30 billion from the finance ministry as subsidy to provide fuel to liquid-fuel-based rental power plants and pay the bills of Independent Power Producers (IPP) for the remaining three months of the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 21: All crew members of the freed Bangladesh flag vessel MV Jahan Moni landed at Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport this afternoon. An Oman Airways flight carrying 26 crew members and wife of chief engineer of the ship...
Backing the High Court judgment on the Constitution's 13th amendment, noted jurist Dr Kamal Hossain Monday told the Supreme Court (SC) that it is not possible to hold free and fair elections under a political government, reports UNB. Dr Kamal...
FE ReportSpeakers at a workshop Monday said women's participation is vital for sustainable economic development, as nearly half of the country's total population is women. They underscored the need for increased participation of women in various economic activities across the...
Governor of Indian State of Tripura Dr DY Patil Monday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban, reports UNB. During the meeting they discussed bilateral issues including trade between the two neighbouring...
Senior Awami League (AL) leader Abdur Razzak Monday stressed the need for national unity to protect parliamentary democracy and make the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) more effective, reports BSS. Taking part in discussion on the President's Speech on the inaugural day...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) will meet today (Tuesday) to consider 11 development projects including a revised one of installing 150 megawatt (mw) peaking power plant in Khulna with an additional cost of over Tk 7.39...
The cabinet Monday approved the draft Cooperatives (Amendment) Bill, 2011 aiming to expedite the 'Vision 2021' programme as the present law is not capable enough to achieve the target, reports UNB. The cabinet took the decision at its regular weekly...
The government is introducing a programme to create permanent employment for unemployed educated youths after completion of two-year term jobs under National Service Programme (NSP), officials said. The Department of Youth Development (DYD), the implementing agency of NSP, has already...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 21: All crew members of the freed Bangladesh flag vessel MV Jahan Moni landed at Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport this afternoon. An Oman Airways flight carrying 26 crew members and wife of chief engineer of the ship...
President M Zillur Rahman Monday urged the university students to make their due contribution to turn the country into a developed and rich nation within next ten years when it will celebrate the golden jubilee of independence, reports UNB. The...
FE ReportWorld University of Bangladesh (WUB) Sunday honoured two eminent figures of the country with gold medals for their outstanding contribution to the language movement and the War of Liberation. Language hero Ahmed Rafiq and freedom fighter Abdul Quddus Makhon...
FE ReportThe government has almost finalised National Child Policy 2011 to ensure a child-friendly environment in the country. Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad said this, while speaking as the chief guest at the launching programme of the Bangladesh version of...
World Water Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere around the globe, reports UNB. The Day is observed every year on March 22 to focus global attention on the importance of water and upholding for sustainable management...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, March 21: Country's leading ship building company Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has started receiving job applications from skilled workers returning from the trouble-hit Libya. Western Marine received 50 applications till Monday from the Libya returnees since the company...
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral ZU Ahmed returned home Monday after attending the steel cutting ceremony of building two war ships for Bangladesh Navy in China, reports UNB. During his stay in China the Navy Chief inaugurated the Steel...
Shah Alam Nur Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin), leader of the Sammilito Parishad which bagged all the 27 posts in Sunday's election to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said Monday his first priority will be to protect the...
I address this letter to you since I do not know any better. The country is passing through difficult times. It is high time for you to act prudently and without fear or favour. God has bestowed upon you the...
Day by day, the historic Dhaka city, which has a tradition of over 400 years and for which we feel proud, is becoming really unfit for living. According to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the city has been termed the second...
World Water Day will be observed today in the country as elsewhere around the globe, reports UNB. The Day is observed every year on March 22 to focus global attention on the importance of water and upholding for sustainable management...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, March 21: Country's leading ship building company Western Marine Shipyard Ltd has started receiving job applications from skilled workers returning from the trouble-hit Libya. Western Marine received 50 applications till Monday from the Libya returnees since the company...
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral ZU Ahmed returned home Monday after attending the steel cutting ceremony of building two war ships for Bangladesh Navy in China, reports UNB. During his stay in China the Navy Chief inaugurated the Steel...
Shah Alam Nur Md Shafiul Islam (Mohiuddin), leader of the Sammilito Parishad which bagged all the 27 posts in Sunday's election to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said Monday his first priority will be to protect the...
Science books, published and distributed under the auspices of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) for the year 2011, which have recently come under some scrutiny in a contemporary once again exposes the deplorable quality of textbooks that school...
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