Sonia H Moni | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Sonia H MoniThe project, which is set to transform the country's rural post offices into electronic-post centres, is expected to be approved in the next meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) this month, officials said....
Kamrun Nahar | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Kamrun NaharDespite achieving more than 8.0 per cent growth, the agro-food processing industry in Bangladesh has been facing shortage of skilled manpower, industry insiders said. Food-processing alone represents over 22 per cent of all manufacturing jobs and employs about 20...
ACME Specialised Pharmaceuticals Ltd will go for production by this year to produce world-standard medicines, said a press statement. The annoucement came to the Annual Marketing and Sales Conference 2010 of the ACME Laboratories Ltd. The conferene was held at...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportPrices of loose edible oil and onion decreased, while those of other daily essentials including rice, vegetables and spices remain unchanged in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. Traders said loose soybean witnessed a downward trend by Tk...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportAround 200 voters could not provide necessary documents to prove themselves to be genuine and thus they will be automatically disqualified for voting in the Sunday's election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), its president Abdus...
BHOLA, Mar 18 (UNB): A mobile court here Friday convicted a Awami League (AL) activist and sentenced him to 21 days' imprisonment for violating electoral code of conduct in union parishad election. The convict is identified as Sabuj (18), son...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportLocals allegedly set fire to at least six abandoned buses at Matuail in the capital Friday morning as owners did not shift those vehicles despite their repeated requests. But firefighters rejected the claim, saying that the fire originated from...
A weeklong art exhibition by artists of Indian state of Tripura begins today (Saturday) at the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University (DU), reports UNB. Paintings of 14 artists will be on display at the exhibition, which has been arranged...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportNo cricket fan or members of the public will be allowed to stay around the Sher-e-BanglaNational Stadium immediately after the tigers' vital match against South Africa Saturday for security reasons, DMP Commissioner said Friday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) took...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportTeletalk Bangladesh Ltd announced Friday that the company will distribute special SIM to the students who secured GPA-5 in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination, a high official of the operator announced. Managing Director of Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd Mujibur...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportBangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to boost mutual cooperation in the aviation sector, a UAE-based news agency said. Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) signed the MoU with the General Civil Aviation...
Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced a state of emergency in the country Friday. Earlier in the day, at least 39 people were killed when Yemeni security men and pro-government gunmen opened fire at an anti-government protest in Sanaa...
Robert O Blake, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, will arrive in the city today (Saturday) on a four-day visit to Bangladesh on the second leg of his three-Asian nation tour. Blake will hold bilateral...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will no longer provide any information, in any written form, to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for the latter's investigation into charges of graft against alleged corrupt individuals, in order to protect taxpayers'...
Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Nazmul AhsanThe state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) expect to improve their loan recovery position in the current calendar year, 2011, following the recruitment of more officials by them to make an effective drive for reducing the amount of classified loans in...
MUMBAI, March 18, 2011 (Agencies): Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 112 runs in the teams' last World Cup Group A match at the Wankhede Stadium Friday. Kumar Sangakkara smashed his 11th one-day hundred but New Zealand came back with...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's ship breakers are still scared of importing old vessels despite an interim High Court (HC) order issued in favour of them, causing serious shortage of raw materials needed for a number of industries. The HC...
TRIPOLI, Mar 18 (AFP): Libya will halt all military operations immediately, Foreign Minister Mussa Kussa said in Tripoli on Friday. "Libya has decided an immediate ceasefire and an immediate halt to all military operations," Kussa told a press conference. He...
The Namaz-e-Janaza of BNP Secretary General and former Chief Whip Khondakar Delwar Hossain was held at four places in the city Friday, reports BSS. The day's first Namaz-e-Janaza was held on the High Court premises followed by one at south...
TOKYO, Mar 18 (Agencies): Japan battled a nuclear and humanitarian crisis Friday, with engineers working to restore power to a stricken power plant in what the UN's top atomic expert said was a "race against time". Half a million people...
Bangladesh hope to come out with all guns blazing when they clash with powerful South Africa in a must-win game today (Saturday) to enter the World Cup quarter-finals, reports AFP. England's dramatic win over the West Indies in Chennai Thursday...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportNo cricket fan or members of the public will be allowed to stay around the Sher-e-BanglaNational Stadium immediately after the tigers' vital match against South Africa Saturday for security reasons, DMP Commissioner said Friday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) took...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportTeletalk Bangladesh Ltd announced Friday that the company will distribute special SIM to the students who secured GPA-5 in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination, a high official of the operator announced. Managing Director of Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd Mujibur...
FE Report | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FE ReportBangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to boost mutual cooperation in the aviation sector, a UAE-based news agency said. Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) signed the MoU with the General Civil Aviation...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
Mahmudur RahmanA couple of days after asserting his government's decision and the statement of our foreign minister that Bangladesh would follow the law whether it pleases or not others, William Blake, the US under-secretary is due to visit. His assertion...
From Fazle Rashid | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Mar 18: India and Brazil, alongwith Germany, China and Brazil, abstained from voting on the resolution, adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) yesterday, authorising military action, including air strikes against Libyan tanks, and...
Country's banking sector has largely recovered from the liquidity crisis as the central bank through repurchase agreement (repo) is infusing sufficient amount of fund in the money market every day. The fund the central bank infused would be five times...
MANAMA, Mar 18(BBC): Some Bangladeshi expatriates in Bahrain say they have been forced to take part in pro-government rallies. They have told the BBC that their enforced participation has provoked retaliatory attacks from the country's majority Shia population. A Bangladeshi...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
FHM Humayan KabirThe power division has sought to avail itself of expensive suppliers' credit for installing three electricity plants, allegedly without searching for cheaper loans defying the government's policy, officials said. Finance ministry officials said the division has requested us...
M Azizur Rahman | 2011-03-19 00:00:00
M Azizur RahmanThe Ministry of Power and Energy and the Ministry of Shipping are at loggerheads over using the Mongla seaport for coal shipment to run the 1,320 megawatt (mw) power plant in Khulna. The ministry of power is interested...
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