FE Report | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
FE ReportGovernment has started receiving new applications for electricity supplies from Tuesday although it could provide connections to very few of the previous applicants, a power ministry official said. He said the state-owned power entities at the same time have...
FE Report | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
FE Report Commerce Minister Muhammed Faruk Khan urged Tuesday the Japanese entrepreneurs to invest more in different sectors of the country. He was speaking as the chief guest at a luncheon meeting with the visiting Japanese business delegation. The luncheon...
FE Report | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
FE ReportFinance Minister A. M. A. Muhith said Tuesday the issue about the removal of Nobel laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank is a legal matter, two days after the central bank termed his position in the micro-lender as...
The visiting Royal Princess Anne, the only daughter of British Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Ganobhaban official residence, reports BSS. During the meeting, they discussed various issues...
FE Report | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
FE ReportFour hundred Bangladeshi workers, stranded in Libya, will return today (Wednesday) by two chartered plane flights and one by Gulf Air under the management of International Organization for Migration (IOM). The other Bangladeshis, who are currently staying at the...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 1: Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is capable of handling the transit cargo of the neighbouring countries any day from now on, subject to the approval by the government. CPA chairman Commodore M Anwarul Islam said this at...
COLOMBO, Mar 1 (AFP): Lasith Malinga recorded his second World Cup hat-trick and a career-best 6-38 to spark Sri Lanka's crushing nine-wicket win over Kenya in the World Cup here Tuesday. The 27-year sling-action bowler, who missed Sri Lanka's opening...
FE Report The central bank has continued to provide support to the commercial banks through selling of the US dollar in the foreign exchange (forex) market to facilitate settlement of import bills, officials said. "We've sold US$3.0 million more at...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has said that the hijacked Bangladeshi ship Jahan Moni with 26 seamen is still under the possession of Somali pirates, but will soon be released. He told parliament Tuesday that the ship-owners were carrying out negotiations...
BENGHAZI, Mar 1: Anti-regime leaders in Benghazi said Tuesday they have formed a military council in the eastern Libyan city which has become the hub of efforts to topple Moamer Gaddafi. The council, comprising officers who joined protesters against Gaddafi's...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan told in Parliament Tuesday that government has taken up a massive project to re-excavate 53 rivers across the country aimed at bringing back their navigability, reports BSS. "The project is waiting for the ECNEC approval and...
A senior BNP leader demands that the finance, commerce and home ministers resign after admitting their failures, reports bdnews24.com. Party standing committee member and former law minister Moudud Ahmed Tuesday also urged the government to take the path of negotiations...
PABNA, Mar 1 (UNB): Minister for Primary and Mass Education Affairs Dr Afsarul Ameen Tuesday said the killers of schoolteacher Arifa Khatun will be arrested and punished. The Minister stated this when he went to visit Bhainapara Government Primary School...
According to the latest survey conducted by the Islamic Foundation, there are 250,399 mosques in the country, State Minister for Religious Affairs Advocate Md Shahjahan Mian told in Parliament Tuesday, reports BSS. Replying to separate scripted questions raised by treasury...
The long-pending appeal hearing on the High Court (HC) judgment declaring valid the 13th amendment of the Constitution- the non-party caretaker government for holding general elections began before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, reports UNB....
Lawmakers of coastal areas of the country Tuesday recommended for setting priorities on three issues including increasing the height of all coastal embankments at least by one metre to address the impacts of climate change, reports BSS. The two other...
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Tuesday started demonstration programmes across the country to press home its 15-point demands including controlling the ongoing price-hike of essentials, reports UNB. The CPB began its demonstration programmes at Upazila level from Tuesday and would...
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Tuesday said the government was spearheading the Digital Bangladesh campaign with an aim to eradicate poverty, ensure development and establish people's rights, reports BSS. "The Digital Bangladesh aims at establishing the rights of information, education...
Princess Anne, the only daughter of British Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, visited Acid Survivors' Foundation (ASF) at Banani in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. During the visit, the Princess met acid survivors and ASF chairman Dr Iftekharzaman, said...
The inter-ministerial government committee for withdrawal of political cases in its 26th meeting Tuesday recommended withdrawal of 76 cases including the rudder purchase case of former President H M Ershad, reports BSS. Chaired by State Minister for Law, Justice and...
Hearing on an appeal against the High Court ban on Fatwa has begun, reports bdnews24.com. The proceedings began Tuesday at the Appellate Division's regular bench headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. In a landmark verdict on Jan 01, 2001,...
Syful Islam | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Syful IslamThe Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) is in a fix over incorporation of jail term in the Bangladesh Labour Law since the employers are strongly opposing it, official sources said. "The government is firm in its position to...
FE Report | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
FE ReportThe sponsors of 'Youth Leadership Summit 2011' have stressed the need for building up effective leadership among the youths to transform Bangladesh into a developed country. They said this at a press conference in city Tuesday on the eve...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed said, no one could harass a journalist if he publishes authentic and realistic news, according to a press release. The Minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 1: City Mayor M Manjur Alam today asked household owners in the city to cultivate every inch of unutilised land for growing fruits and vegetables to meet the growing demand of food. He said this while inaugurating...
The 11th death anniversary of late Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, an elder brother of eminent poet late Shamsur Rahman, will be held today (Wednesday), said a press release. A doa mahfil will be held today after Asar prayer at the Bakshi...
A total of 150 people were killed in February across the country due to various reasons like terrorist attack, robbery, land disputes, dowry, rape and stalking, according to the Democracywatch monthly report, reports UNB. The report revealed that among the...
Princess Anne, the only daughter of British Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, visited Acid Survivors' Foundation (ASF) at Banani in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. During the visit, the Princess met acid survivors and ASF chairman Dr Iftekharzaman, said...
The inter-ministerial government committee for withdrawal of political cases in its 26th meeting Tuesday recommended withdrawal of 76 cases including the rudder purchase case of former President H M Ershad, reports BSS. Chaired by State Minister for Law, Justice and...
Hearing on an appeal against the High Court ban on Fatwa has begun, reports bdnews24.com. The proceedings began Tuesday at the Appellate Division's regular bench headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque. In a landmark verdict on Jan 01, 2001,...
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