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Muhith welcomes FDI in energy, transport sectors

2011-02-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (BSS): Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said that Bangladesh needed investment in a bigger way to achieve economic reliance. Speaking to a group of Indian and foreign journalists on the sideline of the World...

Empty containers affecting Ctg port operation

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The operation of the country's premier seaport is being seriously affected by a large number of empty containers now lying at different terminals. Senior officials of Chittagong Port said they have already served notices on the main...

Addl secy killed in road accident

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE ReportAn additional secretary to the government was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down on Dhanmondi Road in the capital Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abu Taher, who was attached to the Establishment...

Nation mourns death of army officers in BDR carnage

2011-02-26 00:00:00

The nation Friday mourned the deaths of 57 talented and all-round army officers who were brutally killed by some disgruntled and unruly members of Bangladesh Rifles (now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh) in the BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the...

Avian flu virus makes an alarming comeback

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh poultry industry has gone through nearly Taka 1.0 billion in losses due to a fresh onslaught of the avian influenza virus over the last two months, industry people said Friday. Poultry industry leaders said the bird flu...

VAT on edible oil reduced

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE Report The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the rate of value added tax (VAT) by 33.33 per cent on import of edible oil in order to help rein in the prices of the item in the domestic...

President leaves for Kuwait

2011-02-26 00:00:00

President Zillur Rahman on Friday left Dhaka for Kuwait on a three-day state visit to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Kuwait's Independence. - UNB

Control room opened on expats in Libya

2011-02-26 00:00:00

A control room has been opened at the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry following the volatile situation in Libya. The contact address of the control room is: Bhaban No 7, room No 418, Bangladesh Secretariat. Telephone-7168606; Mobile-01712245986, 01912899102, 01712205155,...

Revised ADP of Tk 351.30b due to get NEC nod tomorrow

2011-02-26 00:00:00

The proposed revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) of the current fiscal year (2010-11) has come down to Tk 351.30 billion which is 8.75 per cent lower than the original ADP of Tk 385 billion set out in last June's budget,...

Hasina likely to mediate Ctg AL disputes

2011-02-26 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Feb 25 (bdnews24.com): Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina will play a referee between the warring factions of Chittagong AL Saturday. The Prime Minister, who is scheduled to attend a programme at the Marine Academy in...

JSD lawmaker demands FM statement on Libya

2011-02-26 00:00:00

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) lawmaker Mainuddin Khan Badal Thursday in Parliament bitterly criticised the government for what he said its callousness on the Libya issue and demanded an immediate full-fledged statement from the foreign ministry, reports UNB. Taking the floor...

BNP leader terms Pilkhana massacre preplanned

2011-02-26 00:00:00

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain termed the BDR mutiny a 'planned massacre', and said, "it was done in order to kill two birds with one stone. The motive was to destroy BDR and weaken the army." The top...

MMCH intern doctors enforce strike

2011-02-26 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Feb 25 (UNB): Intern doctors of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) went on indefinite strike Thursday night protesting against attack on them by some local people. Sources said when Arif, an intern doctor, was taking tea in a canteen...

Empty containers affecting Ctg port operation

Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon The operation of the country's premier seaport is being seriously affected by a large number of empty containers now lying at different terminals. Senior officials of Chittagong Port said they have already served notices on the main...

Addl secy killed in road accident

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE ReportAn additional secretary to the government was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down on Dhanmondi Road in the capital Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abu Taher, who was attached to the Establishment...

Nation mourns death of army officers in BDR carnage

2011-02-26 00:00:00

The nation Friday mourned the deaths of 57 talented and all-round army officers who were brutally killed by some disgruntled and unruly members of Bangladesh Rifles (now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh) in the BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the...

Avian flu virus makes an alarming comeback

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh poultry industry has gone through nearly Taka 1.0 billion in losses due to a fresh onslaught of the avian influenza virus over the last two months, industry people said Friday. Poultry industry leaders said the bird flu...

VAT on edible oil reduced

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE Report The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the rate of value added tax (VAT) by 33.33 per cent on import of edible oil in order to help rein in the prices of the item in the domestic...

President leaves for Kuwait

2011-02-26 00:00:00

President Zillur Rahman on Friday left Dhaka for Kuwait on a three-day state visit to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Kuwait's Independence. - UNB

Control room opened on expats in Libya

2011-02-26 00:00:00

A control room has been opened at the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry following the volatile situation in Libya. The contact address of the control room is: Bhaban No 7, room No 418, Bangladesh Secretariat. Telephone-7168606; Mobile-01712245986, 01912899102, 01712205155,...

Evacuation of BD people in Libya demanded

Kamrun Nahar | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

Kamrun NaharProbashi Manob Kallyan Foundation, an organisation for expatriates' welfare, demanded immediate evacuation of stranded Bangladeshis in trouble-torn Libya. The foundation also condemned the present roles of the foreign and expatriates' welfare ministries and the embassies in evacuating 0.1 million...

Mass awareness in use of pesticides stressed

2011-02-26 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Feb 25 (BSS): Speakers at a day-long training course Thursday emphasised the need for creating awareness and spreading knowledge among the farmers for safer and optimum use of chemical pesticides in the crop fields. Citing various poisonous effects and...

Women in Mymensingh, Netrakona keen for income generating works: Study

2011-02-26 00:00:00

Rural women in Mymensingh and Netrakona districts are very keen to get involved in income generating works to ensure food security for their families, according to a recent study, reports UNB. The study revealed that in the food-insecure group, about...

Police source killed in city

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE ReportA vegetable trader-turned police source was killed by unknown miscreants in city's Jatrabari area Friday, police said. The victim was identified as Amir Shikdar (28), who used to provide information about criminals to the police. A sub-inspector of Jatrabari...

South Asia's second Maritime University to be set up in Chittagong

Sonia H Moni | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniSouth Asia's second Maritime University, Sheikh Mujib Maritime University, will be set up at Chittagong with a view to meeting the rising demand of mariners and development of maritime sector of the country. Shipping minister Shajahan Khan told...

Printmaking workshop, art exhibition underway in city

2011-02-26 00:00:00

A 10-day printmaking workshop and art exhibition titled "Muragimo/Heart" began at Cosmos Centre in city's Malibagh area Friday, reports UNB. Chief Information Commi­ssioner Mohammad Zamir inaugurated the event. Chairman of University Grants Commission Prof Nazrul Islam, High Commi-ssioner of Canada...

Addl secy killed in road accident

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE ReportAn additional secretary to the government was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down on Dhanmondi Road in the capital Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abu Taher, who was attached to the Establishment...

Nation mourns death of army officers in BDR carnage

2011-02-26 00:00:00

The nation Friday mourned the deaths of 57 talented and all-round army officers who were brutally killed by some disgruntled and unruly members of Bangladesh Rifles (now renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh) in the BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the...

Avian flu virus makes an alarming comeback

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh poultry industry has gone through nearly Taka 1.0 billion in losses due to a fresh onslaught of the avian influenza virus over the last two months, industry people said Friday. Poultry industry leaders said the bird flu...

VAT on edible oil reduced

FE Report | 2011-02-26 00:00:00

FE Report The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced the rate of value added tax (VAT) by 33.33 per cent on import of edible oil in order to help rein in the prices of the item in the domestic...