Shahiduzzaman KhanPrices of some essential commodities, especially the food items, are rising again. Market watchers have termed such increases as phenomenal. The retail price of coarse rice is 40 per cent higher than its was a year ago and that...
Norad says it found no evidence of embezzlement of the Norwegian funds given to Grameen Bank but that the bank did transfer the aid money to its sister company, breaching agreement,reports bdnews24.com. The Norwegian aid agency submitted a report to...
FE ReportThere remain 10 major constraints having a negative impact on the investment climate of Bangladesh -- that include corruption, electricity crisis, political instability and legal framework, according to a report of Asia Society, Washington.The report has been made public...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman has urged banks to scale up their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, no matter whether they will get tax benefits or not."It's our duty to give back to the society as we've received a...
The average inflation rate during the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year (FY) stands at 7.5 per cent.Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith disclosed this Wednesday, while placing a report in the House on the macroeconomic trend of...
The bill on allowing Bangladeshi expatriates to vote in elections has been passed in parliament. The assembly on Wednesday passed the "Voters Roll (Amendment) Bill-2010" on a proposal by law minister Shafique Ahmed. If the law takes effect through publication...
Parliament has passed into law a bill for speeding up the trial of BDR mutineers, accused of killing over 70 persons including 57 army officers at the Pilkhana headquarters last year. The draft law, which has set capital punishment for...
So far, a total of 9,103,997 farmers opened bank accounts with Tk 10 across the country, Parliament was told Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury informed the number of farmers who opened bank accounts with Tk 10 and gave the break...
Weather is likely to remain rain with temporary partly cloudy sky over many places of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Thursday).Light fog may occur over the river basins of...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that her government has taken special programmes for overall development of the country's all seaports including setting up deep seaport to fulfil its election pledges, reports BSS. "The present...
FE ReportCommerce minister Faruk Khan said Wednesday Bangladesh's exports to the European Union (EU) could go up by US$ 3.0 billion a year, thanks to the new trade preference scheme.Bangladesh along with other poorer nations will enjoy new rules of...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 08: Middle-East peace talks have run into rough weather with the White House announcing it has given up hope of persuading Israel to freeze Jewish settlements in the occupied areas. The decision leaves the on-going...
Pro-BNP Islamist group Sammilito Ulama-Mashayekh Parishad has called a countrywide dawn-to-dask general strike on December 26 protesting the national education policy draft, which aims to 'secularise' the education system, reports bdnews24.com. The protest programme was declared by the group's chief...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Dec 8: The experimental cultivation of Kalizira rice in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila of the district sees a successful production this season. At least 30 bighas of high land was brought under Kalizira cultivation at Char Sonakair under Gopalganj...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Dec 8: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed the target of producing 3,52,045 tonnes of paddy from 83878 hectares of land in Nilphamari district in this Boro season. DAE sources said which out of hybrid variety...
Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Dec 8: Quilt makers of the district have been passing busy time making various quilt items as lep, kantha, toshok, zazim, pillow etc with the onset of winter season. They are working from morning to evening and making...
MAGURA, Dec 08 (UNB): A bicycle rider was killed when a passenger bus knocked him down from behind near Binodpur village on Magura-Mohammadpur highway of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Waliur Rahman (45) at Binodpur village of...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Dec 8: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed the target of producing 3,52,045 tonnes of paddy from 83878 hectares of land in Nilphamari district in this Boro season. DAE sources said which out of hybrid variety...
RAJBARI, Dec 8 (UNB): Three robbers were killed in mass beating at Jhenidah village in Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.One of the deceased was identified as Dobir Mondol, (35), son of Porosh Ali Mondol while the identity of two others could...
Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Dec 8: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Tangail has distributed agricultural loan for the financial year 2010-2011.They set up a target for loan disbursment of Tk 1.19 billion and recovery target is Tk 0.81 billion.The BKB Tangail zonal office...
COX'S BAZAAR, Dec 8 (bdnews24.com): The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined two organisations and an individual Tk 1.66 million for harming the environment and ecology at the country's only coral island Saint Martin's. A department statement said the fines,...
RANGPUR, Dec 8 (BSS): All preparations have been completed in observance of the Rokeya Day-2010 through 3-day elaborate programmes from today at Pairaband village under Mithapukur Upazila here in a befitting manner. Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Jashim Uddin Ahmed will formally...
Two bodies recovered in N'ganjTwo unidentified young men's bodies were recovered from Rupganj and Bandar Upazilas Tuesday and Monday. In Rupganj, police recovered the body of an unidentified youth aged about (24), from a roadside ditch at Jatramura on Dhaka-Sylhet...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Dolon Chapa07:45 Shilpo O Shahitay08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:35 Moner Katha08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Docu-09:35 Lok Oithijjho10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Banglar Bangla11:05 Maa O Shishur Katha11:30...
PESHAWAR, Dec 8, 2010 (AFP): At least 17 people were killed in a suicide attack on a market in the northwestern Pakistan of Kohat Wednesday, a senior police official said.The explosion took place at a busy bus terminal in the...
SEOUL, Dec 8 (AP): After South Korea was spooked Wednesday morning by reports of artillery fire in the North, the two most senior military leaders from Washington and Seoul met to discuss possible responses to future provocations by the North,...
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (VOA): Indian authorities have appealed for calm and sounded a nationwide alert following a bomb attack in the Hindu holy city, Varanasi, which killed a child and injured 37 other people, including foreign tourists.An Indian Islamist...
M. Mizanur Rahman and Md. MaherALLEVIATION of poverty with the help of micro-credit is now a well-known process all over the world. Not only the advocates of micro-credit but also the governments, donors, development organisations and others have keen interest...
Z M Saifuddin WHILE consumerism is rapidly growing in different parts of the world, it is also evident that consumers in developed and developing countries are becoming increasingly concerned about the poor conditions in which products are produced. To focus...
THE International Day of Persons with Disabilities last Friday went by in Bangladesh with very little in the way of promoting more understanding of disability issues. The day is observed globally, obviously to sensitize the public and mobilize support for...
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