DU Correspondent Speakers at a human chain Tuesday stressed the need for creating mass awareness and raising united voice against Eve teasing.They also called upon the people to resist Eve teasers in the society strongly as they were going beyond...
President M Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday paid tribute to the memory of Shaheed Noor Hossain, who laid down his life on November 10 in 1987 during anti-autocratic movement, reports BSS.In separate messages on the eve...
The Appellate Division Tuesday adjourned hearing on leave to appeal petition against the High Court (HC) verdict in the jail killing case until December 6, reports BSS. The hearing started on November 7 after more than a year of filing...
A new horizon is being opened up in the country's development and progress tomorrow (Thursday) as all 4,501 unions are going to be connected with the information super highway, ushering in a new hope of building Digital Bangladesh, reports BSS....
The Election Commission (EC) has detected 17 forged national identification (NID) cards, while sifting through the documents of some applicants keen to go to South Korea for work, reports bdnews24.com. The forgery was detected when EC officials started verifying their...
MAGURA, Nov 9 (BSS): Taraman Bibi, Bir Pratik, has said the trial of war criminals should be held on the soil of Bangladesh."Now is the time for trial of war criminals and I want to see this trial before my...
Net Asset Value (NAV) of ten mutual funds (MFs), managed by ICB Asset Management Company Ltd (AMCL), was announced at the close of business operation on November 2, 2010.ICB AMCL First MF has reported NAV of Tk 785.89 per unit...
FE ReportThe first annual consumer electronics and home appliances dealers’ conference-2010 organised by Rahimafrooz Distribution Limited was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city recently, said a press release.The conference was inspired by the theme "amra agie jabo...
Southeast Bank Foundation has donated Tk 0.1 million to the heirs of late constable Md Monjurul Islam of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Constable Monjurul Islam was gunned down by a group of...
FE ReportM Syeduzzaman, a former finance minister, has received the life-time achievement award from the state-run Palli Karma-Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) for his outstanding contribution to the country's socio-economic development.The apex funding body for microfinanciers handed over Tuesday the award to...
FE ReportMedia can play a significant role in eradicating human trafficking and in ensuring safe migration, said International Organisation for Migration (IMO) in Bangladesh Tuesday.The organisation, working worldwide since 1958 for raising awareness among the people for safe migration and...
FE ReportOnly three per cent of total news published in Bangladeshi newspapers and two per cent broadcast on television channels focus on children although they constitute 45 per cent of the total population, said a recent study.The study revealed about...
FE ReportA non-government group will celebrate Universal Children's Day Thursday with a view to giving slum children a chance of entertainment. "We hope that our initiative will offer a positive and brighter future to the slum children," Korvi Rakshand, founder...
A faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) has strongly protested the termination of five journalists from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the national news agency, reports UNB.Both the BFUJ and DUJ have demanded...
The fifth death anniversary of Prof. Md. Abdul Qavi will be observed today (Wednesday), said a press release. Prof. Qavi retired as the head of Department of Paediatrics of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital in 1985.All relatives, friends,...
FE ReportThe parliamentary standing committee on finance voiced Tuesday its concern over "overheated" stock market and asked the securities regulator to take steps to stop margin loan facility.Investors are entitled to 1:1 margin loan facility but under the new margin...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rose sharply Tuesday, as healthy buying on most sectors spurred the benchmark DGEN to cross the historic 8000-mark for the first time.Share prices of most sectors came to the investors' expected level following price correction during the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has nullified its own permission given to a company to go public through book building method for alleged violation of securities laws. The regulator at a meeting held last Monday decided...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 09: President Obama's endorsement does not necessarily mean India will have an easy passage to the UN Security Council as a veto wielding permanent member. There were lot of patting of backs and mutual admirations...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has initiated a move to amend the Company Act, 1994 with the objective of ensuring transparency in the operations of businesses in the country.A six-member committee, headed by an additional secretary of the ministry,...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has detected evasion of import duties amounting to Tk 198.88 million by four cell-phone companies, including state-run Teletalk, reports UNB.The other three cell-phone companies are Robi (formerly known as AKTel), Warid and Banglalink.Customs Intelligence...
FE ReportGarment owners Tuesday said the workers will not get their salary and festival bonus under the new pay-scale this month.President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Abdus Salam Murshedy told reporters after a meeting with Home Minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday sent greetings to Opposition Leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. Prime Minister's Protocol Officer Proloy Kumar Joarder handed over the PM's Eid card to the opposition leader's Private Secretary...
COMILLA, Nov 9: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet routes were disrupted for 10 hours since Monday midnight following derailment of five carriages of a train in Brahmanpara Upazila of the district. The carriages of a Dhaka bound container train...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Wednesday).Night temperature may...
Mahmudur RahmanIf only Jean Paul Sartre were around to see the implication of the key to his theory of existentialism -- 'I think, therefore I am',….In the year 2011 when self realisation is taking on newer proportions, one wonders what...
for Barapukuria coalmine victims The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project providing a compensation package for rehabilitating the affected people of Barapukuria coal mine (central part) with Tk 1.91 billion, whereby some 3,384...
The United States wants to provide technical support and training to Bangladesh Armed Forces, said Commander of US Pacific Air Forces General Gary L North Tuesday.General North expressed the US keenness when he paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister...
The regular bench of the Appellate division will hear today an application by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking a stay on the operation of the High Court ruling that had declared valid the government notice asking to vacate her Dhaka...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 9: The police administration has lifted section 144 from the Chittagong Port and its adjoining areas after 27 days.Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abul Kashem yesterday said the ban on all sorts of rallies and demonstrations and public...
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