TANGAIL, Sept 27 (bdnews24.com): A sedition and defamation case has been filed against Jama'at-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Saydee's lawyer Fakhrul Islam with a Tangail court for making untoward comments regarding the country's liberation war. Md Fazlul Haque, a freedom fighter...
Justice ABM Khairul Haque will be sworn in as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the country with President M Zillur Rahman administering his oath of office at the Bangabhaban Thursday (September 30), reports BSS. The President will administer the...
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Sunday sought increased contribution from expatriate Bangladeshis for the national development but cautioned them from getting involved in election politics overnight saying money alone would not bring them success."One needs...
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to continue its legal fight challenging the High Court (HC) order that stayed a gazette declaring the Chandpur-1 constituency vacant, reports bdnews24.com. Election Commissioner Sohul Hossian told journalists about the decision after a meeting...
Former health minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has blamed the government for its failure to contain spread of anthrax, reports bdnews24.com. "The disease has spread like an epidemic due to the government's indifference while vaccines were distributed belatedly." Mosharraf was addressing...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) chief Raman Srivastava Monday reassured Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) that steps would be taken to minimise incidents of killing along Indo-Bangladesh border, reports UNB."We are trying our best to minimise the problems without loss of lives,"...
FE ReportAuthority should focus more on earthquake preparedness rather than frightening countrymen. Speakers at a press conference, organised for increasing mass awareness about earthquake preparedness, expressed their concern for lack of awareness among the public Monday.Organised by Bangladesh Red Crescent...
DU Correspondent Collection and submission of online application forms for the first year honours admission at Dhaka University (DU) under the session 2010-11 began Monday.The process of collection and submission of application forms will continue until October 14. The aspirant...
Bangladesh Betar entered into a broadcasting agreement with NHK (the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) at the Bangladesh Betar headquarters in the city recently, reports UNB.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to work together to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding...
Cardiac Surgeon of Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Albharnia Hospital Dr Jems Ung Unn is expected to visit Bangladesh on October 1 to raise awareness and give advise about heart disease, reports BSS.He will give treatment to the cardiac...
FE ReportThe government will offload shares of two profitable concerns of Bangladesh Steel & Engineering Corporation (BSEC) in the capital market by early next year, industries minister Dilip Barua said."Our plan to complete listing by March next year," he said."The...
FE ReportA term loan agreement for Tk. 100 million was signed between Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) and Reliance Finance Limited at Pubali Bank Head Office recently. Md. Mosharraf Hossain, General Manager, Principal Branch of Pubali Bank Ltd. & Proshanta K....
FE ReportBhutanese government will provide all possible cooperation to Bangladeshi businessmen to invest in the land-locked neighbouring country, said a top Bhutanese official in Dhaka Monday.It is now organising "Bhutan Investment Roadshow" to inform foreign investors about the country's newly...
ICB Asset Management Company Ltd (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced Net Asset Value (NAV) of its ten mutual funds recently, according to DSE website.NAV of Phoenix Finance 1st Mutual Fund stood at Tk...
FE ReportThe parliament is expected to pass the Expatriate Welfare Bank Bill, 2010 in the current session to pave the way for helping expatriates financially, said chairman of the standing committee on finance AHM Mostafa Kamal Monday.The committee discussed the...
Trading of the units of Green Delta Mutual Fund will start at DSE with effect from today (Tuesday). DSE Trading Code for the fund is 'GREENDELMF' and DSE company code is 12179. Meanwhile, SEC has accorded its consent to the...
FE ReportThe country's exports in August surged 31.25 per cent to US$ 1.79 billion from a year earlier, led by strong demand for the country's readymade garments, government statistics showed.Earning from knit textiles in July-August, the first two months of...
MUMBAI, Sept 27 (PTI): Shares of major metal companies rose by as much as 3 per cent in morning trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today, driven by speculation of a price hike during the peak festival season. The...
NameIFIL Islamic Mutual Fund-1Nature of the fundClose-end Mutual Fund of 10 (Ten) years tenureObjectiveThe objective of the Fund is to provide attractive dividend to the unit holders by investing the proceeds in the Capital Market and Money Market.Subscription OpenSeptember 26,...
23 arrested, phensidyl seized in JoypurhatPolice in separate anti- crimes drives arrested 23 persons on various charges from different places of five upazilas of the district during the last 48 hours till this morning.Police sources said the arrested persons were...
FE ReportThe High Court (HC) stayed Monday the SEC's recent directive on the NAV-based margin loan calculation and suspension of netting facilities for non-marginable securities for a period of three months.A HC bench, comprising Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Syeda...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to charge a fee for using the country's road as traffic-in-transit under the operating modalities for the carriage of transit cargo between Bangladesh and Nepal.The core group of connectivity issues at a recent meeting...
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government is actively considering establishment of a Non-Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) Bank to create safe opportunity for the expatriates to invest their hard-earned money. She said this while addressing a...
Sonia H MoniSale of diamond jewellery jumped fivefold in the last two years in the country, thanks to skyrocketing gold price, change of people's taste and fast emergence an affluent class that considers wearing expensive gemstone as a symbol of...
PABNA, Sept 27 (UNB): Prime Minister's Adviser for Administration and Establishment H T Imam has flatly denied involvement of ruling Awami League (AL) in frustrating the test for recruitment of lower grade employees on September 17 when office was vandalised...
FE ReportDhaka stocks gained sharply moving up one per cent Monday with the benchmark index crossing 7000-mark for the first time.News of a writ petition filed by two investors challenging securities regulator's recent directive on net asset value (NAV)-based credit...
Bangladesh will set up full-fledged embassies/ consulate offices in 10 countries during the current fiscal. Answering a question State Minister for Forest and Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given approval in principle to set up...
Mahmudur RahmanThe bureaucracy established by the British may be a pleasant repast for those cynically inclined towards power but it is not of any humour to the general public. The Prime Minister herself was frustrated enough by red tape-ism to...
FE ReportSufferings of the travelling public continue to mount following closure of CNG filling stations for six hours daily since early last month. The filling station owners said on Monday that they would sit next Saturday in Dhaka to take...
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