Bangladesh Biman maintained their solo lead Metropolis First Division Chess League securing 12 match points after the 6th round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation on Sunday, reports UNB. Destiny 2000 Limited is in the 2nd position with 10 points.In the...
Nazmul AhsanA draft guideline prepared on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has strongly suggested against striking FTAs with developed countries, but the same has encouraged similar deals with the countries having demand for Bangladeshi manpower, official sources said.The draft has recently...
FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to rally for the fourth session in a row Monday with the benchmark index crossing 7700-mark for the first time.News of the pre-scheduled meeting called by the securities regulator with merchant banks sent the market in...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has taken a move to suspend gas supply for at least 17 hours a day to the major hub of steel in Chittagong amid strong opposition from the industry.The state-owned Petrobangla Monday has proposed to...
The High Court on Monday in a suo moto ruling asked the government to release children held in jails in the name of safe custody, reports UNB.A division bench headed by Justice Imaan Ali passed the orders taking notices of...
Following the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) filed a case Sunday, accusing some 3,000-4,000 unidentified people in connection with Saturday's protest and burning of the army camp and some vehicles over land disputes at Rupganj in Naryanganj, reports UNB.Sub-inspector Yasin...
Mohammad MufazzalThe investors' poor response is forcing the fund managers to take time to float new mutual funds for subscription despite the fact that SEC has approved their trust deeds.The situation has unfolded recently as some of the mutual funds...
FE ReportThe government has rejected the statistics of the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) annual report 'State of World Population 2010' that has said Bangladesh's present population is 164 million."We have rejected the report and will issue a letter to...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 25: All port users of the Chittagong Port have decided to boycott the much-talked about meeting scheduled to be held on October 27 if the government initiated advisory committee on port headed by shipping minister Shahjahan Khan.The...
FE ReportFinance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Monday said the government wants correction of the stock market but through a gradual process. "The pinch of the massive correction will be too heavy for the general investors to bear," he said...
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 (Tuesday).Weather may remain...
The results of the combined MBBS admission test for 61 public and private medical colleges across the country for the 2010-11 academic year has been published. DG (Health) Prof Shah Monir Hossain confirmed news of the result Monday afternoon. The...
The cabinet has approved a policy ensuring compensation for people killed or injured in attacks by wild animals. The Monday meeting led by prime minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina, approved Tk 0.1 million to be paid to the dependents of people...
FE ReportThe five-day long pilot project of the upcoming Population and Housing Census (fifth) will start today (Tuesday), said officials.This is the first time in the country that a pilot project is going to be taken before a census. Activities...
FE ReportThe special drive to evict vendors from footpaths along city streets has been postponed till Eid-ul-Azha.Communications minister Syed Abul Hossain disclosed this after a special meeting on the gridlock in Dhaka city at his ministry today (Monday). He said...
FE ReportPolice Monday raided the headquarters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to arrest one of the party's senior leaders who had warned the government of launching a counter attack protesting what he said its anti-Jamaat crackdown.Dozens of policemen suddenly entered the party's...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged merchant bankers to encourage more firms to be listed in the stock markets, which can keep the market from overheating.The regulator's made the appeal Monday in a meeting with merchant bankers,...
FE ReportThe government has sought a loan of US $1.7 billion from Japan to establish the first metro rail in the city's busiest corridor between Pallabi and Sayedabad.The Economic Relations Department sent letter to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
The Power Division is likely to go for adopting a new strategy in evaluating tenders for its different power plant projects, reports UNB. Official sources said that under the new policy, all tender proposals for different power plant projects will...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to observe VAT Day on July 10 every year in a bid to encourage people to pay consumers' tax.Each year, the board will also observe VAT week in the second week...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Oct 25: The Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers and central bank governors, in a meeting ahead of Group's summit meeting in November in South Korea, made a collective vow to avoid a currency war...
Shah Muhammad Sultan Uddin IqbalBangladesh is a land of unique culture, rich history, and 160 million peace loving people comprising 88.5% Muslims, 10.2% Hindus, rest Buddhist, Christians and other religions. It lies at a strategic point of South and East...
Farida ShaikhThis was exactly two weeks after 9/11, September 24, 2001, when US President George W. Bush announced from the White House: 'This war on terrorism will be fought on a variety of fronts… the front lines will look different...
The Governance Advocacy Forum (GAF) arranged a press conference on Saturday at the Jatiya Press Club. It was attended and addressed by leading economists, NGO organizers and others . It was urged by them in the press conference unanimously that...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to a newspaper report, will soon launch a countrywide spot assessment drive with a view to roping in new taxpayers. And the rural areas will also come under the drive....
E. HaqueOF course, there is no one shot or one oversimplified explanation for the poverty situation in Bangladesh. Nonetheless, economists in all settings go for a standard measure of the national pie and how much of it goes to each...
THE Disaster Management Ministry notwithstanding, it is no overstatement to say that preparing for disasters of all sorts and coping with them call for a greater engagement by the government in all respects. The recent incidents of building collapse and...
The released inflation data in August 2010 produced an interesting debate among economics practitioners of Bangladesh. The August 2010 data shows that rural food inflation suddenly jumped up to 9.95% from 8.58% in July, while urban food inflation eased down...
BHAIRAB, Oct 24 (UNB): President Zillur Rahman Sunday said that Bhairab would be declared as the 65th district soon, as the matter has already been approved by the cabinet and remaining formalities are under process."On July 13, 2009, you had...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Oct 24: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Khulna is going to take legal action against four organisations for violating BSCIC rules and doing unauthorised business. The organisations are -- Madina Food Industries, ARA Food Industries,...
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