FE Report Bangladesh Taka (BDT) has marginally depreciated by around 0.20 per cent against the US dollar this week following a rise in demand for the greenback in the market.The US dollar was traded at Tk 69.7500-Tk 69.7950 in the...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has spent only nine per cent of the development budget in the first quarter (Q1) this fiscal, one percentage point lower than the same period last year, due to poor performance of some top budget holders,...
FE ReportUnusual delay in approval of incentive proposal for taxmen frustrated the revenue officials as they pinned much hope on it after the assurance of Prime Minister on their outstanding performance in revenue collection in the fiscal 2009-10.The National Board...
FE ReportAn alleged mugger was killed after a shootout between the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and his accomplices on Staff Road in the capital's Banani area Wednesday night.Identity of the 25-year-old deceased could not be known immediately.Director of...
FE ReportThe government is going to launch a special drive soon to evict illegal vendors gradually from city pavements and streets to facilitate movement of people and vehicles, and ease traffic jam. Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain has already sent...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Oct 21: Pakistan and the US yesterday began a "strategic dialogue" which will end on Friday. President Obama joined the meeting between his top advisers and the visiting Pakistani officials for 45 minutes to discuss...
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has called upon its President Khandker Mahbub Hossain and Secretary Barrister M Bodruddoza Badal to refrain from using the association as their political tool.The call was made from an emergency meeting of the SCBA executive...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 20 (BSS): The First Joint District Judge Court (Election Tribunal), Chittagong rejected today (Wednesday) a petition of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manzurul Alam Manzu.Mr Manzu filed the petition seeking dismissal of a case filed against him...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, Oct 20: A Pabna court has rejected bail petitions of 25 ruling party activists for the third time in a case filed for vandalising two examination centres and government vehicles under Speedy Trial Tribunal.Magistrate Parvez Shahriar granted Wednesday...
Government is eager to give constitutional recognition to indigenous people, said Suranjit Sengupta, Co-chairman of the special committee on constitution review, reports bdnews24.com. "Our mainstream politicians and political forces are with us", he said. Suranjit, also the chief of the...
BARISAL, Oct 20 (BSS): Top cadre of the outlawed Sarbahara Party Hafizur Rahman Nannu Khan and two of his accomplices were arrested with five firearms during a raid by RAB at Narayanpur village in the district Tuesday.A team of RAB,...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 20 (bdnews24.com): The police have arrested five more activists of main opposition party BNP for the October 11 train accident and the train torching incident during an opposition rally. With the latest five new arrests from various upazilas...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 20 (BSS): Participants at a discussion here underscored the need for ensuring equal wages for the agriculture female labourers together with formulating a separate wage policy for them for making them more interested in working in the fields....
The high-powered government committee has suggested the government to withdraw 105 politically motivated cases from various courts of the country.The recommendation came from the 23rd meeting of the committee held in the city Wednesday chaired by State Minister for Law...
Chairman of the Muslim Aid Sir Iqbal Sacranie Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at her office, reports BSS.During the meeting, the Muslim Aid chief lauded the dynamic leadership of the PM and said she...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Dhaka University (DU) and Greenwich University (GU) of Karachi, was signed Wednesday with the objective of establishing and promoting academic exchange and research programmes between the two institutions, reports BSS. DU Treasurer Professor...
DU Correspondent The Department of English of East West University (EWU) launched Tuesday a Self-access Centre to provide its students with comprehensive online facilities.EWU Vice Chancellor Prof Mohammed Sharif opeded the centre. Among others, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Faculty...
KUSHTIA, Oct 20 (BSS): The results of admission test for 2010-2011 session of the Islamic University (IU) will be published Thursday. Professor Dr M Alauddin, Vice-Chancellor of the university will declare the results at 10.00 am.The results will be available...
The state functions have, on a broad spectrum, three branches or avenues. These include: (i) Parliament: For enactment of laws i.e. legislative; (ii) Judiciary: For judiciary functions and interpretation of laws; and (iii) Executive: For executive functions and administration, in...
Gopal Sengupta It refers to Senior Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Rafique-ul Huq who said the culture of changing verdicts with changes in power must be stopped to ensure human rights, justice and democratic progress. Judgements are not being pronounced on...
Ferdous RahmanA High Court division bench on October 13 declared valid the government notice, asking the Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia to vacate her cantonment house. The bench rejected the writ petition filed by the opposition leader...
The sum of $1.4 million is a fairly good price for the West to start an ideological war against China when it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. This was bound to happen.If Liu were not selected, some...
THE government is trying to come out of the dilemma over the method of extraction of coal, at least, in the case of the northern part of the Barapukaria coalmine. The southern part of the mine is being exploited through...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanBangladeshis can be as good as any other people in the world in doing things that make a nation great. Members of the triumphant Bangladeshi national cricket team, known otherwise as the minnows, have proved this point through...
A correspondent's report on the subject matter, was published in the pages of a local English daily on 16th October, where it was stated that Prof. A.A.Sayeed of Bishow Shaayesto Kendro talked about the lack of capability of newspersons in...
I would like to draw the kind attention of the authority of the National University once again to publish the LL.B (part-1) examination result immediately. The exam started on 12th Mar'10 and ended on 30th April '10. Is it believable?...
We believe that physicians are a special workforce and that their truancy or exodus is highly significant. The debate surrounding physicians' absence is highly charged, but beyond sensationalism and scoring political points we need to take a serious look at...
Tanya HaqueTHROUGH an ordinance promulgated by the President, the retirement age of workers engaged in public sector industries from has been 57 years to 60 years. People in the country are living longer and remaining also fitter in many cases...
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Oct 20 (AFP): Michael Clarke cracked a solid century as Australia recovered from a poor start to post 289-3 in the second one-day international against India Wednesday.Australia were struggling at 16-2 after being put in to bat in...
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club played to a goalless draw with Sheikh Russell KC in the group A final round match of the GrameenPhone Federation Cup Football at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Wednesday,...
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