Robi, one of the leading mobile telecom service providers of the country, has achieved the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Award 2010 as 'Emerging Market Service Provider of the Year'. The award was given to Robi for delivering...
FE ReportWalton, the country's leading electrical, electronics and automobile manufacturing and marketing brand, has reduced the prices of Walton brand refrigerators and motorcycles considering the purchasing capacity of local customers.The company reduced the prices after announcement of the national budget...
The US Dollar (USD) maintained its strengthened tone against the Bangladesh Taka (BDT) last week. BDT further depreciated 0.16 per cent against the greenback during the week as USD/BDT traded at 69.41- 69.52.The foreign exchange market saw moderate pressure on...
RANGPUR, July 2 (BSS): The overall flood situation marked massive improvements everywhere as the rate of onrushing waters from the upstream reduced in the northern region during the last 24 hours until 6.0 am Friday morning, official sources said. Meanwhile,...
Babita Barman aged 18 who suffered burn injuries in the Nimtoli fire on June 3 succumbed to her wounds at the burn unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Thursday night, reports UNB.Now the total number of Nimtoli dead...
The National Birth Registration Day will be observed countrywide today (Saturday) to ensure every child's right to be registered and have a name, reports UNB.The government has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day through creating awareness among the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jul 2: Chittagong University has decided to sell admission forms for the session 2010-11 through mobile phone calls. The authority said they have decided to relieve the admission seekers from extra hassle and to stop form sales trading...
CHUADANGA, July 2 (UNB): A young businessman was abducted for ransom by extremists from his house at Parlaxmipur village in Alamdanga Upazila early Friday.The victim was identified as Maola, 35, a bran businessman and son of Abdul Gani of same...
BNP has warned the government of dire consequences if it attempts to foil the party's countrywide human-chain protest on July 7, reports bdnews24.com.Secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain sounded the warning after a meeting of the largest opposition and its associate...
Awami League (AL) Leader Obaidul Quader said the country's politics is turning suicidal day by day."The politicians are losing their reliability with the public as a result, politics of division and bloodshed was on the rise", he added.Quader was addressing...
Our CorrespondentChittagong, July 2: Four departments out of seven in the Chittagong city corporation are running without their chiefs. The functions of the departmental bosses are being performed by acting heads for a long time. Lack of crucial decisions without...
CHANDPUR, July 2 (bdnews24.com): Foreign Minister Dipu Moni has termed those aiding and abetting liberation war criminals the enemies of the nation.She alleged a certain quarter was standing against the people in a bid to save those who had committed...
CHITTAGONG, July 2 (UNB): After the recent electoral debacle, former Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor and the city Awami League (AL) President ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has apparently become more active in politics, devoting his time in reorganising party leaders and...
JHENIDAH, July 2 (UNB): The residence of a local Awami League (AL) leader came under attack by miscreants at Stadium Para in the town early Friday.Local sources said a gang of 8/10 criminals swooped on the residence of Azizur Rahman,...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERITY, July 2 (UNB): The Jahangirnagar University authorities planned to build a female students dormitory to be named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.JU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir said the new dormitory will have accommodation of 525...
Doulot Akter MalaThe revenue board has asked half a dozen banks to freeze the banking transaction of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) as it has reinforced drive to recover outstanding taxes from the struggling state firm. The tax office of the...
PORT ELIZABETH, July 2 (AP): The Netherlands came from behind to stun five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday and become the first semifinalist of the World Cup.Wesley Sneijder scored the winner in the 68th minute with a header following a corner...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has finally decided to wash its hands of the ailing Bangladesh Commerce Bank (BCB), thanks to the recommendation of Bangladesh Bank (BB) and interest shown by a number of investors to buy the government...
FE ReportHundreds of garment workers on Friday demonstrated after beating several officials of the factory where they work following a management decision to recruit labourers on a contract basis, police said.Police said nearly 2,000 workers of Kushiara Composite Knit Industries...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has decided to set up a mega coal-fired power plant worth over US$1.0 billion by independent power producer (IPP) to generate 1,350 megawatt (mw) of electricity in port city Chittagong, officials said Friday."We will build the...
FE ReportRights group Amnesty International has accused security forces of using what it called "excessive force" while raiding opposition leader Mirza Abbas's city residence during last week's countrywide shutdown.The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) launched an attack on the opposition supporters...
Ruling Awami League announced two-day protest programmes demanding trial of the BNP and Jamaat activists for "killing, terrorism, bombing and arson, and obstructing the trial of the war criminals," reports UNB.The programmes include protest rallies in the metropolitan cities and...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The distance between Chittagong and Singapore is 1,530 nautical miles (nearly 3,000 kilometres) and that between Chittagong and Dhaka is around 360 kilometres. A container carrying goods can reach Chittagong from Singapore within four to five days,...
Fazlur Rahman Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BMCCI) Friday said the new budget and the proposed telecom act would discourage new investment plans, severely affecting the growth of the country's telecom sector."The government has passed the budget without considering...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, July 03: President Hamid Karzai has provided his stamp of approval to a plan akin to one proposed by Islamabad. Karzai plan is to "win over Taleban foot soldiers and low level commanders" in a bid...
Main opposition BNP will support and join any programme of movement by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for the release of the party's arrested top leaders, reports UNB.BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain said this while talking to reporters after a joint meeting...
FE ReportProfit taking and fall in Grameenphone shares took shines off Dhaka stocks in the shortened week that ended Wednesday, the last week of just concluded financial year.The benchmark DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) General Index (DGEN) closed the week at...
The Power Ministry organises a daylong conference to attract investment in the country's power sector at the city's Sonargaon Hotel today (Saturday), reports UNB. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will inaugurate the conference, titled 'Investment in power sector of Bangladesh: Opportunities...
FE ReportThe UAE government has offered US$1.5 million in compensation to help rehabilitate as many as 879 children used as camel jockeys in the Gulf nation, the Home Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said the amount would be...
SATKHIRA, July 2: An indefinite strike, that hampered export and import activities between India and Bangladesh through the Bhomra land port from Tuesday night, was called off on Friday. C & F Association, Employees Union and Transport Association withdrew the...
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