The month-long tree fair ended Wednesday in city's Agargoan area with sale of 0.6 million saplings for Tk 20 million.With 100 per cent success achieved in Palm tree cultivation in all areas of the country - both plain and high...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government has taken various pragmatic steps including distribution of 280 million CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamb) and replacing all conventional street lamps by Light Emitting Diode (LED) to save electricity, reports BSS.Responding to a...
SATKHIRA, June 30 (UNB): Food and Disaster Management Ministry allocated Tk 200 million for 10,000 Aila-hit families of two upazilas of the district for their rehabilitation.District Administration sources said the amount will be distributed among 9,500 families of Gabura and...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 30: Two castle class OPD and a survey ship from the UK will be added to the country's naval fleet shortly that will give a boost to the existing capacity of the Bangladesh Navy in a great...
The world has witnessed the loss of more than 97,000 tigers over the last 100 years. Today, specialists say there are less than 3000 tigers spread across 14 countries, reports UNB. If it took 100 years for 97,000 tigers to...
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) clashed with police and BCL in different towns and cities following the arrest of the top Jamaat leaders, resulting in arrest of 18 and injury to about 25, report agencies.At least 20...
Opposition BNP has blamed the government for playing a 'mysterious role' over the whereabouts of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Ward Councillor Chowdhury Alam, reports UNB.BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain while addressing a press briefing in the city Wednesday said...
The BNP Parliamentary Party (BNPPP) formed a human chain on parliament premises Wednesday demanding release of the leaders arrested during Sunday's shutdown, reports bdnews24.com. Senior leaders, including Moudud Ahmed, Opposition Chief Whip Zainal Abdin Farroque, Jafrul Islam Chowdhury and Abul...
A Dhaka court granted Wednesday bail to BNP Vice Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury and six others, who were arrested on charges of obstructing police in discharging their duties.Metropolitan Magistrate Ismail Hossain granted the bail when the police produced them before...
Jatiyatabadi Swechcha-sebok Dal Secretary General Mir Sarafat Ali Sapu was released from Dhaka Central Jail on bail Wednesday, reports UNB.President of Swechcha-sebok Dal, voluntary wing of BNP, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel and other leaders received Mr Sapu with garlands and bouquets...
Leaders of socio-political bodies have hailed the newly elected members of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad (BMS). In a statement Wednesday, President of the Bangladesh Awami Muktijoddha League MA Mazid and General Secretary Mahbub Alam Chowdhury expressed the hope that the new...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 30: The general employees of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) threatened Tuesday to go for an indefinite strike from July 4 protesting against non-implementation of gradation and selection policies.The RUET employees also submitted a...
Nazmul AhsanDhaka has decided to differ on a number of issues including taxation and transaction modalities under the proposed Border Haat agreement between Bangladesh and India, sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said.The decision was taken recently at a...
The Appropriation Bill- 2010 was unanimously passed in the House Wednesday giving the authority of spending Tk 1998.73 billion from consolidated fund during 2009-2010 financial year for making necessary development and non-development expenditure of the government, reports BSS.Finance Minister Abul...
FE ReportMore than 40 people, including 10 policemen, were injured after thousands of garment workers blockaded a key road in the capital on Wednesday demanding reopening of a factory and better wages.Owners said a number of factories were shut down...
FE ReportPolice detained Wednesday more than 200 supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing as countrywide protests escalated over the arrest of three top party leaders. Separately, a Dhaka court granted 16 days' police remand for interrogation of Jamaat ameer...
Monira MunniThe government has extended the ban on rice exports for another six months in order to cool down prices of the staple, food minister said Wednesday."The restriction on rice export for both aromatic and non aromatic will continue to...
Mohammad MufazzalThe country's capital market reaped a total turnover of more than Tk 2754.16 billion in the fiscal 2009-'10 and the average daily turnover of the bourses increased by around 185 per cent compared to the previous fiscal year.Trading at...
KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepal's prime minister resigned Wednesday after just 13 months in office, saying he wanted to end a long political stalemate in the troubled nation. Madhav Kumar Nepal had been under intense pressure from the opposition Maoist party...
NARSINGDI, June 30: Nine people were killed and 20 others injured in a tragic road accident at Kundarpara on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Shibpur upazila on Wednesday. Eight of the deceased were identified as Abdul Kuddus (45), Kala Mia (50), Shahid...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has withdrawn tax at source from income of two saving tools while the interest income from other saving tools will be subjected to a 10 per cent tax.The Finance Act-2010 has waived the tax from pensioner's...
Siddique Islam From IslamabadIslamabad is very much interested to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Dhaka soon for strengthening bilateral trade relations between the two countries, a senior official has said."We need to sign the FTA as early as...
FE Report AK Azad, President of FBCCI and board of directors of the apex trade body took charge for a period of two-year term (2010-12) Wednesday. AK Azad is the 20th president of the FBCCI since 1974.The apex trade body...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, June 30: Let this piece be a break from the usual exercise on the global economy. There have been developments on the international plane bearing importance of far reaching significance. The US economy was not bereft...
FE ReportDhaka stocks declined for the third session in a row in a highly fluctuating market Wednesday, dragging down by Grameenphone, the most weighted share, that fell more than four per cent.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) lost 0.30 per...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Tuesday lifted restriction on cash withdrawal of bank accounts of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) after it received Tk 500 million arrear tax from the entity.The tax wing of the revenue board had issued...
FE ReportThe government has undertaken a programme to fight against water pollution, especially industrial wastes contaminating the rivers surrounding Dhaka city — the goal of which is ensuring safe and clean water flow, officials said Tuesday.The World Bank (WB) Dhaka...
THE factors that cost both time and money to Chittagong port users and heighten further their worries are, reportedly, back again. Among the users, exporters, particularly those who export readymade garments (RMG), are much concerned over the recent developments at...
Mirza Azizul IslamThe United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has recently published Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific 2010. The Survey, interalia, suggests the need for redirection of policies to promote growth...
Enamul HaqueThe exodus of people from other areas of the country to Dhaka city and its adjacent areas is occurring at a fast pace. The pull factors of the city are considered as almost unstoppable by experts. Thus, it needs...
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