The government has finalised draft of a new law for civil servants aiming to make the public administration dynamic, reports bdnews24.com.If the act is finalised, the civil servants would not need to be loyal to any party, H T Imam,...
The High Court (HC) has directed the Home Secretary to form an inquiry committee excluding law enforcers to investigate the custodial death of a night guard in Chittagong and submit a report before it within a reasonable time, reports UNB.Manik,...
CHUADANGA, May 12 (UNB): Two elderly men died of heatstroke in remote villages of Sadar and Damurhuda upazilas today.Ishaq Ali, poor ice cream hawker, was returning home at Mominpur from the town at 3pm. He died on way. Amirul Islam...
FE ReportThree people, including the alleged killer of assistant sub-inspector Mizanur Rahman, were killed in separate encounters between criminals and the law enforcers at Pallabi and Gendaria in the capital Wednesday.On a tip-off, a police team from the Detective Branch...
GAIBANDHA, May 12 (UNB): At least three persons were killed and 15 injured in norwester that swept over parts of Govindaganj Upazila this afternoon.Habibur Mia, 60 and his daughter Taslima, 30 and Hartun Begum, 39, were killed when a banyan...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to go for spot assessment of marginal taxpayers in a bid to make income tax payment easier and at the same time expand the tax net within the shortest possible time.The National Board of...
Shahiduzzaman KhanInvestment -- both local and overseas -- has marked a declining trend in recent times. It is a situation, which can largely be attributable to lack of confidence among both local and foreign investors. This situation has been persisting...
FE ReportThe benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange surged to the second highest ever Wednesday with turnover passing Tk 22.0 billion-mark for the first time.Banking and fuel and power stocks, which climbed more than four per cent and three per...
FE ReportThe striking water transport workers continued their nationwide programme Wednesday despite the shipping minister's warning to cancel their licenses if they do not return to work by 5:00pm.Leaders of the largest crew and masters' union -- Bangladesh Noujan Sramik...
FE ReportThe country's power supply situation slightly improved Wednesday evening with the inauguration of a new power plant at Ashuganj and resumption of operation of a tripped plant.Electricity generation during daytime, however, deteriorated with the generation fall in some privately...
ASHUGANJ (Brahmanbaria), May 12 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has boldly proclaimed that the country's total power generation will increase to 7,000 MW within the current year.Inaugurating the 55-MW rental power plant at Sohagpur in Ashuganj Wednesday, she said that...
BARISAL, May 12 (bdnews24.com): BNP chief Khaleda Zia says the state machinery is falling apart and the opposition will unseat the government through a series of street campaigns. She said the entire country had ground to a halt because of...
FE ReportThe telecoms regulator cancelled Wednesday licences of five private land phone operators for their involvement in illegal internet telephony operation, officials said Wednesday. Zia Ahmed, Chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Com-mission (BTRC), told reporters that the decision to scrap...
Saudia has cancelled two flights from Dhaka on Wednesday amid jet fuel crisis due to river transport strike and has suspended three scheduled flights today and tomorrow (May 13 and 14), a source told the FE. Riyadh-bound SV801 and Jeddah-bound...
Bangladesh handloom and power loom owners association enforced an indefinite strike across the country from Wednesday to press home their 2-point demand. The demands include reducing the price of yarn and allowing the use of Benapole landport to import yarn...
A court in Natore has ordered the arrest of 12 policemen and seven others for the cold-blooded murder of a 32-year man and then trying to pass it on as a killing in crossfire. Additional chief judicial magistrate Mohammad Aktaruzzuman...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government is in trouble making adjustment in development budget as some ministries have sought an additional Tk 8.16 billion at the fag end of current fiscal for implementing projects, officials said Wednesday.Planning ministry officials said some ministries...
Sonia H MoniThe European Union (EU) authority has introduced a provision on mandatory testing of at least 20 per cent of each container of Bangladesh's sweet-water prawn as per the recommendations of the FVO mission's findings.Syed Mahmudul Huq, chairman of...
FE ReportThe government has received good response from a good number of foreign companies from Asia, Europe and the USA to participate in the pre-qualification bidding of the country's expensive Padma multipurpose bridge project.Officials said 37 foreign companies including from...
FE ReportThe securities regulator Wednesday approved the stake of Beximco Limited in Dhaka-Shanghai Ceramics Limited, setting up of two new credit rating (CR) agencies, and Agni System's proposal to issue preference shares. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also decided...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, May 12: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) which was not very long ago considered to have lost its relevance bounced back to life with its sagging capital base receiving fresh infusion of cash. The IMF is...
Monira MunniDhaka passport office will start issuing machine readable passport (MRP) for the first time in the country from today (Thursday) expanding to other regional and overseas offices gradually, officials said.An MRP is a travel document where the personal data...
FE ReportAt least 25 private jute mills have been shut down and several others are facing closure mainly because of scarcity of raw jute and an abnormal rise in its prices, sector insiders said."An acute supply crisis of raw jute...
THE rivers that flow through and past Dhaka city are vitally important for its residents. These rivers have lost their significance for fishing long ago from their awfully polluted conditions. The rivers, however, still have considerable importance as a medium...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanTHE government of Bangladesh (GoB) will reportedly have to raise electricity prices substantially for consumers in the coming months or give around Tk 50 billion (Tk 5,000 crore) in subsidy a year. This is so because, what the...
Shamshul HudaUNREGULATED discharge of the industrial effluents is contaminating waters of rivers and aquatic life in them and similarly spoiling underground water aquifers from seepage through soil. Soil affected by such discharge is also turning toxic and dangerous for any...
THE misconducts of most of the ruling party-affiliated organisations has reached to a height of arrogance. This has endangered public peace to such an extent that all in the country are petrified. And only few people dare to open their...
There is no way for the economy to move forward sustainably till the privatisation need is addressed adequately and effectively. It will streamline the economy, re-vitalitise the financial sectors and create the conditions for greater availability of resources for the...
Hafizul Islam MiaThe importance of economics, which is a social science that studies the production, distribution, business and trade, consumption of goods and services and eradication of poverty, cannot be undermined. This very importance of economics resulted in emergence of...
Bidaai On STAR PLUS Thursday at 9-30 pm. Bidaai is a story of two sisters, Sadhna (beautiful) and Ragini (unattractive). Sadhna is the adopted child in the family. Life is pleasant for Sadhna as she is beautiful but society is...
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