The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh PEN Centre was held at its office in the city recently, said a press release. President of the centre Mrs Farida Hossain presided over the meet, conducted by Secretary General Mobarak Hossain Khan.The...
FE ReportRapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three persons, including a listed criminal, along with five firearms from the city's Shyampur area Monday night.RAB sources said a team from RAB-3 unit raided four-storied Alam Market at Postagola in the city at...
The H1N1 pandemic vaccination programme began Tuesday targeting 15.6 million people who fall within the priority groups for vaccination against H1N1 pandemic influenza, reports UNB.As par National Plan of Action for Pandemic Influenza Vaccination and in accordance with WHO recommendations,...
President and Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, M Zillur Rahman Tuesday asked the Air Chief and senior officers to behave more cordially towards the subordinates with a view to bringing better performances in the service, reports UNB. The president made...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 4: At least 15 people have been injured, 10 houses set on fire and seven ransacked in overnight clashes over controlling of government 'khas' land at Jungle Selimpur in Chittagong Tuesday.Four of the injured have been admitted...
A four-day photo exhibition on "Inner Eye" was held in the city recently organised by Advertising Department, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) of American International University- Bangladesh (AIUB), said a press release. AIUB Vice Chancellor Dr Carmen...
Mirpur thana officers were accused in a case of physically assaulting a retired government officer and helping his adversary to illegally occupy his house at Mirpur in the city, reports UNB.Manzurul Islam filed the case in the metropolitan magistrate's court...
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) got back their winning touch with a 3-0 win over Brothers Union in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League Tuesday, reports BSS. The traditional black and white outfit, which drew 2-2 with lowly...
Zimbabwe came into the tournament as one of the form teams after shocking Pakistan and Australia in the warm-ups, but in a must-win game they subsided to one of the lowest Twenty20 totals to be on the verge of becoming...
Reigning national women champion Sharmin Sultana Shirin and runner-up WFM Shamima Akter Liza of Narayanganj continued to hog headlines as they maintained their position at the top of the points table with 9.5 points after the completion of the 10th...
The triangular one-day series involving A teams of Bangladesh, South Africa and West Indies begins today (Wednesday) on the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNCS) at Mirpur in the city with the hosts taking on South Africa in the opener at 9:15...
The Walton 35th National Athletics Championship, organised by Bangladesh Athletics Federation, will begin today (Wednesday) on the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB.State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Capt (retd) AB Tajul Islam will inaugurate the two-day meet...
M Azizur RahmanCanadian oil and gas company Niko has finally stopped supplying gas from its Feni field due to a long pending dispute over payment of dues worth around US$35 million against the sale of gas. It stopped the gas...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Actions and pieces of advice from the ministry concerned, regulator and pseudo-regulators of the capital market are galore these days. And investors as well as bourses are rather bewildered and confused by directives and suggestions, which are,...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanTransportation of heavy equipment to set up power plants in the Indian state of Tripura through Ashuganj river port will begin next year, said sources.The Indo-Bangla joint survey, however, has identified serious road transport problems in carrying the...
FE ReportDhaka stocks lost one per cent Tuesday, as heavyweight Grameenphone declined nearly six per cent on its lower-than-expected first quarter earnings.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) seesawed in early trading and closed at 5,534.65 with a drop of 59.14...
Mohammad MufazzalIt is totally a psychological factor that investors rush to buy shares, set for split, at high price, although the face value split does not add anything to the fundamentals of a company, regulators and analysts said. They made...
Mashiur RahamanBangladesh grossed the highest ever monthly export income in March, thanks to the continued rise in jute goods export and partial recovery of the frozen foods market as well as that of readymade garments (RMG).Earning a net US$ 1515.75...
BENAPOLE, May 4: The government has banned import of eggs and chicks from India in view of avian flu/bird flu in parts of that country. A notification of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) imposing the ban reached the Benapole...
The High Court Tuesday asked the government to show cause as to why it should not be ordered to take effective measures to protect the Buriganga River from pollution. At the same time, the court also asked for deployment of...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Local companies are aggressively spending on advertisements due mainly to growing competitions in the domestic market, bringing fortune to the advertising agencies. The companies have almost doubled their budget for commercials, hiring creative people with attractive compensation...
Sonia H MoniBangladesh Post Office (BPO) starts operation of its Mobile Money Order, an electronic money transfer service for the people, on Wednesday.M Mobasherur Rahman, Director General of BangladeshPost Office (BPO). Said although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the electronic...
Monira MunniPrice of garlic shot up 26.32 percent to Tk130 a kilogram in a period of one month at the retail market in the city, which traders blame on higher import cost. The imported garlic sold in the range between...
FE Report An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Ramna police station was found dead at Chharpara of Mirzapur in Tangail Tuesday. Mirzapur police said they recovered the body of Shah Mizanur Rahman (35) from beside the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at about 7:30am....
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 04: Iran and the US hurled choicest invectives and diatribes against each other at the opening of the international conference to review the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in the United Nations yesterday.Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, being...
A Z M AnasThe state-run manpower bureau has taken up steps to bring home nine out of 36 Bangladeshi workers stranded in Liberia for allegedly attempting to sneak into a European country, officials said Tuesday.Officials at the Bureau of Manpower,...
FE ReportThe state-owned Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has requested the securities regulator to extend the tenure of its eight closed-end mutual funds that are scheduled for redemption by 2011.Closed-end mutual funds had no specific tenure or maturity period when...
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) let it be known recently that it had detected the presence of lead in five of Bangladesh's most loved vegetables, namely potatoes, red spinach, cabbages, radishes and beans. Samples of these...
Lutfor RahmanTHE crisis in electricity generation and transmission is widening gaps among the political parties. Almost every body in the country is affected by the shortage of power generation. The opposition party naturally takes it as a serious issue for...
Khondkar A Saleque In this modern age of technology boom is it necessary that all government ministries should remain confined in one place -- the Bangladesh Secretariat? Much of the Dhaka city's congestion will be eased if government ministries can...
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