Chairman of the governing body of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Rashed Khan Menon has admitted irregularities and corruption in admission and says those should be investigated, reports bdnews24.com. Reports of corruption and irregularities in the admission process against Menon...
Those who dare to defy the proposed Detailed Area Plan (DAP), designed for developing Dhaka city, will have to deal with the law, the state minister for housing and public works has declared, a day after realtors opposed the plan,...
FE ReportIndustries Minister Dilip Barua Monday emphasised the need to increase loan disbursement to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to turn Bangladesh into an industrially developed nation by 2021."The banks and financial institutions should change their traditional mind-set and introduce...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Monday donated medical equipment to the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for providing necessary treatment for Nimtoli fire victims at DMCH.DCCI President Abul Kasem Khan handed over...
Jubair HasanThe government will recruit 3,023 members for the much-awaited industrial police force aiming at guarding the country's troublesome industrial hubs.Home Minister Sahara Khatun informed the Jatiya Sangsad of it during the question-answer session Monday.The move came after the country's...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 14 (BSS): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader near Fatepur border under Durlovpur union of Shibganj Upazila in the district in the early hours of today.The victim was identified as Shafiqul Islam son...
Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF), managed by IFC, in partnership with the UK Department for International Development and the European Union, organised a debate competition on business reforms in Bangladesh, said a press release.The debate competition titled "Creating Opportunities for...
The state-owned Power Development Board (PDB) has imposed penalty on Rahimafrooz and Otobi for failure in commissioning their respective rental power plant (RPP) as per contract, reports UNB.Otobi is the sponsor of the diesel-based 100 MW Bheramara rental power plant,...
KURIGRAM, June 14 (BSS): Two freedom fighters (FFs) have said that people of the country want immediate trial of the war criminals on this soil."We recognise the common people, irrespective of their caste, creed and religion as FFs for cooperating...
Echoing Sunday night's statement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has said the perpetrators who brutally tortured detained Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, in the name of police remand...
FE ReportMinister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Golam M Kader Sunday said the government will acquire 6000 acres of land for construction of Bangabandhu International Airport outside the capital.Responding to a question at Parliament the minister said, pre-feasibility study committee...
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said his party had no relation with those who destroyed public property by enforcing general strikes and other destructive activities. "We are opposed to any destructive activities. But we support all peaceful political programmes,"...
The voters of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election can find information of respective polling centres from the website of the Election Commission (EC) or through SMS.As per the election schedule declared by the EC, the CCC election will be held...
FE ReportWork for Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust and Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) Sunday protested the finance minister's declaration of corporatising Bangladesh Railway (BR) in his budget speech, and demanded full government control in its operation to facilitate the small income...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UYNIVERSITY, June 14: The activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) beat a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on the campus Sunday.The victim was identified as Abdur Raof, a master's student of the Islamic Studies Department.Source said a group...
General Secretary of the Jatiya Sramik League and Executive Committee member of the International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) Asia Pacific and Vice-chairman of ITUC TU and Human Rights, Roy Ramesh Chandra, left Dhaka Monday for Vancouver, Canada to attend the...
FE ReportThe government Monday reopened the headquarters of Proshika in city's Mirpur area for its employees three days after the police had taken control for the third time over the head office of the NGO.Pallabi police said they reopened the...
Siddique Islam The central bank has decided to waive the single borrower exposure limit in the case of financing the power sector, officials said Monday. According to a circular issued Monday, the single borrower exposure limit will not be applicable...
China Monday proposed to give assistance to Bangladesh for building the deep seaport in Chittagong and installing the country's first space satellite, report agencies.Beijing also agreed to quickly disburse its assistance for Pagla Water Treatment Plant and Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory.The...
FE ReportThe parliament Monday passed the supplementary bill 2010 to formalise the additional public expenditure of Tk 119.87 billion that comes to more than the originally allocated amount in the current budget.The finance minister piloted the bill and the House...
FE ReportMerchant bankers urged the government to withdraw its proposal on slapping capital gain tax on profit of share trading and tax at source on brokerage commissions to retain the present growth of the market.They, however, said the proposed budget...
BLOEMFONTEIN, June 14(AFP): Japan beat a lacklustre Cameroon 1-0 in Bloemfontein on Monday through a Keisuke Honda goal to notch their first ever World Cup victory on foreign soil.It was also a belated birthday present for Honda, who had turned...
FE Report Dhaka stocks closed flat Monday with the single-day turnover hitting a fresh high of Tk 24.40 billion on strong buying and selling spree.The market was in the positive territory until afternoon on buying binge of banking stocks but...
FE ReportChittagong is experiencing the 'worst ever' power and gas supply crunch as Bangura gas field, the main gas supplier of the port city, is yet to resume supply from its field, sources said.Irish Tullow suspended gas supply from its...
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhkha (RAJUK) is now working out a detailed plan to identify the most vulnerable 200 buildings in the capital for immediate demolition. Official sources said the government already instructed RAJUK last week to identify the 200 most...
Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (Retd) AK Khandaker told the house that the government has taken up nine fresh projects under the revised ADP for development of the Dhaka city. The projects including construction of roads from the city's Mirpur...
Deep convection is taking place continuously over the north Bay due to strong monsoon over the area. "Squally weather may affect the maritime ports and coastal areas of the country", said a Met office bulletin. — UNB
Mahmudur RahmanThe first reactions to the new national budget suggest that economists and experts have one major particular issue with it: the ability of the government to implement such an ambitious budget.However, the Finance Minister's original budget of Tk 1.13...
FE ReportKnitwear manufacturers Monday criticised the proposed budget for the next fiscal year as it has imposed four times more tax at source on the exporters."This type of measure would be catastrophic for the sectors especially for the apparel sector,"...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to include free medical service, donations to public university; computer and technical education in MPO listed public or private educational institutions, sports, development of skill for export of manpower under the umbrella of corporate...
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