BRAHMANBARIA, April 26 (bdnews24.com) - The Juba League, the youth front of the ruling Awami League, distributed sweets to celebrate Ashuganj Zia Fertiliser Factory's new name on Monday.'Zia' has been dropped from the name of the company based in Ashuganj,...
Some two teams of Jatiya Nirbachan Parjobekkhon Parishad (JANIPOP), an election watch dog, led by Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah have observed different polling centres of Lalmohon and Tajumuddin upazilas of the Bhola-3 by-election held Saturday on a mobile basis,...
The High Court (HC) Monday stayed proceedings of four defamation suits against Salahuddin Quader (SQ) Chowdhury for three months, reports bdnews24.com.It also asked the home and law secretaries and magistrates of the related courts to explain within the next four...
As South Africans we will always be grateful for that international solidarity.Since the advent of democracy in 1994, we have built a solid, stable democracy, founded on the principles of unity, non-sexism, non-racialism and democracy.As we continue to build our...
Relations between Bangladesh and South Africa were initiated during President Mandela's inauguration in 1994. This was signified by the presence of the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister at the inauguration. On 10 September 1994, formal diplomatic relations were established between the Government...
Trade between South Africa and Bangladesh has progressed since the relations between both countries were initiated. In terms of volume, there has been a steady increase in growth in most sectors, both in exports and imports. South Africa's exports to...
South Africa's scenic beauty, magnificent outdoors, sunny climate, cultural diversity and reputation for delivering value for money have made it one of the world's fastest growing leisure - and business - travel destinations.The country is highly diverse in terms of...
Size: 1 219 090 sq kmKey economic sectors: Mining services and transport.Energy, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture.Population: 47, 9 million (mid-2007)Official languages: English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele,Afrikaans, siSwati, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana,Tshivenda and Xitsonga.Government: Constitutional multiparty, three-tier (local,provincial, National) democracy.Major cities: Johannesburg,...
FE ReportThe government has signed engineering procurement construction (EPC) contracts with three companies for setting up five peaking power plants to generate around 420 megawatts (mw) of electricity by August 2011 next.State-owned Power Development Board (PDB) signed two contracts with...
FE ReportThe country's spinners have agreed to keep the yarn prices at a reasonable level to help stabilise the volatile local market, its lobby group said Monday. "The prices of yarn now hover between US$ 3.80 and $4.20 per kilogramme,"...
The Cabinet approved Monday in principle the amendments to Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Act' 2004, keeping a provision of punishment for making false corruption allegations, reports UNB.The 66th meeting of the present cabinet held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister...
FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to rally in the fluctuating market Monday despite investors booked profit on heavyweight banking issues The market sharply gained 30 points in the morning and then went down steeply soon, losing about 25 points on profit...
Kayes M SohelSecurities regulator has amended 'over the counter (OTC)' rules, allowing unlisted companies with minimum paid up capital of Tk 50 million and also electronic shares to trade. OTC market is a separate trading floor provided by a stock...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Bhutan today (Tuesday) to attend the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), reports bdnews24.comThe two-day summit will begin Wednesday, with Bhutan, for the first time, hosting the eight-nation group....
The decision to allow screening of Indian films in cinema halls in Bangladesh is to be repealed. The decision came only hours after a protest at the FDC by producers and actors involved in the Bangladesh film industry. After attending...
M Azizur RahmanThe energy ministry has asked the foreign ministry to demarcate disputed areas of offshore gas blocks to sign contracts with the bid winning foreign firms and conduct oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal, officials said...
FE ReportA nor'wester accompanied by a brief shower lashed the capital Monday evening marking an end to a long dry spell and providing the city-dwellers the much-needed respite.The sudden but much-awaited rainfall came after days of sweltering weather conditions in...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank has asked the commercial banks to close the operation of Exchange Equalisation Account (EEA), the balance of which might be shown as their capital, officials said."There is no need to maintain such account while there is...
The Petrol Pump Owners Association and the Tank Lorry Owners Association will start an indefinite strike from May 9, if their eight demands are not met, reports bdnews24.com. Tank Lorry Owners' Association president Syed Sajjadul Karim Kabul declared the programme...
Nazmul AhsanThe fifth EU-Bangladesh joint commission meeting will be held in Dhaka on May 31 this year. The war crimes trials, extra-judicial killings, reforms in GSP, climate change and current human rights situation in Bangladesh are among the issues that...
Mashiur RahamanState-run Biman's first special flight between Dhaka-London-Dhaka took off Sunday with capacity passenger, but returned the next day with only one passenger on board, Biman source said.Out of three special flights Biman Bangladesh Airlines is operating to ferry nearly...
The key people behind the mutiny at BDR's Pilkhana Headquarters came from 44th Rifles Battalion, the special BDR court in Dhaka heard Monday, reports bdnews24.com.Prosecutor Lt Col Kazi Aniruddha made this claim at the resumption of the trial of 675...
FE ReportTwo more young men were arrested by the law enforcers from Dholaikhal in the capital Monday for their suspected links with the killing of the second officer of Bangshal police station, RAB sources said. The arrestees were identified as...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 26: French ambassador Charlie Causerett today called on city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at the latter's office.They exchanged views on bilateral issues. Mohiuddin asked the envoy to open nursing training course and diploma courses on hospital and...
DU CorrespondentThe third-year honours examination-2008 and the honours part-3 examination-2007 (special) under the National University (NU) will begin May 17 instead of May 12.The revised examination schedule has already been sent to the colleges concerned. The fresh timings is also...
The fourth convocation of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city today (Tuesday), says a press release.President Md Zillur Rahman will inaugurate the convocation at 10.30am. Education Minister Nurul...
The 48th anniversary of death of eminent politician and social worker Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed today (Tuesday) with due respect, reports UNB.President M Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages to pay tributes to...
On this day in 1971, Shaheed Capt Aftabul Qader, Bir Uttam, embraced martyrdom in a direct confrontation with the occupation Pakistani forces at Mahalchhari of Khagrachhari district. Captain Qader is the first Bangladeshi army officer who was on holidays in...
NAOGAON, April 26 (BSS): The country's first digitised software has been launched for modernised system of allocation and management of agriculture khaslands in Naogaon with a view to building the country a medium income country by 2021.Naogaon district administration launched...
DINAJPUR, Apr 26 (UNB): A cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Daudpur border under Birampur Upazila early Monday.The victim was identified as Shahidul Islam (18), son of Abdul Sattar, of Daudpur of the upazila.BDR...
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