The High Commission of Pakistan in collaboration with Shilpakala Academy is organising the Second Inter-School Dosti Art Competition on June 5 in the city, reports BSS.Theme of the competition would be 'Natural Splendours of Bangladesh", a press release said.
CHUADANGA, Jun 2 (UNB): An extortionist was killed in mob beating at Chandpur village in Sadar Upazila Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Thandu, son of late Mojibur Rahman of Nagda village in Alamdanga Upazila of the district.Witnesses and police aid...
FE ReportInformation Minister Abul Kalam Azad emphasised developing concrete understanding on corporate governance in the media and said it can make readers aware of the activities of different companies through disseminating correct information."Corporate governance is a sector where the media...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 2 (BSS): A large number of students of Rajshahi University here Wednesday staged a demonstration to protest the introduction of night course in seven departments of the university. The students under the banner of Progressive Students Alliance (PSA)...
The budget sitting of the fifth session of the 9th Jatiya Sangsad began at 5:10 pm Wednesday with Speaker Mohammad Abdul Hamid in the chair, reports BSS.The proceedings of the House started with recitation from the Holy Quran.The current budget...
Protesting the shutdown of the Daily Amar Desh, BNP Wednesday called for waging movement under the leadership of Khaleda Zia to restore democracy by removing the present 'BAKSAL-like' government, reports UNB.The call came from a post-procession brief rally in front...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said the disabled people are the integral part of the society, and the development of the country and society is not possible without helping them, reports BSS.Replying to a question from treasury bench member Moazzem...
The Election Commission (EC) will assign an executive magistrate along with video cameras for each of the two major mayoral candidates of the CCC polls from June 5 to monitor their electioneering activities, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at his office...
The current budget session would continue until July 20 with resumption of the session everyday at 4.0pm, reports BSS. Besides, general discussion on the budget would be held for 40 working hours during the period. However, the Speaker may extend...
KHULNA, June 2 (UNB): A tribunal here on Monday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment and six others to different terms for murdering BNP leader and UP chairman of Satkhira district Arifuzzaman Chanchal.The lifers M Nurul Islam and Mohitosh...
KHULNA, June 2 (UNB): A court here Monday convicted five outlaws and sentenced them to life term imprisonment in sensational Ganesh Kumar murder case.The convicts were identified as Rafiqul Islam alias Hitler, Shimul Bhuinya alias Shihab, Manirul Islam alias Manirul,...
FENI, June 2(BSS): A local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader was shot dead by miscreants at Atiqul Alam Road in the town here today. The victim was identified as Abu Sayeed, 26.Police and hospital sources said, Abu Sayeed, son of...
Nazmul AhsanThe long tug of war between the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Board of Investment (BoI) over the control and location of the PPP (public-private partnership) Cell has apparently come to an end.A high-profile meeting, held recently in...
Shahiduzzaman KhanThe European Union (EU) pledged a grant of euro 8.5 million to Bangladesh, which is around Tk 730 million, to implement the country's strategic action plan for tackling climate change. The EU this week signed a declaration to provide...
FE ReportRescuers have so far recovered bodies of 20 ill-fated people who were trapped under a five-storied building since last night after it collapsed on adjacent multi-storied tin-shed shanties at Begunbari in the capital.Authorities said Wednesday that sixteen of the...
FE ReportDhaka stocks edged down Wednesday as investors are locked in profits amid a subdued tone of trading, but losses were curtailed supported by leasing, insurers and mutual funds.The market opened positively, gaining 40 points in the morning but it...
FE ReportThe country's economic growth appears to be feeble despite five per cent-plus expansion amid the global meltdown, record remittance flow and estimated food grains output, said a former caretaker government adviser Wednesday. "We cannot become a middle-income country with...
FE ReportUS Ambassador James F Moriarty Wednesday said expatriate Bangladeshis and the business community together can establish a positive brand image of the country, often portrayed negatively in the international media. "I firmly believe the Bangladesh diaspora in the United...
FE ReportIndustries Minister Dilip Barua said Wednesday that the government's top priority was to transform Bangladesh into an industrial economy, moving away from trade. "I think eco-friendly and sustainable industrialisation is the best option," Mr. Barua said.The Industries Minister said...
FE ReportThe government and development partners (DPs) Wednesday signed a five-year joint cooperation strategy (JCS) for effective use of foreign aid and establishment of the national ownership of development programmes.The JCS for the period of 2010-15 also ensure develop-ment partners'...
The government will construct two flyovers - from Golap Shah Mazar to Babubazar, and from Kuril to Airport - at a cost of Taka six billion to ease traffic jam in the city. Besides, link-roads would be built from Karwan...
A total of 18 audit reports for 2005-06 and 2006-07 fiscals were submitted to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday. Bangladesh Comptroller and Auditor General Ahmed Ataul Hakim handed over the audit reports to the PM at the Secretariat. — UNB
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has raised minimum wages for workers of the re-rolling mills by more than 150 per cent on an average.The wages for the guarder man, a low grade job in the re-rolling mills, has now been...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday urged industrialists to be more sympathetic towards the workers in their industries for paying their wages, reports UNB."I will urge the owners to show more sympathy to the workers while paying their wages and to...
The metropolitan magistrate court Wednesday rejected the petition for police remand of Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, asking the police to interrogate him at the jail gate, report agencies. Arrested from his office at the wee...
FE ReportGarment exporters have demanded that the government keep Chittagong customs house open on Saturdays to expedite unloading of imported accessories at the port.The exporters have urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to consider keeping the port open for...
TOKYO, June 2(Agencies): Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation after just eight months in office. Hatoyama ended more than half a century of conservative rule in an electoral earthquake last August, but soon earned a reputation for...
Jubair HasanA vegetable trader found all his family members dead four hours after he went out of home, which was crushed by a five-storied building that collapsed in the capital Tuesday night.Mofazzal Hossain, who hails from Islampur of Jamalpur district,...
FE ReportThe government plans to make it mandatory for all business entities to get trade body membership aiming to make them more responsible and well-regulated, and forestall malpractice, the commerce minister said Wednesday."We will enact laws within the next one...
THE government will be embarking soon on the task of reforming the legal framework that regulates the country's corporate world. In the first step, according to the finance minister, the Bank Companies Act would be amended, followed by the move...
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