Mashiur RahamanThe state-run Biman's over-booked Dhaka-London flights take-off with a large number of empty seats, as its marketing and sales department failed to check corruption emerging out of rising passenger demand, Biman official said.Official data of the state airlines from...
Jubair Hasan Over 98 per cent of the local garment manufacturing factories do not follow the fire safety measures keeping the country's biggest foreign currency earning sector vulnerable to recurring accidents that could cost millions of dollars, officials said.The grim...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanAfter years of market saturation in the Dhaka's major uptown areas, brand fast food restaurants are now eyeing the mostly untapped part of the capital and the major suburbs to open outlets aiming to double their market size...
Fazlur RahmanThe government has prepared a digital database of land surveys of Dhaka city for publishing on the internet as part of its move to modernise the old record system.The Directorate of Land Records and Surveys under the Ministry of...
NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (bdnews24.com): The smaller nations of the eight-member SAARC may push for expanding the bloc's visa exemption scheme during the Thimphu summit on Apr 28-29. Despite the strained relations between India and Pakistan that might cast clouds...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves the city for Bhutan on April 27 (Tuesday) to attend the 16th SAARC summit in Thimpu, reports UNB.The two-day summit with 'Climate Change' as its theme will begin on April 28. This is for the...
BHOLA, Apr 23 (BSS): By-polls of Bhola-3 constituency will be held today (Saturday). Voters of the constituency comprising Lalmohan and Tazmuddin upazials are waiting to give their mandates through ballots. The Election Commission (EC) has completed all preparations for holding...
Speakers at a roundtable held in Dhaka Friday said the nagging severe power crisis cannot be eased through the profit-oriented private sector, reports UNB.There is no alternative to long-term government project to produce power, gas and coal with a view...
Labour leaders have demanded a minimum monthly wage of Tk 5000 for labourers and workers. The Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP), a national platform of labourers and workers, made the demand at a roundtable discussion on minimum wage and poverty...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 23 : Drivers are directly and indirectly responsible for 70 per cent of road accidents that claim over 6,000 lives and injure 3,0000 people annually. Participating in a workshop on road accident, the speakers said the mishaps also...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanMobile phone subscribers are going to enjoy lower SMS rates as the telecommunication regulator has decided to reduce the tariff rate of short messaging service."The current SMS rate is Tk 1 to Tk 2 depending on the operators...
NEW DELHI, April 22 (AFP): The head of the UN's climate change panel defended his organisation Thursday against a new claim that its landmark 2007 report on global warming might have overblown the danger posed to Bangladesh.The Intergovernmental Panel on...
BANGKOK, April 23 (AFP): Thailand's army and anti-government protesters made tentative peace overtures Friday, seeking to avoid a looming crackdown and a repeat of clashes that left 25 people dead earlier this month.The army chief said that the use of...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 23: US is considering deploying a non-nuclear option that could be as lethal as a nuclear arsenal, President Obama made a high profile foray into nation's commercial capital yesterday chastising banks for their reckless behaviour...
FE ReportDhaka stocks returned to bullish trend in the week that ended Thursday after the three weeks of bear-run.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) gained 125.62 points or 2.29 per cent to close at 5615.29, riding mainly on financials.The broader...
Police Friday arrested 76 BNP activists including two ward councilors - Hasan and Masud Khan - after sporadic clashes between supporters of BNP and Awami League in city's Mirpur and Pallabi, reports UNB.At least 27 activists were injured during the...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 23: Singapore-based Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee has finally agreed to pay Tk 200 for handling of each 20-feet container ending a long-standing bargain over on-board handling charges at the Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT). In a two-day tripartite meeting...
BANGLADESH, over the last thirty-nine years of its existence, has been able to develop only a few export-oriented industries of any significance, the readymade garments (RMG) industries being the main one of them. This alone shows up the imperative of...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe on-going uproar in the judicial realm of the country has put into sharp focus the issues that had been known for a long time but were strangely overlooked although the same demanded attention and reforms in the...
Shamsher ChowdhurySome members of the 'blessed students' organisation under the present political power matrix raped a girl in a remote village some time back. They sold a video of the entire bizarre act and then the matter was hushed up...
Despite all the neglect and bungling in the power sector, the actual base period deficit compared to demand is not much more than 500 to 700mw and in the peak period some 1500 mw. But why have we been faltering...
It is an open secret that many doctors have an understanding with the numerous diagnostic centres that have cropped up in the country. Many of these so-called diagnostic centres are not even properly registered or have licenses. Even those which...
S. M. Abu ZakerNow-a-days, Islamic banking is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Large western multinational banks such as Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank NA, HSBC, Barclays have started Islamic modes of financing to diversify their large client...
Anisur RahmanBreast lump or a swelling in the breast is a complaint frequently encountered by general surgeons. It is a common reason for a female patient to seek surgical help. Due to religious and cultural modesty prevailing in our society,...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamCox's Bazar is synonyms with the word "Holiday" or "Vacation". It is noted for is exotic nature beauty and breathtaking beaches. It is the longest uninterrupted beach in the world. It presents excellent tourist facilities. It attracts tourists...
SINGAPORE, Apr 22 (Reuters): Asian stocks fell Thursday as several major US firms issued disappointing profit outlooks, casting doubts on the strength of a global recovery, and as investors grew impatient for action on Greece's debt crisis, which weighed on...
MUMBAI, Apr 22 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended volatile session in the positive terrain but after paring most of intra-day gains. Oil & gas and auto stocks were amongst the top performing sectors while realty and metals resisted the upmove. Bombay...
NEW YORK, Apr 22 (Reuters): Investors proved price-sensitive Wednesday as six initial public offerings priced at the bottom of the expected range or below it, according to underwriters.Another company priced at the midpoint of its expected range and sold more...
MUMBAI, Apr 22 (Reuters): Indian conglomerate Essar Group Thursday launched an initial public offer of shares of its energy and power businesses to raise about $2.5 billion in a London listing, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said....
KARACHI, Apr 22 (Business Recorder): The Karachi share market Wednesday witnessed declining trend despite foreign investors' support, and the KSE-100 index lost 51.31 points to close at 10,590.21 points. Local investors preferred to offload their holdings on renewed concerns over...
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