NEW DELHI, April 15 (AFP): Far more people in India have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet, according to a UN study on how to improve sanitation levels globally. India's mobile subscribers totalled 563.73 million at the...
The Appellate Division stayed Thursday for six weeks the High Court ruling, delivered earlier on Tuesday declaring the CHT Regional Council Act 1998 and parts of the Hill District Council 1989 Act unconstitutional, reports bdnews24.com. Chamber Judge Md Muzammel Hossain...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has taken all-out steps to strengthen Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and expedite formation of anti-monopoly laws to rein in essential prices ahead of the holy Ramadan.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has instructed the National Board...
The nation Wednesday celebrated Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1417, amid fervour and festivity with a pledge to preserve the Bengali culture and heritage from the onslaught of alien cultures, reports UNB. With the sunrise, tens...
FE ReportAt least 40 people were injured when police charged batons on protesting workers of an apparel unit who have been demanding resignation of some of its senior officials at Ashulia Industrial Belt Thursday.Witnesses said nearly 7,000 workers of Nasa...
KARACHI, Apr 13 (AFP): Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has lodged an appeal against a heavy fine imposed by the country's cricket authorities, an official said Tuesday."Afridi has lodged an appeal in person, meaning without the support of the counsel,"...
A 75-memebr organizing committee has been formed with Finance Minister AMA Muhith as chief patron for the upcoming Asian Games Qualifying Round Hockey Tournament that will be held May 7-16 in the city, reports UNB. The decision was taken at...
In 2010, sports fans around the world will be treated to more events in 3D than ever before. From the world Cup in football, to the X Games, consumers are ready to watch their favourite games with a 3D movie-theatre...
Ansar and VDP and Abahani Limited won their opening matches in the Women's Club Cup Cricket Tournament at separate venues in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.In the day's matches, Ansar & VDP (78/0 in 10 overs) recorded an emphatic 10-wicket...
Riding on a hattrick by striker Zahid Hasan Emily, Mohammedan SC drubbed Arambagh KS 7-0 in the day's lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Emily made the...
ROME, Apr 13 (AP): Top-ranked Serena Williams has asked for and received a wild-card entry for next month's Italian Open, signalling that she's ready to return from a lingering knee injury.Having been sidelined since her Australian Open title in January,...
TOKYO, Apr 13 (Reuters): Japan coach Takeshi Okada has ordered his players to use oxgyen tanks ahead of the World Cup to build up their high-altitude resistance.Local media reported that Okada, whose team play two of their Group E games...
Militants of the banned Islamist outfit Hijbut Tahrir has threatened to blow up "Pahela Baishakh" functions if there are excesses over the celebrations, intelligence agencies said, reports UNB."Don't do excesses over the celebrations. We'll blow up," the threat came through...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday adjourned the hearing until May 4 on a writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the notices that asked her to return her Dhaka Cantonment residence to the military estate officer.The counsels for...
The High Court (HC) has quashed the barge mounted power plant graft case against prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices Md Shamsul Huda and Md Abu Bakar Siddiqui gave the ruling on Tuesday. The Anti-corruption Commission...
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain has strongly criticised the ruling Awami League (AL) for disowning its student and youth wings as the people were fed up with the 'misdeeds and repression' of Chhatra League and Jubo League, reports UNB....
Opposition BNP again demanded deployment of the army in Bhola-3 constituency to ensure peaceful environment for the by-election slated for April 24, reports UNB.A two-member BNP delegation led by the party's standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan met Chief Election...
PABNA, Apr 13 (UNB): At least 20 people were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP in the town Tuesday.BNP leader and Opposition Chief Whip Zainal Abdin Farroque came here to appear before senior judicial magistrate’s court in...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 12 (bdnews24.com): An explosives case has been filed in Chittagong against 2,000 people including Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shahjahan Chowdhury following Monday's clashes with the police. Kotwali Police Station's sub-inspector (SI) Mohammad Younus filed the case under the explosives act...
The United States (US) has provided the Bangladesh navy with sixteen 25-foot Defender boats to improve its counter-terrorism capabilities, reports bdnews24.com. US Ambassador in Bangladesh James F Moriarty Tuesday handed over the boats to Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)...
FE ReportKhulna Power Company Limited (KPCL), the country's first independent power producer in private sector, will make debut on DSE Sunday under direct listing regulations. The company will sell more than 52.15 million shares to the general investors and its...
FE ReportThe Bashundhara Industrial Complex Limited (BICL) has entered an agreement with Bank Asia as the lead arranger and seven of its consortium member banks for establishing a giant cement mill at a cost of Tk 1.20 billion.The cement mill...
A training course on "Basic Training in Cash Management" organised for the newly-recruited junior officers (cash) of Premier Bank Limited ended at its training institute in the city recently, according to a press release.Premier Bank Managing Director Niaz Habib was...
Nazmul AhsanThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has submitted to the government a comprehensive proposal to make an economic analysis of transit between Bangladesh and India for approval, official sources said.The Bank submitted last week the modalities for conducting the analysis...
FE ReportThe Dhaka International Green Trade, Environment and Eco-Tourism Fair 2010 will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on June 10.ExpoNet Exhibition Director Rashedul Hoque told the FE, "We are organising this three-day long fair for the...
Shafique-ul-Azam has been appointed managing director (MD) of MIDAS Financing Limited.MIDAS board of directors took the decision at its 165th meeting in the city recently, said a press release.Azam started his career with MIDAS in 1986 and has been in...
FE ReportThe government will introduce e-government procurement (e-GP) system by 2011 to make the public procurement process more dynamic and modern in the country.The central procurement technical unit (CPTU) of implementation monitoring and evaluation department (IMED) of the Planning Ministry...
Denmark assured Bangladesh of providing more assistance in power, energy, shipbuilding, and trade and business sectors for the socio-economic development of the country, reports UNB. The assurance came from visiting Danish Development and Cooperation Minister Soren Pind when he called...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Apr 13: The time-wasting tactics of New Delhi bureaucrats in removing tariff and non-tariff barriers in the export of Bangladeshi goods to neighbouring Indian states have hurt the businesses of both the countries.The local exporters and entrepreneurs...
US secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated the Bangladeshis on the occasion of Bangla New Year, reports UNB. In a message she said, "On behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people, I congratulate all Bangalis as you celebrate...
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