Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka Wednesday afternoon for Beijing on a 4-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. She was seen off at the airport by her Cabinet colleagues, deputy leader of...
A car driver and a street hawker were killed in the city Wednesday, despite heightened police watch in the wake of fast slide in law and order. The ongoing special DMP drive since Monday against armed men, extortionists, muggers and...
Nazmul AhsanThe New Partnership for Trade Development Act (NPTDA), 2009 would help Bangladesh to boost its exports to the USA if appropriate measures and careful strategies are undertaken, observes an expert committee commissioned by the government. The committee, which has...
Mashiur RahamanThe state-run Biman's recently introduced flights with newly leased Boeing 777-200ER aircraft enjoyed enormous success in the first month of operation on Dhaka-London route but suffered from shortage of passenger on Dhaka-Singapore route.Experts related to the country's aviation industry...
The indefinite strike enforced by the Water Transport Workers Federation on the second day Wednesday paralysed inland waterway services across the country and halted export-import to and from India through waterways, reports UNB.The federation called the strike from Monday midnight...
The government is planning to enact a stringent law titled 'Competition Law' to stabilize market price curbing monopoly, reports UNB.A competent source in the Commerce Ministry told UNB as there is no specific law to take punitive action against the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe Duty Exemption and Drawback Office (DEDO) has taken a massive reform plan to expedite its services and resolve misunderstanding between the stakeholders.It has introduced a system under which businessmen will submit all documents at a time seeking...
A BTRC drive has unearthed evidence of illegal VoIP operations by private land phone operator WorldTel Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. The discovery came two days after the telecoms regulator found similar evidence against another telephone company Dhaka...
The government has constituted a three-judge inquiry commission with Appellate Division Justice M Abdul Aziz (retd) as its chairman in a bid to unearth the causes of dispossession of government-declared abandoned houses, land and property. A gazette notification to this...
A suspected terrorist was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in city's Demra area Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman Rubel (30), a criminal on Demra police list. — UNB
Bangladesh's overall macroeconomic outcome in terms of real output growth and inflation remained positive, despite showing a slow growth in its external trade and investment activities following the global recession, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said. It,...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Mar 16: United States' unassailable pride of being the no one global power faces threats of huge dent. Such a prospect once a distant possibility now appears imminent as the nation is coping with a crushing...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Tuesday that the government would like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come forward to assist the country in its efforts for reducing poverty, reports UNB.Muhith said this when the visiting executive director of the...
FE Report Shipping minister Shajahan Khan said Tuesday that Chittagong port charges would be reduced by June next to make the country's export-import trade more efficient. The shipping minister said this while a delegation of Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA)...
FE Report The central bank has sought opinions from its high-ups to finalise a five-year strategic action plan to achieve inclusive economic growth through creation of jobs and poverty reduction. All general managers of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) gave their...
FE ReportBodies of three persons, including that of a lawyer, were recovered from Motijheel and Jatrabari areas Tuesday.Motijheel police said two persons, a staff of Soudia Paribahan and a trader, were found slaughtered at a bus counter of a transport...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 16: Loading and unloading of cargo from 18 mother vessels at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port remained suspended till Tuesday night due to workers' strike.The strike, called by the Water Transport Workers' Federation Monday midnight as...
FE ReportLeaders of the country's apparel manufacturers Tuesday demanded uninterrupted supply of power and gas to ensure steady production in their units.They said power and gas crises have severely hampered production in factories of Dhaka and Chittagong. "The situation in...
MUMBAI, March 16 (AFP): India's film industry revenues declined by nearly 14 per cent last year, hit by a damaging producers' strike, swine flu fears and poor quality content, according to a study published Tuesday.The sector was worth 89.3 billion...
Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai On STAR Plus Wednesday at 9-00 pmThe story revolves around how a simple and sweet girl gets married in difficult situations and yet cannot be with her husband. Watch to find out what will Dhaani do...
ROME, March 16 (AFP): More than six million Italians tuned in for the first instalment of a television biopic of screen goddess Sophia Loren, in which she plays her own mother.With an audience share of 26 per cent, "La Mia...
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Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday sought assistance from Bangladesh's development partners and donor agencies, particularly from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for economic development of the country, reports UNB.The PM made the request when IMF Executive Director Dr A...
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 16 (BSS): The second phase of the marine drive along the world's longest unbroken natural sea beach is expected to be completed next year, builders said, seeking quick release of necessary funds to expedite the construction of...
FE ReportFour people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Uttara in the city Tuesday, police said.Witnesses said the gas cylinder went off at Tahsin Filling Station at Abdullahpur when four mechanics were working in the compressor room...
A student of Jahangirnagar University (JU) was suspended Tuesday on charges of assaulting a female student of the university, reports UNB. The suspended student was named as Tonmoy Kumar Roy, of the Government and Politics department. Earlier, Tonmoy Kumar Roy...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 16 (BSS): Malaria Research Group of Bangladesh in collaboration with Tanzania and Ghana won British Medical Journal (BMJ) Group Award- 2010 for the best scientific research publication. BMJ Group Award, an international unique recognition for service in research...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive Sunday night, arrested three people along with a touchstone worth Tk 40 million (4 crore) at Marich Pattti village in Nababganj Upazila in Dhaka.The arrested people are-M Yusuf Ali (44), M Delwar Hossain...
Two people were slaughtered and another was stabbed to death in the city Monday night and Tuesday morning, reports UNB.Police recovered the slaughtered bodies of Illias (30) and Sufian (32) from inside of a bus counter near Notre Dame College...
TOKYO, Mar 16 (Reuters): Asian shares struggled to keep modest gains Tuesday and the dollar gave ground as investors trimmed long positions ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting expected to repeat a pledge to keep rates low for a...
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