CHANDPUR, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Hundreds of farmers demonstrated against irregularities in agricultural subsidy distribution in front of the local Bangladesh Krishi Bank office at Haimchar.They laid siege to the bank from 10am to noon Thursday.Then the police brought the situation...
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Erosion triggered by a sudden rise in water level of the river Jamuna has threatened the Brahmaputra flood control dyke in Sirajganj district.Water Development Board officials said erosion has taken place at different points in the...
NGO leaders and activists have urged policymakers to devote special attention to education, human rights, agriculture, labour migration, energy and power, and social safety net before finalising the budget for the next fiscal year (2010-11), reports UNB.They came up with...
Police barred a Jamaat-e-Islami protest rally demanding an end to the water and power crisis on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.The rally was set to be held in Muktangon in the afternoon.Meanwhile, regarding the bar, both the police and Jamaat gave contradictory...
Ruling out the opposition BNP's allegations of vote rigging, the Election Commission (EC) Thursday reiterated that the Bhola-3 by-election was held in a '100 per cent' free, fair and neutral manner, reports UNB.Refraining from giving comment on the opposition's demand...
The High Court (HC) Thursday granted bail to jailed Afroza Abbas, wife of ex-housing and public works minister and BNP leader Mirza Abbas, in two tax-evasion cases filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reports UNB.An HC division bench...
SHARIATPUR, Apr 29 (UNB): A court here Thursday granted bail to Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque in a defamation case.The chief judicial magistrate granted the bail while Farroque appeared before the court and sought bail.Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) district...
THIMPHU, Apr 29 (UNB): The 16th SAARC summit on Thursday adopted the Thimphu Statement on Climate Change, expressing a determination to make South Asia a world leader in low-carbon technologies and renewable energy. The statement adopted on the concluding day...
Jubair HasanViolent unrest for wage-hike has spread to more garment factories Thursday amid warnings from unions that they won't accept minimum monthly salary below 5000 taka.Labour minister Mosharraf Hossain Wednesday pledged that the authorities would raise wages for the country's...
THIMPHU, Apr 29 (BSS): India is expediting the implementation process of various agreements, including export of 200 megawatts of electricity and providing of US$1.0 billion soft loan to Bangladesh, signed between the two countries in January this year.Indian Prime Minister...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has advised the commercial banks to move forward for investment in infrastructure sectors for keeping the existing sovereign credit ratings stable."The commercial banks may invest in infrastructure sectors through syndication loans along with the...
FE ReportThe government Thursday approved signing of unsolicited deals with two private firms to generate around 300 megawatts (mw) of electricity and inked initial contracts with three more companies for generation of further 300 mw under a similar move.The cabinet...
FE ReportDhaka stocks ended flat amid roller coaster trading across the board, as jitters gripped investors due to lack of clear directions from the policymakers, dealers said.The market was in the positive territory almost the entire session, climbing 30 points...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith said Thursday inflation will remain 'stable' during the current fiscal, but declined to give any projection for the next fiscal year."The rate of inflation will remain stable in current fiscal, but I don't want to...
The US Embassy in Dhaka will soon introduce a completely web-based Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) application form, reports UNB. With demand for the US visas increasing worldwide, the State Department is committed to using new technologies to improve the efficiency and...
THIMPHU, Apr 29: The 17th SAARC Summit will be held in the Maldives in 2011. The SAARC leaders welcomed the offer of the government of the island nation to host the next summit. — UNB
THIMPHU, Apr 29: Two agreements - one on SAARC Convention on Cooperation on Environment and another on Trade in Services - were signed Thursday at the concluding session of the two-day 16th SAARC summit. The Convention on Cooperation on Environment...
THIMPHU, Apr 29: A Bangladesh delegation, to be led by two advisers to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will visit India next week to follow up the implementation of the joint communiqué signed during the Prime Minister's visit to New Delhi...
FE ReportThe high-profile Malaysian trade delegation ended its visit to Bangladesh Wednesday expressing their 'ignorance' about development of huge investment opportunities for its country in Bangladesh in the recent days for which international tender process has already begun.They, in particular,...
THIMPHU, April 29 (AFP): India and Pakistan took a significant step towards resuming their frozen peace dialogue Thursday as their prime ministers held direct talks for the first time in nine months.During the discussions in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu, which...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 29: The news of China helping Pakistan to have two civilian nuclear reactors will certainly cause a flutter in both Washington a close ally of Islamabad and in New Delhi. Neither has given any reaction...
Embarrassed at the rising incidents of tender manipulation, extortion, woman repression Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Home Ministry to take stern action against the culprits irrespective of their creed and colour, reports UNB.The situation has reached an intolerable...
A proposal for the enhancement of fully paid maternity leave for women in government services has recently been sent to the Finance Ministry for due consideration. The Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, which took the initiative according to the...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanTHE Bangladeshi workers living and working abroad who number some 6.5 million and sent some $ 10.5 billion in remittances in 2009 equivalent to more than 10 per cent of the country's GDP, are one of the few...
Talha J AhmadUnity of any nation is absolutely paramount. A nation divided is a nation whose existence is at risk. There ought to be debates and discussions within a nation, writes Talha J AhmadVALUES are important. Every nation needs to...
Manzur AhmedThe Bangladesh-India summit held in January, 2010 has generated a great momentum and huge opportunity to strengthen and promote our trade and economic relations for mutual benefit. The two prime ministers agreed to put in place a comprehensive framework...
Hemlata AithaniJUST six months ago, Puja, 18, and Bimla Devi, 35, spent their day cooking meals, tending to cattle and working in the field -- the everyday work of village women across Haryana. Never in their wildest dreams had they...
NEW YORK, April 28 (Bloomberg): Crude oil fell for a third day on signs that US inventories are continuing to increase while credit-rating downgrades on Greece and Portugal fanned concerns that global fuel demand recovery may stall.A US government report...
This week's tea auction was the first sale of the season where offering were quite small due to prolonged dry conditions in some of the growing areas, according to a press release of National Brokers Limited.Dusts met with a strong...
Bidaai On STAR PLUS Thursday at 9-30 pm. Bidaai is a story of two sisters, Sadhna (beautiful) and Ragini (unattractive). Sadhna is the adopted child in the family.Life is pleasant for Sadhna as she is beautiful but society is a...
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