KHULNA, Feb 02: Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) distributed about Tk 35.8 million among the Aila affected community living in three wards of Sutarkhali Union under Dakope Upazila of the district aimed at developing their livelihood pattern with...
The government has finalised the MPO (monthly payment order) policy for the country's non-government educational institutions to streamline the procedure of payout from the public exchequer for hundreds of thousands of teachers and employees working there.A high-level meeting at the...
A meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint River Commission (JRC) will be held within March 20, Water Resources Minister Romesh Chandra Sen said Tuesday, reports UNB."The JRC meeting will be held on Ministerial level," he told reporters in reply to a...
A High Court (HC) Bench has set today (Wednesday) for an order on petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman to stay proceedings of Zia Orphanage Trust case. The Bench of Justice Md Abdul Wahhab...
A meeting of the BNP Parliamentary Party (BNPPP) will be held tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss joining the current session of Parliament.Talking to UNB over phone Tuesday, opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farooque said that the meeting would be held tomorrow...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Establishment Ministry Tuesday placed report on the Public Servants (Retirement) (Amendment) Bill 2010, reports BSS.Committee Chairman Khandakar Asaduzzaman placed the report in the House with the recommendation for passage of the bill in an...
FE ReportRevolutionary Binod Bihari Chowdhury has recently been honoured by Jamuna Bank Foundation (JBF) and Unitrend Limited for his legendary outstanding contributions, according to a press release.JBF has accorded reception and awarded lifetime financial support to Binod Bihari for his...
At least 20 students were injured in a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Sir AF Rahman Hall of Dhaka University early Tuesday over establishing supremacy, reports UNB.The police arrested four people, including BCL hall unit...
Amnesty International (AI) condemned last week's execution of five military men found guilty of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.The international HR agency said Amnesty International opposed the execution of these five men, which "should never have taken place".It...
A Dhaka court ordered Tuesday Harkatul Jihad founder Sheikh Abdus Salam to be remanded for interrogation for eight days in connection with a terrorism case, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Zafar Md Qamruzzaman granted the remand prayer....
Bangladeshi shooters clinched both the team and individual gold medals in the women's 10-metre Air Rifle shooting of the 11th South Asian Games on the opening day of the competition at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan Tuesday, reports UNB....
Jamuna Gurung scored a brilliant hattrick as Nepal recorded their second successive win in the South Asian Games women's football crushing Sri Lanka by 8-0 goals in their second match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports...
Vivek Singh of India won the gold of the men's 25 metre standard pistol of XI South Asian Games at the national shooting complex in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. Vivek totalled 570 points to win the gold while Mustaqueem...
Nepal secured bronze to finish fourth in the South Asian Games men's Kabaddi beating all-loser Sri Lanka by 26-16 with two creditable 'lona' at National Kabaddi Stadium here Tuesday, reports UNB.
Bangladesh eves keep hopes alive for a final slot as they upset Pakistan by a solitary goal in the women's football of the SA Games at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. Farhana Khatun, the overlapping defender...
Afghanistan emerged group champion in the South Asian Games men's football beating Sri Lanka by 2-0 goals in their last group B match at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong Tuesday, reports UNB.This was the third successive win for Afghanistan...
KHULNA, Feb 2 (BSS): Cycling Event of 11th South Asian Games 2010 was completed here today through Sri Lanka notched the gold in Men's 170 km Road Race Mass Start. India who showed the supremacy on last three days had...
Sri Lanka put behind its first match's disappointment with a thumping 15-1 victory over Nepal in their second 11th South Asian Games Hockey at Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.It was also the same old...
Sri Lanka notched-up a crucial win over host Bangladesh in the 11th South Asian Games Cricket when they recorded an interesting 18-run victory at Shaheed Kamaruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi Tuesday, reports BSS. Medium pacer Ishan Jayaratne played a key role...
Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalIndia 15 3 7 25Pakistan 6 11 4 21Sri Lanka 3 9 5 17Bangladesh 3 4 9 16Afghanistan 0 0 5 5Nepal 0 0 6 6Maldives 0 0 0 0Bhutan 0 0 0 0
FE ReportDhaka stocks set new records both in turnover and rise of the market Tuesday, despite the securities regulator's market cooling measures as money from new investors continued to be pumped into the market.The flow of fresh fund shrugged off...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The evil called 'syndicate' of unscrupulous traders has again been identified for the unabated rise in the prices of essentials.The parliamentary standing committee on commerce ministry last Sunday held a 'syndicate' of 20 to 25 unscrupulous traders...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday dismissed the petitions seeking leave to file regular appeal against a High Court (HC) verdict that declared illegal the 5th Amendment to the constitution, report agencies. The amendments brought in 1979...
FE Report The Ministry of Commerce has asked the central bank to furnish details on opening and settlement of import LCs (letters of credit) for 13 essential items on weekly basis. The government has taken the latest move aiming to...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanBidding for shares of Ocean Containers Limited (OCL) is expected to begin by mid-February as the finance ministry has given its nod to the company to offload shares through direct listing.The ministry also approved direct listing of Khulna...
Under a mega plan to bring the country to a zero load-shedding level from present nagging crisis, the government is likely to invite tenders within the current month to set up more than nine power plants having a total capacity...
Officials from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seized VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) materials worth Tk 10 million (1.0 crore) from a house at Paltan in the city Sunday. On a tip-off, the country's telecom regulator, in assistance with law-enforcers,...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the fire caused by a short circuit at the central bank Tuesday morning, officials said. The fire incident occurred at the 'air handling' room, situated on the 4th floor of...
Nazmul AhsanA Core Committee formed to help digitise the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at an estimated cost of Tk. 1.0 billion has identified a number of challenges and recommended actions to meet the same, official sources said.The committee, headed...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved Efficient Lighting Initiative (ELI) for Bangladesh scheme aimed at saving some 500-megawatt electricity by June 2011, reports UNB.The ELI for Bangladesh (Part-1 & Part-II) project under the Power Division...
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