Doulot Akter MalaPlanning ministry has identified irregularities in a project of revenue board titled 'reforms in revenue administration' (RIRA) saying the implementing authority has extended time and raised cost without the consent of the Planning Commission.Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Department...
M Azizur RahmanThe government will float tender by June this year for a US$1.0 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to ease the gas crisis and meet country's long-term energy needs, officials said Saturday"We are hoping to invite international bids...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has criticised the private banks for their apathy to support poor farmers although the agriculture sector helped the country overcome the effects of the global economic crisis."Private banks take deposits but do not give...
The three-day annual Muslim congregation Biswa Ijtema ends today (Sunday) through the 'akheri munajat' on the banks of the Turag River at Tongi the, reports BSS. A couple of million devotees from home and abroad are participating in the second...
RANGAMATI, Jan 23: The 15th landport of the country on the frontier between Ramgarh under Khagrachhari of Bangladesh and Sabrum under Tripura state of India would start functioning soon. Official sources said both the countries reached a consensus in this...
About 23 per cent of Bangladesh adults above 15 years of age smoke. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)-2009 available Saturday said an estimated 21.9 million adults, including 21.2 million males and 0.7 million females, are smokers in the country....
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has allowed additional seven local firms to import one-day chicks from bird-flu affected India that might again put the country's struggling poultry industry in danger with a fresh outbreak of avian-influenza virus, experts said Saturday.Officials said...
FE ReportThe second ministerial meeting on Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific is going to begin in the capital today (Sunday).Rural development ministers and/or their representatives from all 14 CIRDAP member countries are expected to join in the five-day...
NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (BSS): India would likely settle some of its historical dues with Bangladesh, as it agreed in principle to cede control over some 17,000 acres of territory, said an Indian columnist.An article published in the Business Standard...
Some 78,323 buildings will be destroyed completely if a 6-magnitude earthquake shakes Dhaka, causing havoc throughout the densely populated capital city, according to a government study, reports UNB.In case of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake from Madhupur Fault, the study says, some...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe government is trying to put in place an exit policy for sick industries with a view to clearing the burden of unutilised resources, Industry Minister Dilip Barua said.In an interview with the FE late last week, Mr...
addressed a long-standing dispute that threatened 17 of Bangladesh's blocks in the Bay of Bengal. This may mean UN arbitration will no longer be needed to resolve the issue, foreign secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes said Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. Briefing journalists...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Jan 23: Major emission polluting countries facing a January 31 deadline have yet to submit their plans for reducing emissions of climate altering gases, one of the major provision of the Copenhagen agreement, that bolstered the...
Former army chief General (retd) Moeen U Ahmed claimed that he did no wrong knowingly during the immediate-past caretaker regime that was installed with military backing through the 1/11 changeover, reports UNB."Whoever said whatever … I did not commit any...
FE Report Bangladesh Garment Workers Unity Council (BGWUC), a platform of 10 registered trade unions, Saturday announced a ninety-day programme to realise Tk 5,000 per month as minimum wage. The BGWUC disclosed this at a press conference at the Dhaka...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanThe low-cost but highly portable ranges of PC notebooks were the buyers' choice at the Zoom Laptop Fair that concluded in the city Friday.Beginning Wednesday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city, the three-day long fair drew...
The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its two unit funds, according to a press release.ICB AMCL Unit Fund: The total NAV of ICB...
IDLC Finance Limited has recently donated blankets among the cold-hit distressed people on the company's local branch premises in Bogra district, according to a press release.IDLC Finance Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director Selim RF Hussain distributed the blankets...
As Dhaka is highly vulnerable to tremor under Madhupur Fault, adequate preparations are needed to minimise number of sufferers and the loss of property in any possible devastating earthquake. ASM Maksud Kamal, National Adviser on Tsunami, Cyclone and Earthquake Risk...
JESSORE, Jan 22 (BSS): A five-member Indian delegation, led by member, finance of the IWATA of India, Pradip Kumar, Thursday visited the Bhairab River at Noapara river port to see how to bring back the navigability of the river.chairman of...
FE ReportBiswa Sahitya Kendra (BSK), a national platform that promotes reading habits among students and general public, Friday awarded 3,554 school students for their outstanding book-reading habit in 2009.BSK in co-operation with Grameenphone, the country's leading telecom operator, organised the...
FE ReportCapt Ashraf Khan has been elected president of Bangladesh Airline Pilots' Association (BAPA) for a two-year term.Capt Zakir Hussain and Capt M A Basit Mahtab have also been elected vice-president and general secretary of the association respectively.Newly elected BAPA...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 22 (BSS): Members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in a raid seized 1.150 kilograms heroin worth about Tk 10 million while being sent to Teknaf.The BDR personnel also arrested three drug traders in this connection.
The Election Commission (EC) has proposed a substantial raise in ceiling on polls expenditures for candidates in the city corporation elections.The draft Conduct of Election Rules, awaiting Law Ministry vetting, proposes that mayoral candidates for Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) spend...
JESSORE, Jan 22 (BSS): Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad said here today the present government believes in free flow of information so it passed the Right to Information (RTI) Act in the maiden session of the ninth Jatiya Sangsad."The government...
All corruption cases against politicians should be settled fast, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chow-dhury said."Democracy cannot be consolidated if corruption is not rooted out," he said while addressing the inaugural session of the party's special council in the...
RANGPUR, Jan 22 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop have underscored the need for adopting comprehensive strategies involving the grass roots level people to reduce the adverse impacts of the ongoing global climate changes. Union Disaster Manage-ment Committee and RUPANTOR, an...
CHITTAGONG, Jan 22 (BSS): Leader of Jamaat-i-Islami Ekramul Haq was sent to jail today after completion of his one-day remand.Police produced him before a metropolitan magistrate's court today and the court sent him to the jail, court and police sources...
MEHERPUR, Jan 22 (UNB): A Bangladeshi farmer was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Khalpara border in Sadar Upazila early Friday. The victim was identified as Nazrul Islam (37), son of Mobarak Ali of Baribaka village in...
Cameron White finally showed he could be a potent force at home as his muscular century pushed Australia to a five-wicket win in the opening ODI against Pakistan, reports cricinfo.com.Over the past six months White has starred in England and...
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