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...
MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Justine Henin performed a great escape act Friday to keep her Australian Open dream alive as she joined Dinara Safina and Andy Roddick in the last 16, but Jelena Jankovic's tournament ended. The diminutive Belgian, the...
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons said batsman Mohammad Ashraful was fortunate to retain a place in the national team but felt there was no adequate replacement for him yet.Siddons also viewed the first Test as an opportunity lost for Bangladesh and...
MADRID, Jan 22 (AFP): Real Madrid have picked up one point from the last six on the road so will be glad of some home comfort at their fortress Santiago Bernabeu when they host Malaga Sunday as they bid to...
MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is in the running to take charge of international cricket, reports said Friday. The Melbourne Age newspaper said Howard was a candidate to be president of the International Cricket Council...
NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (AFP): Indian woman weightlifter Shailaja Pujari has been banned for life and five others suspended for four years for doping offences, an Indian official said Friday. Pujari, who won three gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth...
ROME, Jan 22 (AFP): AC Milan head into this weekend's top of the table derby clash with Inter Milan knowing defeat could spell the end of their Serie A title hopes. Champions Inter have a six-point lead at the top...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has given in to the World Bank's pressure by sidelining its own procurement laws in favour of the lender's guidelines to purchase goods, works and services for projects financed by the donor, officials said Friday. The...
FE ReportRajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), the capital development authority, will take legal actions against housing developers for allegedly constructing buildings without approval, its chairman said Friday."Developers cannot publish or broadcast advertisement or sell apartments without obtaining layout approval from the...
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