MAGURA, Dec 9 (UNB): District Civil Surgeon Mahfuzul Kabir was stand released Wednesday for not joining his new workplace after getting transfer orders.
Non-Formal Education (NFE) can play a significant role in prevention of AIDS. So the inclusion of AIDS prevention issues in the NFE Curriculum is essential.Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Rashed Khan Menon said this as the chief...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Dec 9: BDR of Joypurhat 3 Rifle battalion seized 265 vories of pure gold in 6 bars from Joypurhat bypass road at Puranapail area on Wednesday early in the morning. Lt Colonel Abdullah Al Mamun said that...
Kayes M SohelDelay in giving decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the floatation of a number of mutual funds clouds the prospects of the growing mutual fund segment of the capital market, experts said.More than 30 proposals...
Shahiduzzaman KhanDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) enforced a new set of traffic rules this week in order to bring discipline on the city streets. On the first day of its enforcement, response from the running transport was poor, and there were...
A Z M AnasBoosting tax collection will help Bangladesh double its public investment needed to foster higher growth as the country seeks to become a middle-income country in a decade, a senior World Bank (WB) economist said Tuesday. Sanjay Kathuria,...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday restricted loan facilities to the companies whose price-earning (PE) ratio was above 75 with immediate effect, putting a lid on overvalued stocks.The fresh directive will not be applicable for mutual funds, paper...
COPENHAGEN, Dec 9(AFP): Negotiators at the UN climate marathon tried to steer into calmer waters Wednesday after developing countries blasted an early draft accord as favouring rich carbon emitters and sidelining the poor."We should stay on course, we need a...
FE ReportBangladesh Jute Association (BJA) will urge the government to review the raw jute export ban, which was imposed on December 7.Voicing deep concern over the sudden ban on export of all kinds of raw jute, an emergency meeting of...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), whose reticent posture, on the Global Warming issue had surprised many, burst into the scene saying the current decade of 2000 to 2009 appears to be the warmest in the...
A nine-member subcommittee has been formed to give the newly set up National Consumer Rights Protection Department (NCRTD) an organisational shape by formulating a policy and rules and regulations for it within 30 days. The subcommittee was formed with government...
Automation system will be introduced in 84 post offices in the country from December 15 and e-money order from January for providing better postal services. — BSS
The government has decided to provide full-time cars for the Members of Parliament, scrapping their previous privilege of duty-free import of cars that had created many controversies, reports UNB.Official sources said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently gave her approval to...
FE ReportAdviser to the Prime Minister HT Imam Wednesday said funding by the micro-finance institutions (MFIs) to the poor has not improved the country's poverty situation significantly."We provide a lot of money to the MFIs. But it is now time...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rallied for the second consecutive session Wednesday, led by financials, energy and pharmaceuticals.The market opened with a flying start as the benchmark index gained more than 50 points and crossing the 4400 mark in the first half...
FE ReportBangladeshi companies that are signatories to the United Nations Global Compact should be serious about Communication on Progress (COP) report to make their corporate social responsibility activities more visible, experts said Wednesday. They said this during a training programme...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 9 (UNB): Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Golam Rahman Wednesday said it is not possible to remove corruption from the state and society unless Members of Parliament (MPs) and political activities are freed from the vice. He called upon people...
FE ReportThe Newspapers Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) Wednesday welcomed the government decision to amend the code of criminal procedure to do away with the provision of issuance of warrants of arrest against journalists, editors, publishers, poets and writers for...
FE Report Bangladesh taka (BDT) depreciated marginally by 0.20 per cent against the US dollar in the last seven working days following a rise in demand for the greenback in the market. "The local currency has depreciated against the US...
DILI, Dec 8 (AFP): The UN mission in East Timor needs to hand over formal control of the country's national police force as soon as possible to avoid doing irreparable damage, according to an influential think-tank. The slow handover of...
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters): Eight children died and 26 were injured in a stampede in a school stairwell in central China, local media reported on Tuesday.Students at the Yucai Middle School in Hunan province were leaving their classrooms after evening...
In the end, five days just wasn't enough. Despite the finest efforts of Dwayne Bravo - and his best was brilliant - and a captain's innings from Chris Gayle, West Indies ran out of time to beat Australia for the...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman, now undergoing treatment in London, has said he is still undecided about his direct involvement in party activities. "It (his participation) will depend on overall situation and my health," he said in a...
Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury has called for united efforts to face the challenges and harness the potentialities for development of agriculture in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region. The minister made the appeal while addressing a seminar...
The final charge sheet in the BDR Head quarters killing case would be received within this month, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said Tuesday, as trial of the rebel border guards is now underway on charges of mutiny, reports UNB. Chairing...
Awami League (AL) Deputy Publicity Secretary Ashim Kumar Ukil has expressed the hope that BNP would be reformed and emerge stronger with the holding of the council. “We, on behalf of Awami League, wish all success of the party. We...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Dec 8: A leader of Jatiytabadi Jubo Dal was killed by a group of terrorists at his business outlet at Laxmanpur under Sharsha Upazila in Jessore Monday night.The deceased was identified as Solaiman Hossain (45), president of...
FE ReportAn alleged criminal was gunned down by unknown assailants in the city's Cantonment area Tuesday, police said.The deceased was identified as Swapan alias Kala Swapan, 25, son of Alauddin and a resident of Mirpur section-12.An officer of Cantonment police...
FE Report Poor indoor air quality due to traditional cook-stoves exposes lactating and young children to high health risks and such pollution remains a major concern for 25 million households in Bangladesh despite a number of initiatives aimed at addressing...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said that her government took initiatives to pave ways for a bright future for youths while they need to play a pioneering role for the socio-economic development of the country upholding the values of honesty,...
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