Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said the government is searching for the godfathers in the local smuggling scene from a list to root out the crime, reports UNB."We have got a list of godfathers of smuggling gangs and we are...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 20 (UNB): A gang of miscreants looted valuables and set ablaze the houses of the landless people at Pukuriabari char under Fulchhari Upazila Monday.Jahangir Alam, one of the victims, said this at a press conference Tuesday.He alleged that...
RANGPUR, Jan 20 (BSS): Normal life remained seriously affected as mercury dipped again during the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning and blowing cooler winds added sufferings to the common people almost everywhere in the northern region. The minimum temperatures...
FE ReportA two-day long "Nagorik Adhikar Mela (Citizens' Rights Fair)" will kick off tomorrow (Friday) at Shilpakala Academy in the city with a view to creating awareness about the rights of citizens.Some 57 grassroots level development organisations, working to promote...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Wednesday said that the ministry had formed a three-member committee to find out the reasons behind delay of distribution of free textbooks at the field level and asked it to resolve the problem within ten...
FE ReportCases were filed against 17 shop-owners for trading in banned non-biodegradable polythene bags in city's Mirpur area Wednesday. A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE), which conducted the drive at Shah Ali Market also realised on the...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Jan 20: Members of RAB-5, Rajshahi arrested two swindlers while they lured a subscriber of Grameen phone offering a Pajero Jeep he got as prize and demanded Tk 20,000 to prepare formalities of handing over the jeep to...
FE Report ICDDR,B celebrated the 8th anniversary of the opening of the first VCT centre in Bangladesh Wednesday, said a press release. ICDDR,B started Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV after training two psychologists, Arunthia Zaidi Urmi and Md....
RANGPUR, Jan 20 (BSS): The Social Service Department (SSD) under the Ministry of Social Welfare has been implementing massive development programmes at a cost of Tk 900 million in eight upazilas in the district during the current fiscal year (FY).
Unidentified miscreants damaged the idol of 'goddess Saraswati', the goddess of knowledge, at Sheikh Hasina Academy under Sadar Upazila in Pirojpur Wednesday.Academy President Ruhul Amin Nobin told the news agency that a group of miscreants entered the Puja Mandop inside...
The 10th death anniversary of Dr M A Sikder will be observed today (Thursday).On the occasion, a Milad Mahfil will be held at his residence in Barisal city. Food will also be distributed among the poor.
The groundbreaking works of US government (USG) funded seven multi-purpose cyclone shelters (MPCS) began in Cox's Bazar Wednesday, reports UNB.These groundbreaking sites include Shahparirdip Pashchim Uttar Para, Shahparirdip Dakshin Para, Hamidia, Habi Mohammad Hussein, Kutupalong, Gooliaplanag and Haladia Patabari, the...
FE ReportThe Indian business is giving a strong signal that it wants to engage in trade with its counterpart in Bangladesh, said Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) president Fazlul Hoque on Wednesday."Earlier we received a strong resistance from...
Shahiduzzaman KhanJute goods and raw jute exports witnessed a rise in the recent past, at a time when earnings from many other export items slipped to a marked extent because of the late impact of global recession. The exports of...
FE ReportDhaka stocks extended their rally Wednesday on speculative buying of financial and insurance scrips by the investors as the market saw a brief scaling of main index passed 5000-mark. Benchmark Dhaka Sock Exchange General Index (DGEN) could not sustain...
Sadiq AhmedGood governance can be secured by developing institutions. Given the breadth and span of institutions, priorities have to be set. On the economic front, the emphasis needs to be put on key institutions: budget management; banking sector; local governments;...
Doulot Akter MalaA fresh hike in freight forwarders' service charges since January has been affecting traders as cost of doing business has increased causing a surge in prices of imported goods and exportable items, industry insiders said.The business people have...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Wednesday passed the National Identity Registration Bill 2010, fixing the validity of an ID card for 15 years from the date of issuance and providing for strict punitive measures for its abuse. The new law empowers the...
The government Wednesday started the open market sale (OMS) of rice at populous points of the capital with 40 trucks. Today (Thursday) 10 more trucks will join the OMS operation. Under the OMS, the rice sells at Taka 22 per...
FE ReportBangladesh has targeted trade-oriented services and investment from India as narrowing down huge trade deficit between the two neighbours through exports will be tough, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said Wednesday. "The prime minister held meetings with Indian businessmen during...
M Azizur RahmanThe country has potentials to generate more than 350 megawatts of low-cost hydropower by setting up new plants, especially in the southern region, officials said Monday.Of the total, 250mw hydroelectricity could be generated by building power plants on...
FE ReportA senior UN official urged Wednesday the developed world to ensure time-specific release of aid to poorer nations to help them pace up economic growth and poverty reduction. Noeleen Heyzer, under-secretary general of the United Nations, said that the...
FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawyer would submit his opinion within seven days on whether to appeal or not against the verdict of the writ petition on mutual funds (MFs)."The SEC asked my opinion to reach at a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said in the Parliament that the government had a plan to expand the area of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), as it appeared that the capital was overcrowded to the extent that it could be termed...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Jan 20: Reeling in shock from an electoral debacle in a safe and long retained Democratic Senate seat in Massachusetts to rival Republicans President Obama did not shy away from expressing his determination to create a...
Mashiur RahamanThe visiting audit team of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the USA urged Biman and Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to improve cargo screening facility and overall airport security, prior to resuming New York flights.Following a two-day vigilance...
FE ReportThe Planning Commission has rejected a proposal to increase the width of the Jatrabari-Katchpur road by adding four more lanes.The commission felt that it was not necessary immediately to improve the city's traffic jam, officials said.The Roads and Highways...
FE ReportFour people, including three members of a family, were killed when a loaded truck smashed their private car on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Jatrabari in the city Wednesday, police said.Witnesses said the accident occurred when a truck from Dhaka...
M Azizur RahmanThe cabinet has approved the draft on the amendment to International Long Distance Telecommunication Service (ILDTS) Policy 2009 to accommodate more companies in businesses of international call terminations or voice over internet protocol (VoIP).The cabinet meeting, chaired by...
A trade fair titled 'Showcase Bangladesh-2010' organised by Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently.Pubali Bank Limited participated in the fair to expand and promote inward foreign remittances in the accounts of Bangladeshi expatriates,...
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