MADARIPUR, Jan 15 (UNB): RAB members seized 18 maunds of 'jatka' (hilsa fry) from a truck at Mostafapur under Sadar Upazila Thursday.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has welcomed the private member's bill on 'Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament, 2010' placed in the parliament on January 14.In a statement issued Friday, TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman, said if adopted, the bill...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jan 15: Criticising the agreements the government of Sheikh Hasina has signed with India during her visit BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury said that the government has sold out the country.He said that offering Chittagong port to India...
Bangladesh is a strong ally of the United States (US) and this should be acknowledged by the US in much visible way, democrat Congresswoman from Texas Sheila Jackson-Lee said.Lee, who is also a member of influential committees on Foreign Affairs,...
Army or paramilitary troops will not be deployed in the upcoming elections of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).The decision to this end was taken at a recent meeting of the Election Commission (EC), Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain told BSS."There is...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jan 15: Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury said here that the prime minister's visit has opened up an opportunity for cooperation with India."The PM through her visit to India and signing deals with her counterpart has protected...
Different socio-political organisations have hailed Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina for her successful visit to India saying the visit has opened a new horizon of relationship between the two neighbouring countries.In separate statements, the leaders of the organisations said the...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, JAN 15: Motihar Thana police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader of Rajshahi University (RU) hall unit Friday morning.Tense situation was prevailing following the arrest of the Shibir leader.The arrestee was identified as Shahanewaz Sachha, a...
KHULNA, Jan 15 (UNB): At least 50 people, mostly students, were injured in a fierce clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at the Government BL College here today (Friday).The academic council of...
Night watch batsman Naeem Islam hit a brilliant ton, as Rahshahi Division piled up a huge total against Sylhet Division on the second day of the four-day league at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Friday, reports UNB.Resuming...
HOBART, Jan 15 (Cricinfo): Ricky Ponting's fifth Test double-century and Michael Clarke's highest Test score have left Pakistan facing a mountainous task to avoid defeat over the next three days in Hobart. Their already fragile confidence took another hit when...
Bangladeshi archers are determined to give their best to win the Gold medals in two events of the SA Games, reports UNB. Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal, general secretary of Bangladesh Archery Federation, was upbeat about the success. "We've improved...
Bangladesh Golf team Friday expressed firm determination to win both the gold medals of the individual and team events in the 11th SA Games to be held in Dhaka from January 29 to February 9, reports UNB.The confidence was drawn...
FE ReportThe 15th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2010) turned into a virtual sea of humans as thousands of visitors rushed to the pageant, laced with commerce, on Friday. The day was a public holiday. Despite nagging traffic congestion in the...
Leaders of the business community have termed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent visit to India 'very successful' and said the visit has opened up a new horizon in the bilateral relations, reports BSS.This visit has created trust and confidence in...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Jan 15: There have been near unanimity between the White House, the US Congress, the Fed Reserve, the SEC, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation over some kind of regulatory reforms to prevent the financial institutions...
FE ReportDhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw bull-run for the fourth consecutive week that ended Thursday sending indices, turnover and market capitalisation to their new heights. The market capitalisation at DSE crossed Tk 2.0 trillion-mark for the first time, which is...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will meet the press today (Saturday) at 4pm at the Prime Minister's Office, report agencies.At the press conference, the Prime Minister will focus on various aspects and issues of her recent visit to India, deputy...
Monira MunniThe government will buy additional 240 vehicles for the Upzila chairmen from the state-owned car assembling plant Progoti Industries Ltd, officials said Wednesday."Progoti has already got the authorisation for supplying the vehicles to the chairmen in two phases," Jahir...
FE ReportThe workers of Nippon Garments Friday demanded immediate payment of outstanding wages and reopening of the apparel unit, which remains closed since October last year following unrest at the Tongi Industrial belt.Several hundred laid-off RMG workers staged demonstration in...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanEfficiency enhancement and capacity building of the Chittagong Port suffered a severe blow as a strong political lobby forced the authorities to suspend appointment of a global operator at New Mooring Container terminal (NMCT). The terminal with a...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Bank has undertaken an exclusive programme to shore up its regulatory system in a move to better protect the banking industry from the potential financial crisis, officials said Friday. Supported by the World Bank, the central bank...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's sugar refiners urged the government to provide them with subsidy to keep the price of the commodity stable in the local market as international market price of sugar continues to rise. Currently finished sugar is...
Despairing Haitians clawed by hand to seek survivors entombed in rubble Friday, and looters raided UN food warehouses after Tuesday's quake 'apocalypse' that the Red Cross said may have killed 50,000 people, report agencies from Port-au-Prince.A stench of death hung...
S M JahangirThe government has constituted a fresh task force to address the long-standing problems of the country's sick industries. "An overhauled task force has been formed in order to help resolve the sick industries' problems, recasting the previous one,"...
The last annular solar eclipse, the last one that can be viewed from Bangladesh not before five decades, ended Friday, reports bdnews24.com. The eclipse started from 10:05:24am and continued until 4:07:36pm. The highest point of the eclipse was observed at...
KOLKATA, Jan 15 (IANS): Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu's condition deteriorated further Friday and doctors attending to him said he was showing signs of multi-organ failure."Basu is showing signs of multi-organ failure. His lung is not functioning properly and he...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 15: Three robbers were killed by a mob at Bitghor in Nabinagar Upazila of the district early Friday, said police and locals. 'Tiger' Samad, alleged leader of the robbers in the district, was among the dead, Brahmanbaria additional...
CHITTAGONG, Jan 15: Fish worth over Tk 15 million was damaged and production units gutted in a devastating fire at a fish processing industry in Sagorika industrial area under Pahartali police station in the city Thursday night. Originating from a...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith raised a few important issues concerning the country's banking sector at a press briefing following his meeting with the high officials of the central bank and the public sector banks in Dhaka last Sunday. He dismissed...
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