Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, Dec 30: Economists and politicians at a round table discussion here today called for introducing single currency of the SAARC countries like Euro to bolster economic growth of the South Asian region. They said European countries have made...
Jubair HasanThe government has taken up tight security measures in the city to maintain law and order during New Year's Eve and celebration of the Gregorian New Year, officials said.Security measures will also be stepped up in other parts of...
FE ReportThe capital development authority Wednesday allotted 3,116 more plots of its two ongoing housing projects through both lottery and selection as per pay scale and age.The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) allotted 2,762 plots of the Purbachal New Town Project...
FE ReportRapport Bangladesh Limited (RBL) organised a function to give away Ninth Rapport Award for Excellence in Human Resource Development- 2009 in the city recently.Economist Prof Dr Muzaffer Ahmad and Vice Chancellor of the North South University Prof Dr Hafiz...
The designation of ICB General Manager Md Iftekharuzzaman was mistakenly written as ICB managing director in the news item 'Golden Son IPO' published in the December 30 issue of the FE. Such an inadvertent mistake is regretted.
FE Report Rail communication between Dhaka and Narayanganj remained suspended for about two hours when a train crashed into a truck at Munshikhola-level crossing in the city Tuesday leaving a man killed and four others injured.Assistant sub-inspector of GRP Jamal...
The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Centre with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre, will close at 1:00 pm tomorrow (Wednesday) and will remain closed Thursday, December 31, to celebrate...
Speaker Abdul Hamid said Monday that main opposition BNP might get one more seat on the front row in parliament.According to the Speaker, this will fulfil one demand of the BNP, which has been staying away from parliament since June...
Shipping Minister Shahj-ahan Khan has said the trial of war criminals will be held on the soil of Bangladesh.The minister said this while speaking at a discussion meeting as chief guest organised by the Millennium Human Rights and Journalist Foundation...
Major Abu Syed Ghazzali Dastgir and Major Mohammad Tanvir Haider Noor who were brutally killed along with other army officers during the February 25-26 carnage at the BDR Headquarters in the city were buried Tuesday with full state honour at...
DU CorrespondentThe election of the executive committee of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) will be held today (Wednesday).Two panels-- Awami League-backed 'blue panel' and BNP-Jamaat-backed 'white panel'-are vying for 15 posts of the executive committee.Incumbent DUTA President Prof Khandaker Bazlul...
An emergency meeting of the Awami League Central Working Comm-ittee (ALCWC) will be held at the Prime Minister's official residence Jamuna on January 4 at 7pm.Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting, reports BSS.General...
Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun has asked the law enforcers to work impartially without being influenced by anyone using their party connection.The minister also directed the law enforcers not to shelter anyone trying to influence them in any matter as...
The government has taken a three-year plan to bring all departments, agencies and associated organisations run by the ministries under e-governance, a state-of-the-art service delivery system.Under the scheme, a central data centre (CDC) would be set up and it would...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has sought formation of a separate Bench in the High Court for speedy disposal of corruption cases.ACC Chairman Golam Rahman made the request at a meeting with Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam at the latter's office...
SATKHIRA, Dec 29 (UNB): A fugitive leader of an outlawed party was arrested from his house at Majhihara village in Tala Upazila Monday.The arrested was identified as Jamrul Gazi (45), a regional leader of the banned Purbo Banglar Communist Party...
Bangladesh was drawn in Group A along with Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan when the draw of the South Asian Games football was held at a city hotel, reports BSS.Though the draw was held today and with only a month away...
Bangladesh Men earned the sixth position in the Men's section of the Asian Team Chess Championship held in Town Hall, Kolkata, India Monday, reports BSS. Bangladesh Men earned 8 match points. Men's team won 4 matches and lost 3 matches...
Khulna and Rajshahi Divisions won their respective matches in the 3rd Women's National Cricket League at separate venues across the country Tuesday, reports UNB.Hosts Khulna Division earned a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Chittagong Division at the Khulna University ground while...
Ian Bell was eventually dismissed for 141, as Andrew Strauss declared England's first innings on 575 for 9, after a rollicking 50-minute session after lunch in which 62 runs were scored for the loss of three wickets. South Africa were...
Pakistan stubbornly refused to concede the first Test in the face of a would-be world record run chase, but a steady trickle of wickets ensured the Australians maintained the upper hand entering the final day. Set an improbable victory target...
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 29 (PTI): South Africa have given their consent to a "compressed tour" of India, comprising two Tests and three ODIs, if the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ensures minimum travel between matches during the series...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday trimmed the 26-member preliminary national squad to 18 for the ODI Tri-Series involving Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka that will begin on January 4 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, reports UNB.The eight...
Holders Abahani Limited notched a hard-fought solitary goal win over Chittagong Abahani in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bir Shreshtha Saheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.With this win,...
ROME, Dec 29 (AFP): Bayern Munich's out-of-favour Italian World Cup winner Luca Toni revealed Monday he is close to a move to Serie A club AS Roma. "I only want AS Roma. Nothing else interests me," the player told Gazzetto...
Nazmul AhsanThe World Bank's opposition is likely to delay a government decision on the issuance of right shares by the largely state-owned Rupali Bank. The negative stand on the part of the multilateral lender has put the Ministry of Finance...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The prices of most essentials, including rice, flour (atta), edible oil and pulses, have gone up for the last few weeks. The prices of lentil have reached all time high and that of rice have increased by...
FE ReportConstruction of a permanent state-of-the-art fair centre in the city is likely to begin within next three months, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said Monday.The project, to be implemented with the technical and financial assistance of the Chinese government, would...
Munima SultanaThe cost of the four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong highway project has been refixed at Tk 23.82 billion (2,382 crore), up by 43 per cent from the amount earlier proposed by the bid winners, who will build the country's most important transport...
Siddique Islam Disbursement of industrial term loans recorded a significant fall by nearly 21 per cent in first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal over that of the previous quarter, officials said. The disbursement of industrial term loans dropped to...
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