NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (AFP): India has tightened its rules for long-term tourist visas in a move that will hit thousands of foreigners living in the country or planning lengthy stays, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. Under previous rules,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (AFP): Japan's Ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki, has told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that his country needs more time to decide on the future of US military bases in Japan. "I think the...
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (AFP): The United States reacted cautiously on Tuesday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's newly selected cabinet, saying it would only work with ministers who worked efficiently and without corruption. "We like many of the choices that he's...
BEIJING, Dec 23 (Xinhuanet): British Prince William slept a night on a London street for experiencing the situation of being homeless, according to news reports on Wednesday. The prince spent the night in a sleeping bag next to rubbish bins...
Colombia finds body of kidnapped governor BOGOTA, Dec 23: The body of a kidnapped governor was found riddled with bullets Tuesday, hours after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe launched a massive operation to rescue him from Marxist rebels. Caqueta Governor Luis...
FE ReportThe total premium earning from private sector life insurance companies rose from Tk. 29,165.10 million in 2007 to Tk. 35,974.52 million in 2008 registering a growth of 23.34 percent. On the other hand, the gross premium income of private...
FE Report HSBC has been rated number one in the financial sector and third overall in the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP promotes awareness of business implications of climate change by encouraging the world's leading companies to disclose...
Kayes M SohelThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has recently asked around 50 companies to clarify their submitted financial accounts in order to calculate their price-earning (PE) ratio on the basis of which credit might be disbursed by the lenders.The move...
Doulot Akter MalaDoor-to-door survey to net 0.4 million new tax-payers is moving at a snail's pace due to manpower shortage in the NBR as the authority has failed to recruit tax officials or outsource the activity in the first half...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed revised agreements under the Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP) in the city recently, said a press release. ADB's Country Director for Bangladesh Resident Mission Paul J Heytens and EBL...
Munima SultanaThe Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an ambitious programme at a cost of Tk 52.72 billion (5,272 crore) to start train service between Dhaka and Jessore through the Padma multi-purpose bridge from the first day.Officials said in the first...
AB Bank Limited opened its 75th branch in Sirajganj Tuesday, according to a press release . AB Bank President and Managing Director Kaiser A Chowdhury inaugurated the new branch. Deputy managing directors of the bank Faruq M Ahmed, Shamim Ahmed...
FE Report A training programme on Environmental Auditing, organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in cooperation with GTZ under its project on the Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in SME, was held at DCCI auditorium in...
Bank Asia Limited opened its 39th branch on Station Road, Ishwardi in Pabna district Monday. Vice Chairman of the bank AM Nurul Islam inaugurated the branch, said a press release. Bank Asia Director Mashiur Rahman and President and Managing Director...
FE ReportPubali Bank Limited has recently opened its 379th branch at Shahgoli Bazar in Sylhet to provide modern banking services in the region, said a press release. Pubali Bank board of directors Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder inaugurated the branch as...
Southeast Bank Limited expanded its network by opening its 7th SME Service Centre at Sonagazi in Feni Monday, according to a press release.Southeast Bank Limited Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Information Technology Division SM Mainuddin Chowdhury inaugurated the...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanPrices of food for poor people increased sharply in the last one month, pushing them more on the verge of vulnerability. Expectation and supply disruptions are the main causes of the price rise, said economists.Coarse rice price increased...
BNP Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain has asked the government to consult Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia in taking steps on national issues, failing which the party along with the people will stand against any step that harms country's...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday expressed her firm conviction to maintain skilled, disciplined and strong armed forces in the country in future to safeguard national independence and sovereignty, reports BSS. The Prime Minister expressed the view while addressing the 11th...
The Election Commission (EC) will publish the updated voters' list on February 3, ahead of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) elections, an election commissioner said in the city Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda has already...
FE ReportHealth and Family Welfare Minister Prof Dr AFM Ruhal Haque Tuesday said the government is planning to increase tax on tobacco products, especially on 'bidi', so that supply and consumption of these harmful stuffs can be reduced significantly."It is...
Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury MP said Wednesday that the government was committed to trying the war criminals to fulfil aspirations of the liberation war martyrs. She said that the trial of the war criminals and the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Wednesday that the government would provide all-out cooperation for development of the physically challenged people in the country."We want to do a lot for the physically challenged people, though we have financial constraints," he said...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Estimates at a meeting Wednesday reviewed the progress of earlier decisions of different organisations under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.Committee Chairman HN Ashiqur Rahman presided over the meeting, reports BSS.
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Planning asked the authorities concerned Wednesday to take necessary measures for dredging of Kaptai Lake and stopping illegal logging in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area, reports BSS.At a meeting, the committee members...
BAGERHAT, Dec 23 (UNB): Thirty-three cases have so far been filed against 378 Razakars (Pakistani auxiliary forces) in the district for killing, looting and arson during the War of Liberation in 1971.Meanwhile, freedom fighters and members of Ghatak Dalal Nirmul...
Rahmanganj MFS snatched an important point from Brothers' Union Club as their Citycell Bangla-desh League match ended in a goalless draw at the Bir Shresto Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.With the day's draw, Rahmatganj MFS opened...
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has announced his retirement from Test cricket due to a recurring battle with injury. He will continue to represent his country in one-dayers and Twenty20s, according to website cricinfo. Bond, 34, revived his international...
Bangladesh men's and women's teams lost their first round matches in the Asian Team Chess Championship that began Tuesday at the Kolkata Town Hall, reports UNB. Bangladesh men's team lost their first round match against top seeded India by 2.5-1.5...
MELBOURNE, Dec 23 (AP): A players' survey has criticized the standard of some A-League pitches, including venues proposed for World Cup matches if Australia wins the right to host either of the 2018 or 2022 events."Clearly, the players would prefer...
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