Iran has said it wants the UN's nuclear watchdog to establish a committee to review a deal aimed at easing Western fears over its nuclear programme, reports BBC.Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the country had passed a request to...
Foreign minister Dipu Moni Monday urged oil exporting countries to give Bangladesh special concession in fuel prices, reports bdnews24.com. The minister, now in Malaysia, made the request while addressing a summit of the D8 council of ministers in Kuala Lumpur....
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanBangladesh made a giant stride towards introduction of e-commerce Monday after the central bank allowed online money transaction, payment of utility bills through Internet and transfer of funds from one bank to another.Bangladesh Bank gave the groundbreaking directives...
FE ReportThe government reduced Monday the prices of major non-urea fertilisers, which will cost the national exchequer Tk 5.0 billion for supplying the inputs to farmers at subsidised rates.Agriculture Minister Begum Motia Chowdhury announced the cut in sales prices of...
FE ReportDhaka stocks benchmark index crossed the 3400-point mark for the first time Monday as shares enjoyed third consecutive day of record-breaking rally, boosted by better-than-expected third quarter reports by some companies. Stock brokers said the investors have largely defied...
M Azizur RahmanGlobal energy companies responded spontaneously to tap potential reserves in the country's unexplored state-owned onshore gas fields and carry out seismic surveys to shore up the government move for raising natural gas output, officials said Monday.Forty four companies...
A Z M AnasBOESL, the state-owned recruiting agency, has managed to find employment for fewer than 15,000 Bangladeshis abroad since its inception in the mid-1980s, according to official statistics. Between 1984 and 2008, data available with the Bureau of Manpower...
Nazmul AhsanPolicymakers and ministers of the least developed countries (LDCs) of the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Dhaka next January to devise a common strategy for dealing with the effects of the ongoing global economic crisis, climate change and problems...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has hounoured nearly 65 Value Added Tax (VAT) officials with cash rewards totalling Tk 15 million for their outstanding performance in detecting tax evasion of different businesses and companies.First secretary of VAT (policy)...
KABUL, Nov 2 (AP): Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot Monday, canceling a planned runoff two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.Karzai's challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah,...
Four Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, officials said Sunday. "Four pilgrims, including two women, died of heart failure while undergoing treatment in hospital," Hajj officer Bazlul Haque Biswas said. One died in Jeddah, one at Medina and two...
BENAPOLE, Nov 2: Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole landport was suspended Monday following a clash between truck workers of the two countries. Customs Cargo Super Hamidur Rahman said Indian truck workers have been demonstrating since this morning...
Secretary-general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will arrive in Dhaka today (Tuesday) on a three-day visit, said a press release issued by the OIC office in Jeddah. Ihsanoglu will have talks with President Zillur Rahman, Prime...
FE ReportPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday no industry can sustain by exploiting workers or depriving them of due wages calling upon garment owners to pay properly to improve the livelihood of their employees."Labourers are the driving force of your...
FE ReportBangladesh is set to import more than 1.0 million tonnes of refined fuel oil worth US$ 580 million from Kuwait by older vessels as usual next year as the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) completed a negotiation to this...
FE ReportChittagong and Mongla ports have earned Tk 8.66 billion from January to September period of the current year, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan told the parliament (Jatiyo Sangsad) Monday.In reply to a question of Mohammad Fazlul Azim, the minister said...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday passed amended electoral laws stating political parties will lose registration if they fail to submit their permanent constitutions to the Election Commission (EC) by the January 25, 2010 deadline, reports bdnews24.com. The bill on second amendment...
FE ReportChairman of the Standing Committee on Planning Ministry Oli Ahmed submitted the report on Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2009 before the House Monday.Planning Minister AK Khandaker put forward the bill Sunday and the committee was given two days'...
FE ReportA visiting Danish government team Monday said it would provide US$200 million aid to Bangladesh in the current fiscal for improving good governance and undertaking some other development schemes, officials said.The Danish delegation in a high-level consultation meeting with...
Three US military high officials will visit Bangladesh separately early this month as a step towards strengthening bilateral security cooperation between the two countries, reports UNB. The officials are Lt Gen Benjamin R Mixon, commanding general of US Army, Pacific,...
Two senior government figures Monday held the owner of the Tongi garment factory responsible for the three deaths in Saturday's incident of labour unrest, reports bdnews24.com. State minister for labour Mannujan Sufian said Monday the garment factory owner must pay...
Fawzi JumeanYahoo's recent acquisition of Maktoob, the leading Arabic online portal for the Middle East and North Africa region, for more than $150m, has left some people puzzled. Why is the largest regional internet company based in Jordan, a country...
Golden Son LimitedNature of BusinessGolden Son Limited is involved in producing and exporting non-electrical and Sports items to Taiwan, U.K, Canada, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.Subscription OpenNovember 08, 2009Subscription CloseNovember 12, 2009 For Non resident BangladeshiNovember 08, 2009...
Opening remarks by Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Chairman, Policy Research InstituteWelcome to you all. I would like to thank the US Embassy for allowing us to host this event which is very relevant for the Bangladesh economy. I am also thankful...
THE immediate past caretaker government prepared and distributed voters' identity cards to over 50 million people during its tenure. It was observed at that time that these cards not only would serve the purpose of voting but also could be...
N.M. HarunSix muggers were arrested on the Dhaka University campus in the early hours of Saturday. They were identified as members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student organisation affiliated with the ruling Awami League. This news did find...
K AlamBUSINESS success to win more markets calls for reducing the cost of doing business. The economy of a country should aim at becoming more and more competitive, specially to promote its external trade. Bangladesh has many things to do...
My old friend, Mr (one-track mind) Rahat of Malibagh has once again vented through one English daily his spleen against rickshaws in Dhaka and against the suggestion of Prof Rabbani of DU for a trial period of a few weeks,...
The computer was first invented to do simple mathematical calculations efficiently and easily. But now, it has become a part and parcel of modern life. It is being used at every step of our lives. However, the excessive use of...
Syed JamaluddinThe US economy pulled out of recession in the third quarter of this year when output grew at a seasonally adjusted 3.5 per cent annual rate. The recession is over but not the pain. The economy has turned around...
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