SIRAJGANJ, Dec 15 (bdnews24.com): Implementation of Ashuganj-Sirajganj Inter-connector Project has yielded a savings of Tk 220 million in five months, which would otherwise be lost to 'system loss'. Besides, the project has helped strike a balance in the power supply...
DU CorrespondentThe written test of Gha Unit (transfer unit) for first-year honours admission at Dhaka University (DU) under the academic year 2009-10 will be held at 10 am Friday.Detailed seat plan for the admission test is available on the notice...
FE ReportA police personnel was arrested while snatching Tk 1.6 million (Tk 16 lakh) from two shop employees in the city's Paltan area Tuesday afternoon, police said.Officer-in-Charge of Paltan police station Mojibur Rahman told the FE they arrested Mainul Haque,...
M Azizur RahmanCanadian oil and gas explorer Niko is planning to lodge suit with international court to settle the long-pending dispute over payments against gas sales from Feni field, officials said Tuesday.Niko vice president Larry Fisher elaborated the company's view...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The government has included the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative in the national budget for current fiscal year and kept a financial provision of Tk 25 billion for projects to be implemented under it. But halfway through the...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's ship scrap market is likely to remain stable for the next few years, as new IMO rule forces hundreds of tankers to go into ship-breaking yards from April 2010, ship breakers said. The International Maritime...
COPENHAGEN, Dec 15, 2009 (AFP) - World leaders began arriving at the UN climate summit Tuesday, seeking to give a shot in the arm to the floundering talks after warnings that the whole event was at risk of ending in...
FE ReportEconomic management in Bangladesh needs to be based on more serious and in-depth policy analysis, but linking research to policy is not easy, said Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud at a roundtable Tuesday."Any credible policy analysis has to be supported by...
FE ReportChairman of ACI Group of Companies, Anis Ud Dowla, has been elected president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Tuesday for 2010.The new committee of the chamber elected Mr Anis, who has investments in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, insurance,...
The nation celebrates the 39th Victory Day today (Wednesday) recalling the final moments of victory after a nine-month war of liberation against Pakistan, marked by bloodshed of millions, reports BSS.The victory paved the way for the emergence of Bangladesh as...
FE ReportThe country's renowned businessman and industrialist Abul Kasem Khan was elected president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Tuesday for the year 2010. M. Shahjahan Khan and Md. Sirajuddin Malik have been elected senior vice president and...
FE Report Janata Bank Limited (JBL), the nation's second largest lender, will raise Tk 1.0 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) next month, officials said Tuesday. The state-owned bank with an asset base of Tk 250 billion will sell...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell Tuesday on profit taking, breaking a four-day gaining streak. The market was in the positive territory in the first hour but went down steadily on profit taking for the rest of the session. The benchmark DSE...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India might now take place on January 10, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com Sheikh Hasina was originally scheduled to go to Delhi on December 19 on a three-day visit. But the...
Siddique Islam The central bank is going to introduce a 'delivery versus payment' (DVP) system by the end of this month to boost transactions of the government securities in the secondary market. "The new settlement system will come into effect...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the Election Commission (EC) to cancel Jatiya Party's Abul Kashem's parliamentary membership from Tangail-5, declaring his candidacy void on grounds of loan default. It also ordered the EC to declare Mahmudul Hasan of BNP...
President Zillur Rahman on Tuesday appointed justice Mohammad Tafazzul Islam the chief justice. The president made the appointment in line with article 95 (1) of the constitution. Justice Islam, who replaces justice M M Ruhul Amin, will take office on...
FE ReportGold ornaments worth about Tk 3.50 million was robbed from a jewellery shop at Khilgaon in the city Tuesday afternoon, police said.Witnesses said a gang of about 10 robbers raided Munni Jewellers on the ground floor of Taltola Super...
The government will import 87,500 tonnes of urea fertiliser and 105,000 tonnes of wheat to meet domestic demand, reports UNB.Under another proposal of the government's cabinet purchase body, 1020 flats will be constructed for low-and middle-income people in F-block of...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Dec 15: President Barack Hossain Obama had summoned CEOs from country's top 12 financial institutions to the White House for a " summit of a sort " and asked them to revive lending immediately now frozen,...
Bangladesh received a record $1.0 billion from the World Bank over the last two years and the trend is likely to continue in the current fiscal year to June 2010, the World Bank's Bangladesh country director said on Tuesday, reports...
More evidence of official corruption was revealed Tuesday, with evidence of at least Tk 120 million (12 crore) in vehicle taxes being pocketed by officials of the postal department in the first half of the fiscal year, reports bdnews24.com The...
Jubair HasanThe police administration asked for Tk 5 billion for the purchase of transports as shortage of vehicles is seriously hampering maintenance of law and order across the country, officials said Monday.The move came after an International Crisis Group (ICG)...
The High Court (HC) Monday expressed grave concern over continued 'crossfire' deaths despite a suo moto ruling on extra-judicial killings it had issued last month, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of Justice AFM Abdur Rahman and Justice Md Imdadul Haque Azad...
FE ReportThe government has ordered its ministries and departments to assign officials to hear and resolve complaints of the masses in an effort to improve service quality and ensure good governance.The establishment ministry issued the instruction recently, asking the government...
Political parties may get financial assistance from the national exchequer during the next general elections.All the parties registered with the Election Commission (EC) will be eligible for the assistance, said the EC sources in the city Monday, reports BSS.According to...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 14 (BSS): The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has taken initiative to construct a 17-kilometre road on the city protection embankment.The initiative is a part of transforming the Padma riverbank into an attractive tourist spot.The BWDB Superintending Engineer...
On the occasion of the Victory Day (16 Dec), ships of Bangladesh Navy will remain open for visitors at Dhaka, Narayanganj, Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal from 2.00 pm to sunset on the day, reports BSS.Places, such as- Dhaka Sadar Ghat,...
Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, Dec 14: The Chittagong region will be deficient of at least 50 thousand tonnes of fish a year due to climate change. It may also cause extinction of many species of sweet water fish, fisheries department officials said.Sources...
A photo exhibition with short biography of all former and present female presidents and prime ministers of the world is organised today (Tuesday) at Nandan Park in Savar."The Generation", world personality research and social development organization, is organising the exhibition,...
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