US Army's Pacific Commander Lt Gen Mixon paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Md Abdul Mubeen at the Army Headquarters Sunday, said an ISPR press release.General Mixon spent some time with the Army Chief, exchanged greetings...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said students from Class-I to Class-IX would get textbooks in time despite the fire in the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) warehouse and there was no reason to be worried about it, reports BSS....
Dr Durga P Paudyal, Director General of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), Sunday apprised Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina about its upcoming second ministerial meeting, reports UNB.Rural development ministers and secretaries from 25 CIRDAP...
FE ReportRaihan M Chowdhury, Special Correspondent of The Financial Express stood 'first runner-up' in a category of Tokyo-based Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) 2009.An article written by the FE journalist titled 'facing the natural disasters' published July 15 last brought...
The 24th Asia-Pacific Regional (APR) Scout Conference will be held in the capital city in 2012 as Bangladesh Scouts won the bid to be the host beating Thailand and Indonesia in an open voting held in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur...
At least 50-thousand under-five children die of pneumonia only in the country annually, paediatricians said and prescribed breast-feeding as the main remedy, reports UNB."Bangladesh ranks fifth-highest in pneumonia ratings in the world, with an estimated 6.0 million cases, and it...
PATUAKHALI, Nov 1 (UNB): Body of baby girl, who went missing in a trawler capsize in Paira river near Khaserghat under Sadar Upazila Saturday night, was recovered Sunday raising the death toll in the mishap to four. The girl was...
FE ReportSocial protection for children would get the highest priority in the country's upcoming Perspective Plan and the sixth Five Year Plan, Planning Minister A K Khandaker said Sunday. "Social protection, especially for children, would be one of the highest...
Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, counsel for convict AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed (lancer), pleaded Sunday for further enquiry into the Bangabandhu Murder Case as well as re-trial under the Army Act.The counsel made the appeal while submitting his argument in the appeal...
Road connection between Bangladesh and China will increase the bilateral trade manifold and will also open up a new opportunity for Bangladesh to boost its tourism industry.Bangladesh team made the observation while speaking at the first Bangladesh-China Cooperation dialogue at...
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan told the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Sunday that the government had undertaken various steps for curbing housing problems of lower and middle class people of Dhaka city, reports BSS.Replying to...
RAJBARI, Nov 1 (UNB): The police, in a drive Friday night, arrested a regional commander of an outlawed party along with a firearm and ammunition at Bhagalpur village in Goalanda Upazila.The arrested was identified as Abdul Jalil (45), a regional...
FE ReportIn a drive Sunday, a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) team detained the wife and a sister-in-law of the new chief of banned outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Maulana Saidur Rahman from Sabujbagh in the capital, but the JMB kingpin...
Former army chief Gen (retd) Moeen U Ahmed, who played the main role in the 1/11 changeover, returned home Saturday night by Gulf Airways after a long stay abroad, reports UNB.General Moeen came into political spotlight when he as army...
Nazmul Hasan alias Sohel and Mahbubul Hasan, sons of Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Mohiuddin, a fugitive convict in Bangabandhu murder case, and Freedom Party leader Shafiuddin Sofu were taken on a fresh three-day police remand Sunday for further interrogation on bomb...
PABNA, Nov 1 (UNB): At least 20 people, including a police official, were injured in a clash between two groups of main opposition BNP in the town today (Sunday).The police said the clash erupted between the supporters of Habibur Rahman...
Nazmul AhsanThe World Bank (WB) has agreed to extend financial assistance for 10 new power projects in Bangladesh with strings attached. The multilateral lender, in response to a request from the government to provide a loan of about $1.0 billion...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Sunday once again extended the deadline for individual tax return submission until November 12 in the backdrop of poor response compared to the last year, officials said.November 1 (Sunday) was the last day...
FE Report The government has ordered an official inquiry into Saturday's violent labour unrest in Tongi Industrial Area, as relatives claimed a mason has died in the clashes, bringing death toll in the rioting to three.Home minister Sahara Khatun told...
FE ReportDhaka stocks set a new mark for the second consecutive day Sunday with the benchmark index closing in on 3400 mark, as investors sentiment was buoyed by healthy third quarter reports by some top companies.The DSE General Index (DGEN)...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith said Sunday the government will form a 'taskforce' to bring about the proposed regulatory reforms and also strengthen the Bangladesh Better Business forum (BBBF)."Since the Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) will no longer exist, we are...
FE ReportPresident of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh Mahbubur Rahman has sought policy support from the government as the business community is facing enormous challenges due to inconsistent policies, socio-political development and stiff competition in the international market. "With...
The post and telecommunications ministry has selected the route for second submarine cable from Mongla of Khulna to Chennai in India, reports BSS.The ministry has sent a proposal on the route to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Post and Telecommunications...
FE ReportThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought opinion from the Bangladesh Bank on the issuance of right shares by the largely state-owned Rupali Bank.Sources in the finance ministry said opinion of the BB is crucial as far as granting...
A bill was introduced in Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Sunday seeking to provide a new provision that previous experience would not be required for submitting tender for domestic public procurement worth not more than Tk 20 million (two crore), reports UNB.Planning...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Sunday two mutual funds worth Tk 3.2 billion. They are Trust Bank First Mutual Fund and DBH First Mutual Fund. The total size of the former is Tk 2.0 billion and the latter's...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves rose to a record high of $9.54 billion at the end of October from $9.36 billion in September, the central bank said Sunday, following a steady rise since February. The increase was attributed mostly to strong...
Shaheed Intellectuals' Bridge (the third Buriganga Bridge) is likely to open to traffic this month as the work on its physical infrastructure has been completed. Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain announced this Sunday while visiting the project site to see...
FE ReportClimate change could be an opportunity for public private partnership in Bangladesh although the country is one of the worst victims of global warming, said a senior official of International Finance Corporation business advisory services.Rachel Kyte, Vice President of...
FE ReportDhaka Stock Exchange would expand its brokerage services to almost every district and high growth centers of the country by end of 2010 in an effort to pull in more investors to the capital market, its chief said Sunday.Md....
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