Doulot Akter MalaThe Chinese government has asked Bangladesh to withdraw the ban on import of powdered milk claiming that it has ensured quality by taking action against tainted milk producers.The government last year had imposed ban on three Chinese brands...
FHM Humayan KabirThe communications ministry Thursday asked the economic relations division to obtain firm loan commitments from the lenders including the World Bank as it wants to float tender for Padma Bridge construction early next year, officials said.Communications minister Syed...
Siddique Islam The central bank is going to rationalise charges, fees and commissions for maintaining saving accounts by commercial banks aiming to protect the depositors' interest, officials said Thursday.As part of the move, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) senior officials met...
FE ReportA government move to generate 530 megawatt (mw) of electricity through installation of eight rental power projects (RPPs) under private initiative faces yet another blow due to delay in the project awarding process. Although bids for five RPPs were...
FE ReportThe benchmark DGEN hit a new mark Thursday for the first time in a week, led by financials spurred by securities regulator's move to reshuffle the margin loan ratio on securities with price earning ratio 75.The market opened sharply...
The new BNP committee will be announced by next week, a senior BNP leader said Thursday, reports bdnews24.com. "The party chairperson will nominate the right person as secretary general," BNP vice-president Tariqul Islam told reporters at the party headquarters at...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 10: Three unidentified dacoits were lynched at Hathazari of the district in the early hours Thursday. Another dacoit was severely injured. The police said some eight to 10 dacoits went to Peshkarhat market under Hathazari Upazila at about...
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to exempt Magura Paper Mills Limited from paying VAT (value added tax) for next three years to avert its closure that was likely to create social disorder and...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 10: Six people, including two children, were killed and 30 others injured in separate road crashes in Boalkhali and Sitakundu upazilas Thursday morning. Witnesses said four people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident on...
FE ReportInternational flight operations at Zia International Airport (ZIA) and ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi and Paturia-Doulatdia routes were disrupted for hours Thursday due to dense fog, officials said.An official of ZIA told the FE that no flight landed at and...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Italy has seized a container full of white fish on suspicion that a local fish exporter might have shipped Myanmarese fish with certification of Bangladeshi products.The Khulna-based Lockpur Fish Processing Company used the veterinary certificate of Bangladesh,...
Monira MunniThe country's monthly export earnings in October fell 20 per cent than the strategic export target, mainly driven down by poor performance of major export items.The country earned U$1.02 billion against the strategic target of U$ 1.27 billion for...
FE ReportA group of small investors Thursday observed hunger strike in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding restoring credit facilities and making the High Court verdict on mutual funds effective.The two-hour long hunger strike was broken after...
RANGPUR, Dec 10 (BSS): Sensation has been created among the people of Chilmari Upazila in Kurigram district following continuous emission of 'natural gas' with cracking sound automatically from the soil in recent days, officials and locals said.The emitting gas instantly...
FE Report The central bank has intervened in the foreign exchange market through selling the US dollar to the commercial bank aiming to keep the market stable, officials said. As part of the intervention, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold US$15...
Regional connectivity will top the agenda of Friday's summit of BIMSTEC foreign ministers in Myanmar, reports bdnews24.com. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni left the capital Thursday for Yangon to attend the meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical...
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 9 (bdnews24.com): Bangladesh tops the Global Climate Risk Index, according to a report just published at the Copenhagen climate talks. The report, based on data by the world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re, shows Bangladesh has been the...
FE ReportThe annual event "France Annual Gala" organised by the France-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFB) will be held on December 12 at a city hotel, the organisers said Thursday at a press conference. According to the organisers, 11...
FE Report Covers of two rare reprinted books on Dhaka styled "Dhaka: A Record of Its Changing Fortune" by A H Dani and "Dhaka Past Present Future", edited by Sharif Uddin Ahmed were unveiled at a function at the auditorium...
Chittagong OfficeChittagong, December 10: The 21 day Muktijuddher Bijoy Mela started in Chittagong today with the call to stand united against the anti-liberation and militant forces.Deputy leader in parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury inaugurated the Bijoy Mela by torching the Bijoy...
The High Court (HC) Thursday granted pre-arrest bail for six months to another accused on surrender before it in connection with the recent MV "Coco-4" launch capsize case, reports UNB.Passing the interim order following a petition filed by master of...
FE ReportKOICA-Bangladesh Alumni Association (KBAA) held an annual get together on Tuesday at Sonargaon Hotel in the city. KBAA is an organisation of Bangladesh government officials, who have received training in Korea under different Korea International Cooperation Agency's (KOICA) invitational...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 10: The ambassador of United States of America in Bangladesh James F Moriarty visited Rajshahi University (RU) and took part in a session on higher education in the US with the teachers and students of the...
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), a local NGO in Bangladesh, will receive Tk 3.72 million over one year for a human rights project under the Australian government's Human Rights Small Grants Scheme (HRSGS), says a press release. The...
DU CorrespondentThe 45th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the university playground. President Zillur Rahman who is also the Chancellor of the university will preside over the convocation in which three noted personalities will also...
A two-day solo exhibition of photographs by Mountaineer MA Mohit will begin today (Friday) at 11:00 am at TSC of Dhaka University to celebrate the "International Mountain Day 2009".
Assistant College Inspector of National University (NU) Md Liakot Ali died of cancer at 10 am Wednesday at a clinic in Rangpur. He was 54, says a press release.He was buried at his family graveyard in Rangpur. He left behind...
WHAT the Prime Minister suggested at the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) fair last Tuesday now requires to be formulated neatly as policies and implemented efficiently to attain various goals that would vitally include balanced development of the country. This...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe country is now in the winter season and load shedding is expectedto be suspended as requirement of power drops significantly at this time of the year from not running air conditioners, fans, etc. But the relevant ministry...
Amin AhmedSmuggled goods do not pay any duties or do not spend on quality control and other measures. Therefore, these are marketed substantially cheaper in comparison to their rival producers and smuggled products have been increasingly grabbing the market shares...
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