Two projects involving Tk 330 million have been taken to digitise and modernise Bangladesh National Archives (BNA) for better preservation of more than 1.6 million national documents. After digitisation, officials said, BNA will post all its documents on the website...
M Azizur RahmanThe government will invite applications from global key liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters next month for supplying the fuel to cope with the swelling demand of natural gas in industrial units and power plants, officials said Monday.The Prime...
The Election Commission (EC) starts gathering information about voters of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) today (Tuesday) to update the existing list, reports bdnews24.com. Deputy Election Commissioner of Dhaka Division Biswas Lutfar Rahman said, "New voters can also be included, while...
FE Report As Asia begins to recover from the global economic crisis, governments in the region should look to expand social safety nets that can both protect the poor and help spur economic growth, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko...
BANGKOK, Sept 28 (AFP): UN negotiations for a global climate treaty resumed in Bangkok on Monday amid fears that delegates will fail to agree on a draft text ahead of December's crucial showdown in Copenhagen.The talks are the latest session...
Officials fear more unplanned births-3AZM AnasA full-blown contraceptive crisis in Bangladesh appears likely as major donors hammered by the global recession have halved aid devoted to family planning services, warn authorities.Family planning officials also fear that the potential crisis in...
TANGAIL, Sept 28 : Four young men, including a student of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), drowned as a boat with Durga Puja devotees capsized in river Louhajang in Mirzapur Upazila on Sunday night, reports UNB. The deceased...
NOAKHALI, Sept 27 (BSS): State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury Sunday reiterated that the government's electoral pledges to the people would be fulfilled.The state minister was speaking at a discussion on "Checking Women Repression". The government...
MYMENSINGH, Sept 27 (BSS): State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mujibur Rahman Fakir said Bangladesh is a country of religious harmony. The present government is committed to ensuring equal rights of people of all religions. So the people of...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested five members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its second-in-command, from different parts of Chittagong division Saturday night, reports UNB.The RAB men arrested Zahid Saifullah, JMB second-in-command of Chitta-gong, from a remote...
The government will soon ensure standard cardiac surgery facilities at all medical colleges and big hospitals along with establishing high quality cardiac care unit in all district hospitals to face growing heart diseases in the country, reports UNB."Heart diseases among...
CHITTAGONG, Sep 27 (BSS): Over 20,749 unfit light and heavy vehicles have been plying on the roads in Chittagong city and the district without fitness certificates and depriving the government of a large amount of revenue.Sources with Bangladesh Road Transport...
A 13-member team of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), UK led by Maj Gen Sebastian Roberts, arrived in Dhaka Sunday on a weeklong visit, reports UNB.The aim of the RCDS tour is to examine, at first hand and...
RANGPUR, Sept 27 (BSS): The Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) has started distributing forms for admission test into first year honours classes for the second 2009-10 academic sessions from Sunday. A total of 640 students would be admitted to departments...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 27 (BSS): Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Sadullapur Upazila in co-operation with local UP chairman and the police foiled an attempt to solemnize an early marriage of a girl and a boy at village Damodarpur under Damodarpur Union...
RANGAMATI, Sept 27 (BSS): At least 150 gayals died of foot and mouth disease in one month at the remote village of Bara Thalipara under Belaichhari Upazila of the district making hundreds of villagers destitutes.Home to about 500 families, Bara...
MAGURA, Sept 27 (UNB): Three suspected hijackers were killed in a lynch mob attack at Zagla on Magura-Jessore road under Sadar Upazila early Sunday.Identities of the deceased aged about 25 to 30 could not be known immediatelyPolice said local people...
KURIGRAM, Sept 27(UNB): Bangladesh Rifles in a drive rescued 13 Bangladeshi nationals, including five women, while being trafficked to India and arrested two human traffickers at Airmarir Char near Jatrapur border Saturday.The arrested were identified as Indian national Billal Hossain...
KISHOREGANJ, Sept 27 (UNB): A middle-aged man was killed and 30 others were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch near Mothkhola bazar under Pakundia Upazila Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Witnesses...
JAMALPUR, Sept 27 (BSS): Development work of various projects would be completed within timeframe during the rule of the present government for welfare of people. "We cannot achieve the goals of Vision-2021 of the present government without this."Land Minister Rezaul...
BANDARBAN, Sept 26 (BSS): At least 15 villagers, including two women, were seriously injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land dispute in remote Dardari village under Lama Upazila of the district Friday night. Locals said...
Bangladesh Bank Sunday warned certain commercial banks of confusing borrowers claiming higher interest rate for productive sector (SME) loan, reports UNB.Explaining, an official said the banks are pushing the SME loan to consumer loan and thus charging higher interest.The central...
S M JahangirThe government has significantly raised the target of borrowing from savings instruments to Tk 32.76 billion for the current fiscal year to finance its big budget deficit.The raised borrowing target is up by nearly Tk 4.90 billion or...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has tabled a five-pronged set of recommendations to raise a hunger-free world, reports bdnews24.com from New York. She put out the recommendations at a seminar on a hunger-free world and global approach to food security...
FE ReportDhaka stocks edged higher Sunday led by energy and non-demated shares, as trading resumed after a nine-day Eid holidays.The market gained 20 points in the first five minutes, but oscillated between gains and losses as the day wore on....
FE Report The foreign exchange dealers have decided to request member commercial banks to provide data on daily basis for setting the country's benchmark interest rate for the financial market. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe government's intended actions against unscrupulous sugar traders is less likely to be materialized since there is no law in the country to try those involved in the price manipulation of the commodity.The home ministry has asked the...
Nazmul AhsanThe government has finalized a list of 48 eminent businessmen as Commercially Important Persons (CIPs) for the next one year, sources in the Cabinet Division said.Of the total, 30 businessmen have been selected as CIP (Trade), while the remaining...
FE ReportThe cabinet committee on economic affairs endorsed the Import Policy and Export Policy for 2009-12 aiming to bring more vibrancy in international trading.The policies were discussed and the import policy was approved with some amendments but no changes were...
President Zillur Rahman returned home Sunday from Saudi Arabia after a six-day state visit there at the invitation of Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. — BSS
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