BEIJING, Sept 15 (AFP): China said Tuesday it "firmly opposed" any meetings between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama, after top aides to US President Barack Obama met the Tibetan spiritual leader in India."China's position on Tibet-related issues is very...
TOKYO, Sept 15 (AFP): Japan's incoming prime minister Tuesday hailed a new "dawn" as he finalised the cabinet line-up tasked with reviving the world's second largest economy and reshaping its foreign policy.Yukio Hatoyama, head of the centre-left Democratic Party of...
Norway's leftist govt wins reelectionOSLO, Sept 15: Norway's left-leaning government narrowly won reelection after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession, official results showed Tuesday. Benefiting from a splintered opposition, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's...
The government revoked the approval of five housing projects of three real estate firms, chairman of a parliamentary standing committee ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury said, reports bdnews24.com. The cancelled-projects are Bashundhara Housing Project (Phase-I) of the East West Property Development,...
Sonia H MoniPeople of the Hindu community in the capital are busy with the last minute shopping as Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community, is knocking at the door. Puja shopping is gaining momentum side by side...
Backing a government plea, the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday stayed Monday's High Court (HC) order having asked the DC of Kishoreganj to maintain status quo over the nomination of Imam for conducting Eid namaaj at Solakia Eidgah maidan, reports UNB.The...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua Tuesday said Bangladesh and Bhutan could expand relations in sectors like trade, industry and tourism, reports BSS.He said there is also scope for increasing activities in the sectors of skilled manpower, information technology and mineral resources...
World Poetry Centre, Bangladesh general secretary and editor of the magazine Kobitangan, Sardar Azad, demanded observation of the World Poetry Day (WPD) under the state auspices, said a press release.He made the demand at a discussion, attended by Deputy Speaker...
The International Ozone Day will be observed today (Wednesday) in the city as also elsewhere in the world for creating awareness about depletion of the ozone layer and its adverse effects on this planet's environment, reports UNB.Since 1995, the day...
FE ReportA carjacker was lynched and another one seriously injured when they tried to snatch away a private car at Pallabi in the city Monday night, police said.An officer of Pallabi police station told the FE that three carjackers intercepted...
FE Report The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has praised the government for "prudent" budgetary steps to stimulate the slowing economy, but cited a delayed global economic recovery as the major downside. Even in the wake of the worst recession in...
The rebel border guards will be tried under the BDR Act for mutiny while the trial of the felonies like killings, looting, arson and so on during the February 25-26 carnage will be conducted under the penal code by speedy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warned of "ongoing efforts" to repeat incidents similar to the BDR bloodbath to reverse the democratic strides, reports bdnews24.com. In her address to the parliament, marking the International Day of Democracy Tuesday, the Prime Minister (PM)...
Shamsul Huq Zahid White sugar has been troubling both consumers and government since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The price of sugar has increased by nearly 40 per cent during a period when its consumption usually goes...
FE Report The country's export is expected to grow at a rate of 9.0 per cent in the fiscal 2009-10 (FY10), US-based Citigroup said in its latest projection.This is a downward projection from 10 per cent it made in June...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank has said its financial support, particularly for the budgetary aid to Bangladesh, would be difficult if the government does not finalise its development strategy and share it with the Bank, officials said Tuesday.The Washington-based global...
FE ReportDonors on Tuesday accepted the interim design of the Padma multipurpose bridge and gave an indication to start the tendering process for implementing the mega -structure on time.Official sources said the donors including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell marginally on profit taking Tuesday putting an end to a three-day rally with the turnover declining.The market was in the positive territory before slipping into the red in the final hour of trading at the Dhaka...
The government, by an executive order, has extended the Eid vacation by a day up to September 23 (Wednesday) if Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on September 22. An official announcement Tuesday said, "The earlier declared holiday (September 20-22) will remain unchanged...
Dhaka Taxes Bar Association (DTBA) Tuesday urged the government to extend the deadline for submitting income tax returns of 2009-10 fiscal by two months until November 30. The current deadline will expire on September 30. — UNB
Two Bangladeshi factory workers Tuesday were found dead, believed to have been attacked with sharp objects at a workers' hostel in Seremban state in Malaysia, according to Malaysia's national news agency Bernama. The dead were identified as Abdul Kader Fazer...
FE ReportThe government eyes an annual earning of Tk 200 billion from income tax over the next five years by motivating taxpayers and ensuring friendly environment in the tax administration, Finance minister AMA Muhith said Tuesday.Income tax collection target has...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent statement in Parliament that Bangladesh will no longer keep its doors closed being afraid of imaginary/unforeseen threats is unquestionably a very bold announcement. It is an indication of the government's determination to deal with the...
FE ReportThe chronic traffic congestion continued to paralyse the capital even after members of Bangladesh Army were deployed Tuesday on the streets aiming to ease the notorious snarl. Dhaka, one of the fastest-growing mega cities in the world, is also...
FE ReportPlanning minister A K Khandkar on Tuesday placed the draft second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) for 2009-11 before parliament for discussion about how it could help alleviate poverty and remove inequality from the society.The PRSP will be finalised...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Sept 15: The US government is the nation's biggest lender, insurer, automaker (with 60 per cent share in General Motors) and guarantor against risk for investors large and small, the New York Times (NYT) in a...
FE ReportA clash between two groups of businessmen had jolted the city's Gulistan area Tuesday noon that injured at least 20 people.Business activities in the area came to a halt for almost three hours due to the skirmish as it...
FE ReportDhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged Bangladesh Bank to keep all the scheduled banks open on the upcoming Saturday, September 19, to facilitate the necessary financial transactions. It was earlier officially declared that the central bank...
A survey conducted by the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control Division of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy commission (BAEC) some years ago found that most of the 38 industries that used radiological elements and equipment were rather careless about maintaining the...
N.M. HarunThe half-day hartal or shutdown called by the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port (NCPOGMPP) in the city on Monday passed off peacefully with the spontaneous support of the people, burdened with price hike...
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