Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sep 2: Although consumers are fighting with price spiral of essential commodities they are careful and choosy about iftar items of quality and purity. Not only the well-off buyers but the commoners too are favouring the brand items...
The 111th birth anniversary of Abul Mansur Ahmad, a renowned litterateur, journalist and statesman of the sub-continent, will be observed today (Thursday), says a press release.Doa mahfils will be held at Dhaka and Mymensingh on the occasion.One of the greatest...
NARSINGDI, Sept 2 (UNB): Over 50 students of a local madrasah in Belabo Upazila fell ill Tuesday night.Hospital sources said the students of Nurania Hafizia Madrasah and Islamia Orphanage fell sick of "mysterious disease" having symptoms of high fever, respiratory...
FE ReportThe Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will buy one thousand tonnes of sugar at Tk 39,000 per tonne from the local sugar refiners' association.TCB dealers will disburse the sugar at a fair price in a day or two in...
FE Report Sharecroppers will receive collateral-free loans for the first time as the central bank has taken up a Tk 5.0 billion special refinancing scheme with a leading non-governmental organisation (NGO). The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday signed an agreement with...
Shahiduzzaman KhanThe Dhaka City Coordinating Committee on Traffic issued the other day a note to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) directing latter to immediately withdraw vehicles beyond 20 years' old from the city streets, instead of 15 years' old....
FE ReportOver 23 people, including four policemen, were injured during a clash between the police and the activists of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports at Muktangan in the city Wednesday.The police said the...
Nazmul AhsanNew Delhi has agreed to recognise the certificate of Bangladesh Standard & Testing Institute (BSTI) for exporting processed food and bakery items from the country to Indian markets. Such recognition will be effective from January 1, 2010, official sources...
FE ReportSwine flu, already pandemic in the world, has been declared spreading fast in the country within two weeks of detecting the first patient with H1N1 virus, according to IEDCR.The official count of people infected with swine flu reached 259...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank Wednesday said Bangladesh and three other South Asian countries are vulnerable to falling crop yields caused by glacier retreat, floods, droughts, erratic rainfall and other climate change impacts.A study of the Manila-based lending agency has...
US ambassador James F Moriarty Wednesday hinted that his country made a "tragic mistake" by opposing the birth of Bangladesh in 1971, reports bdnews24.com. "Senator Kennedy helped my country to correct a tragic mistake back in 1970 and 1971. "We...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Sept 02: The wayout of global warming is developing to be a very expensive affair. It will cost between $500 and $600 billion annually to induce poor developing states to shift to using renewable energy resources...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rallied for the second consecutive session Wednesday, led by banks, non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) and energy issues.Beginning in an upbeat mood right from the start, the market lost its momentum slightly on profit taking around the mid...
The results of the 28th BCS written examination under the Public Service Commission (PSC) was published Wednesday. A total of 5,881 candidates came out successful in the examination, said a press release of the PSC Secretariat. — UNB
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling advance tickets for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival from September 7. BR sources said tickets of all classes of inter-city trains would be sold in advance at Kamalapur, Dhaka Airport, Joydevpur, Sylhet and Chittagong railway...
Five people were killed in separate road crashes in Sylhet city and Balaganj upazila Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Alek Hossain Chowdhury, (25), son of Ali Hossain, of Habiganj, Ali Reza, (25), resident of Narsingtila in the city, and...
The final draft of a new education policy was published Wednesday with recommendations for extending primary education up to class VIII and secondary up to class XII, introducing upgraded curricula based on science, technological, environmental and moral education, reports UNB....
FE ReportBangladesh will receive a $130 million credit from World Bank under a deal signed Wednesday to finance expansion of solar power system in rural areas and use of energy-saving lamps aiming to reduce consumption of electricity.The government will utilise...
A parliamentary watchdog has finally given backing to two of the proposed routes for the Asian Highway Network (AHN) through Bangladesh, amid continued opposition from the BNP, reports bdnews24.com. The parliamentary standing committee on communications suggested Wednesday that the government...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to establish connectivity with all commercial banks, national ID authority, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) and all field offices of VAT, income tax and customs for improving its efficiency in delivering...
Azad Group chairman Abul Kalam Azad Wednesday secured bail in the fraud case filed against him Sunday, reports UNB.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ehsanul Haque granted him bail upon a bond of Tk 50,000 with two guarantors after hearing both sides...
Sonia A MoniThe rice distribution programme of the apparel makers for their workers is yet to start in full swing as certain formalities are holding back the initiatives, officials said Wednesday.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) started rice...
Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai STAR Plus Wednesday at 10-00 pm.The story revolves around how a simple and sweet girl gets married in difficult situations and yet cannot be with her husband. Watch to find out what will Dhaani do and...
One may agree or not with the saying that economy is the engine of politics but it is the economic issue primarily that has decided Sunday's general election in Japan. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has won a landslide...
Masum RezaInternational remittances are sent to Bangladesh mainly by three large, but distinct types of migrants. Firstly, there is an important, mainly American and British, diaspora of well-educated, high or middle income earners. Secondly, a diaspora of Bangladeshi origin belonging...
Fazle RashidUS banks, which took bailout money from the government, silenced critics who feared that money has been lost forever, by repaying the loans with a profit of $4.0 billion for the treasury.The eight banks that took bailout money have...
A mob allegedly beat a Rapid Action Battalion personnel to death for demanding money from drug peddlers at Ratanpur under Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj recently, local people told newspapers. Abul Quashem from Chokoria upazila under Cox's Bazaar district, who joined...
A man allegedly killed his wife for dowry. If they were just told this, many would decide the man was half educated and from a lower echelon of society and the woman in such a level of society probably having...
KARACHI, Sept 1(Dawn Com): Foreign investors scrambled over each other to buy Pakistani stocks Monday, registering a record purchase of Rs2 billion, equivalent to $24 million.That sent the offshore investment in Pakistani stocks soaring to $95 million in August -...
SINGAPORE, Sept. 1 (Bloomberg): Gold advanced as the dollar declined and Asian stocks rebounded after China's manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 16 months.Bullion recovered from the biggest loss in a week as the Dollar Index, a six-currency gauge...
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