PHUKET, (Thailand), July 23 (Reuters): North Korea has no friends left to shield it from the international community's demands that the country scrap its nuclear activities, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.Clinton said many nations had told...
The leaders of the US and Iraq have vowed that co-operation between the two nations can help bring peace to Iraq, during talks at the White House, reports BBC.US President Barack Obama pledged to keep to a commitment to withdraw...
PHUKET, (Thailand), July 23 (AP): Security forces guarding an Asian security conference on this resort island Thursday destroyed a motorcycle they suspected was loaded with explosives. It was later determined that the bike was not armed, an army official said.The...
A teenage girl whose heart was pushed to the wrong side of her body by a rare spine deformity has been cured by surgery, reports BBC.Koryn McFadden, an 18-year-old nursery nurse from Corby, Northants, had scoliosis, a curvature of the...
US strike may have killed bin Laden's sonWASHINGTON, July 23: One of Osama bin Laden's sons may have been killed by a US missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, National Public Radio reported Wednesday. Saad bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda...
FE ReportThe Board of Investment (BoI) of Thailand has identified agricultural and light industry sectors such as frozen foods, leather and textile as a key driver of trade and investment between the two countries.The identification was made during a meeting...
Sonali Bank Limited, the largest commercial bank in the country, has launched on-line and SMS banking services initially in 15 branches in the capital to facilitate its customers, said a press release. The bank will extend the on-line and SMS...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, July 23: Load-shedding has alarmingly increased in Brahmanbaria. The people of Brahmanbaria have to suffer severe heat in both day and night. The shopkeepers do not close their shops at 8 P.M. The students are not able to...
FE Report French Ambassador in Bangladesh Charley Causeret along with his wife visited Lafarge Surma Cement plant at Chhatak in Sunamganj Thursday, said a press release. They visited different sites of the operation of the plant including the control room,...
From now on members of Dhaka Club Limited and their families will get corporate benefit in top 40 Indian hospitals.In this connection, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Dhaka Club and ICRI Research Bangladesh Limited, representing Institute of...
CHITTAGONG, July 23: Kabir Securities Ltd, a leading member of CSE, has opened its 4th branch at Khatungonj in Chittagong to increase its client range. Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, president of CSE, was the chief guest while chief executive of the...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe secretaries' committee formed for reviewing the pay-scale has recommended to increase benefits for pensioners, said finance ministry sources.The committee suggested 50 per cent pension hike for the pensioners above 60 years old, and 40 per cent for...
FE Report The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, has urged the Bangladesh government to eliminate the SIM card tax. "The growth of the mobile industry in Bangladesh has come to a halt due to...
Prime Bank arranged a get-together in honour of valued clients, patrons and well-wishers of the bank in Chittagong region in the Chittagong Club recently.Prime Bank Chairman Azam J Chowdhury was present on the occasion as the chief guest.The bank's executive...
CHITTAGONG, July 23: Kabir Securities Ltd, a leading member of CSE, has opened its 4th branch at Khatungonj in Chittagong to increase its client range. Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, president of CSE, was the chief guest while chief executive of the...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) organised a day-long workshop on 'Anti-money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' in Sylhet recently.Twenty participants from the bank's Sylhet region branches took part in the workshop.General Manager of Bangladesh Bank, Sylhet branch, Jahangir Alam...
FE Report Call money rate remained stable Thursday, while the US dollar was unchanged against the local currency in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, treasury officials said. The call rate ranged between 0.10 per cent and 10.00 per cent on...
Mr Syed Moinuddin Ahmed has joined the Green Delta Insurance Company Limited (GDIC) as deputy managing director (DMD) and company secretary, said a press release.Prior to joining the GDIC, Mr Ahmed served the BRAC Bank Limited as head of Small...
FE Report The central bank purchased US$25 million from three private commercial banks (PCBs) Thursday aiming to keep the inter-bank foreign exchange market stable. "We've bought US dollars from the PCBs to enable the banks comply with the net open...
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said Thursday the trial process of Bangabandhu murder case would start again soon after the formation of bench by the Chief Justice, reports UNB."The Chief Justice can now form bench to begin the trial process of...
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday at the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Phuket, Thailand, reports BSS.The one-day meeting has drawn foreign ministers of member states as well...
A four-member parliamentary probe committee was formed Thursday to investigate the present position, capability and other necessary matters of the country's pharmaceutical industries as the death of children after taking paracetamol tablet of a company triggered an outcry, reports UNB.The...
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Thursday alleged that Barrister Moudud Ahmed is trying to mislead the nation by making motivated remarks on the appointment of new judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, reports BSS. "The President has...
PABNA, July 23 (bdnews24.com): A Pabna public prosecutor, also a local Awami League (AL) leader, was stabbed by a gang of assailants Thursday reportedly due to a local party feud, the police and locals said. Belayet Ali Billu (45), the...
The 7th National Council of Jatiya Party (JP) will be held today (Friday) at the Institution of Engineers in the city at 10:00 am, reports BSS.JP chairman and former President HM Ershad will preside over the council. A total of...
LAXMIPUR, July 23 (BSS): The work on updating the voters' list with photographs is going on in full swing in five upazilas of the district.District election officer Khorshed Alam told the news agency here Thursday that a total of 22,497...
President Zillur Rahman Thursday urged the scout leaders to extend their activities around country's remote areas and help build a nation with trained and competent manpower matching with the milieu of the modern world, reports UNB."You know that there is...
MOULVIBAZAR, July 23 (BSS): Chief whip Vice Principal Mohammad Abdus Shahid has said that there was no alternative to modern education to place Bangladesh in a respectable position in the world stage.He also advised the students to educate themselves with...
FE Report Minister of Health Dr AFM Ruhal Haque and US Ambassador to Bangladesh James F Moriarty launched a major new health initiative Thursday called "Mayer Hashi" ("Mother's Smile").The programme will improve women's and children's health by increasing awareness of...
The final draft of the National Education Policy providing for comprehensive changes in the education system will be submitted in the last week of August, reports UNB. Dr Quazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Co-chair of the National Education Policy Formulation Committee (NEPFC),...
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