FE ReportThe slum dwellers of Tejgaon industrial area have appealed to the Dhaka City Corporation not to displace them during Ramadan on humanitarian grounds."Where will we go now?" said Abdur Rahim a resident of one of the shanties built illegally...
FE ReportAt least 16 cold storage workers became unconscious in a gas pipeline leakage incident at Sutrapur in the city Wednesday, fire fighters said.An official of Fire Brigade headquarters told the FE that ammonia gas pipeline of City Cold Store,...
FE ReportArmed muggers forcibly took away Tk 0.27 million from a salesman of Banglalink after injuring him at Tongi in the capital Thursday afternoon, police said.An officer of Tongi police station told the FE that a gang of unidentified muggers...
Tuberculosis kills at least 64,000 people and also attacks as many as 300,000 every year across the country, health experts said Thursday, reports BSS.Senior officials of the Directorate of Health at their quarterly monitoring meeting also said that three districts...
FE ReportThe second Bus Route Franchise (BRF) service will be introduced in the outskirts of the city aiming at diverting traffic of the two densely inhabited areas from the busy thoroughfares of the metropolis.Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) has introduced...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Ministry has recommended transferring the vehicle driving licence and fitness certificate issuing authority to the Home Ministry from Communications Ministry to avoid blaming each other for faults that lead to traffic congestion, particularly in...
BNP Thursday asked the government to immediately withdraw 'conspiratorial' charge-sheets and politically motivated cases against party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Senior Joint Secretary-general Tarique Rahman and other leaders, as an exoneration process for the politicians is now underway with the change...
Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Power and Ports Thursday urged the government to cancel the decision to lease out three gas blocks to foreign companies, which allows 80 per cent gas export, reports UNB.Addressing a protest...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings on Thursday termed the WASA's bottled water project 'Shanti' as unnecessary and involving illogical and huge expenditure, reports UNB.The committee asked the authority concerned to identify the privileged group of the last caretaker government...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Sept 03: Two alleged top terrorists were killed in RAB and police shootout at Bhaturia at Chansra on the outskirts of the town early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ahsan Kabir Hasan, 45 and his younger brother...
Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) M Azizur Rahman Thursday submitted to Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed draft rules for implementation of the Right to Information Act, meant for ensuring free flow of information. "The draft of...
SHERPUR, Sept 3 (UNB): A court here Thursday convicted six members of Jam'atul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) and awarded them life term imprisonment for bomb attack in the district headquarters as part of countrywide serial bombings on August 17, 2005.The lifers...
PIROJPUR, Sept 3 (UNB): Rival groups of Jatiyatabadi Chhatro Dal (JCD) clashed in the town in the afternoon leaving four activists wounded.Three badly injured named, Mahmud, Sabuj and Salahuddin, were rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital.Witnesses said JCD, student wing...
HABIGANJ, Sept 3 (UNB): A case was filed against BNP leader Abul Fazal Thursday on charge of killing a freedom fighter during the Liberation War in 1971.M Arzu Mia of Jalsukha Madhyapara village under Ajmiriganj Upazila filed the case with...
A Z M AnasBangladesh is expected to employ only 0.4 million new workers this fiscal as the country's industrial sector faces uncertainty amid one of the worst global recessions in modern history, said the International Labour Organisation (ILO). But the...
Siddique Islam Bangladeshis working abroad remitted US$ 937 million in August this year --- the highest monthly inflow in history thanks largely to the forthcoming Eid-ul Fitr festival, officials said Thursday. "The remittance amount in August is a new record...
GENEVA, Sept 3 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday called for incorporating legally binding commitments in the future climate agreement to address the adaptation needs of the economically and climatically vulnerable least developed countries (LDCs)."The post-2012 agreement should incorporate predictable...
M Azizur RahmanThe country will require ramping up annual fuel imports by at least 25 per cent to 4.85 million tonnes from the current 3.65 million tonnes within next two years to operate the planned diesel and furnace oil power...
Most of the legal experts made recommendations against the court martial of the BDR mutineers in the hearing on presidential reference on the BDR mutiny trial, reports bdnews24.com.The Supreme Court (SC) concluded the hearing after six days of their deliberations...
FE ReportStock prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose for the third day in a row Thursday with an 18 per cent rise in the turnover crossing Tk 5.0 billion-mark.All the price barometers -- DGEN, DS 20 and All Shares...
FE ReportSouth East Bank Limited (SEBL) has signed an agreement with Leather Sector Business Promotion Council (LSBPC) to develop a dedicated credit line for the underprivileged producers of footwear and leather goods in the country.Under the accord, SEBL will disburse...
The total number swine flu patients in Bangladesh Thursday reached 275, as 16 more cases had been identified, reports bdnews24.com. Director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Dr Mahmudur Rahman said, "It's not important to count...
FE ReportBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has demanded immediate release of Tk 30 billion under the government's stimulus package to facilitate payment of wages and Eid bonus to garment workers. "We hope the government will announce the financial...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 3: Customs officials in cooperation with law enforcers Thursday recovered 3.3 kilograms of gold from a flight at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport. Nobody instantly claimed ownership of the gold worth around Tk 75 million. Patenga police said...
A parliamentary panel has observed that Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) should be put directly under police administration to ease traffic snarls in capital Dhaka. "The police control traffic. We all blame the police for operation of unfit vehicles," Abdus...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has suspended eight officials including general manager (GM) of its Khulna Office following their alleged irregularities in cash handling. The central bank issues the suspension order Thursday evening, a senior BB official confirmed the FE.— FE...
Breakthrough in making swine flu vaccines BASEL (Switzerland), Sept 3 (AFP): Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novatis said Thursday it had tested a new swine flu vaccine that may require only one dose while China also unveiled a one-dose drug designed to...
Mashiur RahamanPerformance of 44 Bangladeshi missions and 16 commercial wings abroad has deteriorated during the last fiscal year, as most of those failed in promoting export in their assigned countries.The mission-wise export target and performance evaluation report of the Export...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Sept 03: The stalled Doha rounds of talk aimed at achieving a breakthrough in clinching a trade deal that will be fair to both the developed and developing countries is resuming in the Indian capital...
Monira MunniTextile millers on Thursday demanded a dispute settlement cell in the central bank to resolve increasing number of rows over letters of credit between banks and the local importers.The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), the country's one of the...
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