RANGPUR, May 23 (BSS): The Water Development Board (WDB) has been constructing two crossbars on a chute channel of the mighty river Brahmaputra in Chilmari Upazila of Kurigram on an urgent basis, officials said Saturday.Beginning from May 8 last, the...
FE ReportA computer lab has been set up at Journalist Residential Area school premises in Mirpur to facilitate students of five educational institutions in the locality receive training in computer literacy at affordable costs.The Pakistan government donated the computer labs...
A three-day Nazrul Sangeet conference begins today (Sunday) at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of National Public Library in the city. Eminent Nazrul song singer Shorab Hossain will inaugurate the conference, being organised by the Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad.Kazi Arindam and...
FE ReportBangladesh Kosovo Friendship Forum urged the peace loving countries of the world including Bangladesh to recognise Kosovo as an independent state.The call was made at a meeting of the forum with its President Mohammad Shakawat Hussain Ibne Moine Chowdhury...
A 280-member contingent of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka for Darfur Wednesday and Friday to join the UN peacekeeping mission there. Senior police officials saw them off at Zia International Airport. Some 1,062 members of Bangladesh Police are presently engaged in...
FE ReportThe 6th death anniversary of Prof Dr Maliha Khatun will be observed today (Sunday).She was the founding Chairperson of Bangladesh Development Partnership Centre (BDPC). She received the Begum Rokeya Award for her lifetime contribution to the development of education,...
FE ReportA delegation of six young British Bangladeshi professionals arrives in the city for a five-day visit today (Sunday) aimed at strengthening the bond between the expatriates living in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. Among the delegation members are an...
Speaker Md Abdul Hamid said Saturday Bangladesh should take strong position for cancelling the sections and sub-sections of World Trade Organisation and International Trade Agreements that might cause instability in country's agriculture sector, reports UNB."We should analyse bilateral, regional and...
FARIDPUR, May 23 (BSS): Labour, Employment and Expatriates' Welfare Minister Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain today stressed the need for proper utilization of vast tract of char lands in Faridpur Sadar, Charbhadrasan and Sadarpur upazilas of the district and bringing those under...
SATKHIRA, May 23 (UNB): Three cadres of an outlawed party were arrested at Doha village in Tala Upazila Thursday afternoon.Police said raiding the village they arrested Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, (35), Jahangir Alam, (25), and Badaruddin, (24), of the village, all...
RANGAMATI, May 23 (BSS): The government will form a high-powered committee with deputy leader of the house Sajeda Chowdhury as its head for quick implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) peace accord, state minister for CHT affairs Dipankar...
Our CorrespondentJESSORE, May 23: Two activists of the ruling Awami League (AL) and its youth wing were killed at Kanairali village under Jhikargachha Upazila in Jessore on Friday night.The dead were identified as Ruhul Amin (42), Vice-president of Awami Juba...
A joint meeting of the BNP and its front organisations will be held at its Nayapaltan central office today (Sunday) discuss the programmes of the 28th anniversary of martyrdom of its founder Chairman Ziaur Rahman.BNP Standing Committee Member Khondoker Mosharraf...
BARISAL, May 23 (UNB): The probe body, formed to inquire the threats given to the officials of the local offices of UNICEF, International Federation of Red Crescent (IFRC) and World Food Programme (WFP) by letters last month, has found no...
FE ReportFinancial Institutions (FIs) have reiterated the demand to restore the depreciation allowance on leased assets as it will lead to great increase of corporate tax on the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs).Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Companies Association (BLFCA) acting chairman...
FE Report Prices of cellular phone set have dropped considerably in the local market mainly because of influx of non-branded ones, paving the way for easy access of the technology to the lower income group, importers said Saturday.Sources said non-branded...
A move has been taken to introduce a digital market for Bangladesh real estate products in order to boost the country's housing business, now facing a tough time with sluggish sales, reports BSS. The proposed digital market - RealBazaar -...
The 6th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Metro Spinning Limited was held in the city Thursday, says a press release. Chairman of the company Abdul Ali presided over the EGM. Members of the board of director, Managing Director Mohammad Ali...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman will attend the meeting of Basel-II scheduled to be held in Switzerland on June 26-28.He will also visit the Untied Kingdom from June 29 to June 30 on his way back home.During the...
The 235th Executive Committee meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd was held at its head office in the city recently, said a press release.Chairman of the Committee Abdus Samad presided over the meeting. The meeting reviewed the overall business and...
FE Report The Dhaka Customs House (DCH), the country's second largest revenue earning centre, will be formally automated today (Sunday).Finance Minister AMA Muhith is likely to inaugurate the automation at a city hotel. Commerce Minister M Faruk Khan will be...
FE Report MoneyGram International, a leading global Money transfer company, and Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) recently signed an agreement to launch MoneyGram international money transfer services at 50 branches of the bank countrywide."We are pleased to provide MoneyGram's money...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar remained mostly stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week due to moderate demand for the greenback, fund managers said. The demand for the greenback appeared modest with lower import payment...
own building Bank Asia, Enterprise Asia and Vistaara Architects (Pvt.) Limited signed an agreement Thursday under which Vistara was appointed as architect consultant for construction of the proposed Bank Asia building at Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. Mr. Anisur Rahman Sinha, Chairman,...
HONG KONG, May 22 (AFP): Asian shares fell for a second straight day Friday as investors followed a tumble on Wall Street and took another opportunity to cash in on recent gains.Hong Kong lost 0.80 per cent, Tokyo 0.41 per...
BERLIN, May 23 (AFP): Italy's Fiat has improved its offer for General Motors' Opel unit, the German economy minister said on Saturday after a rival Canadian-Russian bid appeared set to win Berlin's seal of approval.A government spokesman said that Economy...
The 7th annual general meeting of Premier Leasing and Finance Limited was held at the National Shooting Federation-Bangladesh in the city Monday . The company declared 10 per cent stock dividend for the year 2008, said a press release.The meeting...
WASHINGTON, May 22 (AFP): A Russian Internet-investment group has offered to invest US$200 million in Facebook Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said it was unclear whether Facebook had responded to...
MUMBAI, May 23 (AFP): Top Indian vehicle maker Tata Motors has raised US$840 million in debentures to partly repay a loan taken to finance its purchase of British car icons Jaguar and Land Rover, a statement said.Tata took a three-billion-dollar...
FE ReportBangladesh should adopt a public-private partnership (PPP)-based infrastructure investment programme in the upcoming annual budget, replacing the 'failed' ADP-based approach, a top investment banker said Saturday. Ifty Islam, managing partner of Asian Tiger Capital and an ex-top banker with...
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