BRUSSELS, June 2 (Reuters): Voters in 27 countries choose a new European Parliament this week in an election likely to be marred by apathy and dominated by protest votes against national governments struggling to combat the global economic crisis.More than...
Kim Jong-Il picks successorSEOUL, June 2: North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong-Il has named his youngest son Jong-Un, a 26-year-old Swiss-educated basketball fan, as heir to his communist dynasty, reports said Tuesday. Kim's third son has been described as a...
FE Report The central bank has decided to recognise all assistance to be provided by the commercial banks and financial institutions for rehabilitation of agriculture, fisheries and livestock in the country's Aila-affected areas as a part of corporate social responsibility...
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) have jointly taken up a project for building a container terminal on the bank of the river Buriganga at Pangaon in Narayanganj to introduce waterway container transportation for the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved six development projects involving about Tk 9.69 billion, including Tk 5.60 billion coming as project aid, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the ECNEC chairperson, presided over the meeting,...
KHAGRACHHARI, Jun 2 (UNB): The United Nations World Food Programme-run feeding programme for 76 primary schools and non-formal Para education centres was suspended Tuesday after 428 students fell sick after eating biscuits Monday.Official and local sources said the students of...
The parliamentary standing committee on power, energy and mineral resources has urged the power ministry for taking steps to set up the prepaid electric meters, reports BSS.The committee, in a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday, also urged the...
As a result of an aging population and an extremely low birth rate, the government of Canada has recently changed its immigration policy by placing those who are applying for study permits ahead of those applying for permanent residence from...
Saudi Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan Al Saud paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city Tuesday, when they discussed various bilateral issues of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, reports UNB. The...
FE ReportEngr M Shahjahan Khadem, district governor of Lions Clubs International, District 315 B-2 Bangladesh, has been unanimously elected the council chairperson of Lions Multiple District 315 Bangladesh.Khadem was elected in the delegate session, held Saturday at a local hotel...
FE ReportJ S Mahboob (Shuvo), son of N M Mahboob and Shamsun Nahar, obtained GPA-5 (Golden A+) in science group in the last SSC examinations under Dhaka Board from BAF Shaheen College, Tejgaon. He seeks blessings of all, says a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for linking Bangladesh to the Asian Highway as she said the country does not want to remain isolated from the regional flow of development, reports UNB.The Prime Minister made the remarks when the...
FE ReportThe government will seek extended support for construction of Padma bridge from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) at its annual meeting at Ashgabad in Turkmenistan, officials said Tuesday.Finance minister AMA Muhith, who is now in Ashgabad to attend the...
GAZIPUR, June 2 (BSS): BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia Tuesday called for unity to face the 'ongoing conspiracies' against her party. She made the call while addressing BNP leaders and workers at a discussion...
The police authorities imposed a ban on carrying firearms, explosives and other harmful materials and on any kind of gatherings, processions, rallies and demonstrations around Sangsad Bhaban from Wednesday midnight as the budget session of the 9th parliament begins tomorrow...
The Election Commission (EC) is seeking information from the parliament secretariat on educational qualifications of BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Qader Chowdury, reports bdnews24.com.The EC has also decided to move against a petition filed by Jatiya Party MP ABM Ruhul Amin Hawladar,...
CID will jointly interrogate three detained former National Security Intelligence (NSI) officials, the top accused in the 2004 '10-truck arms case', as they previously gave conflicting information during separate questioning, reports bdnews24.com.Former Director General (DG) of NSI Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury,...
SIRAJGANJ, June 2 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda Tuesday said local body elections should be held by February next year, which is subject to passage of necessary law.He said he is not certain about the passage...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh James F Moriarty Tuesday appreciated the present free mass media in the country following enactment of the Right to Information Act to ensure free flow of information and transition to democracy, reports BSS.The appreciation came while...
BANDARBAN, Jun 2 (UNB): A big batch of 110 Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) men, arrested earlier in connection with the BDR revolt, were sent to jail Monday after they were produced before a local court.Earlier in the morning, the arrested BDR...
S M JahangirThe government is set to considerably raise the target of borrowings through savings instruments in the fiscal year (FY) 2009-10 for financing increased budgetary expenditures, official sources said."The government's target of net borrowings through state-run savings tools is...
M Azizur RahmanThe creation of a gas development fund to boost hydrocarbon exploration and augment production by state-owned gas companies has faced a setback due to the apathy of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), officials said Tuesday.The NBR has...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a view to protecting the 'interest' of the investors has asked the bourses to come up with a guideline to create an ' effective' Over-The- Counter (OTC) market and transfer...
FE ReportGold prices have been revised upward with effect from today (Wednesday) due to higher prices of the precious metal in the international market.The prices were last fixed upward on February 19."Per gram price of 22-karat gold has been fixed...
Mashiur RahamanOverseas employment outflow witnessed a five-month low in May this year, revealing another 57 per cent decline in yearly comparison.It was a net 8.19 per cent fall against the workers outflow recorded in April of the current year, official...
ISTANBUL, Jun 2 (UNB): Developing countries at a trade summit here sought support to the sustainable development efforts of the least-developing countries (LDCs) as well as preferential market access of their exports to the developed world, especially as a way...
FE ReportShrimp farms in the country's southwest have faced a backlash after they are accused of weakening the mud embankments that protected millions of coastal villagers from tidal water.Embankments on a stretch of 1400 kilometres land gave in or partially...
Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn its observer deputed at Premier Bank after the latter rescinded the appointments of Sheikh Nadir Hossain and Syed Rana Mustafi as advisers to the bank. The central bank informed its decision to withdraw the observer through...
The government will float international tenders inviting builders for Padma bridge by January next year, official sources said. They said the authorities are working on a plan to start the construction of the bridge by September next year. — BSS
FE Report The central bank has asked the commercial banks to fix the rate of interest on lending to the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) at maximum 13 per cent to facilitate the sector. "If the NBFIs are given loans at...
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