The head of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has told the BBC that he was confident any probe into the spate of border guard deaths since the BDR mutiny in February, would be fair, reports bdnews24.com. The deaths, reported by the...
President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on the occasion of the Union Day of that country, reports UNB.In his message, President Zillur Rahman expressed his confidence that the two countries would...
As law-and-order situation in the capital had shown signs of further deterioration, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) launched a special operation from Thursday midnight to scotch the crimes of all categories, reports UNB.DMP sources said the police arrested 135 criminals, including...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid said that Bangladesh would turn into desert if India constructed the dam at Tipaimukh on international river Barak, reports UNB.Addressing a meeting at Al Hamra Centre in Sylhet Friday, he said people...
PABNA, Apr 25 (bdnews24.com): A leader of the outlawed extremist outfit Purbo Bangla Communist Party (ML-red flag) was killed in the district, possibly by a rival group, the police said Saturday. The dead man was identified by police as 'Alam',...
FE ReportThe government has decided not to privatise the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) as the privatisation programme in the past has failed to achieve its objectives, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Saturday. He, however, said there would be review of cases...
FE ReportThe country's apex chamber Saturday demanded creation of a special 'financial crisis mitigation fund' and soft loan facilities to fight off the effect of global recession on local industry. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)...
FHM Humayan KabirPetrobangla would supply an additional 30-million cubic feet of gas to energy-starved Chittagong by May but manufacturers in the port city said they see no improvement of the energy crisis. Petrobangla director Yousuf Ali Talukder said the additional...
FE Report US-based Citigroup says Bangladesh real indicators continue to remain mixed amidst a cautiously upbeat global "macro-backdrop." "While agriculture growth could surprise on the upside, industry and service sector data points have been worrying," the Citigroup said in a...
FE ReportPrices of local and imported lentils have maintained an upward trend and increased by Tk 8.0 to Tk 12.0 per kilogram at the city's retail markets in the past week due mainly to ban on export of the commodity...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 25: The finance ministers and central bank governors of the seven richest countries in the world who are in Washington for the joint annual meeting of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home Saturday from Saudi Arabia, her first official overseas trip, reports bdnews24.com. The Prime Minister was received by party leader Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and the three armed forces' chiefs as her Biman Bangladesh flight touched...
The government is preparing an in-depth report on operations by the militant outfits, the state minister for home said Friday, reports bdnews24.com. Tanjim Ahmed Sohel said the move came after the cabinet discussed a report, which the past caretaker government...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun Saturday said the entire law enforcing and intelligence agencies are being reconstituted to root out militancy. Sahara, who was talking to reporters after attending a function at Moinartek High School at Dakkhin in the capital, said...
Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed Putul has given birth to a daughter in Toronto in Canada, said the prime minister's aide Saturday. The Prime Minister's deputy press secretary Mahbubul Haq Shakil said Putul and the baby, born on Thursday, were...
A total of 13 members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), reportedly suffering from heart ailments, are now undergoing treatment in different city hospitals. Director General of BDR Major General Md Mainul Islam Saturday visited ailing Havilder Badrul Alam of 19 Rifles...
Mahmudur RahmanFor some time now businesses and consumers have been airing their concern about high rates of interest for loans and excessive bank charges. On the other hand, banks have quickly pointed out that they are returning significant profits to...
M Azizur Rahman Governments' apathy to exploring commercial primary energy sources like oil, gas and coal over the past decade has resulted in the country's current perennial energy crunch and is stunting its potential growth prospects, officials said.The successive governments...
TOKYO, APR 25 (AP): Some Asian nations enforced checks Saturday on passengers and pork products from Mexico amid fears that its deadly outbreak of swine flu might spread to a continent that has battled hard to contain bird flu.Japan's biggest...
FE Report The global financial crisis is imperiling attainment of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and creating an emergency for development, warned an IMF-World Bank report released Friday. Most of the eight globally agreed goals are unlikely to be...
ROME, APR 25 (AP): The Group of Eight industrialized nations demanded Saturday that the warring factions in Sri Lanka take all necessary action to prevent further civilian casualties. The G-8 foreign ministers said they were deeply concerned about the deteriorating...
Intellectual property protection (IP) is crucial to 'green innovation,' and the solution of some of the most difficult problems that face the world today, argues US Ambassador in Dhaka James F Moriarty on the eve of World Intellectual Property Day,...
MEXICO CITY April 25 (AP): A deadly new swine flu strain that has killed at least 20 people in Mexico City and sickened more than 1,000 has "pandemic potential," the World Health Organization chief said Saturday - but some fear...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun said the government has started installing fire service station in 173 upazila that do not have any, reports bdnews24.com.She stressed on the importance of raising public awareness and reducing dependency on fire service at a roundtable...
The pay commission constituted by the caretaker administration has suggested an 82 per cent hike in the salary of government officials and employees, fixing the highest pay at Tk. 45000 per month and the lowest basic pay at Tk 4000....
Shahiduzzaman KhanUnwarranted delay in setting up the proposed Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Park is holding back private sector investment for manufacturing raw materials. The previous BNP-led 4-party alliance government took the initiative of creating an API Park to facilitate the...
Dewan Md UzairBANGLADESHI entrepreneurs need to increase the 'productivity' of their workers to retain their market share in the fiercely competitive international market. Quality output from trained workers translates into more competitiveness. The significance of this crucial factor must be...
I wish to inform you that there is no shade at the Holy Cross School and College for the guardians to wait during exams. Despite repeated suggestions from the parents and guardians who have to wait for their wards to...
BANGLADESH is one of the few countries of the world with heritage and symbols of a civilized existence that dates back to not hundred but thousands of years. The historical sites, monuments, objects and other artifacts ought to be among...
Many of the BDR jawans became liabilities for what they have done. The borders of Bangladesh remain largely unguarded because the unfortunate Peelkhana incident of December 25. BDR, once a fine force, needs to be built afresh. The surviving BDR...
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