DUBAI, Apr 22 (AFP): Pakistan has lodged a protest with cricket's governing body over the shifting of World Cup 2011 matches due to be staged in the country to other nations, an official said Wednesday.The International Cricket Council (ICC) last...
FE ReportSpeakers at a roundtable Wednesday demanded inclusion of representatives of people with disabilities (PwDs) in the different standing committees of the union parishads so that the local governments could take initiatives more efficiently for the welfare of disabled people.They...
A Bangladeshi researcher, Dr Sabir Mirza, has got 'The 2008 Outstanding Research Award in Pharmaceutical Technologies' from American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist, the largest pharmaceutical association of the world, for his doctoral thesis. The award was handed over through a...
Australia will provide A$1.6 million to Bangladesh to support the on-going emergency operation of United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to address the impact of food prices on the country's poorest people, said a press release.Australian High Commi-ssioner in Bangladesh...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Apr 22: After a long gap, the present government has decided again to distribute Khash land among the landless people and agricultural labourer who depend on agriculture on the basis of previous policy.Source said that khash land would...
The 70th birthday of Shahadat Hossain Montu will be celebrated today (Thursday) at 4:30 pm at Purtabhaban auditorium at Segunbagicha in the city, reports BSS.A renowned social worker and businessman of Narsingdi and Dhaka, Montu contributed a lot to the...
Sidelined party general secretary Abdul Jalil's salvo against the ruling Awami League's senior leaders triggered reaction, as AL presidium- member Ameer Hossain Amu Wednesday termed such remarks unwarranted and targeted to tarnish his political image, reports UNB."Abdul Jalil tarnished my...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of opposition leader Khaleda Zia, which had ruled the country for several terms since the 1975 changeover, appears to be caught in a quandary over leadership choices trying to regroup following two-pronged shocks from the...
DU CorrespondentSamajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF) demanded an increase in allocation for education and research of Dhaka University (DU) as research and innovation, they said, are the key task of a university. The left-leaning student organisation, loyal to Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal...
State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Kamrul Islam Wednesday said their government was committed to completing the trial of war criminals during its tenure and that there was no going back, reports UNB. "Trial of war criminal...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Xianyi paid a courtesy call on Planning Minister Air Vice-Marshal (retd) AK Khandokar at his office in the city Wednesday, reports BSS.During the meeting, they discussed issues relating to bilateral cooperation and infrastructural development in...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 22 (UNB): Four students were injured in a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) early Wednesday.Campus sources said 3rd year students jeered at 4th year students after the junior batch...
FE ReportThe government has decided to reduce the existing land registration fees and make their payments easier for the people, aiming to boost revenue from the source.The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting held Wednesday at the secretariat with...
Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE move is unprecedented, no doubt. The government now wants to address electricity and water crises by installing solar panel and building rain water reservoir on rooftops of high-rise buildings. It has been reported in a section of the...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 22 (UNB): The movement of ships between Chittagong port and outer anchorage remained suspended after a lighterage vessel carrying clinker capsized in the Karnaphuli channel Tuesday night. The master of the vessel is still missing."The vessel has been...
The government has planned to restructure the current import duty to protect domestic industries and ensure their expected growth in the changed context, instead of handing out cash stimulus, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Wednesday, reports UNB."We must have to...
Saudi Arabia will allow Bangladeshi workers to switch jobs on same work permit or 'Aquama', the Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni said Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.Dipu Moni who is with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the tour to the kingdom told...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed slightly lower in a fluctuating market Wednesday with a sharp decline in the turnover.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) market swung between positive and negative territories several times throughout the whole session as the investors opted for...
FE ReportPeople at different areas in the capital held demonstrations Wednesday demanding an end to the nagging power and water crises.Local residents at Adabar area in the city staged protest against the severe power and water problem while a group...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina performed umrah in Makkah Tuesday midnight and offered prayer seeking divine blessings for the people of Bangladesh as well as peace and prosperity of the entire Muslim ummah. Hasina made 'tawaf' around the holy Ka'ba at...
The high-level committee on three state-owned telephone companies has recommended merger of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), keeping TeleTalk as a government subsidiary. The 10-member committee, headed by Post and Telecommunications Secretary Sunil...
Mahmudur RahmanThe financial turmoil surrounding economies and businesses is bound to throw up an embarrassing question sooner than later. What happens to corporate social responsibility (CSR)? The very question, if asked will defeat the whole purpose of CSR at a...
Mohammad Jubair HasanDhaka water supply authority has said it needs implementation of four key projects involving Tk 50.84 billion to solve an acute crisis of water for the city's 12 million population. The Dhaka Wasa can at best ensure supply...
FE ReportThe central bank has relaxed its guidelines allowing liquidity support to primary dealer (PD) banks and financial institution for two months instead of the existing one month. Under the amended guidelines, the PDs will be provided liquidity support against...
The government will not in future allow any foreign NGO to work in Bangladesh without first registering here, said social welfare minister Enamul Haq Mostafa Shaheed on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. The minister also said the government was suspicious of the...
FE ReportBangladesh is likely to build a commercial complex named Bangladesh Market at Agartola, the capital of Tripura state in India, for display and sale of Bangladeshi products. "The site for the market has already been selected and Tripura government...
FE Report Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) Wednesday urged the government to refinance them at least 40 per cent of their working capital loans to face the global economic downturn.BFFEA leaders said the refinancing must be interest free and...
FE ReportThe country's textile operators will finally come under the interim incentive package, announced by the government recently for three export sectors -- jute, leather and frozen food - to help them face the ongoing global recession.Finance Minister AMA Muhith...
FE Report Hailing the government's recent stimulus package, the owners of the country's private jute mills urged the government Wednesday to give 20 per cent cash incentive and allow rescheduling of their loans to save the sector amid the global...
The Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBF), a high-powered body formed during the last caretaker government for strengthening the country's trade and economy, will get a new footing, the finance minister said, reports bdnews24.com.Talking exclusively with the news agency Monday, AMA...
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