A six-day mobile voting campaign was launched on April 13, to maintain Cox's Bazar and the Sundarbans at top spots in the competition of "The New7wonders Foundation."Bangladesh Parjaton Corporation (BPC) & HeidelbergCement Group have jointly arranged the campaign in co-operation...
The government has deferred the announcement of investigating agency and prosecutors for investigation and trial of war criminals of the 1971 liberation war on various grounds like absence of the Law Minister from the country and security reasons, reports UNB.State...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday apprised President Zillur Rahman that her government has already achieved success in arresting price hike of essentials within a short span of time, reports BSS/ UNB.The Prime Minister made the observation while paying a call...
The High Court (HC) Monday issued a twin-rule asking the government to explain why direction should not be given to proscribe the impugned 2004 edition of the Bangladesh War of Liberation inserting Maj Ziaur Rahman as the proclaimer of Bangladesh...
FARIDPUR, Apr 20 (UNB): A case was filed here Monday against Islamic thinker Moulana Abul Kalam Azad and one of his associate for allegedly killing three men during the War of Liberation in 1971.Bhakta Ranjan Biswas, who hailed from Purra...
A delegation of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, UK, led by its Mayor-elect John Keith Swift, called on Speaker Adv Md Abdul Hamid at the latter's office at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday, reports UNB.The delegation members comprising of its Principal Policy...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed left Dhaka Monday for Tehran to attend a seminar of prominent international lawyers, reports UNB.The two-day 'Conference of the Muslim Countries' prosecutors with participation of prominent international lawyers on consideration of...
The government Monday appointed 94 junior attorneys, including 24 female, to the Attorney General Office to help dispose of both criminal and civil cases facing by the government in higher courts, reports UNB.With the appointment of these 94 junior attorneys,...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanForeign investment in Bangladesh suffered a big blow after the authorities have ordered investors to suspend construction of plants in a 60-acre of land at the country's newest Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone. The order issued late last month...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has decided to revise its loan procurement rules after different executing agencies said some of the existing provisions in the guidelines hamper implementation of development projects, officials said Monday."We've sought opinions from different government agencies on...
Siddique Islam The central bank has asked eight state-owned commercial banks and financial institutions to reschedule classified loans outstanding with the poultry farmers without any down payment. The banks and financial institutions have been instructed that the poultry sector loans...
Gen Moeen U Ahmed has resigned as chairman of National Sports Council (NSC) amid controversy over a football sponsorship deal, report UNB and bdnews24.com. "The army chief sent his resignation letter citing personal reasons to the sports ministry," Bangladesh Olympic...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rose sharply Monday, finishing their sixth straight session of gains, pushed by the banks, non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) and insurance issues. The DSE General Index (DGEN) - the benchmark index- finished at 2653.09 with a gain of...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Monday indicated that he might consider cash incentive for spinning sub-sector as it has been affected by the global recession, reports UNB."The yarn sub-sector has suffered... I've overlooked it. It's a mistake," he told reporters at...
FE Report Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has expressed dismay over leaving the textile sector out of government bailout package and sought immediate cash incentives to help it survive the global financial crisis.BTMA leaders said this Monday at a press...
FE ReportPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina's travel to Saudi Arabia yesterday (Monday) evening on a four-day official visit is likely to bolster export of manpower to the kingdom anew, travel agents hoped.Expecting all issues related to recruiting from Bangladesh to be...
Petrobangla will soon give the go-ahead to Scottish exploration company Cairn Energy to sell any gas finding in Magnama and Hatia to a third party, the state-owned oil and gas exploration authority's chief has said, reports bdnews24.com. Cairn had proposed...
Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was served notice Monday to vacate her lease-hold residence inside Dhaka Cantonment, in the face of protests by her party against the government move. The Military Estate Office issued the notice in...
The government appointed Monday Justice MA Rashid, a retired judge of the High Court (HC), chairman of the Law Commission for three years, said an official announcement. Justice Rashid retired on January 27 this year. This is for the first...
Garment workers blockaded the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur for one and a half hours Monday morning protesting the killing of a fellow worker in a road accident. The deceased was identified as Hashu (24), son of Hafezuddin of Baghra village...
The power ministry convened a meeting for today (Tuesday) to evolve strategies for mitigating the nagging electricity crisis, reports UNB.All the top officials of the entities in the power sector have been asked to attend the meeting at 11am in...
A Z M AnasBiman will fly to two new destinations after a gap of 14 years as it flexes its muscle to win back its fast-losing dominance in the country's aviation market, officials said Monday. The national airliner will start...
FE ReportCHITTAGONG, April 20: Unwrapping plastic tent from his road-side shop, Mohammad thanked Allah for sapping the steam out of Cyclone Bijli that hit Bangladesh's southern coast causing limited damage."When the high wind began I heard from radio that the...
FE ReportLocal jute spinners have hailed the Tk 34.24-billion interim stimulus package, under which cash support has been raised to 10 per cent against export of jute goods.Finance Minister AMA Muhith announced the incentive package for April-June period of the...
BERLIN, Apr 20 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was quoted on Sunday as saying the IMF would cut its global economic forecasts in the coming week and that he expected a recovery to start in...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Apr 20: The agriculture ministers from G8 nations meeting in Italy to review the global food crisis were told by the UN that more than 1.0 billion people across the globe are going hungry every day...
The government appears to lose in revenue over billions of Taka from the cigarette sector in the current fiscal year for lack of manpower in the Security Printing Corporation (SPC) Bangladesh Ltd, reports UNB.The Security Printing Corporation has been suffering...
FE ReportSpeakers at a discussion meeting in the city Monday stressed the need for resource mobilisation for conducting research and raising awareness about cervical and breast cancer amid growing prevalence of the diseases in the country.At the same time, they...
Notwithstanding what a participant speaker in a seminar on business reforms on Friday underlined to be the greatest problem in the realm of businesses in Bangladesh today, the severe shortfall of energy in relation to demand, the facts are that...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThe national parliament on the first day of the current month passed the much awaited Consumers' Rights Protection Act 2009. Though it is yet to be seen how the provisions of the new law are enforced to protect...
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