BNP and its front organisations will continue their peaceful movement until the government withdraws its "illegal" decision cancelling the lease allocation of Khaleda's cantonment residence, reports UNB.BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Saturday announced the party's stand while addressing a...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has stepped up a move to open up onshore hydrocarbon blocks for exploration by international oil companies (IOCs) in a desperate attempt to meet the country's mounting energy demand.Gas exploration in most of the country's 46...
FE ReportAttracting foreign investment and gaining market access for Bangladeshi products abroad remain the top of the agenda for the newly elected government's overseas policies, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni said Saturday. "For a country, which still depends heavily...
FHM Humayan KabirUS oil company Chevron has started seismic survey in potential gas block-7 in southern Bangladesh to determine presence of hydrocarbon structures, officials said."Chevron has started the survey to find out exact location of the hydrocarbon structures. The survey...
FE ReportBangladesh College of Leather Technology has been closed for an indefinite period following a clash between students and police at Zigatola that left 18, including three police personnel, hurt.The college authorities took the decision at a emergency meeting Saturday...
SATKHIRA, Apr 11: State Minister for Labour and Employment Monnujan Sufian assured that all the closed mills and factories in the country would be reopened, in a reversal of the policy prescribed by donor agencies and pursued by previous regimes....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday visited her ailing scientist-husband Dr Wazed Mia at Square Hospital in the city and enquired about his treatment. Hasina stayed beside him for an hour from 11am. — UNB
A Dhaka court Friday recorded confessional statements of five more BDR members and a civilian in the Peelkhana mutiny case. The six gave statements to magistrates, Rashed Kabir and Dilara Alo Chandana, of the chief metropolitan magistrate's court. — bdnews24.com
Academic activities at Dhaka Medical College resumed Saturday after an 11-day closure following the death of a Bangladesh Chhatra League leader. — bdnews24.com
Jasim Uddin Haroon Local courier and parcel service providers have been charging high rates for their services causing the consumers to suffer.They have been charging between Tk 15 and Tk 30 for delivery of a single document within the country....
Over 0.8m city dwellers suffer from asthma related problem due to various environmental pollutions, particularly dust and toxic metal particles in the air, experts said at a roundtable here Saturday, reports UNB.They said the main causes of asthma are air...
Airlines Association of Bangladesh (AAB), which recently sought a Tk 10 billion (1,000 crore) stimulus package to overcome the fallout of the global recession, has failed to draw the attention of the government, reports UNB.The AAB, grouping GMG Airlines, United...
A Z M AnasBangladesh should invest massively in honing workers' skills suited to the needs of domestic market, rather than for overseas jobs, a top International Labour Organisation (ILO) official has said. "It doesn't work if you train up workers...
Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Apr 11 (Reuters): U.S. stocks typically rebound six months before the economy, but investors worry that the current 25 percent rally since the market's March 9 low could be a red herring. At the same time,...
FE ReportThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Saturday hailed the government's decision for rescheduling outstanding bank loans of four industrial sectors without any down payment, said a press release. The industrial sectors are frozen foods, jute...
NAIROBI (Kenya) (AP): The head of a Kenyan seafarers' program said Saturday that Somali pirates had hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden.Nairobi-based Italian Ambassador Pierandrea Magistrati said he only could confirm that "there is...
MADARIPUR, Apr 10: The government will build a new town to resettle people who will lose their home and hearth to construction of the proposed Padma Bridge, set to be the Bangladesh's longest, a top government official said Friday, reports...
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) (AP): Islamabad today wore a deserted look. There wasn't the usual hustle bustle on the streets. The morning rush hour as schools began wasn't there. It is a city that, increasingly, feels like it's under siege.Additional security forces...
A young man was killed and his body, packed in a sack, was dropped from a rooftop in the city’s Sutrapur area early Saturday, reports UNB.The victim’s family sources said Hasanur Rahman Ronny (24), son of Yusuf Ali, was called...
M. S. SiddiquiQUICKER dispensation of justice needs to be ensured because "justice delayed is justice denied". But, while doing so, it must not be ignored that "justice hurried is justice buried". The due process of law must not be compromised...
Md. Joynal AbdinGLOBALISATION polarised the world and made international trade very competitive. Each and every country is trying to exploit whatever trade opportunities are available. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) contracting countries are facing various barriers to trade promotion. Due...
The government is reportedly actively engaged in forming a new education policy for the country. The thrust of it would be drawing up a policy that would reflect the needs of the time. So far it could be known the...
Shahiduzzaman KhanIT is heartening to note that the government has taken necessary steps to build a separate plastic industrial estate on the bank of Dhaleswari river. A proposal to this effect has already been endorsed by the Ministry of Industry...
Mohammad MohsinPOWER is the life-blood of an economy everywhere and Bangladesh can be no exception to this rule. But the gap between the demand for power and its supply continues to be alarming in the context of Bangladesh. Apart from...
Education reforms are very necessary to address various issues in the education sector. The same must concentrate on improving the quality of education and quality of teaching as well. Restructuring syllabi to meet the needs of a modern economy and...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has opened its 951st branch at Koraish Munshi Bazar under P.S: Dagun Bhuiyan, Dist Feni on April 01, 09. The opening ceremony was graced by the presence of BKB's CEO and managing director, Md. Mukter Hossain,...
Sifat SiddiqueEducation is no more confined to particular career fields anymore, like the way it was in the past generations when people used to think of educating oneself is only to become either a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer....
Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bulbul BANGLADESH has different types of tradition and rich historical background. Bangladesh achieved its historical independence through nine-month struggle in 1971. The students of Bangladesh made a huge contribution in the liberation war of 1971. They played...
CHICAGO, April 11 (AFP): Rescue workers dug through the rubble left by tornados and firefighters battled deadly wildfires after a strong storm system cut a swath of destruction across the United States from Texas to Tennessee.At least eight people were...
SEOUL, April 11 (AP): A deadlock at the United Nations over how to censure North Korea for its rocket launch appeared to be easing, with the Japanese prime minister hinting Tokyo may be ready to back off from a demand...
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