FE ReportLeading operators of telecom infrastructure in the country Sunday came down heavily on the illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) operators, whom they blamed for the loss of government revenue worth Tk 5.0 billion (500 crore) each year. Apart...
FE ReportBangladesh, an economy reliant on remittances, Sunday saw the return of around 450 migrant workers from abroad, officials said. Officials said the workers returned in droves from Dubai, Singapore and Malaysia- all hit hard by the ongoing global financial...
Mahmuda ShaolinBangladesh Post Office will strike a series of agreements with insurance companies to collect their premiums in exchange for fees as part of a wide-ranging reform to make the ailing department profitable.BPO chief Mobassher-ur-Rahman said his loss-making state department...
The parliamentary probe body investigating corruption charges against former speaker Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar has said the speaker of the eighth parliament took more than Tk 2.7 million from the public exchequer "without lawful authority", reports bdnews24.com."The speaker himself in an...
FE ReportThe government's recent decision to lower the price of rice in the open-market sales (OMS) by Tk 2.0 per kg has encouraged the garment owners to renew their programme for the garment workers.The government had earlier fixed the price...
Concord Group Chairman Engineer S M Kamaluddin has been elected the President of Bangladesh Concrete Products and Block Manufacturers Association (BCPBMA) for 2009-2010 term. He was elected at the annual general meeting of the association held at the city's Concord...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar was mostly steady against Bangladesh taka (BDT) despite increased demand for the foreign currency in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week due to adequate supply of the greenback, fund managers said. The central bank bought...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 11: Unloading of imported goods from mother vessels at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port is being delayed for crisis of lighter vessels. As the water Transport Co-ordination Cell (WTCC) is not able to provide lighter vessels...
FE Report Emirates SkyCargo's first boeing 777 Freighter has arrived in Dubai after completing its inaugural commercial flight from Hong Kong.The carrier took delivery of the new-generation freighter at Boeing's Everett, Washington facility on the weekend. From there it went...
KHULNA, Apr 11: Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said the government would develop the southwestern region on priority basis as per the commitment of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. All measures would be taken for the development of trade and commerce in...
There are hints the most severe recession since the Great Depression could be bottoming out - banks finally earning profits, a solid rally on Wall Street, shrinking wholesale supplies, according to Internet.Indeed, good signs all.But almost every expert will tell...
RB Group, a local refrigerator-manufacturing company, has offered its products at 20-30 per cent reduced rates compared to other imported foreign refrigerators, reports UNB. "The rate RB Group has offered is cheaper compared to any other refrigerators available on the...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has announced the net asset value (NAV) of its AMCL First NRB Mutual Fund, said a press release.According to the announcement, the total NAV of the fund stood at Tk 17,98,50,117.56 on the basis...
Wari Club earned a three-wicket win over Nabin Sangha Club in Second Division Cricket League match at Jagannath University ground in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Batting first, Nabin Sangha Club scored 192 runs for nine wickets in stipulated 50 overs...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will sign an agreement with Bashundhara Group today (Sunday) for the development of country's football, reports UNB.The signing ceremony will be held at the Kurmitola Golf Club at 1 pm. Army Chief and National Sports Council...
National booters will play only practice match against Nepal Police team on April 18 before their AFC Challenge Cup engagement beginning April 26 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports UNB. The team will leave for Nepal on...
Orient Cricket Academy posted an emphatic seven-wicket win over Tongi Cricket Academy in a match of the Third Division Cricket League at the Gulshan Youth Club ground in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Put to bat first, Tongi CA scored 150...
RANGPUR, Apr 11 (BSS): Panchagarh District Team emerged regional champions from group-A in the EXIM Bank 20th National Women's Handball Championship defeating Rangpur District Team 30- 8 at the Rangpur Stadium today.Rajshahi District Team became third beating Dinajpur District Team...
FLORIDA, Apr 11 (AFP): Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova booked her semi-final berth at the WTA claycourt tournament here Friday with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) victory over seventh-seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko. Petrova overcame 71 unforced errors with the help of...
Serena pulls out of Charleston with leg injury CHARLESTON, Apr 11 (AFP): Defending champion Serena Williams, nursing a left leg injury suffered at Miami this month, will skip the WTA tournament that starts Monday in Charleston, organisers said. Williams, the...
Venkatesh Prasad believes that this IPL will throw up an interesting situation when top cricketers share dressing rooms and gameplans but will be wary of revealing too much ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 in June. Prasad, India's bowling coach,...
Stuart Clark has been called into the Australia squad for the remainder of the South Africa tour plus the upcoming series against Pakistan in the UAE. The 33-year-old seamer will replace Brett Geeves, who is flying home after suffering a...
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said Saturday not a single civilised nation across the world would stand beside the war criminals going to face trial for the crimes against humanity they had committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971, reports UNB....
Two politically rival groups of terminal workers of Sadarghat clashed for supremacy over the river port in the capital Saturday afternoon, leaving at least ten injured, one critically, reports UNB.Witnesses said the clash erupted when an ousted group of workers...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, April 11: A human chain was formed Saturday in the Khulna city on Khan A Sabur Road and Daulatpur Uttara Bank Intersection demanding immediate gas supply to the region. Speakers at the one-hour programme beginning at 10:30am urged...
A physician of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) was beaten and injured critically Saturday allegedly by his rival colleagues at the country's highest seat of medicare, reports UNB.The victim was Dr Nazrul Islam, an activist of the Doctors Association...
CHUADANGA, Apr 11 (UNB): A Union Parishad chairman and local BNP leader was killed and his co-rider injured as a power tiller smashed their motorcycle at Nandobar in Alamdanga Upazila Friday night.The deceased was identified as Atiar Rahman (40), chairman...
Bangladesh Swechchhasebak League (BSL), a front organisation of the ruling Awami League (AL), will hold a rally on the premises of its central office in the city today (Sunday), demanding quick implementation of the government decision cancelling the lease allocation...
NAOGAON, Apr 11 (UNB): The police arrested an active member of the outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Chackbalorampur Chowdhury Para in Atrai Upazila Friday.Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the house of Habibur Rahman (42) and arrested him...
Fire is emerging as an unmanageable threat to high-rises, as most of the city buildings are being constructed violating the Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC), experts told a roundtable in the city Saturday, reports UNB. They said the government should...
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