Kurigram, Mar 29 (UNB): Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad's motorcade bound for by-election campaign was attacked allegedly by a group of Awami League supporters in the district town today (Sunday), leaving five wounded, including MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency Col (retd)...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed warned Sunday that the scorecards of banks would be affected if they failed to support woman entrepreneurs."The central bank has earmarked Tk 1.05 billion for woman entrepreneurs under a refinancing scheme at 10...
FE ReportThe State Minister for Energy Shamsul Hoque Tuku Sunday said the fulfiment of the government's promise for a change by building a digital Bangladesh hinges on mitigating the electricity crisis."If electricity crisis could not be overcome, the government's promise...
Siddique Islam Import orders for capital machinery have plummeted by 30 per cent in the first eight months of the financial year, signalling a clear slowdown in industrial activities in the coming months, officials said Sunday. Letter of credits worth...
The newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the reserved women seats were sworn-in at the oath-room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Sunday. Speaker M Advocate Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the 45 female lawmakers from Awami League, BNP and...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday urged the top officials concerned for taking necessary measures to hold the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams, scheduled to begin April 16, in a complete copy-free atmosphere. A total of 6,18,308 candidates from...
The government is to undertake a massive programme to re-excavate rivers and canals across the country to restore navigability of the watercourses to facilitate irrigation in lean period and drain out water during monsoon as well. A project styled "Rehabilitation...
Two million children in Bangladesh suffered from acute malnutrition because of food price hikes last year, a United Nations study said Sunday, describing the problem as a "silent emergency", reports AFPFood prices in Bangladesh almost doubled in 2008 after the...
FE ReportThe constitution of the country has endorsed its citizens' right to work and now it is the government's responsibility to ensure that by enactment of necessary law, speakers said at a seminar Sunday.The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised...
VINA DEL MAR, Mar 29 (Reuters): Center-left world leaders including Britain's Gordon Brown and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Saturday called for global financial reforms at next week's G20 summit, but the US warned against over-regulation. Meeting in the...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua Sunday said the price of sugar would not see further hike in next 90 days and the government would strictly monitor the 'sensitive' issue, reports UNB."I can assure you all that price of sugar will be...
The CID investigation officer (IO) in the Peelkhana BDR carnage case summoned Jamaat-e-Islami leader Barrister Abdur Razzaq into its Malibagh headquarters at 10 am Monday for exclusive interrogation over the terrible mutiny, reports UNB.Abdul Kahar Akand, assistant police superintendent and...
The government will increase the tax on cigarettes and tobacco products in the next budget, reports UNB.National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid disclosed this at a view-exchange meeting with Unnayan Shamunnay at the NBR conference room Sunday."According...
Parliament Sunday passed a bill on the long-awaited Right to Information Act to guarantee free flow of information in the country, reports UNB.Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad moved the Right to Information Bill 2009 that was passed by voice vote.In...
THE constitution of the task force and the holding of its first meeting last Tuesday could not have come sooner. This is for the growing signs of the global recession impacting negatively on the vital export and remittance sectors of...
Shahiduzzaman KhanAGAINST the backdrop of the global economic downturn and the slump in traffic flow, local private airlines have landed in deep trouble. They have now urged the government for sanctioning Tk 10.0 billion interest- free loans and waiver of...
Sayma HudaArsenic in the underground water of the country is still a formidable problem. Some 50 million people in 61 out of the 64 districts of the country are reportedly exposed to the arsenic threat in varying degrees. Out of...
A well appreciated move of the immediate past caretaker government, as far as the country's businesses were concerned, was the Better Business Forum (BBF). The present elected government should realise the merits of retaining it with the same enthusiasm.To get...
On May 05, 1971, about 100 innocent persons were killed at North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd at Gopalpur in Natore by the Pakistani army. Among them was my beloved eldest brother, the then General Manager (Administrator) of the mill, Shaheed...
Individuals have a responsibility in detecting fake currency notes. But it should be easy to realise the risks posed to people when such notes are supplied to them from banks. For instance, circulation of fake notes through banks has been...
A.F.M. Mainul AhsanIN every recession, people lose their wealth that they accumulated over years. But one thing very surprising happened in every financial crisis: governments get stronger. Freedom gets constrained, i.e., choice of alternatives vanishes. Government puts all the restrictions...
Air Commodore Muhammad Zakiul Islam ndu acsc (Retd)HAVE you ever wondered about the Current Jal, its origin and its efficacy! It took me quite some time to figure out as to why this particular type of fishing net got such...
Md. Joynal Abdin THIS is an era of globalization. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is working hard to ensure free movement of goods and services across the world. No country of the world is self-sufficient; everyone has some advantages and...
WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (AP): The Obama administration has a single mission as it heads to the climate change negotiating table for the first time Sunday: convincing other countries the United States cares about global warming.After eight years on the sidelines,...
BEIJING, Mar 28 (AFP): China vowed Saturday to "severely crack down on any separatist activities" in Tibet as it launched a new national holiday marking the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising in the Himalayan region.The Chinese flag was raised...
SEOUL, Mar 28 (AP): South Korea, the United States and Japan warned that North Korea's planned rocket launch would violate a UN resolution and said they would take the issue to the world body's Security Council if Pyongyang goes ahead...
HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic, Mar 28 (AFP): The European Union told Israel's incoming new government Friday that there would be "consequences" if it does not accept the principle of a Palestinian state."Relations would become very difficult indeed," said Czech...
FARGO, North Dakota, Mar 28 (AP): Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold Friday as the surging Red River threatened to unleash the biggest flood North Dakota's...
MOSCOW, Mar 28 (AP): Russia plans to create a new military force to protect its interests in the disputed Arctic region, a Kremlin strategy paper says.The document outlines Russia's policy for the Arctic, which is believed to contain as much...
Pakistan kills 12 Taliban militants PESHAWAR, Mar 28: Pakistani helicopter gunships Saturday killed 12 militants in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a security official said. The strikes took place in Mohmand, one of seven lawless tribal districts in northwestern...
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