Nomination papers of more than 100 candidates were cancelled on the first day of scrutiny by the Returning Officers in different districts, reports UNB.Following is the list of candidates whose nominations were cancelled:Maj (rtd) Akteruzzaman, BNP rebel - Kishoreganj-2, Advocate...
Republican US Presidential candidate John McCain said reform process taken by the present administration is not yet complete and it is now time for an elected successor to continue the process and to build democracy and bring prosperity for its...
FE ReportDhaka stocks Wednesday, led by power and energy, IT and insurance issues, recorded a moderate rise. The benchmark index, DSE General Index (DGEN), All Shares Price Index (DSI) and the DSE20 Index (DS20) increased 31.22 points, 23.76 points and...
FE ReportPresident of International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) Mahbubur Rahman has expressed his concern over attempts to influence Bangladesh Bank by the international agencies, particularly the IMF, to rein in private-sector credit growth to reduce inflationary pressure.Calling upon the Bangladesh...
Jatiya Ganotantrik Party president Nurul Islam suffered severe burn injuries and his son Tomhur Islam alias Foji (35) was burnt to death, as a fire broke out in a flat of a six-storey building at Lalmatia in the city in...
The European Union (EU) has assured an international conference in Doha, Qatar of increasing their Official Development Assistance (ODA) to 0.7 per cent of GNI by 2015 for fulfilling their commitment as per Monterrey Consensus, reports UNB. Finance Adviser Dr...
FE ReportThe country's largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has allocated its shares at a price of Tk 7.40 each after the shares being oversubscribed three times under its private placement offering (PPO), sources said.The subscription agreement for the private...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Wednesday said he is ready to leave his position permanently, reports UNB."Why on leave? I am ready to go permanently. That's not a problem at all," he said at a...
At least 28 people were injured, seven of them critically, as the roof of an under construction mosque collapsed in city's Uttara area Wednesday noon. Police and witnesses said the roof of Park Jam-e-Masque at sector 4 suddenly collapsed at...
KERANIGANJ, Dec 3: A man, who was injured in a gun attack at Char Kutur in Dakkhin Keraniganj, died at the Chest Disease Hospital in the capital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shahadat (45). — UNB
Cabinet Secretary M Abdul Aziz, NDC, has been given the additional charge of the principal secretary to the Chief Adviser's Office until some one is appointed to the post, said an official announcement Wednesday. — UNB
FE Report The number of loan defaulters among 2,447 candidates, who intend to contest the parliamentary polls scheduled for December 29, finally rose to 88 Wednesday from 79 of the previous day. "We've already sent the names of identified loan...
FE Report Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Salahuddin Ahmed Wednesday urged the SMEs to raise funds through bonds as it is much easier and cost effective than borrowing from formal financial institutions.He was addressing a seminar on...
Doulot Akter MalaNational Board of Revenue (NBR) has revised the VAT collection rule for the service charges of commercial banks that are charging less than the scheduled rate of Bangladesh Bank (BB), officials said.The NBR has decided to deduct Value...
FE ReportThe month-long 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2009 will begin from January 1, 2009 as the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has nearly completed its preparation for holding this annual event. Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to open this...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Dec 3: World in recession proclaims the shoulder heading of a seven column story in a reputed paper today. For good or bad Bangladesh, as its policy planners say, is not a part of this world....
M Azizur RahmanThe government approved Wednesday the renewable energy policy to woo private sector investments, tap the country's huge electricity generation potentials and ease the nagging electricity crisis across the country, said officials.The council of advisers has stamped the seal...
FE ReportMurshid Kuli Khan, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank said 15 per cent of total deposit and 16 per cent of total investment are under the Islamic banking."There are about 6500 branches in the country's banking network of whom only...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Dec 2: The European Union (EU), under its trade assistance programme, will undertake a special project to expand its trade volume with Bangladesh.This was disclosed at Chittagong Chamber auditorium recently at a seminar on Bangladesh Trade Support Programme...
FE Report Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited recently signed an agreement for technology transfer, marketing and distribution of vaccines with Panacea Biotec. Panacea Biotech Deputy Managing Director Rajesh Jain and Popular Pharma Chief Operating Officer Dr Pinaki Bhattacharya signed the agreement on...
City Bank has relocated two of its of branches in Chittagong city, namely Kadamtali branch and O.R. Nizam Road branch Sunday. Those two branches are relocated with modern online facilities for making more convenience to the customers, says a press...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate increased Tuesday despite injection of fresh cash through repurchase agreement (repo), as outflow of cash also took place through bills and bonds. The US dollar also gained against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the...
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will hold the eighth ICAB national awards giving ceremony for Best Published Accounts and Reports-2007 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city at 7:00 pm tomorrow (Thursday), says a press release. Finance...
Bata Shoe announces 115pc interim dividendThe Bata Shoe has announced 115 per cent (Tk 11.50 per share of Tk 10 each) interim dividend for the year 2008 based on company performance from January 1, '08 to June 30, '08 and...
BANGKOK, Dec 2 (AP): A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster.The Constitutional Court...
MUMBAI, Dec 2 (AFP): India demanded Tuesday that Pakistan hand over several terrorist suspects as the government faced mounting criticism over intelligence failures in the Mumbai attacks that left 188 dead.But Pakistan's prime minister said his government wanted proof of...
A bomb has exploded in a passenger train in India's north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least three people, reports BBC.Assam police chief GM Srivastava told the BBC that 30 other passengers had been injured, some of them seriously.The train...
Violence in the Pakistani city of Karachi is continuing despite appeals for calm by the main parties, reports BBC.At least 24 people have been killed in attacks by unidentified gunmen in the city since Saturday, a government spokesman said. But...
Scientists have pinpointed a gene which protects against lung cancer. It is hoped the discovery of the role of the tumour suppressor gene - LIMD1 - may lead to new treatments and techniques to pick up disease earlier, reports BBC.Lung...
HARARE, Dec 2 (AFP): Cholera has killed 473 people in Zimbabwe in the latest outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) office in Harare said in a report, a copy of which was received Tuesday."A large cholera outbreak...
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