CHITTAGONG, Nov 23 (UNB): Two garment factories caught fire in Asatganj area here Sunday.The fire first broke out in Angelic Apparels Ltd at about 1:00 pm and then raged through adjacent Apollo Garments in the same building.On information, firefighters rushed...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 23 (UNB): A Rupali Bank official was killed and 11 people were injured in a head-on collision between two microbuses at Malihata on Dhaka-Sylhet highway Sunday.The deceased was identified as Hasan Babu (42), manager of Rupali Bank, Doyamoye...
Women domestic helps of the Dhaka city Sunday placed a 10-point demand to the government that included recognising them as labourers, ensuring equitable wages and framing a minimum code of conduct for them, reports UNB.The demands came at a dialogue...
FE ReportDhaka stocks bounced back Sunday with the highest single-day-rise of the benchmark DGEN in four months. Market pundits attributed the rise to the latest positive political developments over national polls.The bank, insurance and non-banking financial institutions issues led the...
FE ReportThe ninth parliamentary polls and upazila elections will now be held on December 29, 2008 and January 22, 2008 respectively under the revised schedules announced Sunday by the Election Commission (EC).Earlier, the dates for holding the national and upazila...
FE Report As the global financial crisis engulfs economies across the world, the US ambassador in Dhaka James F Moriarty said Sunday Bangladesh should stay focussed on 'economic priorities," broadening its export base and investing in infrastructure. "I think the...
Shakhawat Hossain The point-to-point inflation came down to single digit in October after staying double-digit in previous three months, officials said Sunday.The officials, however, said the general index for the same month was still high signaling that the market is...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia now welcomed the revised schedule for parliamentary elections on December 29 but kept pressure on for lifting the state of emergency to ensure free, fair and credible vote with participation of all parties, reports UNB."People and...
US senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham will visit Bangladesh in early December as part of a broader regional trip. They will meet government officials, political leaders and members of the civil society to discuss bilateral issues, a...
Bangladesh will receive US$ 109 million from the World Bank (WB) to implement Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project (ECRRAP). An agreement, to this effect, was signed between the Government of Bangladesh and the WB at the Economic Relations...
FE ReportThe on-going global economic crisis is likely to affect the remittances to Bangladesh from abroad as overseas employment opportunities are likely to decrease in the wake of worldwide recession, a World Bank report forecast on Monday.About 63 percent of...
M Azizur RahmanThe state-owned Petrobangla is working towards establishment of friendly working relations with their Myanmar counterpart, Myanmar Oil and Gas, to augment bilateral understanding, officials said Sunday.It will soon seek the energy ministry's consent for sending a delegation for...
Jasim Uddin Haroon BGMEA and BKMEA, country's two leading exporting sectors, took opposite stands on the proposed new rules of origin (ROO) of the European Union (EU) in which the local value addition threshold will be lowered to 30 per...
Doulot Akter MalaThe European Union (EU) has said it will block the entry of all shrimp consignments shipped from Bangladesh into EU territory after November 5 if the required chemical test certificates are not provided along with the shipping documentsThe...
Munima SultanaCountry's first carbon project goes into operation tomorrow (Tuesday) with the objective of reducing emission of 89,000 tonnes of green house gas (GHG) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in next couple of years. The CDM is an arrangement...
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (ANI): ‘Waterproof’ versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand two weeks of complete submergence, have successfully passed tests in farmers’ fields in Bangladesh and India, and can tackle the problem of major crop losses due...
Our correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 22: On the occasion of upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) eastern zone has taken necessary initiatives for selling advance tickets with effect from November 25 and it will continue until December 1 next.Advance tickets...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR Nov 22: 'National Agriculture Day' (Nabanno Utsab) was observed here. A discussion meeting on the occasion was held recently at Kabi Jasimuddin hall ground jointly organised by the district administration and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).Deputy Commissioner (DC)...
Adviser for Agriculture and Water Resources and leader of Bangladesh delegation to the 35th special session of FAO, Dr CS Karim, Saturday met FAO Director General Dr Jacques Diouf here on the sideline of the session, reports BSS from Rome....
Our correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 22: Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) Chittagong election was held here Thursday in a fair and peaceful manner.Engineer Muhammad Delwar Hossain was elected chairman and Engineer Sadeque Mohammad Chowdhury was elected general secretary for 2009-2010. Engineers...
DU CorrespondentHouse of Debaters of Zahurul Haq Hall came out champions and Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall Debating Club became runners-up the four-day debate competition titled 'Palli Kabi inter-club debate competition 1415'.Kabi Jasimuddin Hall of Dhaka University (DU) organised the competition...
KUSHTIA, Nov 22 (UNB): A businessman was shot dead by some terrorists at Ratulpara village in Sadar Upazila Friday.The deceased was identified as Bakul Soadagor, son of late Union Parishad chairman Idbar. Bakul had export-import business in Chittagong.Witnesses said a...
DU CorrespondentA five-day training workshop on 'productivity management and quality control of electrical products' began at Bangladesh University and Engineering and Technology (BUET) Saturday.The Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT) of BUET has organised the workshop with a view to promoting...
This paper last Saturday carried a couple of news items on its front page that would surely evoke mixed reactions among the consumers. The first news items explained how the government buoyed by higher output of two consecutive rice crops...
Shahiduzzaman KhanPLASTIC goods manufacturers recently called upon the government to cut import duties on plastic intermediate products from 25 per cent to 15 per cent. They also urged the government to increase import duty on some finished plastic products from...
Ferdous AlamPOWER is central to economic activity. But this power supply in Bangladesh is substantially short of even prevailing demand not to mention the potential higher demand in the future. In this situation of power insufficiency, investment operations are understandably...
Md IbrahimUNLESS addressed properly and effectively without further loss of time, the crucial issues of low productivity, inconsistent quality and social responsibility could erode the real gains of Bangladesh apparel industry.One of the participants, in a presentation on "Competitiveness through...
Going through the pages of a newspaper these days in Bangladesh, a reader is likely to frequently come across advertisements of a new university being set up somewhere in Dhaka or in the other big cities. But higher education is...
THERE is a severe lack of understanding and sensitivity by the authorities with regards to public toilets in this country. If you are travelling by rail, try the toilets in the waiting rooms. They are invariably dirty. If you make...
Paul GarrisonIN most fields, universities lead the way in innovation and new thinking. We expect the medical school to pioneer techniques or even the archaeology department to uncover a fresh way to look at the past. However, at business schools,...
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