FE ReportThe country faces a crucial challenge in international trade negotiations over the next six months in the event of US presidential poll, soaring prices of oil and food items in world markets and adverse international political environment, said Debapriya...
FE ReportThe caretaker government, concerned over the continuous hike in the prices of essentials, decided Saturday to intensify direct supervision and monitoring of the market situation from the highest level.Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed at the weekly meeting of Council of...
FE Report The government says it has reservation about one of the six firms short-listed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for submission of technical proposal on detailed design of the Padma Bridge, sources said.The Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority (JMBA),...
FE Report The skyrocketting oil prices, set to touch to US$100 a barrel soon, are unlikely to leave an "immediate" adverse impact on the domestic market as there is no possibility of supply shortfall until the end of this year.But...
Amin Huda and his associate Ahsanul Haque Hasan, arrested on charge of drug trading were given to eight-day police remand in two cases when they were produced before the court Saturday. Amin Huda, nephew of business tycoon Aziz Mohammad Bhai,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The Maersk Line, one of the leading main line operators in the world, is planning to invest in Bangladesh's port infrastructure.The world's shipping giant is going to construct a full-fledged modern private inland container depot (ICD) in...
Naim-Ul-KarimAn inter-ministerial meeting will be held tomorrow (Monday) to assess the position of Bangladesh in bilateral trade, commerce and investment with the next-door neighbour, Myanmar, ahead of the second Joint Trade Commission (JTC) meeting scheduled for November 12 next in...
FE Report Bangladesh's remittance earning from manpower export to six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states might face a serious blow if Bahrain's proposal for a 6-year residency cap on all expatriates working in the Gulf is approved next month.Plans that...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has started processing its US$300 million credit support to state-owned commercial banks for financing import of petroleum products by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).The central bank has initially agreed to provide such credit facility to...
Petrobangla is not aware of the sale of Scottish company Cairn Energy's 37.5 per cent stake in the country's lone offshore Sangu gas field to Australian company Santos, the state-run oil and gas company's chief said Saturday. Santos in a...
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain Saturday claimed that expelled leader Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and his associates are now trying to find different ways to return to the party, report bdnews24.com and UNB.They will not be able to return through...
An email - [email protected], and a web page www.cao.gov.bd/feedback/comments.php - have been launched at the Chief Adviser's office, so that all can directly communicate with the head of the Caretaker Government, reports UNB."Any citizen of the country or anyone else...
Voter listing in the capital, the most arduous job for the Election Commission (EC) in the nationwide task, will get off on November 20 with hosts of enumerators beginning to knock the doors for voters' particulars, reports UNB.The enumerators would...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to decide the fate of Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) companies by next February as they are implicated in complaints of improperly doing their import-inspection jobs, reports UNB.The previous BNP-led 4-party alliance government appointed...
Amy Kazmin, FT Syndication Service BANGKOK: For centuries, Burma's gem mines have supplied some of the world's best rubies, jade and other gemstones coveted by couture jewellers and their wealthy customers. In recent years, these stones have also been a...
A businessman was gunned down by unknown assailants in the city's Jhigatola area Saturday night, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Habibur Rahman alias Shahazada (30), a garment machinery trader, and son of Abdul Matin. Witnesses said, the gunmen sprayed...
The National Awami Party (Muzaffar) Sunday ratcheted up the call on the Election Commission to bar the known anti-liberation elements and war criminals from taking part in elections. The fringe political party made the demand when it joined a dialogue...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed returned home shortly after Saturday midnight after a tour of three countries, an official said. Wazir Uddin Ahmed, spokesman for the Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate, told bdnews24.com: "The army chief returned home soon after...
A new law is in the making to arm executive magistrates with judicial powers, law adviser Mainul Hosein said Sunday. "A draft law has already been made. It will be reviewed, amended and finalised soon. It is a separate law,"...
A lawyer Thursday served a legal notice on the government seeking cancellation of Debapriya Bhattacharya's appointment as Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations Offices in Geneva. The notice asked the government to cancel the appointment by Oct 29, saying...
Three people, including a college girl, were killed and another was critically injured in separate road accidents in the city Friday. Police said Farjana Yasmin Munira (24), a 2nd year honours student of Dhanmondi City College, died on the spot...
FE Report The government expects a positive outcome after submission of all required clarification and documents in support of protection of labour rights in the country at the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington DC on Friday."We are optimistic...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) appears to decide the fate of Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) company M/S Cotecna Inspection SA by December next as it is facing various allegations, particularly in inspection of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs)."There are nine allegations...
A Z M AnasHatiya (Noakhali): Hatiya's business heartland Tamaraddi Bazaar is facing the risk of being wiped out in less than a year as a result of the Meghna's erosion, fuelled mainly by climatic as well as geo-morphological changes.If the...
FE ReportThe expert committee designated to finalise the proposed National Coal Policy will sit today (Saturday) to discuss certain critical issues, especially operational authority and methods of mining, which have to be reflected in it.Headed by former vice chancellor of...
DU CorrespondentAll academic activities of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jagannath University will resume tomorrow (Sunday) after a 66-day long unscheduled closure including the vacation of Eid and Durga Puja. Classes of Jahangirnagar University however resume today (Saturday). The executive council of...
Naim-Ul-KarimA high-powered delegation of the Norwegian government is expected to arrive in the city by the end of this month to discuss areas of cooperation and review the status of the development projects funded by that country in Bangladesh, a...
FE ReportThe turnover and market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached new highs in the week ended Thursday due to investors' continued enthusiasm to buy shares, particularly those belonging to bank, power and mutual fund sectors.The daily turnover...
Yaba that sent a wave of shock and fear among most guardians in urban area after the sensational unearthing of its manufacturing unit in posh Gulshan area of the city poses a threat to society, reports UNB. Yaba, the Thai...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: India's stock market regulator eased the criteria for foreign institutional investors seeking to register to buy shares in the country's domestic market on Thursday, potentially opening the door wider for the entry of more hedge...
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