The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed Tuesday a case against former chief conservator of forests Munshi Anwarul Islam for acquiring wealth beyond known sources of his income, reports UNB.ACC Assistant Director SM Shahidur Rahman filed the First Information Report (FIR) with...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed felicitated Zambian President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa on the occasion of the Independence Day of his country, reports UNB.In separate messages, the President and CA expressed their confidence that the friendly relations that...
Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives M Anwarul Iqbal left here for New Delhi to attend the SAARC Home Ministers' Conference that began today (Tuesday), reports UNB.A nine-member delegation led by M Anwarul Iqbal will attend the four-day conference.The delegation members...
The committee formed by Awami League (AL) for holding talks with the Election Commission (EC) about electoral reforms will convene at AL president's Dhanmondi office in the city tomorrow (Thursday) to prepare for the dialogue, reports UNB.Chairman of the committee...
Outgoing Thai Ambassador in Bangladesh Suphat Chitranukroh paid a farewell call on Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at his office in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.During the meeting, they discussed matters of business interest, including the prospect of greater Thai...
Rajshahi Division won both the 1st round matches of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League against Sylhet Division as they beat the visitors by two wickets in the one-day match at the Rajshahi Divisional Stadium (RDVS) Tuesday, reports...
A brilliant 133 runs by national opener Tamim Iqbal enabled Chittagong Division to make a flying start in the one-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League outplaying Barisal Division by eight wickets at the Shaheed Chandu...
A Shahid Afridi-inspired Pakistan took a 2-1 series lead in festive Faisalabad, restricting South Africa to 197 and getting home by six wickets in front of a partisan holiday crowd. A much-improved fielding and bowling unit dominated on a pitch...
The Metropolis Second Division Handball League-07, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin in the city in the 3rd week of next month, reports UNB.Interested teams have been asked to send their entry by November 10 to the Bangladesh Handball...
Two officials of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) leave here today (Wednesday) for Pakistan by a PIA flight to participate in the FIFA Futuro III: Administrative & Management Instructors' Refreshers Course to be held in Lahore on October 25-31, reports UNB.BFF...
An 18-member Bangladesh National Football team leaves here for Tajikistan today (Wednesday) to play the away match of the 2010 World Cup Pre-Qualifiers against the hosts in Dushanbe, reports UNB.The match will be held in the Tajik capital on Oct...
The Orient Bread Tokai Kabaddi Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, begins today (Wednesday) at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court with two matches billed for the opening day, reports UNB.In the inaugural match, Tokai Stadium team will play Tokai Paltan...
CHENNAI (India), Oct 23 (AFP): World number two Rafael Nadal was the first big name to confirm his participation in the season-opening 416,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open, organisers said Tuesday.Nadal, winner of three consecutive French Open titles, will make his third...
Shakhawat Hossain The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested adoption of a new strategy on the Rupali Bank divestment following delay by the Saudi prince to strike the final deal, sources said.Key steps are needed to advance the divestment programme...
In the face of demands by the administrative cadre officers, the government has agreed to give the executive magistrates magistracy power "temporarily", report UNB and bdnews24.com.Law Adviser Mainul Hosein Tuesday said the executive magistrates will be given temporary judicial power...
Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Rokanuddowla, who Sunday demanded a halt to the separation of the Judiciary from the Executive until 2021, has been removed from the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka, and has been made officer on special duty (OSD)...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The rot in the country's lacklustre bureaucracy has gone so deep and widespread that it now stinks. Any sensible person is unlikely to contest such observation after listening to or reading in newspapers the comments made by...
Members of the taskforce investigating the GATCO case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia went to the Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) Tuesday and seized four files on transactions with the GATCO, reports bdnews24.com. The taskforce members stayed at the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been getting poor response from the taxpayers in filing their individual tax returns ahead of seven days of expiry of the deadline.The deadline for filing individuals' tax return -- both universal...
FE Report The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) expects investment proposals worth $1.0 billion in the country's export processing zones (EPZs) in the current fiscal as it has ensured workers' welfare and created more facilities for the investors."We have...
Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Tuesday formed a high-powered committee to attract good companies into the stock market to ensure adequate supply of shares.The DSE at a board meeting formed the "Capital Market Promotion Committee", first of its...
A Dhaka court Tuesday allowed an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigator to quiz Sheikh Hasina on charges of taking Tk 30 million in bribe for shady approval of three barge-mounted power plants, reports bdnews24.com. The investigator will question the former prime...
FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, is willing to accept more risk and greater volatility in returns as it steps up its push into the poorest countries, IFC chief executive Lars...
Work on voter list with photograph and ID card will start in Kurigram on November 4, but enlisting of voters in 18 enclaves, surrounded by India, still remains uncertain. District Election Officer Khatibar Rahman said, the CEC's office was informed...
Joint forces, raiding the residence of former law adviser to the caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque in the city until early Tuesday, found nothing illegal. Sources said, joint forces team searched his apartment house at Katabon from 10pm Monday to...
An unidentified young woman was found dead in front of a house at Asad Avenue in the city's Mohammadpur area Tuesday. Police said, local people saw the body of the woman at about 12 noon, aged nearly 28, kept in...
The Anticorruption Commission (ACC) has proposed that the government bring a few amendments to the ACC Act towards making the institution autonomous, an official said Tuesday. ACC secretary Mokhles Ur Rahman said: "Though the ACC has been independent and impartial,...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank (WB) has asked the government to float shares of the Rural Power Company (RPC) if it wants to receive US$100 million budgetary support credit for country's power sector reforms, official sources said. The RPC is...
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam has urged the donor countries to raise the official development assistance (ODA) to 0.7 per cent of their gross national income (GNI) by 2015 and disburse in a predictable manner to help poor countries achieve...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's second hydrogen peroxide plant is likely to go into production from the middle of November next, which will make the country almost self-sufficient in such important industrial raw material. Industry sources, however, said the demand...
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