The National Registration and Database Ordinance 2007 would be promulgated before the start of voter listing work in Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) areas on December 1, reports UNB."The use of national identity (NID) cards for availing 22 designated facilities and...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday instructed a few commercial banks to devise suitable transaction mechanisms for Beximco and Bashundhara groups to facilitate their businesses in absence of the detained owners, reports UNB.The instruction was given amid requests that the two large...
An alleged terrorist was killed in an encounter with RAB and a mugger died after mass beating in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The terrorist was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)...
The leader of the BNP's reformist faction Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Wednesday called for a united BNP that rose above divisions within the party, reports bdnews24.com. "The BNP has to participate in the next elections as a united party. That's why...
FE ReportThe US dollar remained steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Wednesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with stable demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The inter-bank call money rate was also steady despite withdrawal of large amount of...
The Jatiya Party (Monju) Thursday asked the chief election commissioner to declare terrorists and war criminals ineligible for the polls. Its leaders also tabled a 14-point charter of demands during their dialogue with ATM Shamsul Huda on electoral law reforms....
The Supreme Court Thursday overturned the High Court rule and froze the bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in GATCO corruption case. A seven-strong full bench of the Appellate Division led by chief justice M Ruhul Amin also ruled...
A Dhaka court Thursday sentenced Harris Chowdhury, a close aide to former prime minister Khaleda Zia, to three years in jail for illegally possessing foreign currency. Judge Syed Jahed Mansur of Dhaka Metropolitan Special Tribunal-9 also fined him Tk 10,000...
Authorities have extended the detention of Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil by three months, a senior prisons official said Thursday. It was the third extension since June 3 when he was sent to jail. Deputy inspector general (prisons) Shamsul...
The two major political camps set aside their see-saw rivalry Wednesday to put a squeeze on the military-backed interim administration to end emergency rules sooner rather than later. BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain and senior Awami League leaders aired...
THE upbeat mood of the country's stock market does otherwise provide a positive indicator about its economy, notwithstanding the sluggish investment scenario and other disconcerting signals about production-oriented and employment-generating activities amid the persistent unease over the price situation. The...
Humayan KabirA few developed countries are engaged in unabated polluting activities. But the entire humanity has to pay the devastating price for it. This situation has heightened the concern over the worldwide environmental insecurity. Concerted international actions are considered urgent...
Samuel BrittanIT could not be more trivial. Forget completely public policy. Today's British political discussion is not about the result of the next election, personalities of party leaders or even the race to become one when there is a vacancy....
Ahmed Showkat MasudGLOBAL economy has been changing rapidly. Our country is not a isolated one from the global economy. We have seen how the price-hike in the international market influences the prices of commodities in the domestic market.Our government announced...
India already has free trading arrangements with some of its neighbours. Sri Lanka, for example, signed an FTA agreement with India and this led to substantial increases of Sri Lanka's exports to India and notably increased foreign investments in that...
I would like to draw attention of the concerned authorities of the government to the need for facilitating arrangements to produce electricity from the solar source. The most serious problem now facing Bangladesh in its uphill task of promoting development...
Yoolim LeeAt Singapore's Bistro Fabulous, men and women from the U.K., Germany, Russia and China, dressed in sandals and T-shirts, mingle with locals as they sip drinks and nibble on chicken satay and spring rolls. It could be a typical...
Will McSheehy and Arif SharifThe Persian Gulf states, flush with cash from burgeoning oil revenues, are buying overseas assets at a record rate and countering the paucity of acquisitions hampered by the summer's surge in corporate borrowing costs. Abu Dhabi...
SINGAPORE, Oct 2 (AFP): Crude prices were flat in Asian trade today after profit-taking on renewed concerns the US economy was slowing, which could affect oil demand, dealers said.At 10:51 am (0251 GMT), New York's main contract, light sweet crude...
TOKYO, Oct 2 (AFP): The dollar firmed against the euro in Asian trade today, moving away from its record low as a surge in US share prices offered some respite to the struggling greenback, dealers said.The euro slipped to 1.4221...
PARIS, Oct 2 (AFP): ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steel group, said today it was offering around 542 million dollars (382 million euros) for the 34.7 per cent of its Argentine unit Acindar that it does not already own.The transaction, which...
HONG KONG, Oct 2 (AFP): Hong Kong gold prices traded higher at opening today as the US dollar touched a fresh record low overnight in New York and oil prices held over 80 dollars a barrel, dealers said. Gold opened...
South Korea has expressed readiness to provide financial and technological assistance to Bangladesh for setting up a nuclear power plant to meet the growing demand for electricity, reports UNB."We're waiting for appropriate response from Bangladesh government to the proposals we...
FE ReportExport Promotion Bureau (EPB) participated in the just-concluded four-day fair 'IFMA Cologne Show' in Cologne, Germany from September 13 to September 16.Most of the important light engineering exporting companies around the world took part in the fair. Two bicycle...
FE ReportThe date of the written test for the post of Management Trainee Officer (MTO), Trainee Senior Officer (TSO) and Trainee Officer (TO) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) will be held on October 26, 2007. Timing and Venue for...
FE ReportWarid Telecom Monday opened its 10th Sales and Customer Service Center at Uttara Model Town in the city.Muneer Farooqui, chief executive officer of Warid Telecom, inaugurated the centre at Siam Tower, House-15, Sector-3 at Uttara.With the opening of the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 02: The target of monthly revenue collection from Teknaf Land Port (TLP) was not achieved in September last, sources said.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) set a monthly revenue target amounting to over Tk 80 million (8...
Speakers at a workshop recently underscored the need for cooperation between the government's Livestock Directorate and NGOs to develop the livestock sector in order to fight extreme poverty in the country.They also stressed the need for proper training of the...
FE Report Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury and Oamrun Nahar have been unanimously elected chairman (re-elected) and vice-chairperson of Janata Insurance Company Limited (JICL).The election was held at the JICL board of directors' meeting in the city recently. Chowdhury is a former...
NEW YORK, Oct 02 (UNB): Iran is keen to expand its relations with Bangladesh particularly in investment, trade, energy and manpower export sectors.Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki expressed his country's interest during a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar...
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