A new list of 80 high-profile corruption suspects including senior politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats was made available Thursday from unofficial sources.Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Secretary Mokhles ur Rahman told UNB Thursday night that they have not yet received any such list...
MANIKGANJ, Sept 27 (UNB): Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed Thursday said the army now assisting the administration would go back if and when the government wanted."The army is only assisting the administration. The army will go back...
Shakhawat Hossain The caretaker government is unlikely to give special financial benefit to its officials and employees in the current fiscal to compensate for price hike of essential commodities due to resources constraint, sources said.Only a 10 per cent hike...
Isabel Gorst, Daniel Dombey in New York and Harvey Morris at the United Nations FT Syndication ServiceTurkmenistan's president declared the gas-rich but isolated central Asian state "open to the world" last Wednesday, as it stepped up its efforts to deepen...
Former Finance Adviser Akbar Ali Khan Thursday painted a gloomy picture of the country's economic prospect resulting from adverse impact of rising inflation, reports UNB."I can see an ominous sign… the economy is passing through a vulnerable situation," he told...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government is involving a lobbyist firm to help Bangladesh delegation in the office of the United State Trade Representative (USTR) hearing October 4 next thwart a move for withdrawal of the generalised system of preferences (GSP) facilities being enjoyed...
M Azizur RahmanThe Indian business conglomerate -- Tata Group -- has sought a government decision on its US$ 3.0 billion investment proposal in steel manufacturing, coal-mining and fertiliser production for which the approval has been pending for nearly three years.The...
A lawyer for Khaleda Zia Thursday filed a writ appeal with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the GATCO graft case that was brought under the emergency powers rules to scuttle bail to the detained former prime minister,...
Awami League meets Saturday with the components of the 14-party alliance to strike out identical views before making their proposals on electoral reforms at the dialogue with Election Commission. Party sources said similar discussion will be held with left-leaning parties...
A suspected mugger was killed in a mob attack on the Humayun Road in the city's Mohammadpur area Thursday. Police said the local people caught the unknown mugger, aged around 25, red-handed at about 1:00 pm while he was snatching...
Sarwar ZahanThe import of onion has declined during the first eight months of the current fiscal year due to lower production of the commodity in India and Myanmar, Commerce Ministry sources said.Bangladesh Bank sources said the opening of letters of...
FE Report The central bank has issued directives, delineating the responsibilities and authorities of the directors and chief executive officers (CEO) of the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to ensure accountability of those officials. The central bank took the move to...
FE ReportThe government has taken steps to ensure safe journey of home-bound people on the occasion of the coming Eid-ul-Fitr.A high-level meeting of the communication ministry was held Thursday to discuss the safety and improved transport services for large number...
FE ReportStock prices declined for the fourth consecutive day Thursday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Market sources said investors' enthusiasm to buy the shares of Trust Bank on the scheduled debut October 1 created selling pressure in recent days."Investors are...
FE ReportThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has offered Bangladesh an aid package worth over US$40 million for rehabilitation activities in the aftermath of the recent flood in the country.A delegation, led by the UNDP Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Renata...
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain said Thursday free and fair election and establishment of democracy will not be possible keeping BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and other senior leaders behind the bars, reports UNB.Talking to...
FE ReportThe US dollar remained steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Thursday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, as demand for the greenback was stable. The inter-bank call money rate also repeated previous day's level despite withdrawal of cash through...
The investigation of the graft case filed Wednesday by the Anti-Corruption Commission against detained BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman and his wife Jobaida Rahman and mother-in-law Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu will begin Sunday, reports UNB."The Commission today approved...
Applications for the Diversity Visa (DV) 2009 lottery will be accepted between October 3, 2007 (10:00 pm Bangladesh time) and December 2, 2007 (11:00 pm Bangladesh time), reports UNB. The applicants may access the electronic DV entry form at the...
Awami League will observe the 61st birthday of its President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Friday), reports UNB.Hasina, the eldest daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born at her ancestral home in Tungipara of Gopalganj on this...
YANGON, SEPT 27 (AP): Myanmar security forces raided at least two Buddhist monasteries and arrested dissidents after opening fire on pro-democracy protesters led by monks in Yangon and leaving at least one dead, sources said Thursday.About 100 Buddhist monks were...
GAZA CITY, Sept 27 (AP): Israeli forces killed two Gaza militants in a missile strike early Thursday, bringing the two-day death toll in Gaza fighting to 11, hospital officials said. Israel said it is targeting militants involved in firing rockets...
LA PAZ, SEPT 27 (AP): Vilified by world leaders wary of his nuclear ambitions, Iran's president is turning to South American leftists who are embracing him as an energy and trade partner and counterweight to US influence.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was headed...
BAGHDAD, SEPT 26 (AP): A wave of bombings and shootings swept Iraq Wednesday, killing at least 50 people and raising fears that al-Qaida had launched a promised new offensive. The US military acknowledged that violence was on the upswing and...
COLOMBO, SEPT 27 (AP): A wave of artillery assaults, gunbattles and a bombing across northern Sri Lanka killed 17 rebels, two civilians and a soldier, the military said Thursday, stoking fears of a new escalation in the country's more than...
COPENHAGEN, SEPT 27 (AP): Two Danish soldiers were killed and a third was injured in a gun battle with Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, Denmark's military said Thursday.The firefight happened Wednesday in Upper Geresk Valley in Helmand province, the Army...
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 27 (AP): President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalised his candidacy for a new five-year term Thursday as security forces sealed off the Pakistani capital to prevent a planned protest by angry attorneys.Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz went to the Election...
Senegal has taken back 18,000 migrants DAKAR, Sept 27 (AFP): Senegal has taken back some 18,000 clandestine migrants sent back from Europe over the past year, a senior official said Wednesday. The head of the country's national security agency, Leopold...
Rajshahi DSA crushed Panchagarh DSA by 19-0 goals in a match of the Araf Apparels 21st National Youth Hockey Championship at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB.Rashahi led the first half 5-0 in the match...
LONDON, Sept 27 (AFP): Pakistan bowler Rana Naved-ul- Hasan has signed a two-year deal with English county cricket side Yorkshire, the club confirmed Thursday. The 29-year-old, who has played nine Tests and 62 one-day internationals for his country, was a...
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