GOPALGANJ, Sept 26 (UNB): Four students were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at Sheikh Lutfor Rahman Government Degree College in Kotalipara Upazila Tuesday.Sources said the clash ensued when...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 26 (UNB): Three engineers of Chittagong WASA were arrested today (Wednesday) from its head office in a corruption case.Police said a joint team of RAB and Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) officials, led by Major Mohammad Sharif, raided the WASA...
PANCHAGARH, Sept 26 (UNB): Head Assistant of Sadar Upazila land office was arrested by joint forces Monday while taking bribe from a man.Acting on a tip-off, the joint forces personnel caught red-handed Mohammmad Tofazzal Hossain when he was taking Tk...
The first major international exhibition of Bangladeshi archeological masterpieces scheduled to begin at Guimet Museum in Paris from October 23 is virtually threatened by disputes over sending 188 items, reports UNB.The exhibits from five Bangladesh museums were scheduled to be...
Experts at a dialogue Wednesday underscored the need for mainstreaming strategic environmental planning in urban development for greater Dhaka to meet the twin challenges of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, reports UNB. They also identified institutional gaps as a major hindrance...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and five other non-government organisations (NGOs) have chalked out an elaborate programme to observe the International Rights to Information Day (IRID) across the country Friday, reports BSS.Mahmud Hasan, programme director of D-Net, one of the six...
Death toll from snakebite, drowning, diarrhoea and respiratory disease rose to 1,071 across the country until Wednesday morning since the flood began on July 30, reports UNB. Information received from Food and Disaster Manage-ment Ministry showed that over 13.7 million...
FE ReportDhaka Sheraton Hotel and Radiofoorti jointly organised a charity concert at the Winter Garden to collect funds for the flood affected people of Bangladesh.Syied Kabir, CEO of Radiofoorti and Cinthia Siraj, Assistant Director, Marketing of Dhaka Sheraton handed over...
Seven persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Sirajganj, two banana traders were killed and three others injured when a truck fell in a...
World Tourism Day will be observed in the country today (Thursday) as elsewhere around the world, reports UNB. This year's theme of the day is 'Tourism Opens Door for Women'.President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruin Ahmed have issued separate...
Executive Director of Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT) Mohammad Nuruzzaman left for Germany Tuesday to join the 10th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology (CONQUEST-2007), scheduled for September 26 to 28, said a press release.The conference will be...
KHULNA, Sept 26 (UNB): Five policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Terokhada thana Tuesday night were closed to the district police lines for negligence to duty.They are ASI Abul Kalam Azad, constables Mithu Mia, Jasimuddin, Rezaul Karim and Deen...
LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal left for Singapore today (Wednesday) for medical treatment.Advisor's wife Dora Anwar is accompanying him.The Adviser is likely to return home on October 1.
DU CorrespondentBangladesh Home Economics College (BHEC) donated a cheque for Tk 50,800 to the relief fund of Dhaka University Wednesday to help the country's flood-hit people.DU Vice-chancellor SMA Faiz received the cheque on behalf of the relief activity committee of...
GOALUNDO, Sept 26 (UNB): Train movement on Goalundo Bazar and Goalundo Ghat route resumed Monday after 12 days of suspension.Movement of the trains on the route was suspended on September 12 as rail track went under water in fresh flood.
Rokeya Begum Majumder an assistant teacher of P&T Government Primary School in the city died recently at Khidmah Hospital (Pvt) Ltd in the capital. She was 51. She had been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure since long. She...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday approved the margin rules for merchant banks, barring them from extending credit to their own directors, executives, sponsor-shareholders and nearest relatives of employees, reports bdnews24.com.The regulator expressed the hope that the new law...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 26 (BSS): Sadullapur Upazila Relief and Rehabilitation Office (URRO) distributed interest-free loan among middle class and low-income group people of Faridpur union of the upazila Monday under Risk Reduction Programme.The aim of the loan distribution was to involve...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 26: Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in a fax message sent to Energy Adviser Tapan Chowdhury, called for mitigating the persisting gas crisis in the port city and extending new gas connection to the industrial...
FE Report The City Bank Limited (CBL) has launched its fleet of ATMs in the city through opening six ATM booths on a single day. The bank will launch 40 more ATM booths soon. The bank started issuing VISA Electron...
SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks rose for a third day, driving a regional benchmark to a two-month high, on speculation the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and National Australia Bank Ltd. climbed after...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 26: On the charge of pilfering water and evading revenue of Chittagong WASA (C'WASA), owners of two buildings were fined Tk 0.45 million Wednesday.A C'WASA mobile team led by Magistrate Munir Chowdhury launched a drive in the...
Walton, a well known electronic company of the country, has offered bumper prizes to its consumers on the occasion of holy Ramadan, said a press release. RB Group Director Mahbubul Alam Khalid announced this at a press conference at its...
FE ReportLike the previous years, country's largest superstore Agora, has launched Iftar corners at all its outlets on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan this year.Agora offers as many as 40 tantalising high-quality Iftar items at its three...
Massage for investorsAll investors are requested to make their investment decision on the basis of company fundamentals and disclosed information, avoid rumour-based speculations.Purchase/ sale of director's sharesPeople's Ins: SM Nurul Islam, one of the sponsors of People's Insurance Company Limited,...
CHANDPUR, Sept 26 (BSS): A mobile court conducted raids in different hat and bazaars of the district Sunday and fined some shop owners for selling adulterated food.Magistrate M A Matin led the drive and fined eight shop owners Tk 14,500.The...
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): World Bank (WB) President Robert Zoellick has assured Bangladesh of continued support to its various development projects.He appreciated the caretaker government's performance on electoral, governance and economic reforms.The WB boss made the assurance as well...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 26: Some dishonest traders are selling low quality food and Iftar items at snack bars, departmental stores and restaurants from the very first day of Ramadan, sources said. Most of the factories are allegedly producing various food...
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): Italian Prime Minister (PM) Romano Prodi has shown his country's keen interest to invest more in the promising sectors of Bangladesh.During a bilateral meeting with Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed on the sidelines of the...
FE ReportThe closing ceremony of 'Internship Programme' for BBA and MBA students of different universities organised by the Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) was held at the IBTRA auditorium in the city Tuesday. Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL)...
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