A schoolboy allegedly committed suicide at the bathroom of their residence in the city's Kafrul area Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Towfiqul Islam Shovon, 14, son of Abdur Razzak of 155 Uttar Ibrahimpur, Kafrul, and a class-IX student...
President Iajuddin Ahmed, who completed his five-year constitutional tenure Wednesday, has called upon all to play their due role in making the country's independence meaningful, reports UNB. "Democracy plays an important role in building a prosperous country and a lawful...
M Azizur RahmanThe Power Division has decided to modify the existing Power System Master Plan (PSMP) to achieve its target of generating 18,000 megawatts (MW) of additional electricity by 2025 next.The decision came as the Energy and Mineral Resources Division...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) informing it that Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Ashraf Hossain cannot represent the party in the proposed EC dialogue as they have been expelled from the party,...
A metropolitan magistrate's court Wednesday adjourned for two weeks the hearing as to whether the charge sheet in the Tk 29.9 million (2.99 crore) extortion case against Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and their cousin Sheikh...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Standard of about 100 locally produced consumer items is likely to be harmononised with international level by December this year to facilitate export of those products. A number of foreign countries including India are reluctant to import...
Shakhawat Hossain International Monetary Fund's (IMF) South Asian Executive Director Adarsh Kishore has sought Bangladesh's support to election of Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram next chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), sources said.He sought the support in...
FE ReportThe government will start negotiating with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today (Thursday) for a US$150 million loan.The ADB credit will be utilised to improve governance and transparency in some public entities.The two sides will hold talks on Thursday...
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Bangladesh government to ensure that all violations reported in the context of recent student unrest are thoroughly investigated and those responsible brought to justice, reports bdnews24.com.The human-rights watchdog also expressed concern for those "detained...
FE ReportThe uptrend in stock prices in the country's bourses entered the seventh day on Wednesday.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided earlier that five top issues instead of being traded on Spot Market would be traded in public from...
FE ReportThe US dollar remained steady with downward bias against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Wednesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with stable demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar varied between Tk 68.69 and...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Wednesday said he thinks the money allegedly received by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for which the ACC filed a case against her was extortion, not donation, reports UNB."The people of Bangladesh do...
Bhutto- Musharraf meet soon, Sharif will return next weekISLAMABAD Sept 5 (Agencies): Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto told a news agencies Wednesday she wanted to meet President Pervez Musharraf face-to-face after making progress in talks on a power-sharing deal between...
Dhaka, Sep 6 (UNB) - The government ordered the reopening of all government and non- government colleges in divisional cities, after a fortnight of their forced closure. An official announcement Thursday said, "The government has decided to withdraw an order...
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) - Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and others will have to face trial in the much-talked-about Mig 29 warplane purchase-scam case, as the High Court Thursday discharged all the petitions for quashing...
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Mir Nasir Hossain left the city for New Delhi Tuesday to attend a regional consultation on the review of Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Long-Term Strategic Framework (LTSF). ADB's...
FE ReportAt least four companies with initial public offerings (IPOs) worth Tk 1.0 billion of are going to be listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) soon.The companies are Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd, Phoenix...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government may soon approve an action plan to back apparel units’ efforts to address compliance issues and face challenges ahead through strengthening Compliance Monitoring Cell (CMC). "The action plan is to safeguard Readymade Garment (RMG) units, which contributed about...
FE ReportBilateral and multilateral donors made commitments to provide emergency flood assistance worth about US$68.37 million until Monday last for relief operation and rehabilitating the people affected by the recent deluge across the country.According to official sources, out of the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its dissatisfaction over reports in both print and electronic media in India linking Bangladeshi nationals or 'outfits' to the recent blasts in Hyderabad, reports UNB.A Foreign Ministry release Tuesday said the Indian media...
Robbers looted gold ornaments worth about Tk (7.2 lakh) from the apartment house of eminent folk singer Dil Afroz Reba in Pallabi area of the city Tuesday afternoon, reports UNB.Neighbours said a gang of four pressed the calling-bell and got...
The government has moved to form a national registration authority for birth and voter registration and national identity cards (ID) preparation, a top government official said Tuesday. "The process to form the national registration authority is at its initial stage....
Jasim Uddin Haroon Formation of a single trade body for the country's freight forwarders faces setback as cases have been filed in this connection even against the government.The freight forwarders recently made a proposal to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC)...
The High Court (HC) delivers today (Wednesday) its orders deciding the fate of former prime minister and Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina as to whether she should be tried in the warplane-purchase-scam case, reports UNB.The much-talked-about Mig-29 case, pending...
The coal production in the second phase of the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Dinajpur was again suspended Tuesday due to leakage of gas, reports UNB.Reports received in Dhaka said that the authority was forced to halt the operation at 12...
Humans' DNA not quite so similar NEW YORK (AP): People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis. "Instead of 99.9...
Dhaka, Sept 5 (bdnews24.com) – Businessmen Wednesday asked the government to ensure a fearless environment for businesses. They said bringing confidence back to the mind of the businessmen was important to rein in the soaring prices of essentials—a concern that...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday told businessmen at a high-profile meeting that they would not be unnecessarily hassled. "I want to say with certainty that no businessman will needlessly be harassed," Moeen told a meeting where businessmen sat...
A special court dealing with high-profile corruption cases Wednesday convicted the son of former BNP minister Shajahan Siraj of tax fraud and jailed him for 32 years together in four cases. Judge Shamsunnahar Begum handed down the prison sentence in...
The deep temperature change in the North Bay has kept the sea wild, the met office said Wednesday. Meteorologist Abdul Mannan told bdnews24.com the maritime ports of the country had been asked to show local cautionary signal 3 and river...
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