S M JahangirThe country's raw jute output has marked a significant fall this year, posing a threat to the survival of the already ailing local jute mills, the sector insiders said."A drastic fall in the production of raw jute has...
OSLO, Oct 10(AP): Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to build a lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East. "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett overtook Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates as the richest American by posting an $8-billion gain to $58 billion during a 33-day period from August 29 to October 1 in the Forbes 400 list, report...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed downtrend in the week that ended Thursday, amid increasing participation of investors in trading after the previous bullish week. The premier bourse lost its steam last week on price correction amid slash in...
Country's export activities will enter a new era by end of this year as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) expects to complete its installation of container scanners at Chittagong Port within next two months, reports UNB."Yes, we expect to...
BEIJING, OCT 10 (AP): China's State Council issued new regulations to tighten quality control of the dairy industry in the wake of the tainted milk crisis, state media said Friday, as a second lawsuit was filed by parents of a...
LONDON, Oct 10 (UNB): Bangladesh Awami League (AL) president and former premier Sheikh Hasina, now in London, demanded lifting of the state of emergency to create free, fair and transparent atmosphere of general polls."Emergency must be lifted so people can...
BNP will decide about party registration after its meeting with the government scheduled for Oct 15 and would not mind if the deadline is pushed back, secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain has said, reports bdnews24.com."It won't hurt anyone if the...
Dr Kamal Hossain, a staunch advocate for the post-1/11 reforms, clobbered the Caretaker Government (CG) and Election Commission (EC) for softening their position on fair polls and bargaining with some political parties for bending the newly framed electoral rules, reports...
The Election Commission (EC) has drawn up new guidelines for local observers to monitor polls, reports BSS.Under the guidelines, the local election observers will need to be registered with the EC to oversee the election, an EC source told the...
The Foreign Ministry Friday refuted the reports in a section of newspapers questioning the frequent foreign visits of Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, reports UNB.It stated that a record number of 1.5 million (15 lakh) Bangladeshi workers were employed abroad...
The organisation Hizbul Mahdi observed the 'Mohanondo Day' at a function in the city's Polton area Thursday, said a press release. Convener of Hizbul Mahdi Lutfar Rahman Farook coordinated it.A large number of supporters of the organisation attended the function.
Bangladesh will propose changing the schedule of the Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express to make it more attractive and convenient for passengers, say senior railway officials, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh wants the train to reach Dhaka Tuesday and go back to Kolkata Wednesday,...
Bangladesh Telecommunica-tions Company Limited (BTCL) will start connecting land phones with broadband internet by December, a senior government official said Friday, reports bdnews24.com. Telecommunications Secretary Iqbal Mahmood said internet connections would initially be given to some districts in addition to...
NARAIL, Oct 10 (bdnews24.com): The people of Narail paid glowing tributes to celebrated painter SM Sultan on his 14th death anniversary Friday. One of the frontline painters and humanists, Sultan died at Jessore Combined Military Hospital on this day in...
BARISAL, Oct 10 (UNB): Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) realised Tk 0.183 million (Tk 1.83 lakh) in fine and filed 36 cases in September in the division for various reasons including sale of adulterated and substandard food. BSTI conducted...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 10 (UNB): A man, who tried to save his wife from electrocution, was himself killed by electrocution at Noagaon village in Sarail Upazila Wednesday night.Family sources said Borhanuddin (45) was electrocuted when he went to save his wife...
SHARIATPUR, Oct 10 (UNB): Sadar Upazila Department of Agriculture Extension Thursday distributed seedlings of BR-23 (Dishari) variety paddy free among 62 farmers, who were affected by the recent flood.Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Anisur Rahman attended as chief guest at the distribution...
THAKURGAON, Oct 10 (UNB): A housewife was hacked to death by local thugs at Faridpur village in Sadar Upazila Thursday evening.Police said the killers hacked Sahera Begum (28), wife of Delwar Hossain, to death while she was cooking in their...
NAOGAON, Oct 10 (UNB): A union parishad (UP) secretary was arrested for his involvement in misappropriation of rice allocated under VGF programme from the storeroom of Tilna union parishad in Sapahar Upazila Wednesday.Sources said local people caught red handed three...
SHARIATPUR, Oct 10 (UNB): At least 15 people, who were returning to their houses after visiting the puja mondop, were injured in an attack by rivals at Chadsar village in Sadar Upazila Thursday night.Local people said there was a longstanding...
GOALUNDO, Oct 10 (UNB): Police rescued a girl, who was brought here from Cox's Bazar in the name of providing job, from Daulatdia brothel and arrested a woman Wednesday night.Goalundo ghat (river terminal) police said Selima Begum, resident of Piamkali...
COMILLA, Oct 10 (UNB): A septuagenarian woman was killed in her house at Betagaon village in Nangolkote Upazila here Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Shabana Begum, 70, wife of late Abdul Hakim Majumder and mother of BNP leader advocate...
Sherpur, Oct 10 (UNB) : Saughtered body of an unidentified young man was recovered from a paddy field at Badategharia village in Sadar Upazila Thursday.A farmer of the village found the body in his paddy field in the morning and...
FE Report Prices of vegetables, onion, brand edible oils and coarse varieties of rice increased in the city's retail markets while other essential items remained almost unchanged after Eid-ul-Fitr.A number of traders in the city's retail markets said a section...
Our Correspondent SIRAJGANJ, Oct 10: The cultivation of high yielding variety (HYV) of monsoon vegetable 'kakrol' is changing the lot of farmers of the district in recent days.Bumper yield of HYV kakrol has brought prosperity to many farmers in the...
A man who had been in quest of a profession with a difference finally had his passion landed in a commercial crocodile farm at Bhaluka in Mymensingh, the first in the South Asian region, reports BSS.Mushtaq Ahmed, a university graduate,...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate remained steady mainly due to moderate demand for cash, fund managers said.The central bank used its tools for maintaining stability in the market by either injecting into or withdrawing cash from the market. This...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 10 (BSS): Farmers and businessmen have been facing an awkward situation with huge quantities of unsold potato owing to its low price in the markets of the district.Sources said the farmers and businessmen are incurring a loss of...
Oct 05 - Oct 8, 2008Commercial Bank of CeylonThe local currency market maintained a somewhat stable stance in the last week. There were no significant fluctuations in the trading volume of the greenback. The volume of transaction was much lower...
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