CHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 23 (UNB): A court here Monday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Shahjahan Mia and two other leaders of the immediate-past ruling party to five years rigorous imprisonment (RI) in an extortion case.The three district politicians were also fined Tk...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Monday directed the law-enforcing agencies to further intensify their operation against all forms of crimes to ensure public safety and security, reports UNB. He gave the instructions in a meeting with the heads of various...
Stocks plunged Monday due to the capital market watchdog's directive that sent five companies to the spot market to trade, reports bdnews24.com.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also suspended financial adjustment facilities for B, G and N shares to rein...
Bangladesh and Myanmar Monday made progress on Dhaka's proposal to lease some arable lands in Myanmar for agricultural production as a delegation from here will visit Yangon next week for further discussion, reports UNB."We made some progress in our talks...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has launched an investigation into alleged evasion of duty on import of luxurious vehicles by some traders.A five-member team of the government has started the probe into the alleged cases of duty evasion by the car...
An assistant accountant of the Public Works Department (PWD) was arrested Monday as suspected killer of Supreme Court (SC) lawyer Sayma Khanom in the city's New Market area, reports UNB.The arrested person was identified as Foyzul Islam (26), a PWD...
The hearing of an appeal filed by the government on the dispute over demolition of the much-talked-about multistoried Rangs Bhaban will be held today (Tuesday) at the Supreme Court (SC), reports UNB.Earlier, the hearing was stalled as Amirul Kabir Chowdhury,...
An auto-rickshaw driver fell victim to roaming 'agyan-party' operatives, as they allegedly doped him to death in the city's Karwan Bazar area Monday afternoon. Witnesses said, Abdul Kuddus (40), who was in the driving-seat of his CNG-run three-wheeler, "suddenly became...
A home made bomb was exploded outside the Daily Inquilab building this (Monday) evening but none was injured, police and witnesses said. The bomb was hurled from a taxicab at about 7:30pm, preliminary reports said. —UNB
An earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale, jolted the country Monday morning. The epicentre of the tremor, felt at about 5 hours 00 minutes 18.77 seconds (BST), was about 1,310-km from Dhaka Seismic Observatory. — UNB
FE ReportThe state-run national flag carrier has officially started its journey as a public limited company (PLC) with the government retaining the complete ownership of the new entity - Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited (BBAL).The Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and...
Refayet Ullah Mirdha Shares of state-run Meghna Oil Company and Jamuna Oil Company will be offloaded under direct listing on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) by August next. A senior official of the state-owned Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) said...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has sought voluntary participation of students of colleges and universities to help it in the marketing drive of essential commodities to contain price hike in the market.The BDR announced a mega programme Monday to bring...
M Azizur RahmanThe country's textile and clothing sector might face a setback due to non-implementation of the recommendations of an inter-ministerial taskforce on facilitating the primary textile industries to enhance their capacity.Not a single recommendation out of the total 12...
Torrential rain in the past few days and onrush of hilly waters made most of the major rivers swell, flooding large swathes of the country, reports bdnews24.com. Flood Forecasts and Warning Centre (FFWC) Monday said at least five rivers at...
Sarwar ZahanLack of proper coordination between the software industry and the academicians is a major challenge to the marketing by Bangladeshi IT companies, which have promising potential, according to software sector sources.Many of the professionals, who are good at marketing...
LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal Monday said the critical problem of waterlogging in the urban areas during the monsoon couldn't be solved so quickly, reports UNB.To assist in developing the water supply and resolving the drainage problem of...
FE Report First Solution Money Transfer, a company used by members of the Bangladeshi community in the United Kingdom to remit money, has collapsed, depriving at least 2,000 families of funds back home and causing despair in some of Britain's...
FE Report The country's foreign exchange reserve stood at nearly US$5.0 billion as the central bank continued to buy the greenback from commercial banks to keep the foreign exchange market stable.The foreign exchange reserve stood at $4.99 billion Monday up...
Many may find it strange that Bangladeshis want to import gas while countries like India want to buy gas from here, reports bdnews24.com. It is a reality, though. A Bangladeshi businessman, also the chairman of the Bangladesh-Myanmar Business Promotion Council...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB), in its bid to develop the government-approved secondary market, has assured the primary dealers (PDs) of providing all sorts of support, including liquidity backup.The assurance came at a meeting with the chief executives of...
FE ReportThe US dollar slightly lost ground against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Monday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. The market was active due to opening of trading in the international market, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar...
BANGLADESH has been lucky for the last several years in succession as it did not face a major flood in the wet seasons. But warnings have been received that this lucky respite from floods could be over. The monsoon season...
M.I. AliTHE Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has assured all concerned in his recent 'live telecast programmes' that the government will not prosecute those who will declare their 'undeclared' money by taking advantage of the facility that...
Hasan MahmudAN analysis of the emergence and functions of the welfare state also makes explicit the state-market nexus. In the course of democracy, the most vibrant mass mobilisation has been achieved with the emergence of welfare state. The idea behind...
Mure Dickie from Beijing NEARLY 3.0m members of China's ruling Communist party work for private companies, after a four-year drive to tighten ties with the fast-growing sector.The push by the world's largest political organisation has resulted in 80 per cent...
WHEN I look for an opinion on a subject, I look for my favourite writer. Over the time, we as readers developed the habit of searching for our own kind or a band of analysts or essayists. According to our...
Conventional wisdom dictates that whenever we are unable to remove a problem, we should try and make the best of it. The solution to Rangs Bhaban does not lie in dismantling it, rather circumventing it, both literally and technically. That...
Qazi AzadTHE directive issued by National Board of Revenue (NBR) for deduction of income tax on earning from saving certificates with effect from the first July and the provision of the Finance Ordinance 2007, which necessitated the issuance of the...
Helen Johns and Paul OrmerodTHE idea that government policy should be focused more explicitly on promoting happiness has been gaining support. Proponents of this view argue that happiness indicators, based on surveys that purport to measure how happy people feel,...
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