BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain said Wednesday that confusion still exists in their minds over the next elections, reports UNB."We are doubtful, and people are also doubtful," he told the journalists at the party central office in the city's...
Specific dates for all elections, including Upazila and parliamentary polls, would be announced Monday (September 22) on conclusion of discussions with all parties concerned, reports UNB.It was disclosed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda at his Secretariat in...
Former premier and Bangladesh Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina, now in USA for treatment, had a meeting with World Bank Vice-President (VP) for South Asia Isabel Guerrero at its headquarters in Washington (Wednesday), reports UNB.During the two-hour meeting, they...
The High Court Wednesday granted three-month bail to a number of BNP leaders including Mir Nasiruddin, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, AKM Mosharraf Hossain, Zafrul Islam Chowdhury, Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan, Daud Salauddin, Manjurul Ahsan Munshi and Ariful Haque Chowdhury, reports bdnews24.com....
Apparently caught in a whirlwind of procrastination, charge framing in the August 21 grenade attack murder case has again been deferred to Sept 24, reports bdnews24.com.Judge Md Mazdar Hossain of Dhaka's number 1 Speedy Trial Tribunal Wednesday pushed back the...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased its interest rate after more than three years aiming to curb inflationary pressures on economy, officials said. The interest rate on repurchase agreement (Repo) auction was re-fixed at 8.75 per cent Wednesday...
Shahiduzzaman KhanA report released by the World Bank (WB) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) found that restrictive trade policy, characterised by poor infrastructure, red tapism and so on, still pose a big hurdle to the progress of Bangladesh's economy....
Mushir AhmedThe central bank's hike of key policy interest rate after three years was timely and would help rein in runaway inflation in the country, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said Wednesday.Jonathan Dunn, the IMF representative in Bangladesh, said...
FE ReportThe three-day technical-level meeting between Bangladesh and India over the maritime boundary delimitation ended in Dhaka Wednesday without any tangible outcome following disagreement over the midstream flow of the common coastal river Haribangha that determines ownership of the disputed...
FE ReportDhaka stocks slipped Wednesday after remaining steady for the fourth straight session.The market moved to the negative territory partly for price correction and partly for negative news that contributed to the fall of share prices of non-banking financial institutions...
FHM Humayan KabirThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Bangladesh's export to the US market would not be hindered rather there would be a fast growth although the US safeguard against its major competitor China would be eliminated from first of...
Kayes M SohelRumour-based investment rules the roost of the stock markets, putting cap on efforts made by the securities regulators to make the investors aware about how to choose the fundamental-based stocks.Setting up research wings in the merchant banks is...
Recently-released former premier Khaleda Zia has demanded release of all detained political leaders, alleging that arrest and detention of BNP leaders "in false cases are part of a conspiracy being hatched to destroy the nationalist force," reports UNB. In a...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday offered an open-arm invitation to the Chinese companies to invest in various potential sectors of Bangladesh, assuring them of basic infrastructure facilities and fair and equitable treatment, reports UNB from Beijing.The head of...
Khaleda Zia and her family will pay for Tarique Rahman's medical expenses in the UK, an aide said Wednesday. 'Many people at home and abroad have shown interest in paying for his treatment. But the family will pay for it,'...
Tidal waves triggered by deep depression over the Bay of Bengal inundated low-lying areas in several coastal districts Wednesday. Ten villages in Koira under Khulna were submerged, as water entered the areas after a cross-dam along the Satbaria River collapsed...
Bangladesh Telecom Ltd (BTCL), (former BTTB), has come out with a range of new services for its customers, which include using internet at Tk 0.10 per minute and without any connection fee. Other services designed to stop customer dropouts, include...
Shakhawat Hossain The government asked the country's garment factory owners Wednesday to submit implementation plans on the proposed pay hike for workers and employees by the next five days. The instruction has been given at a commerce ministry meeting as...
Syed Ishtiaque RezaAmerican Life Insurance Company Limited (Alico), Bangladesh expressed a sigh of relief as the US Federal Reserve Bank announced an $ 85 billion bail-out package for the global insurance giant American International Group (AIG)."As a member of the...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) Group extended loans, credits, grants, equity investments, and guarantees totalling over US$5.5 billion to South Asia in fiscal year 2008. Within South Asia, Bangladesh was the second largest borrower with US$753 million (IDA), followed...
The government will close down the jute-mills still in operation and lease them out to private management, if the workers pressed on with their demonstrations, Local Government Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal Wednesday warned, reports bdnews24.com.The government has set aside Tk...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is likely to address the nation on various issues including the election schedule after he returns home from China, an adviser said Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. However, the Election Commission (EC) will announce the final date...
FE ReportThe Summit Power Ltd (SPL) has shown interest to double the generation capacity from its four small power plants (SPPs) to feed the starving industrial sector and help mitigate the nagging electricity crisis, officials said.The SPL, the country's lone...
The caretaker government will organise a policy summit with top political leaders of the country on a three-point agenda at the height of the process of democratic transition, reports UNB.The cardinal issues are investment growth, administrative reforms and education.In the...
BANGKOK, Sept 17(AP): A brother-in-law of deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra was elected the new prime minister of Thailand in a parliamentary vote Wednesday, setting up a showdown with protesters determined to tear down his political legacy.Somchai Wongsawat, a 61-year-old bureaucrat...
Mahmuda Shaolin Eid shopping is slowly gaining momentum in the city with shoppers crowding the malls and markets for buying dresses of their choices as Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of Muslims, is just two weeks away. Ignoring the government restriction...
FE Report The commerce ministry will hold a meeting on Sunday to review whether any contaminated Chinese milk powder has been imported into the country or not. "Our guideline on import of milk powder is very strict. Yet we want...
The hearing of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina's writ petition on Mig-29 warplane purchase graft case was held back for a day, as one of the judges of a High Court division bench Wednesday felt embarrassed to hear the petition, reports UNB.Presiding...
FE ReportThe government sits with the country's readymade garments manufacturers and workers' leaders today (Wednesday) to prevent any untoward incident occurring in the apparel industry before Eid festival, a senior commerce ministry official said on Tuesday.He said the government move...
FE Report The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked the commercial banks and the non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to provide information about bank accounts of 16 individuals including a former state minister and a secretary within a week. The...
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