The Chief Adviser (CA) who is in charge of the home ministry Tuesday delegated 21 financial and administrative powers to the home secretary in an effort to fast-track ministerial work, the government said in a recent statement, reports bdnews24.com. In...
FE ReportPrices of wheat in the local markets have gone up due to price hike of the item in the international markets and suspected hoarding by a section of traders.Talking to the FE a number of Dhaka based wheat millers...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to provide information by July 10 next about the bank accounts of two individuals, who are now living in London. The central bank issued a directive in this connection...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has started distributing fertiliser at Upazila level under an alternative mechanism to bring dynamism and transparency in marketing of the important agricultural input.The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is distributing fertiliser at Upazila level dealers...
FE ReportThe US dollar was steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Tuesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT varied between Tk 68.74 and Tk 68.85 against the previous day's...
Douglas Alexander, who was appointed Britain's new Secretary of State for International Development, has confirmed his commitment to continue the ongoing fight against world poverty, reports BSS. "Over the last 10 years, the fight to eliminate world poverty has been...
FE ReportGrameenphone Limited opened its fibre-optic cable link through 4.8 kilometre long Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Tuesday, becoming the first mobile phone operator in the country to do so.Executive Director of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority Khan M Ibrahim Hossain and GP...
The country may experience 10 to 15 per cent higher than normal rains and normal flooding in the north-eastern and central regions during the second half of this month, a long-range forecast by the Met Office for July said Tuesday,...
RAJBARI, July 3 (UNB): A girl and a boy were killed and two people injured in separate road mishaps at Goalanda Upazila Monday.In one accident, Ranu Akhter (8), daughter of Amzad Ali, was crushed under the wheels of a truck...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 03: Chittagong University (CU) announced its budget for the 2007-2008 academic year yesterday. CU Acting Registrar Md Zahurul Islam placed the budget of around Tk 680 Million in the 19th annual Senate session held at the Administrative...
FE ReportThe pharmacy department of Northern University, Bangladesh (NUB) has been approved by Accreditation and Education Committee of Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh (PCB).A delegation of 10 members of PCB inspected the department of pharmacy of NUB on May 15, 2007.The...
FE ReportBeximco Textiles (Bextex) Ltd, now amalgamated as Bextex Ltd, has been awarded International Quality Crown (IQC) Award of Business Initiative Directions (BID) in the Gold Category for 2007, said a press release.The award was given on the basis of...
DU CorrespondentA seminar on 'Social Protection, the Role of Civil Society and the Government: in Search of a Framework' was held at the RC Mojumder auditorium of Dhaka University Tuesday.Department of Public Administration of the university organised the seminar.DU Vice-Chancellor...
A workshop on 'Economic Zones Policy in Bangladesh' will be held at a city hotel today (Wednesday), reports UNB. The Board of Investment (BoI) of Bangladesh, the IFC Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund and the World Bank are jointly organising the...
The chehlum of late Aspia Khanam (Shapu), wife of Chowdhury Abdul Majid, vice-president of Pragati Life Insurance Limited and daughter of late Abdul Quddus Khan of Habigonj, will be held Friday. On the occasion, a Milad Mahfil has been arranged...
DU CorrespondentA computer lab and a 'Dr Eshak Seminar Library' were installed at the Department of Islamic Studies of Dhaka University Tuesday.DU Vice-Chancellor SMA Faiz inaugurated the lab and the seminar library as the chief guest in the function. Deans...
FE Report Masud Ali Khan and Md Firoz Kabir have been elected president and general secretary (GS) of the 37-member executive committee of Dinajpur Dakhinanchal Unnayan Forum (DDUF) for 2008-09 term. The committee was elected in the first biennial general...
COMILLA, July 2 (bdnews24.com): A man died in the early hours of Monday while in police custody in Comilla. The police claimed Munshi Monsur Ali fell ill during questioning while in remand and died after being admitted to hospital. Monsur's...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended operations of 146 non-functional customs points along border effective from July 1. Badiur Rahman, chairman of the NBR, said Tuesday the points set up to facilitate border trade have been of no...
A test drive of a Dhaka-Kolkata direct train on July 8 will bring an Indian delegation to Dhaka. The communications ministry has informed me that a delegation from India will come to Dhaka by train on July 8. It will...
The interim government has moved to form a national security council (NSC) and is set to make a final decision shortly, officials familiar with policymaking deliberations said. A draft proposal on the council was sent to the Chief Adviser's Office...
CHITTAGONG, July 4 (UNB) - Superintending Engineer of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) M Shahidullah, earlier arrested in a graft case, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Wednesday morning. Chittagong jail super Bazlur Rashid said Shahidullah, 54, who fell sick...
The caretaker government is contemplating the creation of a seventh Pay Commission to amend the salary scale of government officials and employees. The present pay scale will be reviewed by taking into consideration inflation, prices of essentials and overall economic...
The reformist BNP leaders said Monday they would convene a council conforming to the party constitution and with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's consent, reports bdnews24.com. "We will follow the democratic way of calling the council. And that is after permission...
Siddique Islam The government will provide underwriting commission to the primary dealers (PDs) through the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to activate the country's secondary bond market. The PDs have submitted a proposal mentioning different slabs to the authorities concerned for fixation...
FE ReportDisbursement of microcredit by the country's major non-governmental organisations (NGOs) marked a 26.22 per cent rise in 2006 calendar year over that of the previous year. Nine key NGOs disbursed micro loans amounting to Tk 99.44 billion in 2006...
FE ReportThe US dollar closed the new fiscal year's debut trading with a soft face against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Monday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. The market was moderately active due to weekend in the international market, fund...
BAGERHAT, July 02 (UNB): Iranian container ship MV Mir Danad, which was sinking in the Bay with 17 crews Sunday after cracks developed on its lower deck, has come out of danger."The ship is safe now," Harbour Master of Mongla...
Though most newspapers reported the outbreak of bird flu with due importance, some failed to rise to the occasion, a UNICEF official said in the city Monday, reports bdnews24.com.UNICEF Communications Officer Shamsuddin Ahmed's remarks came at a press briefing and...
BRUSSELS, July 2 (Xinhua): European customers were able to freely choose their electricity and gas supplier as the European Union (EU) energy market opened up across member states yesterday. A piece of EU internal energy market legislation from 2003 sets...
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