The government has decided that the SSC and its equivalent examinations will begin on February 1 while HSC and similar examinations on April 1 every year from 2010, reports UNB.According to an official release, the School Secondary Certificate (SSC) and...
Manpower export, trade and investment will figure high at foreign minister-level talks between Bangladesh and Bahrain in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Gulf country Nezar Sadiq Al Baharna arrived in the city Tuesday...
DU CorrespondentAllegation of irregularities in the appointment process of three lecturers at the Department of Persian of Dhaka University has been raised against the department chairman KM Saiful Islam Khan.A group of teachers, led by Saiful Islam, is currently carrying...
Ten persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Madaripur, a minor girl was killed and 40 other people were injured when a bus plunged...
Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, June 19: Sound pollution has become a big threat to public health in the town. Local residents have complained that the problem has intensified during the recent years with the high volume of loud speakers in cassette shops,...
The United Nations (UN) will extend every possible support to Bangladesh to achieve its development goals as the county has a special place at the UN system.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made the observation while Bangladesh's new Ambassador and Permanent...
Dhaka has refuted the report published in the Indian Ananda Bazar Patrika that stated the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India are deteriorating.A Foreign Ministry press release Tuesday also rejected the report that anti-India sentiment is prevailing in Bangla-desh and...
Doulot Akter MalaThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade body, today (Tuesday) is set to take up with Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam the budgetary measures, which, it fears, would seriously hurt the interests...
Bangabandhu assassination convict AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed landed in the Dhaka Central Jail at 2:16 pm Monday after he was taken to Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court at 1:40 pm, reports bdnews24.com. Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui received...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed the three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) to submit the copies of their respective vendor agreements that they are supposed to sign with the government along with the list of their all branches...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda Monday expressed the hope that they would reach a consensus with political parties on reforms when they sit together, reports UNB."When we sit to discuss the draft, they will suggest something. We need...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mukul Bose Monday said that a 21-point AL reform proposal would be handed over to the party President Sheikh Hasina in three days, reports bdnews24.com."The reform outline has been finalised keeping the AL chief...
Farhan Bokhari, FT Syandication ServiceISLAMABAD: John Negroponte, the US deputy secretary of state, on Saturday offered US support to General Pervez Musharraf, after stressing Washington's desire to see Pakistan's president guide the country to free and fair elections later this...
FE ReportThe World Bank is expected to provide US$100 million Education Sector Development Support Credit (ESDSC) for Bangladesh's secondary level education sector development soon.A loan agreement for the $100 million fund between the government and the Washington-based donor will be...
US Ambassador Patricia A Butenis Monday said political parties need to change, but the changes cannot be imposed from above, reports UNB."I think political parties are part of democratic environment. Parties need to change and they can discuss it among...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has finalised work schedule for implementation of the first phase of 'Balancing, Modernisation, Rehabilitation and Expansion (BMRE) of Zia Fertiliser Company Ltd (ZFCL).It has taken the BMRE scheme for the ZFCL and the Jamuna Fertiliser Factory Company Ltd...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's light engineering sub-sector is mulling to set up an exclusive private industrial zone in Dhaka to tap the potentials of the emerging business. Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association (BEIOA) at its recent meeting approved the...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Monday expressed satisfaction over the pace of works being carried out by the Commission, and expressed hope that the cases would go to the court in due time, reports UNB."We're happy…There is the...
FE Report Stock prices remained mixed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday amid marginal increase in the turnover.The turnover increased to Tk 1.532 billion from Tk 1.531 billion on the previous day.Market sources said the institutional investors are showing...
FE Report Access to information and a free and independent media are prerequisite to ensuring transparency in the government, thereby contributing to the country's improved governance and development, speakers told a workshop.They also underscored the need for transparency and accountability...
Detained Awami League (AL) leaders Obaidul Kader and Kamal Ahmed Majumdar Monday submitted their wealth statements to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) through prison authorities in compliance with the Commission's directive, reports UNB.They are among the 21 corrupt suspects earlier issued...
FE Report The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Monday urged the government for allowing shops to remain open up to 8:00pm to facilitate the business activities and mitigate the suffering of low-income group.They said the demand...
Bangladesh Railway is going to introduce direct train services from the capital to southwestern Khulna and Jessore and northwestern Rajshahi by July, reports bdnews24.com. At present, the southwest-bound trains start from Joydevpur (Gazipur), about 25 kilometres from the capital. For...
FE Report A high-profile Financial Inclusion Conference will be held in London today (Tuesday) aimed at helping the developing countries to scale up their public and private sector commitments to the financial sector.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Salehuddin Ahmed will...
FE ReportThe inter-bank call money rate rose slightly Monday due to withdrawal of large amount of cash through reverse repurchase agreement (repo) and treasury bills, fund managers said. The rate moved between 6.50 per cent and 11.00 per cent against...
FE ReportThe commerce ministry will hold a meeting today (Tuesday) to discuss the ways and means to strengthen the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to help government curb the prices of the essentials."The meeting will mainly discuss about an option...
The government decided Monday to increase emergency supply of food through imports of rice and wheat. The decision was taken in a meeting of the food monitoring committee held at the Finance Ministry. After the meeting, the food monitoring committee's...
The Special Makeshift Judge's Court trying bigwig suspects for corruption fixed tomorrow (Wednesday) for examining accused former state minister for civil aviation and tourism Mir Nasir along with his son Mir Helal.Judge Amar Kumar Roy passed the order Monday, after...
RAJSHAHI, June 18 (UNB): Six persons, including Shibir leader Salehi and Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Mohiuddin, have been charged with the murder of S Taher Ahmed. Judge of the Public Safety Disruption Prevention Tribunal Jahangir Alam Mollah passed the order...
China, Japan, Myanmar and Latvia have expressed shock at the loss of lives and property caused by catastrophic rain and landslides in Chittagong, reports UNB.Foreign ministers of China and Japan have sent letters to Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury...
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