Retired Lt General Mahbubur Rahman Sunday demanded resignation of Khaleda Zia from BNP as chairperson, reports bdnews24.com. According to him, Khaleda Zia has lost the legitimacy to remain political chief of the party. The BNP standing committee member and former...
FE ReportThe overall operation of Chittagong Port has improved, but it needs further improvement in management to harness its full potentiality as far as the economy of Bangladesh is concerned, said a port user Sunday."Though there is a good improvement...
FE ReportThe inter-bank call money rate eased slightly Sunday despite withdrawal of cash through reverse repurchase agreement (repo) and treasury bills, fund managers said. The rate moved between 6.50 per cent and 10.00 per cent against the previous day's range...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK June 17: The United States has never been so unpopular across the globe as it is now, media analysts and former White House and State Department officials say.The major blow to America's image abroad has been...
RAJSHAHI, June 17 (bdnews24.com): A Rajshahi court framed charges today (Sunday) against BNP leaders Aminul Haque, Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu and Nadim Mostafa and 27 others for backing militancy. Rajshahi Additional Sessions Judge Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Zahirul Haque framed...
FE ReportIspahani Public School and College, Chittagong has retained the progression of its brilliant success in the results of SSC examinations this year by securing 100 per cent pass and 89 GPA-5 (A+) out of the total 107 examinees.The remaining...
FE ReportStock prices remained mixed on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Sunday despite a significant rise in the turnover.The turnover rose to Tk 1.531 billion from Tk 1.357 billion of Thursday, the last trading day."Institutional investors are showing enthusiasm and it...
Rebecca Knight, FT Syndication ServiceResearchers have discovered a drug that slows, and may even halt, the progression of Parkinson's disease.Isradipine, widely used for hypertension and stroke, rejuvenates ageing dopamine cells, whose death in the brain causes the symptoms of the...
Five members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) have been 'relieved' of their post, in the current purge of the recruiting agency for government cadre officials. President Iajuddin Ahmed has "relieved them of the post of PSC member through accepting...
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has undertaken an initiative to market fresh vegetables from Narsingdi through its existing 20 sales outlets in the capital as part of its ongoing effort to stabilise prices of essentials. They would also sell vegetables through four...
Bangladesh urged unity among the feuding Palestinian groups in view of the latest outbreaks of fight between the supporters of Hamas and Fatah. In response to a media query on the situation in Palestine, Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said,...
MOSCOW, June 17 (BSS): An "Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Governments of Bangladesh and Ukraine" was signed in the Embassy of Ukraine in Moscow Friday.Bangladesh Ambassador to the Russian Federation, who is concurrently accredited to Ukraine, M...
Bangladesh has prepared a country paper on 'Building Trust in Government' that will be placed in a global forum at the UN Headquarters in Vienna shortly, delineating action plans for achieving the designated ends, reports UNB. The country reached the...
The wealth statement of Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Monju and his family was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Sunday, disclosing that his wife Tasmima Hossain possesses much more wealth than Monju himself, reports UNB.ACC Secretary Delwar Hossain received...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has said many people may have many opinions about general elections in the country but it is the people of Bangladesh who are in charge of shaping up their destiny.His remark came during a...
The execution of the death sentence against Bangabandhu's killer Lt Col (retd) Mohiuddin Ahmed will not take place despite his return home on deportation from the USA as the fugitive's legal right is yet to be exhausted, lawyers pleaded, reports...
FE ReportPran Group in a statement signed by its Executive Director (Marketing) Kamruzzaman Kamal Sunday refuted Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's recent remark that stated that the government had forcibly collected signature from Pran Group to file cases against her.In...
A Dhaka court has fixed today (Monday) to decide on framing charges against former law minister Moudud Ahmed in a duty-dodging case under the Special Powers Rules, reports bdnews24.com. Moudud's counsel Khanda-ker Mahbub Hossain Sunday appealed to the Dhaka Metro-politan...
Adviser for Power and Mineral Resources Tapan Chowdhury said Sunday the government is seriously keeping vigilance on the use of chemicals to fruits and other food items in the country, reports BSS."Using chemicals to fruits is a punishable offence as...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, June 17: Rajshahi Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (RCHRC) has been contributing a lot for the welfare and treatment of cancer patients of Rajshahi region for over one and a half decades.A press conference was held at a...
Seventeen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Natore, unnatural deaths of three minors, including two cousins, were reported in the district Saturday.The police...
Shareholders of Renata Limited approved cash dividend of 50 per cent and stock dividend of 20 per cent (Bonus Share 1:5) for the year 2006 at its 34th annual general meeting (AGM) Saturday.Chairman of the board S.H. Kabir, presided over...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 17: About 73 teachers of Chittagong University (CU) who went abroad for higher studies and did not come back, are reported to have drawn a big amount of about Tk 30 million excess money.In response to the...
FE ReportThe send-off ceremony for the fellows of Japan Development Scholarship (JDS) was held at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in the city recently. The JDS fellows who had earlier returned after studying in Japan were also invited at the ceremony.Out...
FE ReportAbu Mohammad Said, managing director of Lama Rubber Industries, and SM Harun Ur Rashid, proprietor of Novelty Rubber Estate, have recently been elected president and secretary of Bangladesh Rubber Garden Owners' Association (BRGOA) respectively for 2007-09.A 25-member executive committee...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 17: The water-logging problem has gradually turned worse in Chittagong despite spending around Tk 200 million. The project of excavation of 11 sub-canals including Chaktai canal during the last 4 years by the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC)...
Budget allocation is indispensable for improving the living standard of working children in the country, human rights activists said Sunday, reports UNB.Addressing a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters' Unity, they said many of the working children are deprived of...
SEOUL, June 17 (AFP): The United States wants to revise a hard-won free trade agreement with South Korea to reflect new US trade policy guidelines, the foreign ministry here said Sunday.The US Trade Representative office Saturday presented a revised pact...
SINGAPORE, June 17 (AFP): A sharp surge in Singapore property prices is not sustainable in the long-run, a government minister said Sunday.Home prices in Singapore surged by 10 per cent last year on the back of a robust economy and...
HANOI, June 17 (AFP): Business and trade are expected to top the agenda during the first visit this week by a post-war Vietnamese head of state to the United States, despite disagreements over human rights.US President George W Bush and...
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