Prof Latifa Akand and Shaheen Akhter Doly have been elected president and secretary general respectively of the Nari Maitree, a non-government organisation (NGO), for next three years.They were elected at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the NGO held in...
IT is a good piece of news that the government at long last has decided to address an issue that has already given rise to a number of problems in the health sector. The issue relates to the appointment of...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed Monday said the Bangladesh and Indian armies can share their experiences in various fields and take part in joint training to help further develop and strengthen the existing friendly relations, reports UNB.The President made the...
FE Report | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
Women and children affairs adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury Monday assured the women entrepreneurs of taking effective measures to help them obtain loans on easy terms and conditions.Her comments came after the women entrepreneurs blamed the banks for not providing loans...
UN-led peacekeepers must do | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
better in Darfur: aid groupsNAIROBI, July 28: UN peacekeepers in Darfur, despite being severely under-equipped and under-manned, can and must do far more to protect civilians in the war-torn Sudanese region, aid groups said in a report Monday. The joint...
Barrister MBI Munshi | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
Adorned in a saffron red jacket and embellished with a detailed map of South Asia the concept of an India Doctrine has been introduced to the readers in Bangladesh recently. The book 'The India Doctrine' has been published by the...
The BCCI-backed Champions League Twenty20 tournament will be played this year in India but may not feature a team from England, Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has told the news agency. Modi's statement comes on a day the English press...
Bangladesh Rifles moved into the final of the Design Zone 2nd Office Handball League with all-win run beating Prisons Directorate by 39-16 goals at the Outer Stadium Handball ground in the city Monday, reports UNB.The winners led the first half...
The visiting High Commissioner of Singapore in Bangladesh, Verghese Mathews, said Singaporean investment in Bangladesh which is already over $1.0 billion is likely to increase in near future, reports UNB.The high commissioner, who is headquartered in the Singaporean capital, said...
Mamun scored a hattrick as Jatrabari Jhatika Sangsad drubbed Dhaka Eleven by 6-0 goals in a 2nd phase match of the City Corporation Pioneer Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Komolapur in the city...
The High Court (HC) Monday granted bail to the former BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, BNP standing committee member M Shamsul Islam, Awami League leader Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, former Chhatrodol president and BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, and late...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 26: Prices of vegetables and fishes have increased 10 to 20 per cent over last week.Trading sources said that with the enhanced price of the fuel oil, price of the essential items have also risen alarmingly.Following abnormal price...
FE Report | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
The central bank will make available more funds shortly to the country's problem-ridden power sector under the Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Project."We are now working to disburse more funds to three power projects through two private commercial banks...
Arjuna Ranatunga has written a letter to the Sri Lankan players asking them to give priority to the tour of England next year over the IPL. The letter is believed to have been written in a personal capacity and does...
At least seven people, including four women, were killed and 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway near Maligram bus stand in Bhanga Upazila Monday morning, reports UNB.Six of the deceased were identified...
FE Report | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
A meeting on 'Business Promotion' was held at the Muslim Institute Hall of Chittagong recently.Chittagong zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) organised the meeting.Managing Director (MD) of the bank M Fariduddin Ahmad was present as the chief guest in...
FE Report | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
The ministry of commerce will hold a preparatory meeting on Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on August 3, a senior official said Monday.He said senior officials of the commerce ministry will sit to discuss various...
FE Report | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Md Aminul lslam Bhuiyan said Monday Bangladesh received a record amount of foreign assistance in the last fiscal year.Contradicting the figures published in the Bangladesh Economic Survey (BES) 2008, he said the volume of external...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 28: Under the shade of the imported goods under Bangladesh-Myanmar boarder trade agreement, consignments of contraband items are arriving in Bangladesh.The very incident of seizing of a truck loaded with three sacks of contraband vitamin capsules under cover...
MANILA, July 28 (AFP): The Philippines could spend as much as about 570 million dollars this year to keep subsidising low-cost rice for the poor, the agriculture minister said today.The government spent 10 billion pesos in the first half of...
The 22nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the Sonargaon Textiles Limited has approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2007.The AGM of the company was held at Barisal recently, said a press release.Executive...
Jasim Uddin Haroon, | 2008-07-28 00:00:00
back from ChittagongNew industries having invested nearly Tk 35 billion in capital machinery and infrastructures have remained idle since November last due to unavailability of gas.Once pressed into operation these industrial units would have the potential to employ around 45000...
Managers of Jamuna Bank Limited have vowed to play an effective role in augmenting the income of the bank having reviewed the profitability of the preceding year.They made the pledges while speaking at the Half Yearly Branch Managers Conference-2008 of...
Bangladesh Ansar started their Spectra Group National Women's Kabaddi campaign with a festive mood as they outclassed Jhenidah DSA by 47-3 goals with eight creditable lonas in the opening match at the Kabaddi Stadium Sunday morning, reports UNB.In another match,...
Cute beat Prisons Directorate by 49-11 goals in the day's lone match of the Design Zone 2nd Office Handball League on the Outer Stadium Handball ground Sunday, reports UNB.Faruk scored 10 goals and Saidur netted nine goals for the winners,...
Stylecraft recommends 30pc cash dividendThe board of directors of Stylecraft Limited has recommended 30 per cent cash dividend for the year 2007-2008. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at BIAM Auditorium, 63 New Eskaton, in...
A 17-member contingent will represent Bangladesh in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to be held August 8-24, reports UNB.Of the 28 disciplines, Bangladesh will compete in three disciplines --athletics, swimming and shooting.Some 10,500 athletes from all over the world are...
THE interim government is seen to be doing otherwise well in different spheres. But in the area of price stabilisation and normalisation, its successes are hardly seen.The supply of essential commodities still largely remains under the grip of a few...
HONG KONG, July 27 (Xinhua): The fifth phase of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong closer economic partnership arrangement (CEPA) will be signed on July 29, Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Donald Tsang said Friday.Speaking to reporters...
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been a massive burden on the national exchequer because of their explicit or implicit subsidies, said Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam at a programme in the city Sunday.The government has recently restructured many of the entities...
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