ACC to decide Sunday on serving notices to 22 corruption suspects

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said Wednesday the anti-graft body would actually decide in its meeting on May 27 as to when notices would be issued to 22 of the corruption suspects on the second...

Remittance to exceed $6.0b this year

The UAE Labour Minister Ali bin Abdullah Al Kaabi Wednesday said the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Bangladesh would cast a positive impact on Bangladeshi workforce in the UAE labour market, reports UNB."This is a beginning of a long-lasting...

Crime situation under control in capital: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Naim Ahmed Wednesday said the law and order situation in the capital remains under control, reports UNB."The incidents of crime have declined compared to the past and the law and order situation has been under...

2 countries keen to relocate ship-building industries to Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG, May 23 (BSS): Two foreign countries recently showed their keen interest in either to relocate their ship-building industries to Bangladesh or place orders to the CDDL for building new vessels for them.This was disclosed by Industries Adviser Geeteara Safiya...

Pilot project on NID card plus voter list starts June 10

The Election Commission (EC) starts a three-week pilot project June 10 to prepare the model of National Identity (NID) card plus voter list with photograph, on which now hinges the fate of all polls in the country, reports UNB.An amount...

First diesel shipment from Assam due at Baghabari June 15

FE Report The first shipment of around 800 tonnes of diesel from Assam of India is likely to arrive at Baghabari in Serajganj on June 15, sources said Tuesday. They said a total of six local barges have already sailed...

Economists back balanced macroeconomic policies

Economists Wednesday backed Bangladesh Bank governor Salehuddin Ahmed who had blamed the lack of coordination between monetary and fiscal policies for soaring inflation. Economists have said a balanced mix of fiscal and monetary policies was necessary for a pragmatic macroeconomic...

India boosts Mumbai WTC security after threat

MUMBAI (AFP): Indian police stepped up security at the World Trade Centre in India's financial capital Mumbai after it was threatened with imminent terrorist attack, officials said.A letter arrived at the complex on Tuesday threatening the building would be destroyed...

DSE stocks gain after two days of slide

FE ReportShare prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Wednesday rallied after two days of downward trend. As a result, both turnover and market capitalisation increased substantially compared with those of the previous day.Market operators said investors are coming forward...

Probe body finds UCC teacher's involvement in fake admission

DU CorrespondentThe probe body has found direct involvement of a teacher of a university admission-coaching centre in the fake admission process at Dhaka University."We have identified Kiran, a teacher of University Coaching Centre (UCC), directly involved with the syndicate of...