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...
COMILLA, June 18 (UNB): A case was filed with Chouddagram police station against former Jamaat lawmaker Syed Abdullah M Taher and 12 others Sunday night on charge of extortion and looting fish and fishing nets.The police sources said fisherman Shohag...
A Dhaka court has framed charge against former law minister Moudud Ahmed on allegations of importing wine evading duty and keeping the wine under his possession. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Azizul Haque framed the charge Monday and fixed tomorrow...
RAJSHAHI, June 18 (UNB): A BNP leader was injured in an encounter between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members and his cohorts in front of Bangabandhu College in the city early today (Monday).RAB sources said joint forces arrested Mamunur Rashid alias...
The Metropolitan Magistrate Court has allowed another two days remand for Awami League (AL) presidium member and former minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim in an extortion case. Investigating Officer (IO) produced him before the court Monday and sought for seven...
A workshop on e-governance under the Support to Information and Commu-nication Technology (SICT) project held in the city Sunday to create awareness among the officials of the government's three divisions, reports UNB.The three-year SICT project already commenced its activities in...
Fifteen persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, reports agencies. In Thakurgaon, a couple was killed in lightning at Bhaularhat-Sindurna village in Sadar Upazila Monday morning.The...
Adviser for Health and Family Welfare ASM Matiur Rahman said Sunday government's various efforts for development of the health sector would go in vain unless the rising population rate is checked, reports BSS.So, the adviser said, the government has been...
SHERPUR, June 18 (UNB): Over 100 families in Sadar Upazila are passing their days in great anxiety as erosion by the river Brahmaputra is approaching fast towards their villages and has already devoured 25 houses of Bagolgarh village.Local people said...
KURIGRAM, June 18 (UNB) : Narcotics worth about Tk 17 million were destroyed at 'T' dam area on the bank of Dharala river Sunday noon.Official sources said the narcotics included 40 maunds of hemp, 500 bottles of liquor, 2,000 bottles...
RAJSHAHI, June 18: Discussants at an exchange of view meeting on Thursday entitled "Proposed Budget 2007-08" organised by Rajshahi district unit of Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) called for an increased subsidy in the budget for the development of the...
BEIJING, June 18 (PTI): With the Doha round entering a "crunch" phase amid hectic efforts by the US, EU, India and Brazil to revive the trade talks, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Pascal Lamy is here to...
LONDON, June 18 (AFP): Moscow remains the most expensive city in the world for expatriate staff, according to a survey released today by British human resources firm Mercer HR. But the study saw London leap three places from fifth to...
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