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...
BANGKOK, June 17 (AFP): Low-cost carriers are dramatically expanding their network of flights across the Mekong region, encouraging record numbers of Southeast Asian tourists to explore neighbouring countries.Thailand's top budget airline, Thai AirAsia, plans to double its flights from Bangkok...
CHONGQING, China, June 17 (AFP): As China becomes a more urban society, its leaders could not do better than look to Chongqing, deep in the nation's southwest, for lessons about managing vast and sprawling cities.Rapid economic growth has made Chongqing...
OTTAWA, June 17 (Xinhua): Canada has concluded negotiations on a foreign investment protection and promotion agreement (FIPA) with India, marking an important step in tightening bilateral trade ties, International Trade Minister David Emerson announced yesterday."This FIPA is a concrete step...
HONG KONG, June 17 (AFP): Asian currencies ended the week mostly lower against the dollar after rock-bottom Japanese interest rates were left unaltered and the likelihood of a rise in Australian rates receded. JAPANESE YEN: The yen sank to a...
BANGALORE, India, June 17 (AFP): Metahelix Life Sciences, a biotech firm founded by five Indian scientists in 2001, says it is doing research that may lead to the development of insect-protected rice and high-yield corn. Avesthagen, which like Metahelix is...
HONG KONG, June 17 (AFP): A bird market in Hong Kong has been closed down amid fears of an avian flu outbreak after a starling tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease. Authorities said yesterday the market,...
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua): China imported 484,000 tons of synthetic rubber in the first four months of this year, a growth of 14.7 per cent over the same period of last year, according to customs sources. The imports were valued...
HARARE, June 17 (AFP): Zimbabwean schoolteacher Sylvia Ngandu is unapolegetic about juggling her responsibilities in the classroom with her other job selling fruit and vegetables in order to make ends meet. "At first the school head threatened me with suspension...
BEIJING, June 17 (AFP): Rogue companies. Secret profits. Legal threats. Allegations of "evil deeds" and "tyranny." It may sound like an overwrought corporate thriller, but all are elements in a dispute between French firm Danone and its Chinese partner which...
Four leading pharmaceutical companies will qualify to enter with their products in the European markets next year, reports UNB."We the four companies will be able to export and fetch US$ 10-15 million each by exporting our products," said Abdul Muktadir,...
FE ReportCommercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd (CBC) organised a workshop on Anti-Money Laundering, Phase-II in the city Saturday.Acting General Manager M Mahfuzur Rahman and Anti-Money Laundering Department Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh Bank Swapan Kumar Biswas conducted the session. The...
DU CorrespondentAmbassador of the European Commission (EC) to Bangladesh Stefan Frowein Sunday said the European Union (EU) would raise its trade related technical assistance (TRTA) to 2.0 billion euros by 2010 for Bangladesh to enable the country face various challenges...
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