Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam said Thursday the intensity of corruption in Bangladesh, mainly high-profile ones, has declined to some extent, reports UNB."It doesn't seem to me that the Advisers of the caretaker government are involved in corruption or...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Prime Bank Training and Development Centre concluded a five-week long foundation training course for the management trainees of the bank at its HR Training and Development Centre in the city recently.Prime Bank Additional Managing Director Nasiruddin Ahmed was present as...
A special court sentenced former BNP MP Hafiz Ibrahim to 13 years in prison Thursday for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information on property, reports bdnews24.com.Judge Shamsunnahar Begum of the Special Court-4, set on the Jatiyo Songsod complex, also jailed...
Lawyers for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged a Dhaka court Thursday to exempt their client from appearing in person in court for hearing in an extortion case filed by businessman Azam J Chowdhury, reports bdnews24.com.Advocate Sahara Khatun, on behalf...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
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NEW DELHI, June 19 (PTI): India will receive USD 9.2 billion Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan during 2008-10 for 31 projects in sectors like energy, transport and financial services, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said yesterday."Disbursement of ADB loans for different...
FT Syndicatin ServiceNEW DELHI: Leading Indian airline executives met India's prime minister late last week to discuss how to mitigate soaring fuel prices, which could cost the industry as much as $2.0bn this year."This is a crisis situation that we...
Govt finalises EPR amendment for local polls: ZillurThe government has finalised its amendment of Emergency Powers Rules (EPR) to allow campaigning ahead of the local elections, Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.He told the reporters, "Campaigning will be...
TOKYO, June 19 (AFP): The dollar drifted lower in Asian trade today, pressured by a rise in oil prices and fading expectations of US interest rate rises this year, dealers said.The dollar slipped to 107.64 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade...
BANGKOK, Jun 19 (AFP): Activist monks called Thursday on the European Union (EU) to bring Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe before an international criminal court to face charges of crimes against humanity.The call was made in a statement on the...
A workshop on "How to Access and the USE of Online Resources of NSU Library" organised by North South University (NSU) library for the faculty members of NSU was held on the NSU campus Thursday, said a press release.SAM Khairul...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Ford Motor Company, USA, has given 'Golden Shovel' award to AG Automobiles Ltd for the steps AG has taken to reposition Ford brand in Bangladesh.A high level marketing and management team of Ford visited Bangladesh to formally hand over the...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate eased further Thursday due to injection of fresh cash into the market. The US dollar, however, remained unchanged against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with moderate demand for the greenback, fund...
A brilliant hattrick by Rajon enabled Bangladesh to reach semi-finals of the 3rd Men's AHF Cup Hockey as group champions crushing Uzbekistan by 8-3 goals at the Delta Sports Complex in Singapore today (Thursday), reports UNB.With the ever-biggest victory over...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
A number of discourses on reform has gained currency in the administration in recent times. The political parties are at the moment under close scrutiny. The electoral system is another candidate. In fact, the whole political and administrative system of...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
The government's plan to make the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) a public limited company is now again on the cards to reinvigorate the activities of the state-owned agency, said a senior official Thursday.He said the plan came at a...
Frances Williams | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceGENEVA: Soaring food prices and the effects of global warming threaten to drive ever more people from their homes, the head of the United Nations refugee agency warned the other day.The UNHCR said the number of refugees worldwide...
Amid a state of emergency continuing in the country, the Election Commission (EC) will announce schedules for holding overdue elections to some city corporations and municipalities today (Friday), reports UNB.The reconstituted EC headed by ATM Shamsul Huda for the first...
BORGUNA, June 19(UNB): Coastguard members arrested two pirates from Munshiganj area of Patharghata Upazila Wednesday.
Squally weather may continue over the North Bay and coastal regions of the country in the next 24-hours until 12pm today (Friday) due to moderate to strong monsoon and steep pressure gradient over bay, reports UNB.Weather may gradually improve afterwards,...
M Azizur Rahman | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh will award its offshore oil and gas blocks to the prospective bidders despite objections raised by neighbouring India and Myanmar, officials said."We will award our offshore gas blocks to the international oil companies (IOCs) that will come out successful...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Speakers at a consultation meet underscored the need for reducing international migration costs by controlling the activities of intermediaries and sub-agents. They also emphasised imparting skills to the migrants.The observations were made at a national workshop on 'Challenges and Opportunities...
Australia has recently given about Tk 0.65 million to "Access Toward Livelihood and Welfare Organisation (ALWO)" for its existing project on "Dress making and hand embroidery training to destitute women".With the additional fund for the second phase of this project,...
The axe has finally fallen on Kamran Akmal as Pakistan have left out the under fire wicketkeeper from the list of 20 probables announced for the Asia Cup, which begins on June 24. All the other members of the squad...
FE Report | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks fell Thursday across the board due to lack of buying support from the institutional investors amid a lower turnover.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), however, was in the positive territory for the first hour of trading. Later, it began...
The government deserves appreciation for the decision to reduce the bandwidth charge of submarine cable network. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently decided to lower the charge to minimise the cost of Internet use. So it is expected that internet...
Michael Peel | 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Claims that football clubs and other sports team are being used as a conduit for money-laundering are to be investigated by the global watchdog on criminal fund flows.The inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has agreed to investigate whether sporting...
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has invited pictures for its first ever photo competition and exhibition scheduled to be held from July 4-5 at Shilpakala Academy, reports UNB.The corporation, which is likely to be turned into National Tourism Authority soon, will...
A Dhaka Court Thursday deferred charge framing proceedings against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the MiG-29 case to June 26, reports bdnews24.com.Judge Golam Mortuza Mojumder, presiding over a special court set up on the Jatiyo Songsod Bhobon premises, postponed...
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 19 (Xinhua): China and the United States reached important agreement on energy and environmental protection as they wrapped up fourth round of strategic economic dialogue (SED), here yesterday.Both visiting Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and US Secretary...
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