FE Report The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said Monday it will pursue the higher policy makers of the government to get approval of a new guideline that has suggested a hike of housing loan for public servants, sources said.This was...
The Election Commission (EC) sees state of emergency as a "barrier" to holding election, as EC Commissioner Sohul Hussain Tuesday said, it is not possible to hold the polls keeping the emergency in force, reports UNB.He said, the EC would...
The government could not confirm Tuesday if Malaysia has imposed a permanent embargo on import of manpower from Bangladesh as media reports suggest. "I have not received any official letter," foreign affairs adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury told bdnews24.com in his...
FE ReportThe inter-bank call money rate mostly returned to old track, while the US dollar retained its strength, both maintaining slight upward bias in new year's maiden trading Tuesday, fund managers said.The cash flow was sufficient to meet the steady...
Information and Law Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein said Tuesday the present caretaker government is working to truly establish a people's government through holding a free, fair and acceptable election after accomplishing various institutional reforms in the country, reports UNB.He likened...
Incumbent and former leaders of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) strongly protested Tuesday the demand for 50 per cent appointments of High Court judges from among the members of Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA), reports UNB.On Saturday, the BJSA...
DU Correspondent The government is working very sincerely on release of the detained teachers and students of Dhaka University as fast as possible through a legal process."We have got assurance from the government that the jailed teachers and students of...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday requested Bangladeshi-origin US Senator Hansen Clarke to play a role for passage of a bill placed in the US parliament regarding duty-free access of Bangladeshi goods to the US market, which would benefit the...
FE ReportAround 68 per cent of the population live an inactive life who are consuming more calories than they actually need or are in fact, in calorie surplus. On the other hand an alarming situation has been identified for children...
As society is plagued with a moral rot, speakers at a function Tuesday stressed the need for declaring January 1 as a 'Character Building Movement Day' for awakening people to values of life, reports UNB.Speaking as chief guest at the...
SIRAJGANJ, Jan 1 (UNB): A man was killed and 15 people were injured when a bus crashed into a pickup van at Konabari on Jamuna Bridge connecting road Tuesday afternoon.Police said the Bogra-bound bus rammed into the pickup van coming...
DU CorrespondentThe first reunion of Dhaka University (DU) Philosophy Department Alumni Association (PDAA) will be held at TSC auditorium on January 4 (Friday).Dhaka University Vice Chancellor SMA Faiz will inaugurate the function at 9:30 am Friday, while former chief adviser...
RAB members and BDR jawans in separate drives seized huge Indian clothes and other goods from Joypurhat and neighbouring Dinajpur districts in three days till Monday, reports UNB.Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB forces raided a compartment of...
Free distribution of books among primary school students began across the country Tuesday, the first day of academic calendar, reports UNB.Divisional Commissioners at division level and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) at district level formally launched the book distribution among the students...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jan 1: The classes of East Delta University (EDU) at Agrabad area in the port-city will start from January 12. EDU authority disclosed this in a meeting with the local journalists and elite at EDU campus.Among others, EDU...
SAVAR, Jan 1 (UNB): A fire that broke out in an unauthorised mobil-refining factory at Narsinghpur Sunday night and burned down valuables.Fire Brigade sources said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit and soon engulfed Rimon Oil Factory.Ashulia thana police...
At least 27 workers went missing after a country boat sank in the river Dhaleshwari in Munshiganj Monday night, police and witnesses said, reports bdnews24.com.The boat was bound for Baktabali in Narayanganj, Munshiganj deputy commissioner Monir Uddin told the news...
DINAJPUR, Jan 1 (UNB): A schoolgirl was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Bhushibandar in Chirirbandar Upazila Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Ratna Das (10), student of class V and daughter of Raoshani Babu of Gandur village...
FOREIGN currencies sent by wage earners and other expatriate Bangladeshis to their families and relatives at home are turning into the largest foreign exchange earner other than export. The annual volume of such foreign exchange entering the economy, however, is...
Enayet RasulTHE Bangladesh Bank (BB) applies the country's monetary policy and BB's policy makers have been exercising different options to try and tame the runaway inflation which is noted in the Bangladesh economy. One such move recently involved the sale...
Arshad HossainFraudulent activities are on the rise in the country. The favourite activity of those who engage in frauds appears to be setting up a cooperative organisation of sorts. The cooperative is only a signboard to deflect attention from their...
Anatol Lieven TO understand the implications of Benazir Bhutto's assassination for Pakistan, first imagine what that country would look like without her Pakistan People's party. It has been overwhelmingly a dynastic party and she was the last politically viable representative...
MANY people criticise the present caretaker government's initiative to provide national identity cards to the voters. They are usually opposed to giving important information like passport or TIN numbers to the people, assigned to collect such information from them by...
It was known from newspaper reports that even some duly authorised filling stations in and around Dhaka city and other areas of the country engage in selling adulterated fuel in their craving for higher profits. Thus, vehicles in considerable number...
AS the winter is here, life in the city has become further miserable because of mosquito menace. For a long time the mosquitoes have remained as a problem in the city. But there is no sign of any mitigation from...
Stanley White and Ron HaruiTHE dollar is poised to end a two- year slide against the euro in 2008 as government-backed funds in Asia and the Middle East purchase U.S. assets, currency strategists say. The currency will gain 4.4 percent...
Marwaan Macan-MarkarThailand's transition from military rule to a democratically elected administration appears far from smooth. The results of the first general election since the September 2006 coup d'etat point to a nation heading into a political storm in the New...
Baradan KuppusamyAs the year draws to a close no solution is visible for Malaysia's worsening ethnic and religious divide, either from the political establishment led by an indecisive Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi nor a judiciary tainted by charges corruptions."People are...
Keith BradsherChina's currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities, yielding to international pressure and economic realities at home, were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly.The currency, known as the yuan or renminbi, rose...
TOKYO, Jan 1 (AFP): Japan took over the presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) club of the world's leading economies today, with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda vowing to put a focus on climate change and environmental issues. The world's...
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