The government is contemplating introducing some mandatory provisions in manpower recruitment processes to protect the interest of overseas job seekers, sources said.They said the move is being made after the expatriate workers being cheated by their recruiting agents staged demonstration...
Kayes M SohelA delay in resolving Rupali Bank hand-over issue is frustrating for its shareholders as the trading of the bank shares has remained suspended for about two months.The Rupali Bank, a Z-category issue, accounts for 5.8 per cent of...
A taskforce under the Regulatory Reforms Commission is being formed to look into how the land-related formalities could be simplified, an official said Friday, reports bdnews24.com.Commission Chairman Akbar Ali Khan said Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury would head the taskforce, which is...
The country's power and energy sectors showed the poorest performance in 2007, as there was no breakthrough to deal with the nagging crises in these two vital fields, reports UNB. The power sector experienced the worst disasters like countrywide blackout...
Killing worries Pak investors, mktsLONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters): Benazir Bhutto's killing will boost perceived risk in nuclear-armed Pakistan, analysts warned yesterday, but some said it was not in itself surprising enough to substantially change investor sentiment. News of her assassination...
NEW DELHI, Dec 28 (AP): Police in eastern India killed at least three people when they opened fire on a group of hard-line Hindus who set fire to a police station during continuing clashes between Hindus and Christians, officials said...
Police rescued two sea turtles of an endangered species from Tantibazar in old Dhaka Friday. Police also arrested one Mamun, who had brought the turtles for sale, reports bdnews24.comSelling of such endangered creatures is a criminal offence. Officials of the...
Nepal parliament votes to abolish centuries-old monarchyKATMANDU, Dec 28 (AP): Nepal's parliament voted Friday in favour of abolishing the centuries-old monarchy and turning the Himalayan nation into a republic.The vote endorsed an agreement by the main political parties on abolishing...
Strongly condemning the killing of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, acting Awami League (AL) President Zillur Rahman Friday expressed his fear that the politics of Asia might become unstable through this brutal assassination, reports UNB."But this incident will have...
Bangladesh called Friday for duty- and quota-free access of all exports from the least developed countries (LDCs) to the developed markets to ensure that the Doha Development Round promotes the LDCs' interest, reports UNB."This should be done pending agreements on...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad claimed Friday the law and order situation across the country improved this year compared to the previous years, reports UNB."Tendency of crime decreased compared to last year. Law and order situation is good,"...
Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal said Friday the dignity of the district judges is 'very high' as they have to maintain the universal norms and behaviour in all areas of their lives, reports BSS.The role of the district judges is...
FHM Humayan Kabir, back from RajshahiThe production cost of potato has gone up considerably in the northern region of the country following high price of fertiliser and increased cost of irrigation.Some farmers in the northern region said production cost of...
Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Friday said, everybody has to understand the ultimate consequences of corruption and abhor it from own sense, reports BSS."Corruption will drastically fall when everybody will be able to realise the...
THAKURGAON, Dec 28 (UNB): Four people were killed and four others injured in separate road mishaps in two districts Thursday.In Thakurgaon, three people were killed in separate road accidents Thursday.Sources said Nazmul Haq (55), a sugar mill worker of Pirganj...
FE ReportThe 3rd Graduates' Forum of James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University was held at the ICDDR,B conference centre in the city Thursday.A total of 26 students from diverse backgrounds and different countries including Afghanistan, Nepal, India,...
DU CorrespondentMd Mahbubur Rahman of the Amar Desh and Shahjahan Shuvo of the Inqilab have respectively been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) for the year 2007-08.A three-member election committee with Channel-I planning editor and...
FE Report The launching ceremony of a book titled "Sristipuron O Ononya Lokokotha" scribed by Quazi Johirul Islam held at a city hotel Friday at the sideline of a three-day Non-resident Bangladeshis Conference (NRBs)-2007. This is the fourteenth book of...
JHENIDAH, Dec 28 (UNB): Some 7,994 hectares have been brought under mustard seeds cultivation in six upazilas of the district in the current season with an output target of 7,994 tonnes.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said of the total...
POTUAKHALI, Dec 28 (UNB): A three-day training workshop on "Bird Flu and Pandemic Flu Awareness and Preparedness" for the journalists concluded at LGED auditorium in the district town Thursday.About 50 journalists of print and electronic media from Potuakhali, Borguna and...
SAVAR, Dec 28 (UNB): A two-day advocacy and training workshop on "Prevention of HIV/AIDS" began at National Youth Centre here Friday.About 38 officials of the district-level of Youth and Sports Ministry and Youth Development Department are taking part in the...
FE Report Prices of rice and edible went up at the retail level in the city markets over the last one week compared to their previous prices, market operators said. During the last one week, they said, prices of most...
FE ReportA total of eight Berger Color Bank outlets -- six in Comilla and two in Brahmanbaria -- were inaugurated recently. Berger Paints (BD) Ltd Managing Director Masih Ul Karim inaugurated Meghna Hardware and Provat Chandra Paul in Brahmanbaria recently...
Commercial Bank of CeylonDecember 23 - December 27, 2007Bangladesh taka kept its positive tone against the greenback in the last week of December as well, mainly due to lower volume of import LC settlement and higher call money rate. This...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Dec 28: Thousands of ‘Bowalis’ suffer from despair and hardship as the authorities have stopped issuing permits for collecting Golpata and Goran wood from Sundarbans in the current season. As a result, the Bowalies are passing their days...
FE ReportThe total Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood at Tk 49,45,94,597.27 on the basis of cost price and Tk 70,25,31,169.35 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on December 25,...
FE ReportApollo Hospitals Dhaka signed a corporate agreement with Cemex Cement Bangladesh Limited recently to provide medical services and special corporate benefits to their staff. Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka Edwin Lee Hansen and Managing Director of Cemex...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate showed sharp fluctuations in the pre-Eid and post-festival weeks rising to its high at 17.00 per cent, while the week closed Thursday with the call rate touching its peak at 12.00 per cent, fund...
BARISAL, Dec 28 (BSS): The government has sanctioned 3,205 tonnes of wheat for repair and development works under food- for-work programme in ten upazilas of the district during this dry season. According to district relief and rehabilitation office, the sanctioned...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (Agencies): Benazir Bhutto's supporters rampaged through cities Friday to protest her assassination less than two weeks before a crucial election, ransacking banks and setting train stations ablaze, officials saidThe killing of President Pervez Musharraf's most powerful political...
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