A lack of preparation by the government may cost the country heavily in terms of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 'Aid for Trade' (AFT) package, which assists the developing nations cope with the globalisation issues, Commerce Ministry officials said, reports...
KHULNA, Oct 22 (UNB): Five people were killed and two others injured in separate road mishaps Monday morning.In Khulna, three people, including two businessmen, were killed and two others injured when a truck overturned near the toll-plaza of Khanjahan Ali...
SATKHIRA, Oct 22 (UNB): Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were gunned down by the troops of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Ghona and Taluigachha frontier areas under Sadar Upazila Monday.Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) sources said BSF men of Joynagar camp fired...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed felicitated their Hungarian counterparts Laszio Solyom and Ferenc Gyurcsany respectively on the occasion of the Republic Day of their country that falls Tuesday, reports UNB.In separate messages to the Hungarian President and...
Finally 80-year old Amirun Bewa got the old age allowance. Amirun, a widow of Nazirdah village under Kaonia Upazila of Rangpur district, is dependent on her poor daughter, who was abandoned by her husband, reports UNB.Her awful living depicted recently...
FARIDPUR, Oct 22 (UNB): Two women were arrested along with 2,100 small packets of heroin from Alipur rail line area in the town on Monday.Acting on a tip-off, RAB-8 raided the area at 9:0 am and arrested two drug peddlers--Nachima...
Another Bangladeshi boy won the first prize in the World Hifzul Quran competition held in Egyptian capital Cairo recently, reports UNB.Hafez Abdullah Al Mahmood (Redwan), a student of Tejgaon Railway Nurani Madrasah in the city, defeated the contestants of 50...
NETRAKONA, Oct 22 (UNB): Detective Branch (DB) police, in a special drive, seized 17 sacks of current net worth Tk 0.4 million from two shops and also arrested two people at Lapsia Bazar under Khaliazuri Upazila Saturday.On secret information, police...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 22 (UNB): Assailants hacked a rice trader to death at Shialkhol Bazar in Sadar Upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam (35), of Raghunathpur village in the Upazila.Local sources said the assailants attacked Salam at Shialkhol...
FE ReportA day-long seminar on "Meeting International standards for Food and Drug, a Challenge for Bangladesh LC/MS Approach" was held in the city recently.Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock S Aatur Rahman and Secretary of the Ministry of...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 22 (UNB): Some 45,000 hectares of land may remain uncultivated in nine upazilas of the district during the current season as the recent floods affected the lands in two phases.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said there are...
FE ReportIndia is poised to provide Bangladeshi businessmen a five-year visa with a broader goal of fostering trade and investments between the two neighbouring countries. "We're ready to grant five-year business visas to the members of the Bangladeshi business community,"...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed said separation of the judiciary from the executive is a difficult task, but it has to be started right now, or else it would never happen. Addressing a gathering of expatriate Bangladeshis at a...
Despite protest by administrative cadre officers, Law Adviser Mainul Husein Monday vowed to implement the separation of the judiciary from the executive from November 1, reports UNB."If there's any problem we'll resolve it through discussions and understanding… The separation of...
IMF deputy managing director Takatoshi Kato has assured Bangladesh of their active engagement in a fashion commensurate with the country strategy for economic growth, reports UNB."Government (of Bangladesh) will seriously keep in view the urgent need to contain the rising...
Awami League (AL) central working committee (CWC) Monday decided to sit with the Election Commission (EC) on November 4 to discuss electoral reforms, report UNB and bdnews24.com.The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee, held at the party's...
FE Report The economic relations division (ERD) has revealed that some ministries and divisions were directly negotiating with the donor agencies and countries to release development aid and grants bypassing it, sources said.These ministries and divisions not only negotiate and...
A special taskforce Monday started probing irregularities at Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), reports bdnews24.com. The taskforce would run its operations through a special cell set up in the DCC, it was agreed at a meeting Monday at the DCC. Mayor...
FE ReportThe outgoing chairman of National Board Revenue (NBR) Badiur Rahman Monday decided to go on voluntary retirement 21 months before his retirement is due.The immediate past NBR chairman disclosed his decision while transferring the charge to the new chief...
FE ReportThe new Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Mohammad Abdul Majid, has said he will focus on boosting tax revenue collection while keeping the need for overcoming the adverse impact of the flood on the economy, into consideration....
Khulna University reopens today (Tuesday), Chittagong University (CU) tomorrow (Wednesday), while Dhaka University (DU) and Rajshahi University (RU) on October 28 after three months. Residential halls of CU were opened Monday amid tight security. The law-enforcers checked ID cards of...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start carrying the Hajj pilgrims from November 12, an official said Monday. Religious Affairs Ministry Secretary Ataur Rahman said, Biman would complete its job of carrying the pilgrims to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on December...
AKM Nesaruddin Bhuiyan has been transferred as director of Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC), and Hari Manika Datta as director of Jute Directorate. Besides, Mohammad Khurshid Alam, member of Handloom Board has been transferred as member of Bangladesh Land Ports...
The construction of a bridge for connecting the Road Number-11 of Banani with the Road Number-41 of Gulshan to reduce traffic congestion in the city began Monday. The construction the 90-metre four-lane bridge will be completed by next year with...
FE ReportStock prices led by banking sector and insurance issues continued to surge amid a buying onslaught Monday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) setting new records in total market capitalisation, turnover and indices.The total market capitalisation and daily turnover,...
Siddique Islam The commercial banks are likely to be allowed time to raise their total capital - paid up and reserve capital - to Tk 2.0 billion from the existing Tk 1.0 billion until June 2009, official sources said. The...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Local apparel exporters do not expect any significant rise in apparel export orders this fall mainly due to the abnormal rise in fuel oil prices and the huge inventory of the major global retailers. The local ready-made...
FE Report The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the largest destinations of Bangladeshi overseas job seekers, is planning to end hiring manpower from abroad through recruiting agencies."The measure was being mulled to curb exploitation of workers," said a report...
FE ReportAn inter-ministerial meeting will be held today (Tuesday) to discuss the conditions of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and strategies of loan negotiation with the multilateral capital donor for preparing a detailed design of the Padma Bridge.The multilateral donor...
Farhan Bokhari Lahore: Pakistan's government plans to enforce new laws banning political marches on the streets during the upcoming election season in the wake of last week's devastating bomb blasts in Karachi that wrecked opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's homecoming parade...
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