PANCHAGARH, Aug 11 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tentulia border Friday morning.The dead was identified as Zia of Tentulia crossing.BDR and local sources said the BSF troops of Haftiaganj camp...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has formed a three-member high-powered cell for speedy disposal of the law suits that blocked realisation of Tk 15.60 billion in customs duties. The members of the cell, constituted recently with senior...
Outbreak of diarrhoea, apparently in an epidemic form, attacked thousands of people across the country in the aftermath of the devastating floods that took a toll of at least 253 human lives by a latest official count, reports UNB.No accurate...
Shakahwat Hossain A government report has suggested offering 10 per cent incentive in areas of utility services, tax rates and land registration fees for investment in the country's underdeveloped regions aiming at poverty alleviation.It has given priority to investment in...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday alleged that the government did not allow her to stand by flood victims despite her willingness, reports bdnews24.com. "I wanted to stand by flood victims as I did before. But the government did not allow...
Chief Justice (CJ) Md Ruhul Amin Saturday said the Supreme Court (SC) would come forward to save the country from any crisis, reports bdnews24.com."The Supreme Court played a role in the past at the critical juncture of the nation. It...
The commerce ministry is planning to set up a permanent price-monitoring cell following the makeshift cell's complete failure to have a positive impact in the market, officials have said, reports bdnews24.com. The current cell has had hardly any impact on...
In the wake of cholera and diarrhoea outbreak in the flood affected low-lying areas of the capital Dhaka, a Cholera Unit has been opened at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman Saturday inaugurated the 10-bed Unit...
JOYPURHAT, Aug 11: BDR and RAB members in their separate drives seized Indian apparels worth Tk 2.40 million (24 lakh) and Bangladeshi Pangash fry worth Tk 0.90 million (9 lakh) from Kalai and Panchbibi upazilas Saturday. — UNB
A Z M AnasSaudi-Malaysian consortium, Pendekar Energy, which purchased CDC Globeleq, is poised to take over the country's two power plants-Meghnaghat and Haripur-by September, sources said. The source noted that representatives of Globeleq and Pendekar have started talks with the...
FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank has agreed in principle to provide Bangladesh US$100 million transitional budgetary support to minimise the deficit financing in the current fiscal and to continue the reform works in the country's power sector.Following a formal appeal...
FE Report The country's non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) are gradually expanding their areas of operation and also changing their respective names in line with the services they intend to provide to the customers. At least three NBFIs have already altered...
S M JahangirThe authorities are considering various options to settle the liability of the national airlines outstanding with the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).Biman, which was converted into a public limited company (PLC), owes nearly Tk 17 billion to the state-run...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has suspended its order seeking information of bank accounts and the financial statements of 198 individuals including high profile political leaders from the commercial banks. It gave no reason for suspension of the order."We...
WASHINGTON DC, July 27: Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Akbar Al Baker yesterday briefed American media on expansion plans across the USA as the carrier celebrated its new flights to Washington DC, said a press release.The airline's maiden service...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government is being deprived of a large amount of revenue every year as fabrics imported duty-free by export-oriented garment companies find their way into the local market, according to customs intelligence sources. Such fabrics worth around...
Two female Koreans to be freed: Taliban GHAZNI (Afghanistan) (AP): A Taliban spokesman said Saturday that two sick, female South Korean hostages would be released "soon" for the sake of good relations between the Taliban and South Korea. Neither the...
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed Saturday visited the flood-affected area in Demra on the eastern outskirts of the capital and distributed relief among the flood victims, reports UNB.The Army Chief inquired about condition of the flood victims...
The official projected growth rate for the economy in fiscal year (FY) 2007-08 is 7.0 per cent or near that figure. But real worries are surfacing whether this growth rate would be attainable. The flood now would come in handy...
Syed Fattahul AlimThe government often speaks highly of the non-resident Bangladeshis for their huge contribution to the economy. The contribution, as everyone is well aware of, comes in the form of the huge quantity of foreign exchange they send home...
Ahmed Showkat MasudTHE latest decision of the Bangladesh Bank to increase the required reserve ratio and maintain it up to December 2007 demands a more cautious handling of asset-liability management by the commercial banks. Such banks cannot control the market-based...
Mark Turner THE world this year has suffered record-breaking weather extremes in almost every continent, the United Nation's World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned, with global land temperatures reaching their highest levels since records began in 1800.The floods, droughts, heatwaves...
THE Internet service providers (ISPs) give out enticing advertisements that they provide fast-speed access to the Internet through the submarine cable connection. In reality, the clients of the ISPs find no difference really after the submarine cable connection. They say...
FIVE murders were reported in Dhaka city in the recent times. One of them involved the slitting the throat of a female lawyer. Another involved the slaying of a college going girl. A number of sensational robberies also occurred in...
TEHRAN, Aug 10 (AFP): Iran's leaders Thursday told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that US troops must leave his country, in talks that reinforced growing bilateral ties and sparked unease in Washington. Following a renewed warning from President George...
Md. Salim Uddin FCA, FCMA, MBA THE major change in international business activity in the post-world war II era involved the shift away from an emphasis on trade as international business in favour of direct foreign investment, joint ventures and...
Md. Salim Uddin FCA, FCMA, MBA THE major change in international business activity in the post-world war II era involved the shift away from an emphasis on trade as international business in favour of direct foreign investment, joint ventures and...
David Gardner FOR a good while now it has been hard to see what the point of General Pervez Musharraf is.When he took power in a bloodless coup eight years ago, many Pakistanis dared to hope for an end to...
Syed Fattahul AlimIn the latest cycle of recurrently visiting flood in Bangladesh some 10 million people belonging to 2 million households have been affected in 38 districts. So, far more than 210 people have died of waterborne diseases and other...
Jubaida Raushan AraIn Bangladesh, all the internal and external actors of politics, administration and development are emphasizing the need for good governance. A dramatic change has come in public administration and the paradigm shift towards good governance and sustainable developments....
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