It is horrifying to know the level of corruption that took place over the years inside the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk). The taskforce, which is investigating corruption and irregularities inside the state agency responsible for developing the capital city, has...
AFFORESTATION programmes deserve a more concentrated attention than before, in view of the recent incident in Chittagong. There is much to worry about the situation in the absence of hard policies to put a hard brake on deforestation activities as...
Once infamous for corruption and irregularities, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) is trying hard to restore its image as a transparent and service-oriented government body through reforms and decentralization, reports BSS.The RAJUK, the agency responsible for development of the capital, is...
COX'S BAZAR, July 04 (BSS): Revenue to the tune of Tk 879.7 million was collected from Teknaf land port of the district in the last fiscal which is Tk 131.4 million higher than that of the previous fiscal.Customs sources said...
DU CorrespondentThe Dhaka University authorities have asked the law enforcing agencies to arrest the students who got admitted at the university through fraudulent means.Earlier, some 81 students were declared fake at the university's syndicate meeting July 3 after scrutinising their...
The low over northeast Bay and adjoining areas intensified into a well marked low and now lies over northeast Bay and adjoining northwest Bay, reports UNB.It is likely to intensify further into a monsoon depression and move in a north...
MOULVIBAZAR, July 4 (UNB): Refused the hand of his love, a young man allegedly murdered her father and sister-in-law (bhabi) in a remote village of sadar upazila Tuesday night.Police said Junayed Ahmed indiscriminately stabbed Khaliq Raja (65) and Maya Begum...
Bangladesh Betar and British Broadcasting Corpora-tion (BBC) Wednesday signed an agreement on broadcast of BBC programmes on FM transmitter.Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Betar M Mahbubul Alam and BBC Bangla Service Chief Sabir Mostafa signed the deal on behalf of...
A chaotic situation was prevailing Wednesday morning in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) following alleged manhandling of a physician by visitors of a patient, reports UNB. Badal (32), a patient, was admitted to Ward No 3 of DMCH with chest...
The newly appointed Country Representative of UNFPA Arthur Erken called on Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman at his office in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.The Health Adviser welcomed the UNFPA Representative and praised the organisation's continued cooperation in different sectors...
FE ReportAdmission in science and commerce group in the 11th class is going on at the city's Govt Laboratory High School at Dhanmondi.The school has opened the 11th class for the students of two groups for the first time this...
A 15-member delegation of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society led by its chairman Mohammad Abdur Rab made a courtesy call on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban Wednesday, reports UNB.The President stressed the need for expanding the activities of the Red Crescent...
CHITTAGONG, July 4 (UNB): Superintending Engineer of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) M Shahidullah, earlier arrested in a graft case, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Wednesday morning. Chittagong jail super Bazlur Rashid said Shahidullah (54), who fell sick during...
COX'S BAZAR, July 4 (UNB): Police allegedly resorted to repression and harassment of a poor family as the daughter of a police officer has eloped with her paramour and quietly married him.Sub-inspector Harunur Rashid filed an abduction case against Rahmatullah,...
FARIDPUR, July 4 (UNB): Faridpur Pourashava has announced Tk 191.0 million budget for fiscal 2007-08.Acting Pourashava chairman Ali Ahsan Kallol formally announced the budget at the pourashava auditorium Monday night in presence of local elite, journalists and ward commissioners.In the...
GENEVA, July 4 (AFP): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will open one of the world body's biggest meetings with business leaders Thursday to try to sharpen global standards for corporate behaviour. More than 600 senior executives are registered for...
SHANGHAI, July 4 (Agencies): Growth in China's roaring economy is expected to continue apace this year, rising 10.9 per cent, a government think tank report said today, urging further economic cooling measures. The projected annual growth is slightly higher than...
BRUSSELS, July 4 (Xinhua): The eurozone economy started 2007 on a healthy footing, the European Commission said in a report yesterday, denying the euro's rise was hurting exports significantly. The eurozone achieved an annual growth rate of 3 per cent...
PARIS, July 4 (AFP): French Prime Minister Francois Fillon vowed yesterday to defend the interests of French farmers at the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks. Fillon said during a state of the nation address that the new French government...
LONDON, July 4 (AFP): Britain's new finance minister Alistair Darling rejected the concept of economic nationalism as "nonsense" in an interview published today. Speaking to the Financial Times from his central London office, Darling said that there was an ideological...
FE ReportIntech Online Limited has approved 10 per cent bonus share to its shareholders for the last year. The approval was made at the 7th annual general meeting of the company held at the Trust auditorium, Kurmitola in the city...
KATHMANDU, July 4 (PTI): Nepal has signed a labour pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will grant legal recognition to Nepalese labourers in the Gulf country, according to foreign ministry officials. Minister of State for Labour and Transport...
SINGAPORE, July 4 (AFP): Oil prices continued lower in subdued Asian trade tosday, with the market quiet due to the US Independence Day holiday and ahead of a weekly US energy inventory report, dealers said. New York's main oil futures...
TOKYO, July 4 (AFP): The dollar took a breather in Asian trade today as the market looked ahead to this week's European interest rate decisions, with US markets closed for a national holiday, dealers said. The dollar was steady at...
BEIJING, July 4 (CEIS): China's quality watchdog said yesterday that a sample survey shows 80.9 per cent of products made in China for domestic consumption were up to quality and safety standards in the first half of 2007. The survey...
BRUSSELS, July 4 (Xinhua): The euro appreciation has taken only a modest toll on export growth, the European Commission said yesterday as the single currency hovered around its record high. The European Union's executive arm said despite the euro's rise,...
YANGON, July 4 (Xinhua): South Korea and Myanmar will cooperate in developing Myanmar's electric power network dealing with management and operation under a three-year project worth 1.4 million U.S. dollars, the local Flower News reported today. The network development project,...
KATHMANDU, July 4 (Xinhua): Petroleum supply in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley is to become normal by today evening, thanks to the resumption of transportation after a week- long strike. More than 35 tankers carrying petroleum products entered the valley...
JAKARTA, July 4 (Xinhua): Indonesia's state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina will import 500,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas ( LPG) next year as part of the government's program to replace highly subsidized kerosene, local press said today. The...
The seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM)--2006 of Agrani Insurance Company Limited held in the city recently approved 7.0 per cent cash dividend for the year 2006, said a press release.Chairman of the company Zaker Ahmed presided over the meeting.Vice Chairman...
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