LGRD Adviser Anwarul Iqbal Tuesday dismissed the media report that the government was planning to appoint administrators to district councils (Zilla Parisad). "The government has not considered any such plan," Iqbal told the reporters at his ministry. —UNB
JOYPURHAT, July 31: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) agreed to hand over the body of a Bangladeshi cattle trader, who was shot dead by them at Panchbibi border Monday night. The body of the cattle trader Jamirul Islam Mondal...
The European Union (EU) is supporting a joint programme to develop the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The name of the project under the programme is "IT-upgrade: know-how transfer and training in the area of software development and production"....
The value of the four-taka denomination revenue stamp has been raised by Tk 1 with effect from July 1 last, said a handout Tuesday. —UNB
Jasim Uddin HaroonThe average price of essential commodities across the country rose by 16.09 per cent in fiscal 2006-07, said the Consumer Association Bangladesh (CAB). The CAB said it analysed the prices of 16 essential commodities and compiled the data...
Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its regular meeting Tuesday approved the draft margin rules for the merchant banks and set a deadline for the depository participants (DPs) to realise Tk. 300 from each of the beneficiary...
FE ReportTwo more mutual funds worth Tk 700 million of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) are likely to make their debut in the primary market by the end of this year.The mutual funds are ICB AMCL Second NRB Mutual...
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte Tuesday expressed the hope that the stalled elections in Bangladesh will be held by December 2008, reports UNB.Negroponte aired the optimism when Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury met him at the International Convention...
In response to former premier Sheikh Hasina's letter to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman, the ACC Tuesday said, it has nothing to do regarding the matter, and she will have to submit her wealth statement by August 8, reports...
FE Report An advisory committee, charged with finalising coal regulations, has decided to post the latest version of the draft coal policy on the web site to ensure transparency.The eight-member committee, formed by the present interim administration, has also agreed,...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe Tax Ombudsman, the revenue-judicial body, has so far disposed of 18 complaints in connection with the tax-related disputes and delinquencies."We received a total of 80 complaints since our start-up in December last," said a high official of the Tax...
The Supreme Court Tuesday concluded hearing on a government appeal against the High Court verdict on the Rangs Bhaban and set Thursday (tomorrow) the day for delivering the judgement, reports bdnews24.com. Earlier, the High Court ruling had declared cancellation of...
FE ReportThe US dollar was stable with upward bias against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Tuesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. The demand for the greenback remained steady. The market was active with trading in the international market, fund managers...
NEW DELHI, July 3 (Internet) : Bollywood's most celebrated action hero, Sanjay Dutt, was jailed for six years today for illegally possessing weapons obtained through underworld gangsters connected with the 1993 terrorist bombings in Mumbai which killed 257 people.The sentence,...
The Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BFFEA) Tuesday contradicted a part of a news item published in the FE on July 28 under the headline 'Freight Forwarders reject draft policy amendments'. The BAFFA (proposed) said the Freight Forwarding Agents Licencing Policy...
The High Court Wednesday deferred hearing on an appeal for cancelling the MiG-29 purchase corruption case against Sheikh Hasina by a week. The court will hear the case on August 7 upon the appeal by the former prime minister. A...
The Supreme Court Wednesday closed hearing a government appeal against the High Court granting bail to Sheikh Hasina in an extortion case taken under the cover of emergency powers rules and set Thursday for a verdict. A six-strong full-court of...
THE hi-tech park at Kaliakoir was one of the much trumpeted projects of the immediate past BNP-led alliance government. The technology minister of that government and a lot of plan documents did very often refer to it something like a...
Qazi AzadPACIFISTS around the globe, irrespective of colour, creed and nationality, are terribly unhappy at the current state of world affairs. They find no prospect of an immediate end to the war of terror of the weak against the terrorising...
Roel Landingin from Manila SHE hardly speaks any English or Tagalog but that does not stop the white-haired grandmother from China's southern Fujian province from running her clothes store in Divisoria, Manila's bargain shopping centre. She has three Filipina assistants...
M M Haque from JeddahTHE stunning victory of Justice and Development (AK) party in Turkey with 47 per cent votes defied the false fear created by the western media and the elite republicans, who enjoy the majority in the establishment...
THE government deserves credit for the signing of an agreement with Myanmar to establish a direct road link between the two countries. The agreement, once implemented in a phased manner, will help link Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh with Taungbro in...
Hasan MahmudONE of the editorial pieces of The Financial Express in its issue on July 25 addressed the issue of natural resources policy of Bangladesh. There has been a heated debate over it for several years. The debate has even...
M I Ali THE seven points of the Chief of the Army Staff of Bangladesh identifies the low salary of the police as one of the issues that need to be rectified in order to stem corruption in the country....
Joe LeahyTHE setting is typical Bollywood glamour -- a boardwalk over azure waters with beach huts in the background and a beautiful blue, if slightly pixellated, sky above.The Hindi music kicks in and the dancer, a Bollywood hero in a...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (AFP): NowPublic announced today that the fast-growing citizen journalism website has scored 10.6 million dollars (US) in financing to fuel its drive to become the world's largest news agency. The Vancouver-based start-up says it is growing...
BEIJING, July 30 (AFP): China's state-run press said Monday a new United States (US) currency bill smacked of protectionism as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, visiting the Asian giant for economic talks, called for a stronger yuan. The English-language China Daily...
ALOR STAR, Malaysia, July 30 (AFP): Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today launched a US$ 51-billion development masterplan to spur economic growth and reduce poverty in northern Peninsula Malaysia. The Northern Corridor Economic Region (Northern Corridor) is a government initiative...
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua): The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, has urged all banks nationwide to expand education loans to college students from needy families, according to a notice on its website Sunday. All financial institutions should...
KATHMANDU, July 30 (Xinhua): Some 561 Nepali youths leave the country daily for jobs abroad in the fiscal year 2006/2007, local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported yesterday. According to official data, some 561 Nepali youths leave daily and an equal...
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