Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has urged all to take a fresh vow to protect the regained sovereignty for all time. He made the appeal when he was requested to make comments on the 250th anniversary of the historic...
NEW DELHI, June 23 (bdnews24.com): Pakistan's military dictator Ayub Khan loathed "crooked" Bangalees who "have no stomach for self-criticism" and broad sided them for reverting to "Hindu language and culture". His feelings, which also include Muslim Bangalees 'have no culture...
JOYPURHAT, June 23 (UNB): The RAB personnel arrested a madrasah Principal along with counterfeit certificates and certificate making equipment from Battala village in Khetlal Upazila early Saturday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-5 raided the house of Noor Mohammad...
Top leaders of the BNP are held responsible for its debacle like the captain of a team in a game as they run the party. "The captain is responsible if there is a debacle of a team in a game...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 23: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) will jointly construct a 20 storied Commercial Bhaban at the BPCs Motel Shoikat site on the Station Road in the city. A sum of Tk. 800 Million...
Twenty persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Sirajganj, a man was killed and another injured in a road accident at Railway Yard area...
Felling of trees of Doluchhara forest reduced to a satisfactory level with the introduction of 24-hour public-private co-management patrolling system from this month where local women are participating actively, reports BSS. The forest department sources told the news agency that...
SHERPUR, June 23 (UNB): Two tribal siblings were killed by wild elephants at frontier village Panihata in Nalitabari Upazila early Saturday.Local people said a herd of about 35 elephants, coming down from an Indian hill, attacked the house of Illias...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, June 23: The cultivation of betel-leaf, a kind of leaf consumed by a large number of people, is suffering a setback in the district, causing huge losses to thousands of betel-leaf farmers in six upazilas of Rajshahi district...
FE ReportThe council of advisers at its weekly meeting approved Saturday the draft Bangladesh Biman Corporation (Amendment) Ordinance-2007 with a view to converting the Corporation into a public limited company (PLC).Chaired by the Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, the meeting also...
FE ReportThe government and the WB signed an agreement Saturday in which the latter will provide US$ 100 million (10 crore) to the former to support, strengthen and sustain its education sector reforms.The agreement was signed at a simple ceremony...
NOAKHALI, June 23 (UNB): Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) was closed sine die Saturday following a tense situation on the campus. The university authorities have also asked the students to vacate the dormitories by 8:00 am Saturday.Campus sources said...
Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina Saturday said the proposed reforms in the party, including her notion of retiring from politics after attaining 60 years, would be placed before the central working committee and council for final approval, reports UNB."I've...
Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has started country-wide inspection to find out whether foreign exchange-related irregularities have been committed by bank branches and authorised dealers or not."A good number of teams are now investigating into foreign exchange related irregularities...
George Parker, FT Syndication ServiceBRUSSELS: Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, claimed to have dealt a blow to the "dogma" of competition after European Union leaders struck a deal on a new "reform treaty" in marathon talks that ended in the early...
Shakhawat Hossain The Embassy of Bangladesh in Brussels has requested the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to send a complete report on abuse of generalised system of preference (GSP) for submission to the European Commission (EC), official source said.Referring to some...
Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samity (BDMS) urged the government to allow them to keep shops and markets open till 8pm extending the timing by an hour."Under the present timing, shop owners have to close their shops at 7pm. But, due to...
A Z M AnasBangladesh is pursuing an objective to train up its potential unskilled migrant workers in a bid to secure a foothold in the global labour market, desperately seeking skilled manpower.Initially, the interim government has targeted the Australian job...
US Ambassador Patricia A Butenis left here Saturday for Washington ending her 14 months of eventful and exciting assignment in Bangladesh. Butenis presented her credentials to the Bangladesh President on April 16, 2006 as Ambassador to Bangladesh. She left Dhaka...
NATORE, June 23: ACC officials and joint forces Saturday jointly raided the home of former state minister Fazlur Rahman Potol at Gouripur village under Lalpur upazila. The team talked to the inmates of the house, assessed moveable and immovable properties....
SATKHIRA, June 23: A Bangladeshi national suffered bullet wounds as Indian border guards fired shots across border at Bhomra under Sadar Upazila Saturday. The victim was identified as Khalil Ahmed (28) of Laxmidari village of the upazila. BDR sources said...
BRAHMANBARIA, June 23: A minor girl died allegedly due to torture by her parents at Dulabari village in Nabinagar Upazila Saturday. Police said Bishwa Rishi and his wife Mala Rishi used to torture their daughter Seema Rishi (8) over family...
FE ReportThe government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India soon on export of eight million pieces of apparel items under South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). The Indian government is allowing the import of garments...
FE ReportICE Technologies & Services Ltd, a local IT company, is striving to introduce 'IFS applications' among the corporate clients in Bangladesh aiming to automate the company affairs in a simplified way.The company is the local distributor of Sweden-based IFS,...
FE Report The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Saturday said the draft consumer protection act of 2007 prepared by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) should be approved for protecting the rights of the country's 14 million consumers.The CAB at press conference criticised...
A four-member Indian delegation, led by Foreign Secretary Shibshankar Menon, arrives in the city today (Sunday) for Foreign Secretary-level consultations between India and Bangladesh on the entire gamut of bilateral relations, reports UNB.The delegation, coming at the invitation of Bangladesh...
FE ReportThe stock prices remained bullish in the week ended Thursday last amid a 31.92 per cent rise in the turnover.The daily average turnover rose to Tk 1.565 billion in the week from Tk 1.186 billion of the previous week.All...
The Power Development Board (PDB) is in a dilemma over hiring a foreign firm to build a 100-megawatts (MW) power plant as the contractor of the project is now averse to entering into the deal because of a cost-overrun following...
Delay in implementing development projects dents government credibility to the people, and donor agencies and countries, said the finance adviser, in reference to usual politico-bureaucratic foot-dragging practice."Delays in implementation of the development projects cause credibility problem of government to the...
FE ReportThe National Alliance of Disabled People's Organisations (NADPO) has expressed concern over the alleged move by the Bangladesh Telephone Shilpa Sangstha (BTSS) to retrenchment of its disabled employees.In a statement Saturday, the NADPO said the BTSS is putting pressure...
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