RAJSHAHI, July 30 (UNB): People in the district are planting mango saplings in large scale during the current rainy season favourable for its plantation.They are enthusiastically buying mango saplings from nearby nurseries or markets for planting in order to change...
FE ReportSpeakers at a training workshop on "Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning" Monday emphasised on modernisation of early warning dissemination system and strengthening information service on disaster management, said a press release. The workshop was jointly organised by National...
A reception has been accorded to two noted singers of the country Ajit Roy and Shaheen Samad recalling their invaluable contributions to the cultural field, reports BSS.Katha Lalitakala Academy, a cultural institute for the children in the city, organised the...
University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has decided to accord a reception to 21 researchers of the country's public and private universities for their research work, reports BSS.The research works were published on the disciplines under the faculties of arts,...
LAXMIPUR, July 30 (UNB): Pirates hijacked four fishing trawlers loaded with fish and fishing nets from Meghna River in Ramgati Upazila Saturday night.Sources said a gang of pirates numbering 10/12 attacked the four trawlers of fishermen Nuruddin, Bhuttu, Halim and...
CHUADANGA, July 30 (UNB): Nineteen students of Madhabpur Islamia Dakhil Madrasah in Jibannagar Upazila fell sick Monday morning.Madrasah Superintendent M Tahaj Islam said the students first reported of headache and some of them fell unconscious at about 9.00am. Four of...
The 48th draw of the Taka 100 prize bond will be held at the conference room of Dhaka Divisional Commissioner in the city today, reports BSS.Each series of the prize bond has a total of 46 prizes, an official handout...
CHITTAGONG, July 30 (UNB): Chittagong Polytechnic Institute has been declared closed sine die due to fierce fight that took place among the activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS).The residents have also been ordered to vacate...
Two Union Parishad chairmen were arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police in Sylhet and Magura districts and another was sued for patronising militancy Saturday, reports UNB. In Sylhet, members of RAB and police in a joint drive arrested...
Andrew Strauss and Michael Vaughan settled the dressing-room nerves for England with a composed 80-run partnership for the second wicket as they went into the lunch break on 129 for 1 Monday, reports Cricinfo. The deficit was still an imposing...
STANFORD, Jul 30 (AFP): Top-seeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze cruised past India's Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-2 here Sunday to capture her second WTA Tour title in as many weeks. Chakvetadze had earned a three-set victory against Mirza in the semi-finals en...
B League champions Abahani Limited finished their campaign in style with a 1-0 win over Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in their last league match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports UNB.With this win, the popular "sky...
RIYADH, Jul 30 (AFP): Saudi Arabia fans buried the disappointment of their team's Asian Cup final defeat to Iraq and took consolation that the title went to another Arab country. Many Saudi supporters had their faces painted in the team's...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has extended the contract of national selectors Faruque Ahmed and Athar Ali Khan by one month till August 31, 2007, reports UNB. The tenure of national chief selector Faruque Ahmed and selector Athar Ali Khan was...
Tim Henman will take on American wild card John Isner in his first match since Wimbledon at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington Tuesday, reports BBC. The Briton, ranked 73, will meet eighth seed Benjamin Becker in round two if...
AZM Anas An advisory committee, formed by the present caretaker administration, will meet today (Tuesday) to review the latest coal policy.The eight-member committee headed by Abdul Motin Patwari, a former vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),...
The High Court (HC) Monday granted bail to detained former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, halting all proceedings of an extortion case against her, report agencies. Moreover, the HC issued a rule asking the government to explain...
Detained former prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina Monday wrote a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury seeking advice and cooperation in submitting her wealth statement, reports UNB."Yes, the Commission received a letter from...
The floods that battered many parts of the country for days continued to worsen Monday as some major rivers swelled further over danger levels, a flood-warning bulletin said, report agencies. The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in the bulletin said...
FE ReportThe country's exports grew 15.7 per cent to a record US$12.18 billion in fiscal 2006-07, led by readymade garments, despite months of political turmoil and labour unrest. In fiscal 2005-06, exports recorded at $10.5 billion registering about 22 per...
FE ReportThe government is likely to extend the deadline for legalising undisclosed income aiming to offer individuals and companies more time to pay tax.The deadline expires today (Tuesday). "The highest authority of the government is seriously considering extension of time...
John Burton and Roel Landingin, FT Syndication ServiceMANILA: Rifts among south-east Asian countries over a new regional charter threatened on Monday to undermine efforts to forge closer economic integration and counter growing competition from China and India. A proposed mini-constitution...
M Azizur Rahman The local demand for gas, driven by the country's growing private sector, is forcing the government to consider import of natural gas from neighbouring Myanmar, said sources.The Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited (KAFCO), an export oriented international joint...
A fire broke out Monday at Zong Sine, a foreigner-owned garment factory in the new export processing zone in Savar. Officials said more than 100 workers were inside the factory when it went up in flames at 4:30pm. What caused...
Law and Land Adviser Mainul Hosein said Monday the markets and bazars sprang up along highways would be shifted to nearby khas lands for free movement of vehicles. —UNB
FE Report The government will allow duty-free imports of dates and potatoes to facilitate the local consumers buy the essential items at reasonable prices during the holy month of Ramadan.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will issue a Statutory Regulatory...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday suspended the financial adjustment facility for the quality or 'A'-group shares to rein in a lingering surge in the prices of stocks and liquidity flow on bourses, reports bdnews24.com. The directive will be...
Siddique Islam The cooperative societies will be barred from doing banking operation to protect innocent depositors, official sources said. The societies will not also be allowed to use the word 'Bank' in their day-to-day operation, they said. The government is...
The floatation of international tenders for setting up three large land-based power plants are likely to be delayed due to various complications, reports UNB. The proposed plants, with total capacity of nearly 1,350 mw are 450 mw Meghnaghat phase-III, 450...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government is mulling over import of diesel from another Indian state-owned oil company through river route mainly to meet the fuel requirement for the country's southwestern region.This time, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is likely to sign...
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