FE ReportThe Centre for Health, Population and Development (CHPD) organised a seminar on "Global Warming and Green House Gas Mitigation" on the campus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the city Tuesday. IUB Vice Chancellor Professor Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury presided...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday announced that the government is all set to face the approaching cyclone SIDR, report bdnews24.com and UNB."A terrible cyclone is rushing towards the country. The government is all set to face the disaster," he...
BAGERHAT, Nov 15 (UNB): With its full fury, the hurricane SIDR packing a terrible wind speed of up to 240 kph pounded on Dublarchar and Hironpoint near the Sundarbans Thursday night.All communications with Dublarchar, a remote island in the Bay,...
FE ReportIncessant rain, accompanied with strong winds, swept through most parts of the country Thursday under the impact of the hurricane -- SIDR -- in the Bay of Bengal. The inclement weather has disrupted public life in the capital and...
Operations of Chittagong Port and Shah Amanat International Airport remained suspended, as the severe cyclone 'SIDR' with a core of hurricane winds has been advancing closer to the country's coast, report bdnews 24.com and UNB.Sources said, all activities were suspended...
FE ReportOperational responsibilities of three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) have been handed over to their newly appointed boards of directors to run the banks independently under corporate arrangement.Three separate agreements to this effect were signed Thursday between the government and...
FE ReportChief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed inaugurated the three-day 18th Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (BATEXPO)-2007 Thursday assuring the business community of his interim government's determination to establish investment-friendly environment and boost the national economy.He said his administration has been working...
FE ReportThe Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) has reiterated its call to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for reconstituting the Tribunal benches by inclusion of a judicial member in each bench in order to help make qualitative...
John Burton in Singapore and Amy Kazmin in Bangkok, FT Syndication ServiceGeorge Yeo, Singapore's foreign minister, has compared next week's annual summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations, to be held in the city-state, to a family gathering....
A special court trying high-profile corruption suspects Thursday sentenced detained former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku for nine years in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports UNB.He was sentenced to two years simple imprisonment...
FE Report Bangladesh has taken preparation to apply for membership of the Egmont Group, which will facilitate exchange of information with central banks of other countries on bringing back money siphoned off by "corrupt" persons in the past few years.The...
FE ReportThe benchmark index of the country's premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), crossed a new milestone Thursday thanks to strong buying support from both institutional and retail buyers in a rising market.The DSE General Index (DGEN) crossed the 3,000...
Some 4,85,000 Bangladeshi workers have gone abroad on employment until November 14 this year, according to the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare statistics. Everyday on an average 2,500 to 3,000 are departing for their destinations. So far 7,09,000 have been cleared...
Three transport workers were killed in a road accident on the Airport Road in the city's Khilkhet area just after Wednesday midnight. The deceased were identified as bus helper Sajib (28) and two conductors - Ripon (20) and Delwar (20)....
RAJSHAHI, Nov 15: A speedy trial court here Thursday sentenced four persons to death for killing a minor boy after abduction in Sirajganj. The convicts are Ershad Ali, Ashraful Islam Rintu, Noor Mohammad alias Kalu Dakat and Abul Kalam of...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried 2,911 Hajj pilgrims in four days beginning Monday while three flights were scheduled to carry 774 more pilgrims Thursday night. Biman, the national flag carrier, will ferry 42,000 pilgrims, 5,583 of them ballottees. Saudi Airlines will...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15 (Agencies): President Pervez Musharraf was scheduled to dissolve Pakistan's Parliament and form a caretaker government Thursday night to prepare for national elections that opposition parties and the US say will be flawed unless emergency rule is lifted....
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday sought the details of bank accounts of 24 persons including immediate past Finance Minister Saifur Rahman's son Shafiur Rahman Babu and his wife Shimab Yousuf Rahman.Shimab is also daughter of former...
FE ReportOnly 32 per cent of the country's adult population have access to the financial services which is inadequate compared to the situation in some other developing countries, a World Bank policy research report showed.In the South-Asian region, the report...
A proposal for giving the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) the status of a self-ruled organisation is awaiting presidential approval after vetting from the law ministry, reports BSS. Director General (Admin) of the commission Col. Hanif Iqbal said this during the...
FE Report A government committee under the Ministry of Finance will recommend a number of proposals on special financial package to compensate the public officials and employees for high inflation."We have prepared a number of proposals, which will be placed...
Agriculture Adviser Dr CS Karim Thursday said the government has decided to open 14,400 new sales outlets across the country soon for reaching urea fertiliser to the farmers' doorsteps, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a high level meeting Wednesday...
FE ReportBangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Thursday with the South Korean government, which also covers a consortium of five South Korean companies, to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of energy.The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government is planning to install two large imported coal-fired power plants in Chittagong and Mongla mainly to ensure smooth power supply to the industrial belts in the two regions. The two regions have been facing an...
FE ReportThe fate of the Dhaka-Kolkata train service is now hanging in balance due to non-responsive attitude of India on the draft agreement vis-à-vis a delay over fencing on the border by the Bangladesh government.No further progress concerning the direct...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold Thursday US dollar as part of its ongoing move to keep the foreign exchange market stable.The central bank sold US$21 million at prevailing market rate to four commercial banks on the day to...
THE internet breakdown from last Tuesday for 15 hours was the 27th such disruption since the submarine cable connection was operationalised in 2006 to link Bangladesh to the worldwide information and telecommunication superhighway. The submarine cable connection after its becoming...
Senjuti BaruaTHE world is changing fast. Overall environment, beaches and forests are severely getting affected by pollution thanks to the growing population of the world. In the last 50 years, people have generated 80,000 types of chemicals. Of them, there...
Martin Wolf"THE increase in China's energy demand between 2002 and 2005 was equivalent to Japan's current annual energy use." This nugget of information, buried in the International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook, tells one almost all one needs to...
Joe Leahy IN a country that has struggled to build conventional electricity infrastructure, India has enjoyed surprising early success with the development of wind energy.Much of this is due to the rise of a strong entrepreneurial culture in the sector,...
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