The government has so far cancelled the licenses of 10 hajj agencies and suspended that of 15 others for one to two years on charges of mismanagement and irregularities in the last year's hajj, reports UNB. The government has also...
DU CorrespondentThe Dhaka University authorities asked the law enforcing agencies working on the campus to arrest the fake students whose admission were nullified at the Tuesday's syndicate meeting.The university syndicate declared the admission documents of some 77 students forged and...
Tajikistan has invited Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest under joint venture in agriculture and light industrial sectors for mutual benefit of the two countries, reports UNB.President of Tajikistan Rahmon extended the invitation while accepting the credentials from Bangladesh Ambassador M Shameem...
SAVAR, June 6 (UNB): An alleged snatcher, who was seriously injured in mob beating at Jahangirnagar University (JU), succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Monday midnight.The dead was identified as Abul Kashem (22), son of Kabir...
BAGERHAT, June 6 (UNB): A young mother allegedly killed her newborn baby girl at Muniganj in the town early today (Wednesday).The police and local people said Lippy (22), wife of Arif Talukder, took her 19-day-old daughter, Synthia, to Chanmari Bridge...
PIROJPUR, June 6 (UNB): Eight deer, seized by joint forces from the house of a government official, were sent to Khulna Wild Animal Management Department following a court order.The deer will be released at Karamjal Wild Animal Breeding Centre in...
COX'S BAZAR, June 6 (UNB): A man died of heatstroke during the marriage ceremony of his daughter in Moheshkhali Upazila here Monday.Zakir Hossain (42), resident of Putibila in the upazila, died while his daughter's marriage ceremony was on at the...
FE ReportThe HSBC Group recently announced a five-year $100 million (10 crore) HSBC climate programme partnering with four world-class environmental organisations to inspire action by individuals, businesses and governments world-wide and engaging its staff to improve the climate change impacts...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 6 (BSS): A mobile court of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) fined seven dishonest business establishments Tk 3,300 in Rajshahi town Tuesday.According to the BSTI sources, as part of the ongoing drive against adulteration in food items...
FE ReportThe launching ceremony of the 3rd Lux Channel-i Superstar 2007 was held in a city hotel Monday. Unilever Bangladesh Ltd Brands and Development Director Naushad Chowdhury, Impress Telefilm Managing Director Faridur Reza Sagar, and Asiatic MCL DMD Asaduzzaman Noor...
FE ReportAKTEL, the country's one of the leading cellphone operators, offered exclusive call rates for its Joy and Power subscribers from June 3.Under the offer, subscribers are now able to talk to any operator at Tk 1.50/minute from 12:00 pm...
FE ReportDhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) held a discussion on anti-money laundering issues recently.A total of 25 executives and officers from Narayanganj and Madhabdi branches including branch managers participated in the programme.The two sessions of the programme were conducted by...
Mohammed Lakiotullah had been appointed managing director (MD) of Jamuna Bank Limited Monday.Prior to his new assignment, Lakiotullah served in the EXIM Bank as its founder managing director for about eight years.He also served in United Bank of Pakistan, Janata...
FE ReportThe launching ceremony of the 3rd Lux Channel-i Superstar 2007 was held in a city hotel Monday. Unilever Bangladesh Ltd Brands and Development Director Naushad Chowdhury, Impress Telefilm Managing Director Faridur Reza Sagar, and Asiatic MCL DMD Asaduzzaman Noor...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, June 06: With a view to ensuring uninterrupted supply of the essential consumer goods and keeping the supply chain normal, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) made an 8-point recommendation for consideration of the caretaker government.CCCI president...
FE ReportBangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) organised a two-day training programme on SBS-1,2,3 and SME reporting at its training institute of in the city on June 2 and June 3. Deputy general managers, chief regional managers, regional managers and officials of...
SINGAPORE, June 06 (Reuters): Most major Asian share markets inched lower and the dollar slipped Wednesday, after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke dashed hopes for an interest rate cut this year in Asia's top export market. European...
FE ReportRB Group (RBG) has announced the names of the winners of its "World Cup Cricket - 2007" campaign in the city recently.Among others, Bangladesh cricket team captain Mohammad Ashraful, Walton Senior Deputy Director Illias Kanchan and RBG Director Ashraful...
Yussuf Abdullah Harun has been unanimously elected chairman of the board of directors of Asia Insurance Limited in its 47th meeting held in the city recently.Harun is an adviser of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).He is a vice-president...
FE Report Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Al Ahalia Money Exchange recently signed an agreement on instant cash arrangement to ensure the sending of hard-earned money of the Bangladeshi expatriates working in the UAE. IBBL...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) contradicted a part of a news item published in the June 5 issue of The Financial Express under the headline "BGMEA, DEPZ to recruit poor workers from Rangpur region." In the news item,...
AGM of Islamic Finance todayIslamic Finance: The sixth annual general meeting (AGM) of Islamic Finance and Investment Limited will be held today (Thursday) at 11:00 am at Officers' Club, Baily Road in the city. Other information of the AGM was...
HEILIGENDAMM, June 6 Germany (AFP): A war of words between the United States and Russia threatens to overshadow the Group of Eight summit which starts here Wednesday with climate change officially topping the agenda. A massive security operation swung into...
GUWAHATI (AFP): One of the main guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in the remote northeast is shifting its camps to Nepal following crackdowns in other neighbouring countries, an ex-rebel said Wednesday. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), blamed for...
TOKYO (AP): Japan's foreign minister warned Russia on Wednesday not to make any provocative moves over four Russian-held islands that both nations claim. Foreign Minister Taro Aso told Japan's parliament that Tokyo had filed a request through Russia's Foreign Ministry...
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon June 6 (Reuters): Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants fought sporadically at a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Wednesday and a Palestinian force took up positions to defuse tension at another camp in the south. Soldiers...
BAGHDAD (AP): Two simultaneous car-bomb explosions Wednesday rocked the neighborhood of the capital's holiest Shiite Muslim shrine, killing at least seven people and wounding 27 others, police reported. One blast, from a parked car, struck al-Zahraa Square, an intersection a...
BANGKOK, June 6 (Reuters): The separatist insurgency intensified in Thailand's Muslim-majority south last month, taking the number of people killed since January 2004 past 2,300, a researcher in the region said on Wednesday. Srisompob Jitpiromsri of the Prince of Songkhla...
WASHINGTON, June 6 (AFP): Doubt grew Tuesday over the fate of a crucial US Senate bill which grants a path to citizenship for around 12 million illegal immigrants, as partisan sniping broke out over the timing of votes. Republicans warned...
COLOMBO (AFP): A bomb exploded under a passenger train in Sri Lanka's embattled east on Wednesday, wounding at least four people, military officials said. A mine buried along the track went off as the train was at Navaladi in the...
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