The universal birth registration programme began across the country Tuesday with a target to register the birth of each and every citizen of the country free of cost by mid 2008, reports UNB"Today, the 3rd July, is the first birth...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, the incumbent governor of the country's central bank, possibly, has understood by now the difference between perceived-freedom and real-freedom and the difficulties in making adjustments to the first one. His predecessors who included top...
FE Report Three nationalised commercial banks (NCBs) have missed "a non-binding" timeline to finalise their corporatisation process, thus fuelling speculation about further delay in restructuring the banks.The caretaker government is supposed to issue a gazette notification by June 30 to...
CHITTAGONG, July 3 (bdnews24.com): The police seized a sizeable cache of arms and ammunition early Tuesday from a rubber plantation area of Kanchan Nagar in Fatikchhari Upazila. In Sylhet, RAB in a swoop arrested a notorious pro-Awami League student activist...
BNP reformists virtually rebutted their chairperson's comment by asserting that secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan did nothing against party constitution by unveiling the reform proposals that virtually showed Khaleda Zia the exit door, reports UNB."The party secretary general has announced...
Awami League (AL) presidium member Motia Chowdhury said Tuesday that the Election Commission (EC) should not be 'part of a handiwork by an invisible hand', reports bdnews24.com."We don't want the EC be a spokesman for any invisible hand," Chowdhury told...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank (BB) has sent a letter to the Bangladesh High Commission in England seeking details of the London based First Solution Money Transfer Limited.Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Salehuddin Ahmed said this to a group of journalists at...
Raihan M ChowdhurySiemens, the German corporate giant, has completed 50 years of its presence in Bangladesh contributing a lot to the country's economic development."We are going to celebrate this grand occasion July 7 and we look forward to continue building...
Siddique Islam For the first time, 39 foreign and local private commercial banks are going to sanction agriculture credit along with the eight state-owned banks and financial institutions to provide loans to farmers across the country.The banks have already sent...
Shakhawat Hossain The central bank has taken a move to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its Malaysian counterpart to expedite the process of bringing back funds smuggled out of the country by corrupt elements, sources said.Besides signing the...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined Tuesday amid a marginal fall in turnover mainly due to profit-taking.On other hand, the total market capitalisation declined to Tk 483.123 billion Tuesday from Tk 483.157 billion of the previous...
FE ReportThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) is likely to engage the domestic gas exploration and production companies for discovery of new gas fields.The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) has already initiated a plan to...
FE ReportThe country's export earning during July-May period of fiscal year (FY) 2006-07 grew by 16.45 per cent over that of the corresponding period last fiscal propelled by good performance in the woven garments and frozen food sectors, official figures...
The Chief Adviser (CA) who is in charge of the home ministry Tuesday delegated 21 financial and administrative powers to the home secretary in an effort to fast-track ministerial work, the government said in a recent statement, reports bdnews24.com. In...
FE ReportPrices of wheat in the local markets have gone up due to price hike of the item in the international markets and suspected hoarding by a section of traders.Talking to the FE a number of Dhaka based wheat millers...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all scheduled banks to provide information by July 10 next about the bank accounts of two individuals, who are now living in London. The central bank issued a directive in this connection...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The government has started distributing fertiliser at Upazila level under an alternative mechanism to bring dynamism and transparency in marketing of the important agricultural input.The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) is distributing fertiliser at Upazila level dealers...
FE ReportThe US dollar was steady against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Tuesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT varied between Tk 68.74 and Tk 68.85 against the previous day's...
Douglas Alexander, who was appointed Britain's new Secretary of State for International Development, has confirmed his commitment to continue the ongoing fight against world poverty, reports BSS. "Over the last 10 years, the fight to eliminate world poverty has been...
FE ReportGrameenphone Limited opened its fibre-optic cable link through 4.8 kilometre long Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Tuesday, becoming the first mobile phone operator in the country to do so.Executive Director of Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Authority Khan M Ibrahim Hossain and GP...
The country may experience 10 to 15 per cent higher than normal rains and normal flooding in the north-eastern and central regions during the second half of this month, a long-range forecast by the Met Office for July said Tuesday,...
RAJBARI, July 3 (UNB): A girl and a boy were killed and two people injured in separate road mishaps at Goalanda Upazila Monday.In one accident, Ranu Akhter (8), daughter of Amzad Ali, was crushed under the wheels of a truck...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 03: Chittagong University (CU) announced its budget for the 2007-2008 academic year yesterday. CU Acting Registrar Md Zahurul Islam placed the budget of around Tk 680 Million in the 19th annual Senate session held at the Administrative...
FE ReportThe pharmacy department of Northern University, Bangladesh (NUB) has been approved by Accreditation and Education Committee of Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh (PCB).A delegation of 10 members of PCB inspected the department of pharmacy of NUB on May 15, 2007.The...
FE ReportBeximco Textiles (Bextex) Ltd, now amalgamated as Bextex Ltd, has been awarded International Quality Crown (IQC) Award of Business Initiative Directions (BID) in the Gold Category for 2007, said a press release.The award was given on the basis of...
DU CorrespondentA seminar on 'Social Protection, the Role of Civil Society and the Government: in Search of a Framework' was held at the RC Mojumder auditorium of Dhaka University Tuesday.Department of Public Administration of the university organised the seminar.DU Vice-Chancellor...
A workshop on 'Economic Zones Policy in Bangladesh' will be held at a city hotel today (Wednesday), reports UNB. The Board of Investment (BoI) of Bangladesh, the IFC Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund and the World Bank are jointly organising the...
The chehlum of late Aspia Khanam (Shapu), wife of Chowdhury Abdul Majid, vice-president of Pragati Life Insurance Limited and daughter of late Abdul Quddus Khan of Habigonj, will be held Friday. On the occasion, a Milad Mahfil has been arranged...
DU CorrespondentA computer lab and a 'Dr Eshak Seminar Library' were installed at the Department of Islamic Studies of Dhaka University Tuesday.DU Vice-Chancellor SMA Faiz inaugurated the lab and the seminar library as the chief guest in the function. Deans...
FE Report Masud Ali Khan and Md Firoz Kabir have been elected president and general secretary (GS) of the 37-member executive committee of Dinajpur Dakhinanchal Unnayan Forum (DDUF) for 2008-09 term. The committee was elected in the first biennial general...
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