The Keya Cosmetics 9th National Long Distance Swimming Competition, organised by Bangladesh Swimming Federation, will be held in the Sitalakkha river in Narayanganj on June 16.The competition will begin from the Narayanganj BIWTA VIP Terminal and end at the Dhaleswari...
RAJSHAHI, June 10 (BSS): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Noor Muhammad has said that the police forces should earn confidence and trust of the general masses as well as the state."Police must be accountable and transparent to the state and...
The newly appointed Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh, Zheng Qing Bian, made a courtesy call on Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad at his Baridhara residence Sunday, reports UNB.During the meeting, they discussed national and international issues relating to bilateral interest...
Bangladesh mooted a proposal for a global collective effort to set minimum wages for migrant workers for different levels of skill and experience, as labour movements alongside free flow of foreign currency became important part of the new world order....
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus vented his disappointments over the failure of the Group-8 (G8) rich nations to reach a firm decision on climate change, which affects Bangladesh directly, and to effectively deal with trade issues.He expressed his lukewarm views during...
The Awami League (AL) is watching the demonstration of an electoral roll preparation with photographs that began in Sreepur of Gazipur district, the party chief Sheikh Hasina said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. She told reporters that her party was monitoring the...
A Dhaka court Sunday deferred the date for charge framing in a duty-dodging case against former law minister Moudud Ahmed, reports bdnews24.com. The court had earlier fixed Sunday to hear the charge framing, but Moudud's lawyers appealed for more time...
The charge hearing on a graft case against former telecommunication minister and Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim was further held back Sunday for non-appearance of his counsel, who has apparently crossed the floor, reports UNB.Anisul Huq, Nasim's counsel in the...
GAZIPUR, June 10 (bdnews24.com): Students of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) blocked traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway today (Sunday) for an hour after a police official allegedly beat a fellow student. The incident later sparked altercations between the students...
BHOLA, June 10 (UNB): A BNP leader and an activist were arrested from Bhola Municipality Saturday night. On information, a naval contingent arrested Monjurul Alam, commissioner of Ward No-1 of Bhola Municipality, from local bus stand while BNP activist Togu...
FE Report A Comilla court recently discharged the three cases filed against former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Yusuf Abdullah Harun. Three separate cases were filed against Yusuf Abdullah Harun with Comilla magistrate court....
A Z M AnasThe caretaker authority is courting the World Bank for an "interim budget support," mainly to help narrow down the deficit financing in fiscal 2007-08. "The interim administration has asked the bank for providing such help in the...
SRIPUR (Gazipur), June 10 (BSS): A pilot project for preparing the electoral roll with the voters' photographs was launched here today as part of the plan to make the voters' identity card with picture across the country.Chief Election Commission (CEC)...
FE ReportIncessant downpour paralysed life and business activities in the capital Dhaka Sunday. The heavy rainfall that started Saturday midnight submerged some streets and low-lying areas in the city causing untold sufferings especially to office-goers and students Sunday morning. The...
Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam Sunday said the government will amend the budget if any proposal is found to hurt domestic interests, bdnews24.com. "We are taking opinions and suggestions on the proposed budget. We must amend if anything goes...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Salehuddin Ahmed stressed the need for full-scale autonomy of his organisation for smooth functioning of the banking sector, overhauling which has been a slow haul, reports UNB.He made the appeal Sunday in the presence of Foreign...
The jail authority Sunday submitted the wealth statement of Tarique Rahman to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), reports bdnews24.com. Tarique's lawyer Ahmed Azam Khan had earlier submitted an eight-page wealth statement of his client to the Dhaka Central Jail authority....
FE Report The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has received more than 100 opinions until Saturday concerning the newly-unveiled national budget, official sources said.'More than 100 opinions were posted on the finance ministry website until Saturday,' said a senior ministry official.This...
Mosaddeq Ali Falu, former MP of BNP, was for the first time Sunday taken to three-day police remand since he was arrested on February 5 during the crackdown on suspected corrupt politicians, report agencies. Falu, a close associate of former...
FE Report The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Sunday in its budget reaction said the proposed budget has more positive elements than the negative. According to the DCCI, the highest allocation of Tk 123.69 billion (12,369 crore) for...
Law and Information Advisor Barrister Mainul Hosein firmly believes that within 2008, reform of the political parties would be completed and general election held in a new democratic paradigm, reports UNB."But if the election is not held within 2008, political...
Doulot Akter MalaThe Board of Investment (BoI) has said the country might attract investment worth nearly US$ 2.28 billion in different sectors from the Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs).The BoI has signed 36 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the NRBs of Toronto...
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) will launch a drive in the city today (Monday) against those who would charge higher price of sugar than the usual rate. They have already started warning the shopkeepers through Dhaka City Corporation to take necessary actions...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed planted two saplings on his office premises and his Hare Road official residence Sunday under the ongoing National Tree-planting Movement 2007. Accompanied by officials of the CA's office, he planted an Olive sapling on the...
The government Sunday decided to appoint official passport processing agents and decentralise passport issuing process with a view to easing passport renewal and issuance system. According to an official handout, the decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting held at...
FE Report At least four more zero-coupon bonds are likely to hit the country's bond market within one year following necessary measures taken in this connection in the proposed budget for the fiscal 2007-08. 'We are expecting to float at...
A high-level delegation of the Mittal Group, led by its Managing Director VK Mittal, arrived in the city Sunday with more than US$ 3.0 billion investment proposal, reports UNB"We want to be a development partner in Bangladesh. We find the...
The economy is experiencing a sluggish trend and an investment climate has to be created to overcome it, economist Atiur Rahman said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. If the government announces without delay the date and schedule of the election, investors will...
SM JahangirExperts have prescribed two options for giving the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) a corporate shape.Under the first option, they have suggested creation of an operating holding company and transfer of BPDP's all people, assets, liabilities and contracts...
FE Report Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in its budget reaction has welcomed the proposal of 5.0 per cent cash incentive for the country's composite industries. The BGMEA said the budget has proposed to raise the bond facilities...
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