The finance ministry has asked the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) for reports on 34 National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials for promotion, a senior government official said Wednesday. The Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the ministry copied the ACC on a...
FE ReportThe energy ministry has recently sought Tk 12 billion (1200 crore) from the finance ministry to foot the bills owed by Petrobangla against gas purchases from the international oil companies (IOCs) The state-owned oil and gas company Petrobangla requested...
Raihan M ChowdhuryTechnomedia Ltd, a leading Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company, is working to introduce the MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) technology to help commercial banks in clearing and processing of cheques. The company has been engaged by the...
FE ReportThe government, in its efforts to cope with the flood-related expenditure, has decided to continue with the austerity measures that helped it save a large amount of money in the past.Official sources said the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has...
FE ReportSuspension of electricity production by three major plants, having a combined generation capacity of 375 megawatt (MW), in quick succession has aggravated the power supply problem across the country.Besides, at least three other power plants with a total production...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Imports of some essential items, which are widely consumed during the holy Ramadan, have not picked up although the fasting month is barely one month away, port officials said. "Only a few containers loaded with dates, ginger...
The head of the price monitoring committee has said he cannot understand why the prices of essentials have not come down, despite the withdrawal of duties, report bdnews24.com/ UNB."I am not a fortune teller," the commerce ministry's additional secretary Golam...
Pakistan and India began celebrating 60 years as independent nations Tuesday with a series of parades, gun salutes and speeches that sees both nations at crucial crossroads in their histories, according to internet reports.In Pakistan, a Muslim nation of 160...
The Election Commission (EC) will send invitation to the political parties this month for discussing the proposed draft reforms on electoral laws, part of the present politico-electoral reform recipe, reports UNB. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda Tuesday disclosed...
FE Report The private port operator Saif Powertec Limited at Chittagong Port claimed that it had set a record in handling cargoes and vessels in July last. The private port operator, appointed for Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT), handled a total...
The Supreme Court Thursday heard two government appeals against bail awarded to Sheikh Hasina in two extortion cases filed by businessmen Noor Ali and Azam Jahangir Chowdhury and adjourned the hearing until Aug 26. The court also heard the government...
BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (AFP): Insurgents killed four more American soldiers in Iraq, three of them in one explosion, the US military said in a statement obtained Tuesday. Three Task Force Lightning soldiers died and one more was wounded when insurgents...
TOKYO, Aug 14 (AP): Yone Minagawa, who became the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, an official said Tuesday. She was 114. Minagawa, who raised four sons and a daughter on...
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (AFP): Karl Rove, the master political strategist behind President George W. Bush's two election triumphs, quit Monday, paying emotional tribute to the "farsighted courage" of his boss and close friend. In a bombshell announcement, Rove -- once...
NATORE, Aug 14 (UNB): The government has decided to import some essential commodities to keep prices at affordable levels in the forthcoming holy month of Ramadan, Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said Tuesday, announcing a special marketing operation from next month....
KHULNA, Aug 14 (UNB): Alim Jute Mill faces closure after the en masse resignation by its officials and employees Monday night, bringing its production to a complete halt.Mill sources said 801 workers out of 812, 51 employees out of 57,...
DU CorrespondentThree saline producing projects were launched at Dhaka University Tuesday to produce saline for the diarrhoea-affected people in the country's prevailing flood situation.DU Vice-Chancellor SMA Faiz inaugurated the projects as the chief guest while Pharmacy Faculty dean Md Abdur...
NARSINGDI, Aug 14 (UNB): Ten officials and employees of Ghorashal Fertilizer Factory were suspended today (Tuesday) for negligence of duty when a fire broke out in the factory on August 12.The suspended officials are GM (operation) Abu Jamal Sarker, chief...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), one of the world's leading NGOs, has launched a Tk 1.10 billion project for rehabilitation of thousands of retrenched workers of the state-owned enterprises (SOEs).The UK government's grant of 4.25 million pounds contribute a...
FE ReportThe Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has appointed H M Hakim Ali, Director and CEO of Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong, as the Honorary Consul of the Union of Myanmar in Chittagong by...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has said Russia could be an important source of foodgrains and energy, reports UNB. "Russia can be an important source of foodgrains and energy at a time when we need both," Iftekhar told journalists after...
The land depression over West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh moved north-northwestwards and now lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining areas as a well marked low Tuesday morning, reports UNB.It is likely to move in a northwesterly direction further inland...
Society for Assistance to Hearing Impaired Children (SAHIC) will provide financial assistance to the completely hearing impaired people to have cochlear implant operations, reports UNB.SAHIC has requested those who cannot hear but can talk to apply for the financial help...
FE Report Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP), under the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, distributed relief packets among 700 families of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. Each packet contains 5 kgs of flattened rice, 1 kg of molasses, 5 packets...
JESSORE, Aug 14 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two arms traders along with a pistol from RN Road in the district town Sunday night.The arrested were identified as Arif, son of Awal of Molla para, and Khairul Bashar Babu,...
SATKHIRA, Aug 14 (UNB): Police arrested a fake army officer from Mirdangi area in sadar upazila Sunday.The arrested is Abu Syed, son of Anwar Hossain of Nagarkata village in Tala upazila.Police said Abu Syed realized toll from some local people...
The 9th anniversary of death of Shamsur Rahman, former vice-president of Dhaka City Awami League Ward 48 and an executive of the Philatelic Bureau, will be observed today (Wednesday), reports UNB.On the occasion, a milad mahfil will be held at...
India won their first series in England since 1986, albeit 1-0, after England held on for a draw on the final day of the last Test at The Oval. It was a fitting denouement to a hard fought and evenly...
A 20-member Bangladesh national football team, led by stopper Kazi Nazrul Islam, will leave here for New Delhi on Thursday (Aug 16) morning to participate in the traditional Nehru Cup Football tournament, reports UNB. The five-team Nehru Cup Football tournament...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 (AFP): South African cricket authorities Tuesday said they hoped star all-rounder Jacques Kallis would withdraw his resignation as vice-captain of the national team.Kallis rocked South African cricket by announcing his resignation two days after he was left...
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