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UNB 2019-10-28 20:02:30
The High Court (HC) on Monday granted six-month interim bail to BNP MP Harun-ur Rashid Harun of Chapainawabganj-3 constituency in a case filed for abusing duty-free import privilege. The HC bench of...
BBC 2019-10-28 15:43:15
The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020, according to a tweet from the European Council president. Donald Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called "flextension" - meaning the U...
-- 2019-10-28 12:46:03
British MPs are due to vote later on the government's call to have an election on 12 December. Boris Johnson said if the motion was approved, his Brexit bill would resume its progress through Parliam...
-- 2019-10-27 22:13:51
Almost every aspect of urban Dhaka appears to have gone out of control. Over the last couple of decades, indexes on living conditions in the capital city have been on a decline. Against this backdrop,...
Siddique Islam 2019-10-27 10:21:52
Farm credit disbursement grew by nearly 2.0 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, as demand for such loan started generating after floods. Disbursement rose to Tk 35.55 bill...
-- 2019-10-26 22:07:17
Bangladesh has reasons to be elated by the outcome of this year's ' Ease of Doing Business' report of the World Bank (WB). For, it has moved eight notches up in the Doing Business Index -- an unpreced...
-- 2019-10-25 21:56:27
A United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report paints a bleak picture for at least 19 million of children in Bangladesh on account of climate change. Notwithstanding the marked improvement in...
-- 2019-10-25 20:23:30
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday said they want to send the former prime minister abroad for better medical care as she is ‘seriously sick’, reports UNB....
-- 2019-10-24 21:31:45
As the country observed October 22 as the Road Safety Day, lead newspapers including the FE took a moment on the grim recollection of thousands of lives lost every year in road accidents. The day mean...
-- 2019-10-23 21:41:47
To go by the report on negative growth experienced by readymade garments (RMG) export to some major destinations in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, there is no reason to give a knee-jerk...
-- 2019-10-23 13:12:45
Swechchhasebak League President Mollah Md Abu Kausar has been removed from his post in the party for his alleged links to illicit casinos. “He was relieved of his duty as per a directive from A...
-- 2019-10-22 22:10:11
The pains that businesses undergo at the country's ports, particularly at seaports, are proverbial. They do suffer at every stage there and count extra costs because of the delays in taking delivery o...
-- 2019-10-21 22:04:29
The Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has a plan for disbursing loans among small and marginal farmers including small rural entrepreneurs under a Tk 100 billion credit programme. If things go according to...
-- 2019-10-20 21:59:43
The recognition of Sonargaon, a region not far from Dhaka, as a World Craft City is undoubtedly a befitting tribute to the place. It was the birthplace of the fabled 'muslin'. Through the ages, its su...
-- 2019-10-20 21:34:06
Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his duty as chairman of the ruling Awami League’s youth front Jubo League. The decision was taken during a meeting between party chief Prime Minister S...
-- 2019-10-20 13:42:46
Taking a swipe at Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon for his claim that people could not cast their votes in the last parliamentary elections, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on S...
-- 2019-10-19 21:27:33
Numbers in the financials of companies, listed or otherwise, are always important. No less important is the role of the auditors who prepare the financials. Their honesty and integrity do matter most,...
-- 2019-10-18 22:17:06
The launching of the first ever Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) toolkit pilot project by the United Nations Global Contact (UNGC) in partnership with local banks and other development partners could...
-- 2019-10-17 22:17:54
Tax collection fell short of the target by Tk 93.18 billion during the July-August period of the current fiscal recording a paltry 3.35 per cent growth. All the three wings of the National Board of Re...
-- 2019-10-16 21:40:29
The proposed expansion of operation by the Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) at the upazila level should be considered a welcome development. Currently, its range and scope are stretc...
UNB 2019-10-16 19:30:13
Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has decided to hold a public rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on October 22, protesting the murder of BUET student Abrar Fahad. The alliance wil...
-- 2019-10-15 22:12:32
A three-day workshop organised by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) that ended on Monday in Gazipur came out with a recommendation that necessitates follow-up and introspection. Th...
-- 2019-10-14 22:06:33
Both Bangladesh and Indonesia are all set to submit a list of as many as 300 products to each other for duty-free access to their respective market under a preferential trade agreement (PTA). The init...
-- 2019-10-14 13:03:45
Balloting was underway in the Sadar Upazila Parishad election in Chapainawabganj district on Monday. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm. Three candidates are contesting for the c...
-- 2019-10-14 12:31:07
The maiden election to Nabinagar Municipality of Brahmanbaria district is being held on Monday. Voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm. A total of 36,764 voters are expected to exerc...
-- 2019-10-13 22:05:22
The Prime Minister while speaking at a press conference at Ganabhaban in the capital about her visit to India recently on October 9, also referred to the merciless killing of a BUET student, Abrar Fah...
-- 2019-10-13 20:15:23
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Awami League (AL) does not back the idea of banning student politics but legal action will be taken if anyone commits any misdeed in the na...
-- 2019-10-13 19:28:24
BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed secured bail from a court in Dhaka on Sunday in a case filed under the Digital Security Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqul Islam granted the ba...
-- 2019-10-12 22:20:15
That the country has slipped two more steps in this year's Global Competitiveness Index would surely add to the citizens' frustration. Last year, it had descended one step in contrast to a seven-step...
-- 2019-10-11 22:07:10
The European Union envoys in Dhaka on Wednesday participated in a novel initiative by coming out in the open with gunny bags in their hands. The ostensible aim of the effort jointly organised by the G...
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