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Prime Minister’s Adviser on Economic Affairs Dr Mosihur Rahman on Sunday dispelled concern over possible inflationary pressure beyond the target of 6.5 percent due to excess liquidity in the money

Bangladesh’s exports to India will reach at least $1 billion by the end of 2011 as customers in that India now find several of its neighbour’s products attractive, a business leader told a news agency in Dhaka on

Former state minister Shafiqul Ghani Swapan passed away at a city hospital yesterday. Ghani, son of prominent politician Mashiur Rahman Jadu Miah, served as state minister during the tenures of former presidents Ziaur Rahman

Steps have been taken in Chittagong to contain swine flu, which has afflicted over a hundred people in the country till today. Although no case of the H1N1 virus has been detected in Chittagong yet, several beds have been kept isolated in all the public hospitals

The local administration and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have taken measures to prevent unrest in the readymade garment (RMG) sector in the port city Chittagong in the month of

The Khulna city mayor, Talukder Abdul Khaleque, has threatened to call strike and blockade if the killers of the city corporation councilor Shaheed Iqbal Bithar were not arrested by September 10. The mayor’s threat came while

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared a cash award of Tk 3 lakh each for the members of the triumphant Bangladesh cricket team who recently clinched test and one-day international series wins in a row against West Indies and

Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the government to keep the prices of essentials within the purchasing capacity of the commoners during the holy month of Ramzan. In a statement on the eve of

1,200 project officials unpaid since May The government has stopped disbursing stipend money without any notice to more than 16 lakh secondary schoolgirls in 302 rural upazilas. More than 1,200 officials and employees, engaged in monitoring the stipend money in schools, have also not been getting their

PPIFA recommends no PPP in education, health sectors The finance ministry will this week finalise the draft guideline for Public Private Partnership, an initiative to implement a number of infrastructural mega-projects, including Dhaka-Chittagong highway, skytrain, city subway,

Bangladesh Airline Pilots Association yesterday called for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention to solve the problems confronting Biman, the national flag carrier. At a press briefing, the association also presented several demands

The number of diabetic patients in Bangladesh is apprehended to increase from the present 60 lakh to 1.11 crore by 2030. The shocking information came from a press conference of Bangladesh Diabetic Association (BDA) at the city’s BIRDEM Hospital

Bangladesh does not perceive it necessary now to recognise Kosovo as an independent Balkan state as Foreign Secretary Mijarul Quayes yesterday indicated that Dhaka weighs its geopolitical and other

Seven advisers and two special assistants have been appointed by the government so far though they have no constitutional basis regarding their appointments. They are also failing to exercise their authority as they are devoid of

The authorities are going to launch a crackdown today on the city’s delinquent traffic, checking vehicles documents, mechanical fitness and driving liscences in a bid rid the streets of the rising tailbacks, specially during the

Most of the parliament members belonging to BNP are apparently willing to join the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), as it will enter into the third session on September 7. But party top brass who could not be elected in the 9th parliament, are in favour of boycotting the parliament and in the process

Teachers, students and different student organisations of Rajshahi University on Saturday demanded withdrawal of all cases filed against RU teachers and students in connection with the August 20-23 incidents on the campus in

Another member of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) died yesterday, raising the death toll of BDR jawans to 40 since the February mutiny. Nayek Subedar Mujibur Rahman, 54, passed away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) in the

An adopted son of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has remained missing for about a month. Arman Ershad, 14, a student of class-VII, came out of Ershad’s residence President’s Park on July 25 saying that he was going to meet his friends. But he has yet to return, according

The government has allocated Taka 120 crore to buy modern equipment to face the aftermath in the event of any massive earthquake. “We have already purchased some equipment including heavy cranes worth Taka 30 crore to carry out rescue operations,” Abdul Wajed,