The government will distribute 2.65 crore of Compact Florescent Lights (CFL) from March next to 1.33 crore households free of cost within 2013 to save 350MW of electricity across the country. State Minister for
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2 more ‘outlaws’ gunned down
In two separate incidents of “crossfire” in Khulna and Chuadanga, two more “outlaws” were killed and two cops were injured in the wee hours of yesterday. The deceased were identified as Abu Sayeed Sarkar
Mohiuddin-Babu conflict in Ctg politics resurfaces
The Chittagong City Mayor Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has locked in a fresh row over the inclusion of five unions of Patiya Upazila under Chittagong-11 constituency that belong to
Elephant poached
A wild male elephant was allegedly killed at a rubber garden near Alikhhong village of Baishari union under Naikhhongchhari upazila in Bandarban Thursday night. Locals suspect that miscreants poisoned
JS session resumes today
After 18 days of interval for Eid and Durga Puja vacations the adjourned 3rd session of the 9th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) resumes today (Sunday) at 4 in the afternoon. Opposition BNP will continue its parliament session
Ctg arms haul: CID starts quizzing ex-home secy
The Criminal Investigation Department of police have started interrogating former home secretary Omar Faruque in connection with the 2004 seizure of 10 truckloads of arms in the port city, an official
Myanmar border tense again
Tension mounted on Naikhangchhari border of the district as Myanmar restarted erecting barbed wire fence along its border with Bangladesh from Friday and deployed additional army personnel on their side
Jalil retracted after telling real story: 4-party
Awami League leader Abul Jalil, though retracted his London statement, has disclosed the truth about a deal to bring Awami League to power. This has been observed by the leaders of the opposition BNP, Jamaat and
Govt drops plan to levy phone users for Padma bridge funding
The communication ministry has dropped the plan for imposing additional levy on phone users to raise about $200 million to fund the construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge because of the finance
Schoolgirl raped in Pabna
A schoolgirl was raped at Ramanandapur village in Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday. The victim, a student of class three of a local primary school, was rushed to Pabna General Hospital in a critical condition
17 days passed after recession taskforce meet: Finance Ministry yet to form sub-committee on RMG sector
Even after 17 days of the second meeting of recession taskforce, the Ministry of Finance is yet to form a committee to determine how much money the apparel sector needed to overcome the crisis those are
Bangladesh apparel gets flagship store in Paris
Bangladesh clothes get stronger ground in the world’s fashion capital Paris with the opening of the flagship store of the leading Asian apparel retailer Uniqlo. Uniqlo, known for high-quality basics such as affordable cashmeres with quintessentially Japanese craftsmanship, manufactures its clothes mostly in Asia, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam and
Airlines under scanner
The government moves to frame a policy soon to set eligibility criteria for local carriers to fly on international routes, officials said. The policy is also aimed at bringing transparency and discipline to traffic right distribution process. The policy, after introduction, is expected to bar less than two-fleet carriers’ operations to the global destinations. Aircraft ... Read more
New Belonia-Feni land port to promote Bangladesh exports to India: IBCCI
The newly established Belonia-Feni land port is being inaugurated today (Sunday) to open a new avenue for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs for exporting more commodities to the northeastern region of India. The new land port would help Bangladesh increase its export to India amounting to one billion US dollar by 2011, which would ultimately reduce Bangladesh’s trade ... Read more
Subscription to GP IPO starts today
Public subscriptions for the shares of Grameenphone, the biggest public offer in Bangladesh history, starts today to mobilize a fund of Tk 4.86 billion. Subscription to the IPO by resident citizens will close Thursday while it will continue until October 18 for the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs). Interested investors would submit their applications in over 500 ... Read more
‘Bhutan keen to sign FTA with Bangladesh’
Bhutan is keen to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh to boost economic relation between the two countries, the Economic Affairs Minister of Bhutan said here on Saturday. Lynopo Khandu Wangchuk spoke of Bhutan’s keenness during his meeting with the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) at the DCCI auditorium this morning. ... Read more
CJ to constitute bench for hearing today
Bangabandhu Murder Case CJ to constitute bench for hearing today Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin is likely to constitute a bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today for the hearing on the appeals in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman murder case. The hearing is scheduled to take place tomorrow. Five convicts in ... Read more
Rajuk to remove structures from parking spaces
Launches drive on Oct 11 to ease traffic jam Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha will launch a drive soon to remove illegal structures from the parking spaces at 198 buildings aiming to ease traffic congestion in the city. ‘We will launch the drive on October 11 as the owners of those buildings occupy the roads for car ... Read more
Stern action against fertiliser adulteration sought
Discussants at an opinion sharing meeting with the journalists here recently called for stern action against those found to be guilty in any sort of fertiliser adulteration, possession and marketing to protect the soil health from degradation. Jano Udyog, a cluster of some non-government development organisations, arranged the meeting styled ‘Excessive of Indian fertiliser and ... Read more
Introduce LED tech for energy efficiency
Suggest Japanese experts Bangladesh can introduce light-emitting diode (LED) technology to increase its efficiency of power consumption. This was suggested by Japanese energy experts, who are involved in producing LED light bulbs, at a seminar in the city yesterday. The seminar titled ‘Environment and Electricity’ was organised by Youth Eco Forum at Bangabandhu International Conference ... Read more