India’s arecanut imports from Bangladesh constituted 84 percent of the total imports during the first nine months of 2012-13.
Day: March 18, 2013
Biman’s new MD joins office
Kevin John Steele, the new Managing Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd, joined his new assignment on Monday.
ADP implementation 44pc in first 8 months
The implementation progress of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first eight months (July-Feb) of the current fiscal (2012-13) reached 44 percent, 6 percent higher than the rate achieved during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal (2011-12).
Sylhet city Jamaat Ameer on 5-day remand
A court here on Monday placed Sylhet city unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, who was arrested on charge of planning to carry out sabotage, on a 5-day remand.
25 cases filed over pre-strike violence
Police on Monday filed 25 cases with 20 police stations over Sunday’s pre-shutdown violence in capital Dhaka.
How Khaleda wants more blood, bodies: Hasina asks
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the opposition leader wants more blood and bodies to save war criminals and anti-liberation force Jamaat-e-Islami.
PM’s hands stained with blood, speech uncourteous: BNP
Hitting out at the Prime Minister for her remarks that opposition leader Khaleda Zia wants more blood to save war criminals, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said these words do not suit Sheikh Hasina’s mouth as her…
Dhaka, Thimphu likely to finalise transit deal
Bangladesh and Bhutan are likely to finalise the draft agreement on transit between the two South Asian economies during the two-day secretary-level meeting to be held in Dhaka from Wednesday.
Sustainable air travel takes off
Last Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 642 completed the seven hour and 17 minute flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol using sustainable biofuels. Flight KL642, operated by a Boeing 777-200, will fly every Thursday fueled…
Abahani, Mohammedan make winning starts
Local giants Abahani and Mohammedan began their Independence Cup campaign on a winning note after outclassing Farashganj and Bangladesh Navy respectively at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday.
Madonna urges Boy Scouts to lift ban on gays
Wearing a replica of one of the organization’s uniforms, Madonna called on the Boy Scouts to lift its ban on gays while also calling for a “revolution” to prevent discrimination and abuse of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community.
Workshop for media professionals concludes
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC), the country’s first leadership institute, organized a three-day workshop titled Leadership Development for the Next Generation of Media Professionals at BYLC Headquarters in Dhaka on March 15-17. The Canadian High Commission in Bangladesh supported the…
Minority community blame politicos for attacks
Leaders of religious minority groups on Sunday sought commitment from political leaders for their security in the wake of recent nationwide attacks on houses and temples of Hindus.
Kader Siddiqui gets bail in defamation case
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to Krishak Sramik Janata League president Bangabir Kader Siddiqui, Bir Uttam, on personal security in a case filed against him for calling Home Minister MK Alamgir a war criminal. Metropolitan Magistrate…
Hartal, by and large peaceful, disrupts normal life
Dhaka – The first nine hours of the 36-hour countrywide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by stray incidents of violence.