President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Friday sought duty-free access of all Bangladeshi products to Iran under the Preferential Trade Agreement.
Day: May 17, 2013
Oil falls below $95 on choppy growth outlook
The price of oil fell below $95 per barrel Friday after new signs of a choppy economic recovery in the U.S.
Boro paddy harvest on in Khulna Division
BSS, Jessore Harvest of Irri-Boro paddy is progressing fast in ten districts of Khulna division during the current season with much enthusiasm to the farmers. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, farmers of the 10 south-western districts cultivated Irri-Boro…
Bumper onion production in Faridpur
Onion production in Faridpur district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in the just concluded season. Onion, an important ingredients in the list of spices, was cultivated on 29 thousand 500 hectare of land…
RAB seize Phensidyl, hemp: Two held
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 60 bottles Phincidyl in a toolbox of a bus and two kilograms of hemp under the position of two drug traders from the different places in the district on May 17 and 15.
Farmers switching to okra farming in Narsingdi
Cultivation of okra (ladies finger) is becoming popular among the farmers in six upazila of Narsingdi district. They are going for extensive farming of the green vegetable to recoup the losses form boro paddy. Farmers in the district failed to…
One killed over land dispute in C’nawabganj
One person was killed allegedly by his brothers and other relatives following the conflict over a piece of land at Arunbari village under Gobratala union of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Thursdayafternoon.
Cannes film festival suffers $1m jewellery theft
More than $1m (£650,000) worth of jewels have been stolen from a hotel in the French town of Cannes, police say.
80 trafficked Bangladeshis rescued
Brazilian police said to have rescued 80 trafficked Bangladeshis who were forced to sub-standard lifestyles in that country after being lured with false promises of a better life.
Japan firm keen to open stem cell centre
A Japanese research company is interested to open a stem cell processing centre in Bangladesh.
BNP to attend JS session for people’s sake
“We will attend for the sake of people and our needs. But for how many days we will attend the session will depend on the government,” he said.
Babunagari on 22-day fresh remand
DHAKA: A Dhaka court placed Hefajat-e-Islam Secretary General Junaid Babunagari on 22-day fresh remand for police interrogation in three separate cases.
No sending of letter to opposition: PM
DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her party had no plan of sending letter to opposition for dialogue.
British star footballer Beckham to retire
DHAKA: David Beckham is to retire from football at the end of this season after an illustrious 20-year career.
Reach a consensus thru’ dialogue: BNP to govt
Opposition BNP on Thursday urged the government to reach a consensus through dialogue over holding the next general election under a non-party administration.
Khaleda’s ultimatum aimed at inviting 1/11-like situation: PM
Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s 48-hour ultimatum was aimed at inviting 1/11-like situation in the country.
Mahasen crosses Bangladesh coast leaving 10 dead
Ten people were killed and several thousand houses damaged as tropical storm Mahasen buffeted the country’s coastal regions before heading towards Tripura of India as a land depression on Thursday afternoon.
Reject use of political violence publicly: Canada
Canada has urged the government and all opposition parties to clearly and publicly reject the use of political violence and called on them to engage one another meaningfully and constructively in addressing the ongoing political issues.
19 bodies recovered from Bay in Cox’s Bazar
Police recovered 19 bodies, said to be of Myanmar nationals, along the Teknaf coast off Bay of Bengal on Thursday afternoon.
Ershad slams govt for crackdown on Hefajat men
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday slammed the government for driving away activists of Hefajat-e-Islam from Shapla Chattar in the capital after their May 5 rally.
Aman, Shahjahan, Jahid get HC bail
The High Court on Thursday granted interim bail for six months to BNP joint secretaries general Aman Ullah Aman, M Shahjahan and chairperson’s adviser Dr ZM Jahid Hossain in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.