President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed on Wednesday stressed the need for plugging up the sources of black money or undisclosed money and squeezing their sources.
Month: June 2013
Army attestation parade of 80th recruit batch held
The attestation parade of 80th recruit batch of Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army was held at Artillery Centre and School (AC&S) here on Wednesday.
ACC chief in office beyond tenure: HC verdict July 8
The High Court will deliver its verdict on July 8 on a writ petition filed challenging the validity of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Ghulam Rahman’s stay in office after the expiry of his tenure.
ICT-1 witnesses row over SQ Chy’s deposition
Raising serious objection over the deposition by defence witness Salauddin Quader Chowdhury claiming mostly irrelevant to the war crimes case the accused faces, the prosecution on Wednesday tacitly threatened the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to take a different line of action.
Dinajpur Edn Board employees go on work abstention
About 85 employees of Dinajpur Education Board went on an indefinite work abstention on Wednesday morning demanding that their jobs be regularised.
Tk 15,113cr loan from SCBs by state-owned entities: PM
Different state-owned entities owe Tk 15,113.61 crore to four state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) as outstanding and classified loans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Wednesday.
High interest rate sought to buy Euros of Portuguese debt
Investors have demanded higher interest rates to buy 1.5 billion Euros ($2 billion) of Portuguese debt as the bailed-out country’s economic recovery efforts struggle to gain traction.
‘Access to finance major challenge for women entrepreneurs’
Commonwealth ministers have stressed the importance of women’s leadership in enterprises and women’s holistic empowerment as a driver of economic growth, political stability, peace, social justice and inclusive sustainable development.
Potential taxpayers should not be less than 6 million: NBR
National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman M Ghulam Hossain on Wednesday said that the potential income tax payers in Bangladesh should not be less than 60 lakh considering the economic size and activities in the country.
Dhaka-Kuwait stronger relationship agreed upon
Bangladesh and Kuwait have agreed to further strengthening relations between the two brotherly countries and underlined the importance of developing investment in mutually beneficial project areas including power, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Bumper 0kra production in Bogra
Production of Okra is getting popularity in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district as the farmers are being benefitted greatly from its sale in the local markets. The farmers are cultivating the vegetable widely as its demand is higher than any…
One killed in Thakurgaon road accident
A man was killed in a road accident at Judge Court area of the town Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Shajahan, 37, hailed from Rangpur district. Police said the accident occurred when a truck collided head on with…
Robbers loot house in Faridpur
Robbers looted cash and valuables worth Tk 15 lakh from the house of an expatriate at Bilmamudpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday. Police said a group of 10/12 robbers entered the house of Sekandar Ali Sheikh and made the…
22 out of 40 Barisal councilors from 18-party
Some 22 out of 40 councilors (30 general and 10 reserved female councilors) have been elected from BNP-led 18-party alliance while 12 new comers passed in third Barisal City Corporation election held on Saturday . Out of rest 17 posts…
Jamaat-Shibir block road for 3 hours in Joypurhat
Local leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir blocked Joypurhat-Naogaon road in sadar upazila for three hours on Tuesday morning protesting the seizure of a motorcycle of a Shibir man by police. Some Jammat-Shibir activists…
One killed in lightning in Chapainawabganj
A farmer was killed in lightning while he was working in the field at Monsurdaing Beel under Bangabari union of Gomostapur upazila in the district this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman, 50, son of Esaruddin of Santaspur…
Re-polling for Electronic Voting Machine fault in RCC
Returning Office has taken a decision for re-polling in a center of election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) after a fault in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) had been detected on June 15 RCC election. The polling in Teachers Training College…
World’s slimmest smartphone by Huawei
LONDON (Reuters) – China’s Huawei unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, at its first standalone launch event on Tuesday, underlining its ambitions to compete with Apple and Samsung in the top tier of mobile technology.
Tianhe-2: the superfast supercomputer in the world
China has built the world’s fastest supercomputer, almost twice as fast as the second-place U.S. computer, a step that underlines the country’s rise as a science and technology powerhouse.
Wanna Live Forever?
At the Global Future 2045 conference (GF2045) in New York City on June 15-16, 2013, emcee Philippe van Nedervelde said, “It used to be that the only sure things are death and taxes.
The five are together in daily soap
For the first time, five TV actors -Tutul, Golam Farida Chhanda, Jyotika Jyoti, Sohan and Romana Swarna – are performing together in a daily soap titled “Ekdin Protidin”, which is being directed by Syed Jamim.
Porshi leaves for Kolkata for shooting
Porshi left Dhaka for Kolkata to shoot a song of a music video titled ‘Porshi’s Three’ on Saturday.
Borini strikes to set up Italy-Spain final
The Liverpool striker’s cool 79th-minute finish settled a tense affair which had looked destined for extra-time before his intervention.The result sets up a clash of two Under-21 superpowers on Tuesday night, with Italy chasing a sixth title while Spain hunt…
England through to semi-final
England do not make life easy for themselves in knockout tournaments, but they secured their passage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals through a collectively impressive performance from the bowlers which followed a brisk innings from Alastair Cook after the weather…
World champions record imperious victory
Spain put in a classy performance to get their Confederations Cup campaign off to a winning start against Uruguay with a 2-1 win in at the Arena Pernambuco.
Govt borrowing Tk 460 crore a day
Nearing the end of its term, the government is borrowing more and more from scheduled banks.
Violence, protests may disrupt polls: Guardian
Violence and protests may disrupt the looming general elections, fears influential British daily The Guardian in a report.
Hiran blames Hasnat for loss in Barisal
Shawkat Hossain Hiran, who lost the Barisal City Mayor election, has blamed the defeat on district Awami League President Abul Hasnat Abdullah.
Average life expectancy of BD women now 68.8 years
The present average life expectancy of women in Bangladesh is 68.8 years – a significant rise from the past, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque told Parliament on Tuesday.
Over 50,000 solar home systems being installed a month: WB
Bangladesh celebrated the installation of 2 million solar home systems this month thanks to the hard work of the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) and the Partner Organisations.