Police recovered the body of a garment factory official from his workplace at Tongi in the city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 38, assistant accountant of ‘Zaber and Zobayer Garment’ situated at Pagar of Tongi.
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Bus passengers robbed of valuables in Comilla
Highway robbers looted valuables worth Tk several lakhs from passengers of a bus on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Putia in Daudkandi upazila on Wednesday night.
Mango output likely to suffer setback in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Mango production is likely to suffer a setback in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts, famous for mango production, this year as immature mangoes are falling off trees due to a drought like situation which has been prevailing in the region for…
3 including 2 drivers killed in Natore road mishap
Three people, including two drivers, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Natore Highway in Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday.
Online VAT payment from 2015: NBR
A new online value added tax (VAT) system will be introduced with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) from mid of next year (2015) to facilitate the online payment of the duties. According to official sources, the NBR has already…
HC halts KPPL IPO offerings
The High Court has stayed the initial public offering (IPO) of Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited (KPPL). The bench of justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order on Wednesday after initial hearing of a petition.…
Irri-boro harvest goes on in full swing in Rajshahi
Harvesting of Irri-Boro has started in full swing everywhere in the region including its vast barind tract with a positive sign of bumper production.
CU shuttle train driver released 3hrs after ‘abduction’
A driver of a Chittagong University (CU) shuttle train, who was abducted allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday morning, was released in the city’s Muradpur area, three hours after his abduction.
JICA plans to invest $1.2 billion in Bangladesh in next fiscal
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest around $ 1.20 billion in power and other priority sectors in Bangladesh during the next fiscal year. JICA chief representative Bangladesh office Mikio Hataeda stated this during a meeting with Planning Minister AHM…
Boutique industry makes Munni Begum self-reliant
Many of the rural women are becoming active towards attaining their social dignity after being engaged in various income-generation activities independently instead of relying on the government and non-government jobs.
ACC decides to indict 10 Coy executives, 11 Sonali officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved 10 charge sheets out of 27 cases into the alleged money laundering amounting to Tk 18.68 crore from the Sonali Bank by three companies. The commission had approved charge sheets against a total of…
Charge sheet against 40 for Prime Bank graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved a charge sheet against 40 people including some Prime Bank officials and businessmen over their alleged involvement with embezzlement of about Tk 93 crore from the bank, according to sources. “The ACC approved the…
Political instability hampers investment: FBCCI chief
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed Monday said absence of political stability and poor infrastructure facilities are the major impediments to boosting FDI (foreign director investment) inflow into Bangladesh. “The…
Bumper output, fair price make wheat farmers happy
Super bumper output and excellent market price of wheat have made the farmers are happy in northern districts this season, officials, farmers and market sources said.
Bumper maize production expected in Joypurhat
Farmers of three upazilas in the district are expecting a bumper production of maize this year due to favorable weather.
CPD for rationalising tax incentive structure
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think tank, on Sunday said the government should revisit and rationalise the existing tax incentive structure to ensure ‘distributive justice’.
Money Laundering: ACC signs MoU with FIU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday with a view to increasing scopes of cooperation between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for dealing with money laundering and other financial crimes.
IBBL opens 358th ATM booth in Uttara
The 358th ATM booth of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has been inaugurated at the Sector-11 of Uttara in the city recently.
Local experts should construct big structures: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) to form a team with local engineers and expert professionals for designing and constructing the country’s big structures like bridges and tunnels. She also stressed the importance…
Rights bodies accuse govt of favoring multinationals
Fifteen civil society organisations promoting human rights on Saturday accused the government of favoring multinational companies (MNCs) with tax rules. They also demanded stopping further extension of value added tax (VAT) net as planned for the upcoming budget as it…
US investment firm in Bangladesh opens Sunday
Tau Investment Management, a New York-based growth equity firm, which is committed to investing US$1 billion in transforming global supply chains, will make its official launch here on Sunday. Over the next three years, Tau will first target textile and…
Marine Safety Week begins
Marine Safety Week, 2014 began on Saturday, aiming to raise people’s awareness about their security in water transports and on water routes.
1 RMG worker dies, 300 fall sick after taking factory water
One worker died and some 300 others fell sick after drinking contaminated water at Supreme Knitwear factory in Adamjee EPZ area here on Saturday.
Work order for Padma Bridge in early June: Minister
The work order for the main Padma Bridge construction will be issued in the first week of June, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said on Friday. Talking to reporters during his visit to the bridge site in Lohajong upazila in the…
May Day being observed Thursday
The historic May Day is being observed in the country on Thursday as elsewhere across the world with a fresh vow to establish the rights of workers. The May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic…
City Bank, GP sign communication solution deal
The City Bank Ltd. has recently signed a long term agreement with private mobile phone operator Grameenphone Ltd. for a complete communication solution.
Latif Siddique acknowledges need to update telecom policy
Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique on Wednesday has said that the outdated telecom policy, which was enacted 18 years ago, will be brought in line to implement ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “We have to overcome the loopholes regarding information…
Hotel Ruposhi Bangla to be Hotel Intercontinental again
Hotel Ruposhi Bangla will be closed from September for more than a year for renovations. After the renovations are over it will once again be known as Hotel Interncontinental. After it is ready, InterContinental, the luxury hotel brand, will return…
‘Ensure migrants’ human rights’
Governments across the world have been urged to acknowledge migrant people’s role in development and ensure their human rights. Migration experts at a two-day meeting that ended in Dhaka on Tuesday also called upon countries to ensure that migrants regardless…
Planning Minister finds nothing wrong with Islami Bank money
The government is taking Tk 10 billion from Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the Padma bridge project. And Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal sees no problem with taking money from an institution that is operating as a legitimate bank. The…