UNB, Dhaka
The government yesterday extended the parole of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s, by a month. According to the home ministry, the parole of Koko has been extended till November 16 on health ground after his lawyer AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan prayed for it on Monday. Terms and conditions of […]

UNB, Dhaka
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has alerted development partners of possible adverse economic impact on Bangladesh, if there is foreign assistance slowdown as fallout of global financial crisis.He rang the alarm bell at an international roundtable on “Impact of Financial Crisis in South Asia” on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings […]

UNB, Dhaka
Commerce and Education Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Sunday said his recent meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia focused on participation of the former premier’s party in the forthcoming parliamentary elections and pre-election atmosphere about which some continue to air apprehension.The adviser of the caretaker government, long engaged in doing the spadework like comprehensive reforms […]

Staff Reporter
The much-awaited government sponsored dialogue with the BNP and Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh would be held on October 14 instead of 15.“The government has set October 14 for dialogue with BNP at 10:30 am and will sit with the Jamaat at 3:00 pm,” the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim said yesterday.Sources from BNP said […]

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Staff Reporter
A close associate of ‘Dacoit Shahid’ was lynched and four others were arrested at Wari in the city on Wednesday night.Police said five accomplices of Shahid went to Babuli Villa at 24/1, Rankin Street of Wari at about 8:45pm and demanded Tk one crore as toll on behalf of ‘Dacoit Shahid’ who is believed […]

BSS, Dhaka
Bangladesh has ranked 111 out of 134 countries in terms of business competitiveness index while the United States (US) retains its top rank followed by Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Singapore. Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a research organisation centre, released a survey report on ‘Bangladesh Business Environment Study-2008 here yesterday. The survey had been […]

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Proshika Chairman Qazi Faruque Ahmed is launching a political party this year ‘to fight for the rights of the poor and restoration of democracy in the country’. This was disclosed at a press briefing organised by the NGO at its head office in the city yesterday. Faruque said the new party called United Citizens […]

Pulack Ghatack
The United States’ financial turbulence and the subsequent turmoil in the developed world is expected to hit Bangladesh economy mildly but would hit the confidence in the prevailing economic system hard. The International Monetary Fund has described the ongoing financial crisis as “the most dangerous shock to the financial sector since the 1930s” and […]