Bangladesh in deal with UK navy
Bangladesh has bought two former British naval offshore patrol vessels.
The ships were in use for years as patrol ships for the Falkland Islands.
The HMS Dumbarton Castle and HMS Leeds Castle entered service in 1982 and entered long-term duty guarding the…
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
Hasina leaves for Bhutan today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Bhutan this morning to attend the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Thimpu.
The two-day summit, with “Climate Change” as its theme, will begin on Wednesday. This is for the…
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
U-turn on Indian film screening
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The decision to allow screening of Indian films in cinema halls in Bangladesh is to be repealed.
The decision came only hours after a protest at the Film Development Corporation by producers and actors involved in the Bangladesh film industry. After attending… |
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
60 RMG day-care centres to be built
Bangladesh’s top association of knitwear manufacturers and exporters and German based garment retailer ‘Metro’ will jointly set up a 60 child day-care centre for garment workers.
A contract was signed on Monday between BKMEA and Metro to set up the centres…
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
‘Hasina to get reply at the next election’
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will get her fitting reply for vote rigging in Bhola in the next general election said senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed
He was speaking at a briefing on Bhola-3 by-elections at BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office…
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
War crimes may top Hasina-Gillani talks
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will meet her Pakistan counterpart Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 16th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, officials say.
Diplomatic sources confirmed that the two prime ministers would…
Posted on April 27, 2010 | Leave your comment
Users of Bangladesh mobile service warned
Concerned over the use of Bangladeshi mobile service in border areas, Union Minister Gurudas Kamat today said stringent action would be taken against those found using the services.
“It is a matter of concern. Security agencies are monitoring the situation. Stringent…
Posted on April 18, 2010 | Leave your comment
Bangladesh moves up economic liberty index
Bangladesh has made significant strides in the Index of Economic Freedom world rankings, making its economy the 137th freest in the world.
In the ranking, the country’s overall score was 51.1, which is 3.6 points higher than that of the last…
Posted on April 18, 2010 | Leave your comment
Polythene returns
Polythene bags, banned eight years ago, are again being sold in large numbers in the markets across Dhaka.
Most businessmen in the capital’s New Market are selling their products in plastic bags, though the production of polythene with a thickness of…
Posted on April 17, 2010 | Leave your comment
FBCCI demands tax cuts
The country’s apex business association demanded that people earning less than Tk 2 lakh per year should be exempted from paying tax.
At present, those earning more than Tk 1.65 lakh per year are required to pay tax.
Annisul Huq, president of…
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