Japan with Bangladesh in its dev journey
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of continuing his county’s support to materialise her Vision-2021 for elevating Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021.
Cincinnati zoo kills gorilla to save child who slipped into enclosure
The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla on Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said at a news conference.
Import growth drops to 4.40pc in July-April
Import payments registered a lower growth of 4.40 per cent in the first 10 months of the current financial year 2015-16 compared with that of a 4.49-per cent growth in the same period of the FY15 because of sluggish business situation in the country and lower commodity prices on the international market.
Combined movement stressed to save railway
Left-leaning political leaders on Saturday stressed the need for a collective movement to make the Bangladesh Railway people-friendly and functional.
Review double-taxation avoidance treaties to reap benefits
Experts at a dialogue on Saturday said the government should review the restrictive double-taxation avoidance treaties Bangladesh has signed with different countries as the country is losing its vital revenues due to the agreements which have also failed to attract the expected volume of foreign direct investment to the country.
5TH PHASE UP POLLS: 10 killed in clashes
At least 10 people were killed and scores were injured as violence intensified in the fifth phase of the elections to union parishads across the country that was also marred by widespread rigging, intimidation, mostly carried out by ruling Awami League activists.
One dies in 5th phase UP polls underway amid violence, stuffing
At least one person was killed and several others injured as voting in the fifth phase at 720 union parishads across the country began on Saturday amid sporadic violence and stuffing. The balloting began at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break.
Looking back: Financial year 2015-16: 7.05pc GDP growth raises questions
The government is facing series of questions about its estimate of 7.05 per cent growth of gross domestic product in the outgoing 2015-16 financial year which is marked by poor revenue generation because of sluggish economic activities.
BCL man hacked dead in infighting in Barisal
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of ruling Awami League, was hacked to death and three others injured in Barisal on Friday night over internal feud.
Commodity prices remain high
The prices of most of the essential commodities remained high in the city’s kitchen markets ahead of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims.
