2016

BSS The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 5 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.

BSS Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in 16 Amazon rainforest communities Sunday due to oil spills in the northeastern Loreto region. The measure, announced in the official gazette, lasts for 60 days and comes more than a month after a spill was reported in Imaza district (population 23,000). A second spill was reported…

BSS Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu is going to Saudi Arabia this night to be present at the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Standards, Quality and Metrology Organization (SASO). The minister is scheduled to fly at 01:30am, said a ministry press release. The agreement between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and SASO,…

UNB A knife-wielding man slashed 10 children outside a primary school in southern China before killing himself Monday, police said. None of the children suffered life-threatening injuries during the attack in the southern city of Haikou, but two were seriously hurt in the attack, media reports said. An official at Haikou’s Longhu police station said…

UNB The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill, 2016’ with a provision to form a council for the registration of professionals having degrees on nursing, midwifery and related professions. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at…

UNB A court here on Monday granted bail to BNP Chairperson’s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo in seven case filed with Ramna, Shahbagh and Paltan police stations. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Khurshid Alam granted bail to the BNP leader in 2 cases filed with Ramna and Shahbagh police stations when he surrendered before the court and sought…

BSS Japan on Monday posted its first factory output expansion in three months, official data showed, offering some rare good news after a string of weak figures threw cold water on recovery hopes. The upbeat figures — a 3.7 percent rise on-month in January — comes as investors look for clues about the state of…

BSS An agreement between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and South Korean company CS Bangla Limited was signed today aiming to invest US$ 25 million to establish a tent and outdoor camping items manufacturing industry in Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ). The agreement was signed at BEPZA complex in the city aiming to enhance…

BSS The first managers’ conference-2016 participated by all managers of Barisal region of Pubali Bank Limited (PBL) was held recently to motivate them to increase bank’s business. Syed Moazzem Hussain, Director, Board of Directors of PBL graced the conference as the chief guest while PBL Managing Director M Abdul Halim Chowdhury was present as guest…

BSS BRAC Bank has launched energy efficiency financing loan to assist readymade garments (RMG) and textile industries to invest in energy efficiency technology. The credit programme named “Planet Solutions”, is the first of its kind Bangladesh and is targeted to the readymade garment and textile industries to encourage them to invest in energy efficiency technology,…