Secretary News

Shamim Jahangir The government has so far built up stock of 10.60-lakh tonnes of food grains, which is the highest in the last 10 years, the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management officials informed it to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her visit to the Ministry yesterday.

OCEAN CITY -- Sometimes it isn't easy following the rules, particularly when it means being transferred out of Ocean City after 12 enjoyable years.

Shamim Jahangir The government's food-rationing programme for 30 lakh readymade garment workers has become uncertain due to non-cooperation of the garments associations.

HYDERABAD: Commercial Taxes Department seems to be searching for new avenues to generate resources.

Staff Reporter Leaders of Islami Andolan Bangladesh yesterday called upon the government to take initiatives to stop India's construction of Tipaimukh dam to save the country from desertification.

Staff Reporter Different organisations yesterday strongly protested and condemned the controversial speech of Indian High Commissioner to Bngladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty for saying that there is no international law that could stop India from implementing the Tipaimukh dam.

Speakers at a national seminar yesterday said advance preparation and sustainable planning is important to reduce the devastation of cyclone and its aftermath.

Information technology experts at a seminar yesterday viewed that transparency and accountability in government activities can be ensured with introduction of the technology.

As per decision of the meeting held on April 23 and 30, 2009 Dhaka College '81 co-opearative Society Limited had been formed.

BSS, Dhaka The Board meeting of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy was held at Natyashala of the academy here on Tuesday.

Business Report Pubali Bank Ltd has declared 03 Bonus shares for every 10 ordinary shares as dividend for its shareholders for the year 2008 in its 26th Annual General Meeting .

Business Report The 22nd Annual General Meeting of ICB Islamic Bank Ltd held in the city on Sunday.

Police say a 67-year-old man shot accidentally shot his wife in Secretary, Md. near Cambridge on Sunday.

Business Report Ferdous Wahed has been elected as the President of Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers & Exporters Association unanimously on Tuesday.

Two job seekers filed separate criminal cases with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court here yesterday, accusing Chairman of Bogra based NGO Science and Information Technology Foundation Abdul Mannan Sarker, his son ASM Rawshan Kabir and six others of cheating in the name of providing job.

Residents in Secretary, Maryland will head to the polls on Monday. Three candidates are vying for two commissioner seats.

Today was a dreary, soggy, rain-soaked day and after a morning of laundry, vacuuming and straightening up I still had a lot of pent-up energy, sort of a cabin fever feeling.

The government has taken all necessary measures to ward off terror attacks following India's warning of plots to assassinate the country's political leadership including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The government yesterday decided in principle to form a Joint Working Group on counter terrorism with the UK next month for exchanging information and training on counter-terrorism. The decision came at an inter-ministerial meeting between Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, state ministers and high-ups of foreign and home ministries.

Business Report Ahsania-Malaysia Hajj Investment and Finance Company Ltd opened its 2nd branch at Baitul Mukarram Masjid Complex on March 29.