Jubair Hasan and Yasir Wardad | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The city's cattle markets started witnessing ample stock of sacrificial animals on Monday, brushing aside the speculation over short supply of such animals following India's strict border policy. However, sales in the markets are yet to gain momentum with just...
The Prime Minister's Office has endorsed guidelines on long-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) - a facility that allows a subscriber to switch from one operator to another without having to change the existing number, reports bdnews24.com. Users will be enjoying...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 21: Two persons have been killed in a gun battle between two groups over control over the cattle market at Sandwip Municipality Baten Market of Chittagong district. The deceased are Md Kabir (45) and Md Jahangir (40). Kabir...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The government has turned down the pleas of different trade bodies for providing 'special cash incentives' to help key export sectors stay competitive on the global market amid erosion in the value of euro. Sources said the Metropolitan Chamber of...
FE Report | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Monday both size and tenure of tax fairs will be expanded from next year following huge enthusiasm of new taxpayers. While visiting the tax fair premises at the city's Officers' Club, the finance minister...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
Many were still searching for transport tickets as exodus of home-goers for Eid celebration increased substantially Monday amid inclement weather and jam-ridden outbound journey. Breakdown of schedules of both trains and buses, traffic congestion within the city and on outbound...
FE Report | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed 18 separate cases with the city's Motijheel, Paltan and Gulshan police stations over BASIC Bank loan scam against 84 people, including the bank's former managing director (MD) Kazi Fakhrul Islam. The anti-graft body...
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money market did not show Monday the faintest sign of volatility though the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, remained only days away. Banks' treasury officials attributed the lack of volatility in...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 21 (UNB): Law enforcers arrested five people in connection with the Sunday's seizure of Indian foreign currencies in the port. The arrestees were identified as chairman of C&F agent Flash Trade International M Shamimur Rahman, its managing director...
The main Eid-ul-Azha congregation in the capital will be held at the National Eidgah at 8am on Friday. However, if the weather has other ideas, it will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 8:30am, Islamic Foundation spokesperson...
FE Report | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
Dr Zarina Zaman, former professor of Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, passed away after cardiac arrest in Michigan of the United States on September 17. She was 78. Dr Zaman has left behind her three children (two sons and...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Monday seeking a judicial inquiry into the Tangail police firing incident that left four people dead on Friday, report agencies. An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and...
FE Report | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The Japanese government has provided Yen 1.5 billion (approximately Tk 970 million) as a grant to install mobile desalination equipment aiming at supplying safe drinking water in disaster-prone areas. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Masato Watanabe and Disaster Management and Relief...
FE Report | 2015-09-22 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleared a former director of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) of corruption charges. The commission gave the clean chit to former BMET director Safiqur Rahman Chowdhury through an official notice issued recently. After...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has seized a large number of Yaba tablets on Monday in Narayanganj, report agencies. The RAB recovered 0.54 million pieces of contraband Yaba tablets and arrested five alleged drug traders, including the ringleader, from Siddhirganj...
Landslide kills two in Ctg CHITTAGONG, Sept 21: A housewife and her daughter were killed in a land slide in the city's Jalalabad Hill area under Baizid Bostami today. The deceased are Parveen Aktar (32) and Urmi Aktar Sathi (5)....
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions moderately heavy fall at different places elsewhere over the country until...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her bitter political rival BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be spending this Eid-ul-Azha out of the country in two different global metropolises. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Public Administration Minister...
Results of degree examinations and certificate course examinations under National University (NU) for 2013 were published on Monday night with overall pass percentage of 71.49 per cent. The results were published around 8:00pm. Out of 226,532 students of Degree First...
Five policemen have been injured in an attack by some identified miscreants at Dakkhin Pariabahar in Barlekha in Sylhet on Monday. The criminals also snatched two handcuffed accused from police custody beating up the five cops. A team from Barlekha...
Three days after they were closed to the District Police Lines, six policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, of Pirganj Police Station in Thakurgaon district were suspended on Monday over extortion charges. Police super of Thakurgoan Farhat Ahmed took the action...
Three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj district on Monday night. Locals said the accident involved a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw. Two of the deceased were identified as Bachchu,...
US stocks climbed in late Monday afternoon trading, rebounding from losses late last week with from gains Apple and financial shares, but a drop in biotech shares limited the advance. Shares of biotech companies fell after US Democratic presidential candidate...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 17 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Putkhali border point in Benapole on Monday, after going to India illegally. The arrestees hail from different areas of Bagerhat, Narail and Faridpur districts....
Asian markets headed higher on Tuesday, recovering from the previous session's losses after commodities and shares on Wall Street rebounded. US shares bounced back from big losses last week, when the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged over worries about...
Ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidate Alamgir Hossain has been unofficially elected chairman in Dohar upazila by-polls. Dhaka district election commissioner Shah Alam announced the unofficial results of the election on Monday night. Alamgir bagged 52,7,32 votes while his nearest rival...
Seoul shares edged up by midday on Tuesday, helped by gains in automakers, while institutional and foreign selling in local equities weighed on the main board. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 0.3 per cent at 1,970.16...
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