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Stocks keep gaining

FE Online Report | 2015-09-14 00:00:00

Stocks extended their gaining spell for the 3rd running session on Monday as investors showed buying interest on large-cap stocks. The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange – DSEX – went up by 17.89 points or 0.37 per cent...

Two minor girls drown in Kushtia

2015-09-14 00:00:00

Two minor girls drowned in a beel (water body) in Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mim, 10, daughter of Sukchand of Darpara village, and her cousin Ritu, 9, daughter of Riazul Haque of...

Photo: Finance Minister AMA Muhith poses with the winners of Bangladesh Business Award

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Narayanganj poised for final with Feni

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Narayanganj District will face Feni District in the final match of the Sailors BFF National Under-15 Football Championship at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city today (Sunday), reports UNB. The final match will kick off at 5:00 pm. State...

BD \\\'A\\\' leave for India today

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh 'A' cricket team will leave for India today (Sunday) to play three one-day and one three-day matches against India 'A' team in Bengaluru as well as one three-day match against Karnataka team in Mysore, reports UNB. The three one-day...

St Gregory\\\'s crush Oxford Int\\\'l School

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Saint Gregory's High School crushed Oxford International School and College by 38-02 goals in the boys' group match of the Polar Ice Cream 23rd National School Handball Tournament (Boys and Girls) at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball...

17 players share lead in Rating Chess

2015-09-13 00:00:00

A total of 17 players shared the lead in the Tangail International Rating Chess Tournament after the 2nd round games at Bangabandhu Auditorium in Tangail Press Club Saturday, reports UNB. FM Mehdi Hasan Parag, FM Khandakar Aminul Islam, FM Mohammad...

B’desh, S Arabia do practices in city

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Both the Saudi Arabian Football team and hosts Bangladesh Football team did their practices in the capital Saturday ahead of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers beginning in the city at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on September 16, reports UNB. The...

Dhaka, Washington pledge to bolster security ties

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh and USA stressed the importance of deeper and stronger partnership in common pursuit to seek effective solutions to their mutual security concerns, reports UNB. Bangladesh has reiterated its unwavering commitment to denounce terrorism and extremism in all forms and...

BD assures Thailand of co-op in tracing suspects

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh has assured the Thai authorities of its zero-tolerance policy against terrorism suspects, including the mastermind of the Erawan Shrine bomb attacks who reportedly transited through Bangladesh last month, reports UNB. Bangladesh will uphold its zero-tolerance policy against any terrorism...

Law soon to recognise legal assistants as professionals

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Law Minister Anisul Haq said on Saturday the government will enact a law for giving professional recognition of legal assistants very soon, reports UNB. 'It is essential to give acknowledgement to the legal assistants for getting rid of fraud people...

Law enforcers to remain alert to curb extortion over cattle transportation

2015-09-13 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Sept 12 (BSS): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday the law enforcers will stay alert to curb extortion on cattle transportation ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. The minister was speaking to journalists after addressing a rally of eminent...

Nagorik Chhatra, Jubo Oikya demand withdrawal of VAT on pvt univs

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Nagorik Chhatra and Jubo Oikya, the student and the youth wing of Nagorik Oikya, demanded on Saturday the withdrawal of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on private universities, reports UNB. The demand was raised at a human chain...

Journalists urged to strengthen democracy beating militancy

2015-09-13 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Sept 12 (BSS): Prime Minister's media advisor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury urged on Saturday the journalists to work with responsibility to strengthen democracy in the country. He said Bangladesh should be built in conformity with the spirit of the War...

Six BNP men arrested in Rajshahi

2015-09-13 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 12 (BSS): Six district and upazila level leaders of BNP and its front organisations were arrested on charge of holding a secret meeting at Nawhata under Paba upazila of the district Friday night, police sources. On a tip-off,...

Photo: Students protesting against VAT on tuition fees

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Muhith advises students not to bear VAT load

FE Report | 2015-09-13 00:00:00

Finance minister AMA Muhith Saturday suggested the students to be cautious so that the private universities can not shift the Value Added Tax (VAT) to them. Private universities are charging exorbitant fees on students, he said. Students spend on an...

PM wants to make BD a great place for children

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh will be built in a way where all the children will get modern education along with the knowledge of modern technologies, reports UNB. "We want to build Bangladesh in such a way where...

Embassy ordered to help BD hajj pilgrims

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh and other concerned on Saturday to take immediate steps to provide all necessary assistance to the Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims injured in crane collapse in Mecca, report agencies. "Prime Minister Sheikh...

Govt for effective steps on C’wealth citizens’ better future

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Foreign Minister (FM) AH Mahmood Ali sought effective steps from the Commonwealth to address global issues and ultimately facilitate the lives of Commonwealth citizens for a better future, reports UNB. He said this when visiting Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma...

Plying of heavy vehicles during Eid banned

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said on Saturday heavy vehicles would not be allowed to use highways across the country three days before Eid-ul-Azha and three days after the festival for easing the travel of the Eid...

Four traffickers arrested in city 10 kids rescued

FE Report | 2015-09-13 00:00:00

Police arrested four persons on suspicion of child trafficking from the city's Rampura area on Saturday. They rescued 10 children from an NGO (non-government organisation) office in a residential building bearing the holding number seven on the Road No. 10,...

Ghasful celebrates sixth anniversary

2015-09-13 00:00:00

An open discussion on 'Freedom of Thoughts and Practice on Independence of Wisdom' was held Saturday in the city to mark the 6th anniversary of Ghasful, a media house. Presided over by Dr. Mehtab Khanm, Professor of Education & Counseling...

Dhaka courts’ cause lists now on mobile app

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha inaugurated a mobile apps aimed at allowing people to see the daily cause list and information regarding disposed cases of three different courts of Dhaka over cell phone, reports BSS. He inaugurated the mobile...

Ninth wage board demanded

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers and Bangladesh Newspaper Workers Federation hailed the government for announcing the 8th national pay scale with 100 per cent salary hike and demanded formation of 9th wage board for journalists, employees and workers...

Baul legend Abdul Karim\\\'s death anniv observed

2015-09-13 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 12 (UNB): The sixth death anniversary of Baul Samrat Shah Abdsul Karim was observed. On the occasion, a doa mahfil and Baul musical soiree were arranged at his village home. Mr Karim was born on February 15, 1916...

News in Brief

2015-09-13 00:00:00

16 DU students get Fatema Iqbal scholarship Sixteen students of the Shamsunnahar Hall of Dhaka University (DU) received the 'Fatema Iqbal Trust Fund Scholarship' for their excellent academic performances recently. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed scholarship among...

Weather

2015-09-13 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Rangpur divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy...

Rubbing it in

Mahmudur Rahman | 2015-09-13 00:00:00

It can never be prudent to stoke the embers of discordant emotions. Unfortunately, that may be what the government sms circulated Thursday afternoon has achieved.  In between a combined but differentiated protest by teachers and students that led to unfortunate...

BR budgets bulge, not services

Munima Sultana | 2015-09-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Railway (BR) is yet to get back its past glory by increasing passenger and good transportation services despite the sector's bulging budget which rose, on an average, by 100 per cent during the last six years. According to official...