FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The response and awareness relating to detection of fire hazards in Bangladesh's garment factory workers has increased significantly over a couple of years, according to the latest report of the Alliance. University of Texas-Houston, in cooperation with Dhaka University, conducted...
The Indian government issued two notifications in the official gazette on Wednesday over the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 and the Foreigners Act, 1946 regarding exemptions to minority community nationals from Bangladesh and Pakistan in regularisation of their entry...
A five-month expecting woman was killed allegedly by her husband over a family feud in the city's Mugda area early Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Tanjila Islam Binti (30), wife of Shah Alam Sohag. The victim's uncle...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 9 (BSS): Thirteen snatchers were arrested in separate drives in different areas in the port city on early Wednesday. Police also seized four knives and nine mobile sets from their possessions.
GAZIPUR, Sept 9 (UNB): Some 500 workers of a garment factory fell ill after drinking water at their workplace at Konabari Jarun in the city on Wednesday. The workers of 'Keya Knit Composite Factory' drank water after they joined work...
'Justice Mustafa Kamal Gold Medal' introduced at DU A new Gold Medal titled 'Justice Mustafa Kamal Gold Medal' has been introduced at the Department of Political Science of Dhaka University (DU). Prof Dr Nashid Kamal, daughter of late Justice Mustafa...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
SYLHET, Sept 9: Suspended mayor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) was brought back to Sylhet Central Jail from the capital in the early hours of Wednesday. Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who had been undergoing treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 09: Former Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor and BNP leader Mijanur Rahman Minu has been admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) with severe chest pain. Superintendent of Rajshahi Central Jail Shafiqul Islam said Minu was taken to...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
SYLHET, Sept 09: A Sylhet court placed on Wednesday accused Abul Khayer on a seven-day fresh remand for his alleged involvement in the killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das. Sylhet Metropolitan Judicial Magistrate Shahedul Karim passed the order when inspector...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The government is going to relax terms for the investors in the economic zones (EZs) for availing duty benefit on import of cars by lowering requirement of minimum volume of investment and employment generation. Under the new condition, investors will...
FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The cabinet committee on public purchase approved on Wednesday nine projects involving Tk 23.87 billion. The projects include building of railway line from Khulna to Mongla Port at a cost of Tk 12.78 billion. Finance Minister AMA Muhith presided over...
FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said Wednesday all mobile phone users will have to verify and re-register their numbers by December 13 as the government has decided to prepare a new database of subscribers to check criminal...
Our Correspondent | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 9: The Narcotics Control Department (NCD) has detected existence of cocaine in another drum of sunflower brand edible oil imported through the Chittagong seaport. Detective Branch (DB) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) said today they have received the...
FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The central bank has revised its procedures for strengthening the risk-management system for country's banks, incorporating newer factors of vulnerability, officials said. "We've taken the latest initiative to cover new risk areas that may help in ensuring stability in the...
Bangladesh brought down the child mortality rate by 73 per cent in the last 25 years, reports bdnews24.com. A United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) report published on Tuesday said the under-five mortality rate in Bangladesh in 1990 was 144 per...
Munima Sultana | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
Two days of negotiations on executing the Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) concluded Wednesday in Dhaka without finalising the protocols for transporting passengers and goods across four South Asian nations. Instead, the meeting decided that each member-country will send their respective...
FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
Former finance minister M Syeduzzaman has suggested formation of a high-powered Finance Commission to look into the overall situation in the banking sector. In an exclusive interview with the FE recently, Mr Syeduzzaman said quite a few banks are showing...
M. A. Taslim | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The sudden devaluation of the Chinese yuan against the dollar last month jolted the global foreign exchange market. Despite the fact that the devaluation was not very large, around 5.0 per cent, the foreign exchange markets around the world reacted...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) was born out of the merger of the Board of Investment (BoI) and the Privatisation Commission (PC) last week. With the approval of the draft Act by the cabinet, there will now be only...
FE Report | 2015-09-10 00:00:00
Two telecommunications operators-Robi and Airtel-have initiated talks to explore the possibility of combining their business operations in Bangladesh. "Axiata Group Berhad ('Axiata') and Bharti Airtel Limited ('Bharti') (collectively 'Parties') wish to announce that they have entered into an exclusive discussion...
Students of East-West University (EWU) blocked Wednesday a road in the city protesting the imposition of VAT on the tuition fees of private universities. As a result, traffic on the Rampura Bridge road in the city was disrupted for half...
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 9: Five people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a road accident at Khalkula on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Tarash upazila on Tuesday night. Two of the deceased were identified as Badsha, 38, a resident of ...
The besieging of Malibagh-Rampura-Badda road by the students of East West University and other private universities has been suspended on Wednesday night for hours considering the sufferings of commuters. The protesting students have threatened to resume the besiegement programme, called...
Two people, including a teenage girl, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Debidwar Upazila in Comilla district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz, 75,...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a special court in Old Dhaka on Thursday morning in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. “BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to the court on Thursday showing respect...
A mother was allegedly killed by her drug addicted son in Gafargoan Upazila in Mymensingh district on Wednesday afternoon. The victim was Joshna Khatun, 50, wife of Abul Kashem resident of Bhara Madhyapara village under the same area. Officer-in-charge of...
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