FE Report | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Terming the progress in the ongoing remediation in the country's apparel sector 'slow', the Alliance for Bangladesh Workers' Safety said on Thursday that it made remediation verification visits (RVVs) only to couples of factories by the deadline of July last....
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the commercial banks to settle all loan-rescheduling related proposals under special consideration by September 30, officials said. The instruction was issued at a meeting of bankers held in the central bank headquarters in Dhaka Thursday...
FE Report | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge-sheet in a case against 14 persons including Bismillah Towel Ltd Managing Director Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury for allegedly embezzling Tk 1.19 billion from Shahjalal Islami Bank. The commission at its regular meeting...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested an assistant officer of NCC Bank from the city's Kamalapur area early Thursday on charge of misappropriating Tk 89.8 billion (8.98 crore) through forgery. The arrestee was identified as Md Siddiqur Rahman, 32, son...
Two passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and its driver injured, when a passenger bus hit the vehicle at the city's Kakrail crossing early on Thursday. The victims were identified as Asif, 25, and Rubel 28. The injured driver was...
A total of 15 Bangladeshi immigrants left their temporary shelter in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, recently while the immigration office was preparing documents for their deportation, said an immigration officer, according to the Jakarta Post on Thursday. — UNB
Observing that the present government is determined to stop illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) business, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunication Tarana Halim on Thursday told parliament that over 5.20 million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated from January 2014...
Two suspected criminals were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between their cohorts and police at East Patra in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district on early Friday. The deceased were identified as Omar Kha, 35, a ringleader of an inter-district robber gang...
A student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) committed suicide by hanging himself with window grill at his house in Surma residential area near the university in Sylhet district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Shahriar...
Wall Street rose on Thursday after European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi hinted at additional stimulus measures and ahead of a key US jobs report that may figure in the Federal Reserve's decision about when to lift interest rates. The...
A man was beaten to death by some people over a trifling matter at Humayun Rashid Chattar in Dakkhin Surma upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 50, son of Nurul Islam of...
A fire broke out in the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in suburban Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) on Friday reports NDTV. There was no immediate report of any causalty, firebrigade sources said. The blaze erupted on the fourth floor of...
Asian shares headed lower on Friday despite global stocks getting a boost from the European Central Bank's (ECB) hints about introducing more stimulus. The ECB cut its growth and inflation forecasts on Thursday, paving the way for an expansion to...
A minor girl drowned in a water body at Horgouri Majhpara village in South Surma upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday. The deceased identified as Sumaiya Begum, 7, daughter of Zahir Mia, a resident of Mujahid Ali’s colony of Horgouri...
Migrants forced from a train in Hungary have scuffled with helmeted riot police and some clung to railway tracks, as politicians across Europe struggled to respond to public opinion appalled by images of a drowned 3-year-old boy. Politicians across the...
Three policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Bagherpara Police Station in Jessore district were closed to the District Police Line on Thursday following fleeing of an accused from the custody. The policemen are OC Kaiyum Ali Sardar, assistant sub-inspector Nasir and...
A couple died from electrocution at Chapadal village in Badalgachchi upazila of Naogaon district on early Friday. The deceased were identified as Yeasin Ali, 60, and his wife Rina Begum, 52, of the village. Akbar Ali, sub-inspector of Badalgachchi Police...
Oil prices eased on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of US jobs data that is expected to play into the Federal Reserve's decision on the timing of any US rate hike. Oil stuck to a narrow range and trading...
A police inspector was killed in a road accident in Suwagazi area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila of Comilla district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Yunus Sarkar, 50, inspector of Chittagong range reserve forces...
A madrasa student was electrocuted at Rehaichar under Chapainawabganj municipality on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 14, son of Anwarul Islam of Haripur Dewanpara. Mizanur was a student of class viii of Shankerbati Hefjul-ulum Alia Madrasha in...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy falls...
A case has been filed against 22 people in connection with the killing of Mehedi Hasan Badal, a leader Chittagong city unit Jubo League, youth front of the ruling Awami League. Mobashira Mishu, wife of Badal, filed the case with...
An aeroplane of US-Bangla Airlines skidded off the runway while landing at Syedpur Airport in Nilphamari district on Friday. However, no injury was reported. Syedpur Airport Station Manager Makbul Hossain said the aircraft from Dhaka with 36 passengers on board...
David Cameron is expected to announce plans later to increase the number of refugees being allowed into the UK report BBC. The extra refugees are expected to come from UN camps bordering Syria, and not from among people already in...
A woman handed over her husband to the police for his alleged involvement in human trafficking at Benapole check post in Jessore district on Thursday night. The arrested was identified as Lavu Sardar, 30, son of Khalil Sardar, a resident...
Police rescued a man, who had been reportedly kidnapped by some miscreants from Uttar Borogachha in Natore district town on Wednesday, from Hafrasta in the town on Thursday. The victim was identified as Abul Kalam, a worker of a furniture...
European shares retreated on Friday after strong gains in the previous session, with investors focusing on a widely-watched US jobs report for hints about the timing of an expected interest rate hike in the United States. Energy shares were the...
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