FE Online Report | 2015-08-30 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid volatility, the first session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 2.23...
A young woman was killed and three others were injured when a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kakrail intersection in Dhaka city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Azibunnesa, 35, wife of late Abdur Rahim of Srinathpur...
A man was stabbed by his son for obstructing his (son’s) terrorist activities at Baro Achra village in Benapole on Saturday night. The victim, Abdur Rahman, a resident of the village, was admitted to Jessore Medical College Hospital with severe...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists have attacked teachers in Sylhet’s Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). A faction of pro-Awami League teachers have been demonstrating for the last few months for the VC’s removal. On Sunday, they came under...
Ferry service on the Bhola-Laxmipur route resumed after seven days of disruption on Sunday morning. The ferry service was suspended on August 23 as the new ferry ghat was damaged by erosion by the river Meghna. Ferry plying on the...
A man was killed after receiving a punch in a bid to stop quarrel between his two brothers-in-law at Dakshin Koralia village in Sadar upazila of Bhola district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Afsar Kazi, 50. Police said...
A man was killed as a wall of a poultry shop collapsed on him in front of his house on the Chiriakhana Road under Mirpur Police Station in Dhaka city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Belal Hossain, 47,...
The Nigerian air force says one of its aircraft has crashed into a residential house in Kaduna state killing all four crew and three passengers. Commodore Dele Alonge, air force spokesman, said the Dornier-228 aircraft had taken off from Kaduna...
Protesters demanding the resignation of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal remained on the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the 2nd day of a massive rally against the PM. The crowds flooded the streets wearing yellow...
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Kasinathpur area on the Magura-Jessore highway under Magura Sadar upazila on Sunday. Mobinul Islam, Sub Inspector of Magura Sadar police station said, being informed, a team of police from Sadar Thana...
The Appellate Division has granted BNP leader Moudud Ahmed until Sep 3 to file an appeal against the High Court’s decision, for trying him in a case involving the illegal occupation of a Dhaka house. The former minister was supposed...
A court in Rangamati on Sunday placed three Myanmar nationals, who were arrested for their suspected link to Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’, on a five-day remand each. Senior Judicial Magistrate Roknuddin Kabir passed the order after police produced them...
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two drug traders with 15,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Wari thana area in Dhaka city on Saturday night. The arrestees were identified as M Yousuf Ahmed alias Shagor and M Shuvo. A team...
A Russian science academy will publish a book on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in different languages. The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences will publish the book as part of its initiative to publish such books...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all concerned to take legal and effective steps to stop enforced disappearances. In a statement on the eve of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the UN secretary-general called on the member...
FE Online Report | 2015-08-30 00:00:00
Stocks edged lower on Sunday with turnover hitting fresh two months low, after marginal gains in the previous session, as investors remained cautious. The market witnessed mixed trend in the morning and gradually fell into the red as the session...
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested two drug traders with 15,000 Yaba tablets from Wari area in the city last night. The arrestees were M Yousuf Ahmed alias Shagor and M Shuvo, a news agency report said. A team of...
The High Court (HC) has turned down a petition, which sought to revoke Sections 57 and 86 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman rejected...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a woman drug trader with 500gm heroin from Mirpur thana area in the city Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Shilpi Begum. A team of DB police conducted a drive in the...
A Dhaka court on Sunday adjourned the hearing of the blogger Razib Haider murder trial till September 8. Judge Sayed Ahammed of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 passed the order after recording the depositions of three more witnesses in the trial....
The teachers of Chittagong University (CU) on Sunday observed a three-hour work abstention protesting the proposed eighth pay scale. Chittagong University Teachers' Association (CUTA) observed the work abstention starting from 10 am to 1 pm. However, examinations remained out of...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) appointed Faisal Ahmed as Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor, a central bank statement said Sunday. "He will work for the Bangladesh Bank's financial sector development and reform agenda," it added. Prior to this appointment, Ahmed served...
Armed robbers shot three people and looted Tk10 million from Mithachhara Bazar area under Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong Sunday. The victims were identified as Emran Uddin, owner of three filling stations, his manager Jahangir Alam, 45, and driver Barun Chakravarty,...
The government on Sunday appointed Ashud Ahmed as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar. Ahmed, a career diplomat, belongs to the 13th batch of BCS (FA) cadre, and is currently working as Director General (South East Asia) at the Foreign...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday interrogated three general mangers of Nasir Group in connection with an allegation of siphoning off about Tk610 million. ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shebly questioned them from about 10 am to 4...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat in an emergency meeting with leaders of her party-led the 20-party alliance on Sunday evening to discuss the country’s latest political situation and work out their action programmes to protest the fresh hike in gas...
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad, joining anti-government protesters for a second day on Sunday, called for a "people's power" movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal. "The only way for the people to get back to...
Acting USAID Administrator Alfanso E Lenhardt on Sunday lauded the government of Bangladesh for accomplishing enviable successes in attaining many of the MDG goals, particularly in the areas of health and women empowerment. Sharing his experience of visiting a community...
Interns at all the government medical college hospitals across the country formed human chains on Sunday demanding a hike in their salaries. The human chains were formed in front of emergency units of respective hospitals for two hours simultaneously from...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged the United Nations to take an initiative for forming an international probe team to look into all incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh. Consoling the victims of enforced disappearances at a programme at...
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