FE Report | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
The Directorate of Drug Administration has vowed to take tough action against pharmaceutical companies and medicine shops for supplying and selling 51 brands of medicines which were recently banned because of risks of severe side-effects on human body. Director General...
Our Correspondent | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 26: The Port and Shipping sub-committee of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry emphasised today the need for the construction of the Bay Terminal at the earliest as the Chittagong Port's cargo handling is growing fast at 14...
Siddique Islam | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
The central bank is set to give its decision on the large loan restructuring proposals by the middle of next month, officials said on Tuesday. "We expect to complete our formalities regarding the loan restructuring proposals shortly. The decision to...
KERANIGANJ, Aug 26 (UNB): A man and his minor son who along with three other family members sustained burn injuries in a fire at their house in South Keraniganj area here on Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
Water levels in 46 rivers stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rises and 35 stations recorded falls, reports BSS. Among the 84 monitored water level stations, none is above danger level, a bulletin issued by...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
The joint venture (JV) of Australian Santos and Singapore's KrisEnergy has indicated the presence of natural gas in the shallow water block SS-11 in the Bay of Bengal in a major boost to the country's future energy security, said officials....
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
Sugar is going to be pricier as the government Wednesday fixed the tariff value of both crude and refined sugar and hiked the regulatory duty on both the items substantially. Customs wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
The government needs to enforce its stringent control over land use and its management for future urbanisation and sustainable development across the country. A national land-use plan should be in place to regulate all future economic activities from the grassroots...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-08-27 00:00:00
The insurance sector regulatory agency appointed six independent audit firms Wednesday to find out whether the allegation of management overspending by the life insurance companies was true or not. Allegations have it that some life insurers have made management expenses...
A Chittagong court sentenced a former customs official to eight years' imprisonment on Wednesday in a case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for illegally amassing wealth worth Tk 19.4 million (1.94 crore). The convict - Sheikh Akram Hossain,...
Traders, who are exporting bone-powder through buyers' agreement and receiving payments through TT (telephonic transfer), will get similar cash incentives like those doing it through L/C. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular, issued in this regard on Wednesday, said the bone-powder...
The Election Commission (EC) will introduce 'Citizen Identification Information' services from next week to issue 'temporary' identity cards to about 4.7 million voters who do not have national identity cards (NIDs), reports bdnews24.com. NID wing's chief Brig Gen Sultanuzzaman Md...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 26 (UNB): A court issued on Wednesday a warrant for the arrest of Chittagong north district unit BNP convener Aslam Chowdhury in a case filed over cheque fraudulence. Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Shahenur passed the order as...
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) President Hasanul Haq Inu expressed on Wednesday his firm conviction that alliance between the Awami League and his party would remain intact for long, reports BSS. "The unity is necessary to consolidate victory after defeating militancy...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 26 (BSS): A court sent on Wednesday three lawyers to jail after completing a fresh three-day remand to each for their alleged financing to militant outfit group 'Shahid Hamza Brigade, ' reports BSS Earlier, the arrested lawyers also...
BAGERHAT, Aug 26 (UNB): A court sent on Wednesday 14 Indian fishermen, who were arrested from Fairway Buoy area of the Bay ofBengal on Monday for illegal intrusion in the Bangladesh maritimeboundary, to jail. Judge of the Chief Judicial Magistrate...
Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have launched a joint operation along the border with Myanmar in Bandarban’s Thanchi Upazila after a gunbattle between Myanmar’s separatists and the BGB on Wednesday. Two teams of the army and another...
The implementation status of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) including that of self-financed projects during the first month (July) of the current fiscal year (FY16) reached 1 per cent with an overall expenditure of Tk7.14 billion. The implementation rate is,...
Police in a drive arrested a man along with three petrol bombs and bomb making material from Monohorpur village in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday. The arrestee was identified as Ziaur Rahman, 32, son of Sobder Ali, a...
A man was killed as a truck ran over him in Bhogobanpur area of Chapainawabganj sadar upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Mainul Haque, 60, son of Gudhu Mondol, a resident of the area. Sarwar Rahman, officer-in-charge...
Wall Street racked up its biggest one-day gain in four years on Wednesday as fears about China's economy gave way to bargain hunters emboldened by expectations the US Federal Reserve might not raise interest rates next month. Led by Silicon...
A housewife was killed as a streak of thunderbolt hit her at Gilabari in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Karuna Rani, 40, wife of Gopal Chandra, a resident of the village. Local...
A Barisal court on Wednesday sentenced a man to twenty years’ rigorous imprisonment in an arms case. The convict was identified as Mohammad Hakim Jomaddar, son of Yusuf Ali, a resident Maheshpur area of Bakerganj upazila of Barisal district. According...
South Korean shares rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday morning, despite sustained selling by foreign investors, as bargain hunters took heart from Wall Street's rally and rebounds in Chinese share markets. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI)...
Police recovered two bomb-like objects at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Thursday. Inspector Mozammel Hossain, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said a messenger of Dr Debesh Chandra Talukder, who is a leader of Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad,...
Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP-Zafar) Kazi Zafar Ahmed passed away on Thursday morning. He was 76. Kazi Zafar, also a former prime minister, fell sick at his residence at Gulshan in Dhaka while he was taking preparation to go to...
A young man was hacked to death by miscreants in Taluk Tampat area of Rangpur city on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Rajibul Hasan Rajib, 20, son of Dulal Miah, a resident of New Jummapara Pakarmatha of the...
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