At least six people have been killed in a road accident in Puthia upazila in Rajshahi district. The identities of the deceased could not be known. Police and locals said the accident took place in Kastikpara area on Tuesday afternoon...
A man threw a bomb from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Witnesses said the young man, around 20 years, hurled an explosive targeting a crowd, but it caused no injuries. The bomb explosion came a...
The government on Tuesday appointed renowned journalist and Editor of the Daily Samakal Golam Sarwar as Chairman of the board of directors of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). The Information Ministry confirmed his appointment saying that the post had...
A disabled middle-aged housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house Tuesday. The victim was identified as Minoti Rani Roy,52, wife of late Chitta Ranjan Roy of Koitora village under Putail Union of Manikganj Sadar upazila. Local people...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said the government has taken up 'National 3R Strategy' to reduce industrial waste, recycle and reuse it for increasing industrial productivity. He said this while speaking at the roundtable discussion "The 6th Regional 3R Forum...
The amended labour law has been sent to the law ministry for its vetting, which is expected to be done in a week or two, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told journalists on Tuesday. "With the vetting to the amended labour...
A Comilla court has sent BNP Standing Committee Member MK Anwar to prison after turning down his bail plea in two mayhem cases. Judge Shuhudullah Kaiser of Comilla’s Fifth Cognisance Court gave the order on Tuesday after Anwar appeared before...
A Jatiya Sangsad (parliamentary) panel sat in a meeting on Tuesday to discuss various matters including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming visit to the USA to attend the United Nations general Assembly (UNGA) meeting. The parliamentary standing committee meeting, chaired...
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has got several suspected names of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) members, who might be involved in blogger Niladri Chatterjee alias Niloy Neel murder. Detained Sad Al Nahian and Masud Rana, two suspected active...
The benchmark BSE Sensex erased some of its early losses and was trading down 100 points in the post noon session. At 12.30 pm, the Sensex was down 100 points or 0.36 per cent at 27,967.28 while the NSE Nifty...
FE Online Report | 2015-08-17 00:00:00
Stocks edged lower on Monday, extending the losing spell for the third sessions in a row, as late sale pressure wiped out early gains. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down further by 15.79 points...
The cabinet has given final approval to the draft of ‘The Money Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2015’ bringing necessary change in the existing law of 2012 aimed at making the law more effective and fruitful. The approval was given at...
Deliberate Pakistani provocations on the Line of Control and parts of the border in Punjab and the Jammu region have prompted the government to reassess its strategy for the upcoming national security adviser-level dialogue, The Hindustan Times reported on Monday....
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng is scheduled to arrive here on a two-day visit to Bangladesh on August 25-26 to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues between the two countries. “Yes, he’s coming and will meet senior ministers to...
Financial Risk Management professional Sajjad Hassan Saleh (Nintu) has passed away at a Canadian hospital at the age of 47, according to a delayed message received in Dhaka on Monday. When contacted, his relatives said the body of Sajjad Hassan...
Hailing the Prime Minister for her remarks that she is ready to make any sacrifice for the country, BNP on Monday urged her to take an initiative for placing a bill on polls-time government in parliament through discussions with political...
A bomb on a motorcycle exploded just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital has killed at least 16 people, police and a rescue worker say. The blast was near the Erawan shrine at a major...
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday urged lawyers to stay alert against conspiracy being hatched to thwart the judiciary’s independence and its vibrancy. “A conspiracy is going on to hinder the judiciary’s independence and its vibrancy in its activities...Remain alert...
A teenage boy has been allegedly tortured to death by a local leader of a student body in the city’s Hazaribagh area on Monday over the theft of a cellphone. The victim was identified as Raja, 16, son of Babul...
A batch of 419 Bangladeshi pilgrims failed to go to Saudi Arabia on Monday by the scheduled hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines due to visa complexities. The flight, BG-3013, of the national flag carrier, was scheduled to take off...
A Faridpur court has sent to jail pending trial journalist Probir Sikdar arrested on charges of making libelous comment against a minister in a Facebook post. The allegation against him is character assassination of LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf...
Minister of State for International Development, UK Desmond Swayne is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on August 23 on a three-day visit to see UK’s support is contributing to the growth of Bangladesh and helping people reduce poverty. Confirming the...
The government has appointed ex-inspector general of police Hasan Mahmud Khandaker as the next Bangladesh Ambassador to Spain. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Public Administration Ministry on Monday, UNB reported. It says the former police...
Foreign exchange reserve at Bangladesh Bank (BB) has crossed US dollar-26-billion, setting a new record. The central bank said on Monday that the foreign currency reserve is around $26.03b. On June 25, forex reserve at the BB crossed US $25-billion...
The education ministry has published the schedule for this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations. Around 2 million eighth graders across Bangladesh will take the tests slated to take place from Nov 1 until Nov...
The Appellate Division on Monday fixed August 20 to hold hearing on an appeal challenging a verdict of the High Court (HC) that rejected the plea filed by the guardians of pupils seeking a second try at Dhaka University (DU)’s...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Monday all illegal billboards will be removed across the country from September. “We don’t want to see photographs of any terrorist and extortionist with Bangabandhu. The minister was speaking as the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2015-08-17 00:00:00
China is in the news everyday of the week. The world watches every move made by its leadership, analyses the probable reasons for the country's latest move and then tries to arrive at a conclusion. An evolutionary process is underway...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-08-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh will propose restoration of GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) facility in the 10th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) scheduled to be held in Nairobi from December 15 to 18. Representatives from 160 countries will attend this...
While demand for food has continued to rise because of population growth, the loss of arable land should give the nation a wake-up call. There is no way to increase arable land but it is very easy to reduce it...
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