Asian stock markets drifted Friday as China's currency stabilised for a second day, easing uncertainty about its direction after an unexpected devaluation earlier in the week. Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 per cent to 20,520.50 while Hong Kong's Hang...
A pregnant housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over dowry at Khanabari village in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district on early Friday. The deceased was identified as Nasima Akter, wife of Ashraful Islam of the village. Local...
A mobile court in Joypurhat on Thursday sentenced five people to different jail terms for arranging marriage of a 12-year-old girl at Bamni village in Akkelpur upazila. Police said Habibur Rahman, 22, son of Kafil Uddin of Balrampur village in...
Seven people, including four police men, were injured in scuffle with a gang of kidnappers and mob beating following a ‘shootout’ between the law enforcers and suspected kidnappers in Jessore Sadar Upazila early Friday. Police rescued a captive abducted by...
It's a day of steady gains on Dalal Street. The Sensex is up 309.24 points or 1.1 per cent at 27858.77 and the Nifty is up 111.30 points or 1.3 per cent at 8467.15. About 1364 shares have advanced, 875...
An anti-adulteration mobile court on Thursday realised fine from three medicine shops for selling date-expired medicines without taking drug license. The drive was conducted by Executive magistrate Ruhul Amin in cooperation with Drug Administration Directorate and Chittagong Metropolitan Police. Ruhul...
Different educational equipments were distributed to 14 educational institutions in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Thursday. Sadar upazila parishad distributed the materials under its Annual Development Programme (2014-2015). Local lawmaker Md. Abdul Wadud distributed the educational equipments as the...
Six people, including three policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and human traffickers in Churamonkati area in sadar upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night. Mir Shafin Mahmud, assistant police super of Jessore Police, said being tipped off...
European stocks steadied on Friday to consolidate a rebound in the previous session, although they remained set for their biggest weekly loss in six weeks following moves by China to let its currency weaken. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 was flat...
Police recovered the body of a housewife from Sankivanga village under Sadar upazila of Sherpur district on Thursday. The victim was identified as Rehena, daughter of Abdul Mannan at Tauakuchi village and wife of Monjurul Islam of Gunapara village of...
The two-day 2015 combating wildlife trafficking workshop on ‘Protecting and Saving Our Tigers’ concluded at the Police Staff College in Mirpur with a call to work together for saving tigers and the Sundarbans. US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat and Law Minister...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has asked the authorities of private universities to submit progress report by September 30 regarding their shifting to own campuses. The minister came up with instruction while exchanging views with private university authorities at University...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has asked the authorities of private universities to submit progress report by September 30 regarding their shifting to own campuses. The minister came up with instruction while exchanging views with private university authorities at University...
Barisal Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (BSHSEB) has cancelled academic activities in five colleges as no student had passed from them in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. The colleges include — Chandukhali School and College of Betagi...
A Dhaka court has remanded two persons, arrested for their suspected involvement in the murder of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, in police custody for eight days. Metropolitan Magistrate Molla Saiful Islam allowed police to interrogate Sad Al Nahin and Masud...
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), a Saudi government agency that channels bilateral aid to developing countries mainly through grants and soft loans, is likely to provide $66 million for Bangladesh’s two development projects in its health and education sectors....
Voicing his dissatisfaction over the movement of private university students for reducing value added tax (VAT) on their tuition fee, Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith on Friday said the vat will not be lifted. “It can’t be accepted that...
A day before India’s 69th Independence Day, a special police task force arrested four-suspected Harkat-ul-Jihad Al-Islami (HUJI) members from Hyderabad city of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. Police said the arrested include a Pakistani national, two Bangladeshis and a Mayanmarese national...
Police have recovered 29,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Sutrapur area in Dhaka city. They also arrested a man in this connection. Sabbir Hossian, 26, was held while he was going to Shyambazar with smuggled Yaba pills by a motorbike....
A case has been filed against 7 people on Friday noon in connection with the killing two schoolgirls after rape in Madaripur Sadar Upazila. Father of one of the victims filed the case around 3pm, said officer-in-charge of Madaripur Sadar...
Awami League Advisory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta has taken a serious exception to the High Court’s observations on election-time interim government. Sengupta, the chief of the standing committee on law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry, told a discussion Friday the...
Father of slain Bangladeshi girl Felani has filed an appeal with the Indian Supreme Court (SC) seeking review of the murder case verdict delivered by a court of Border Security Force (BSF). In July, a special court of the BSF...
Speakers at a discussion have said the bankers should have adequate knowledge on computer and ICT applications for enhancing their professional efficiency in modern banking sector. They mentioned that no bankers can attain professional success without knowledge on fundamental computer...
A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed in a road crash near Medina Airport, Saudi Arabia. The deceased was identified as M Hamidullah (31), son of Mostafizur Rahman at Putibila Miapara village in Chittagong's Lohagara upazila. His elder brother, Kafi Kamal,...
Primary and Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations-2015 will begin across the country on November 22. The examinations will be held from 11:00am to 1:30pm on the every scheduled day, said Rabindranath Roy, information officer at the Primary and Mass Education Ministry. The...
FE Report | 2015-08-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh's information technology (IT) output, tea, handloom clothing and services are among some new items to hit the global market under an export policy unveiled Wednesday to chase a shipment target of US$60 billion by 2021. Officials said 'The Export...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lashed out at 'civil society' members who are calling for amending the Constitution and bringing 'balance of power' between the President and the Prime Minister, report agencies. "While discussing, some people don't see any democracy...
Our Correspondent | 2015-08-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 12: Government, semi-government and autonomous bodies have vowed to coordinate with the Chittagong City Corporation in all their development activities in the city from now on. The decision was made in the first coordination meeting of the development...
FE Report | 2015-08-13 00:00:00
A technical glitch disrupted trading activities on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) again on Wednesday, and forced the authorities to start trading nearly two hours later. The problem arose after the bourse's server engine failed to process the trading information uploaded...
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