FE Report | 2015-08-03 00:00:00
Owners, drivers and workers of different modes of three-wheelers continued their agitation on Sunday, the second consecutive day, in different areas of the country protesting the government's latest ban on plying of such vehicles on highways. The protesters gathered in...
Siddique Islam | 2015-08-03 00:00:00
The country's overall import grew by over 3.0 per cent in last fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, following higher level of imported capital machinery for businesses, officials said. The actual import in terms of settlement of letters of credit (LCs) grew...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that Smart National Identity (NID) cards would help contain crime and corruption in the country besides infusing dynamism into activities of different organisations both in the public and private sectors. The Prime Minister...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said on Sunday the central bank had undertaken a US$350 million (35 crore) project to strengthen its regulatory and supervisory capacity and improve the country's financial market infrastructure. He disclosed it while addressing a...
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to introduce a bus service between Dhaka and Kathmandu, reports BSS. The decision was taken at a meeting between Road Transport and Bridges Minister of Bangladesh Obaidul Quader and Nepalese Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister...
Eminent urban planner Prof Nazrul Islam stressed the need for undertaking climate-sensitive plans for the country's cities to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the coming days, reports UNB. "When you (urban planners) will be involved in...
Canadian High Commi-ssioner in Dhaka Benoît-Pierre Laramée said Sunday Canada is working with partners on the ground to determine the best and quickest way to support the recovery efforts in the flood-affected areas, reports UNB. The diplomat travelled to Cox's...
Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in the capital's Rayerbazar hours after a nine-year-old was allegedly raped in Mirpur. Hazaribagh police OC Mainul Islam said a couple complained to them on Sunday that their seven-year-old...
FE Report | 2015-08-03 00:00:00
After experiencing recurrent spells of rainfall for the last two weeks, the city dwellers got some respite from sufferings on Sunday. However, the Met Office recorded 21 mm rainfall in the capital from 6pm Saturday to 12.01 pm Sunday. It...
President Md Abdul Hamid is expected to pay a state visit to Vietnam from August 9 to 12, during which the entire range of bilateral issues would come up for discussion, said the Foreign Ministry here on Sunday, reports UNB....
CHITTAGONG, Aug 2 (BSS): Reputed Awami League (AL) leader, valiant freedom fighter and one of the organisers of the Liberation war Bakhtiar Noor Siddiqui died of cardiac arrest in a city clinic in the small hours of Sunday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested five people along with 12.5 kg gold and a private car from Khilgoan area of the city early Sunday, reports UNB. The details about the arrest could not be known...
Army chief launches tree plantation drive As part of the national tree plantation drive-2015, Chief of Army Staff General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq inaugurated the tree plantation drive of Bangladesh Army in the city on Sunday. The Army has...
Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Rajshahi divisions and a few places over Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy fall...
Three members of the same family sustained burns in a fire in the city’s Jurain area on Monday. Firefighters, family sources and locals said a fire broke out at a house in Tulabagicha in Jurain early in the morning. Three...
The 80th draw of the prize bond of Tk100 was held on Sunday (August 2). A total of 1,932 prizes were given, including the first prize of Tk0.6 million (six lakh), second prize of Tk0.325m (3.25 lakh), third prize of...
Bangladesh Bank has ordered the mobile phone banking agents to take photos of customers making transactions. The central bank’s move aims at reducing risk of criminal transactions through mobile phone banking, according to an official order of Bangladesh Bank’s Payment...
An indefinite transport strike has been hitting normal life in Barisal since Sunday. The district Bus owners went on an indefinite strike protesting the strike enforced by CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and drivers. Altab Hossain, president of Barisal Bus Owners’ Association,...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced the itinerary of the Australian team’s Bangladesh tour. The Aussies will arrive in Dhaka on September 28 to play a two-match Test series. It will be the third Test series between the teams and...
A man was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police at Mirpur in Dhaka on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 30, son of late Ismail Sheikh of Durgapur under Pirojpur Sadar upazila of Pirojpur district. Police officials...
FE Online Report | 2015-08-03 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 29.61 points...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has arrived at a special court in Old Dhaka to attend the hearings of two trust graft cases against her. She arrived at the Third Special Judge’s Court, Dhaka, around 10:30am on Monday. She left her...
A man was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Brahmondi area of Narsingdi district town on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 65, a resident of the area and owner of a drug store in the...
FE Online Report | 2015-08-03 00:00:00
The second and final cricket Test between Bangladesh and South Africa ended in a damp draw after the umpires called off play on Monday morning – the fifth day of the five-day game – due to a wet outfield at...
Asian shares have started August lower as disappointing economic data from China weighed on investors' confidence. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.8% to 20,426.1 in early trade. Chinese shares opened lower with the Shanghai Composite down 1.4% to...
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