Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, July 31: Incessant rain for two days coupled with hill water and high tide has caused the swell of rivers in Chittagong, flooding most parts of different upazilas. Low-lying areas in 13 upazilas of the district have...
Police recovered the body of a Khadem (caretaker) of a mosque at Dhanmondi in the city Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Dulal Gazi, 55, reportys UNB. Officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi police station Nur-E-Azam said being informed, police recovered the...
Korean Ambassador in Dhaka Lee Yun-young said music is a very powerful means of making stronger bonding between the two countries and expressed the hope that Bangladesh-Korea relations will continue to grow in the coming days, reports UNB. "Music unites...
Educationists at a workshop said Friday bioethics should be practiced for developing a sense of patriotism and moral values of students to make themselves as honest leaders, reports BSS. Youths need to be developed leadership quality from their student life...
RAJSHAHI, July 31 (BSS): US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat visited the head office of Association for Community Development (ACD) today. On her arrival on the office premises ACD President Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and its executive director Salima Sarwar...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina highlighted Friday the importance of breastfeeding and homemade foods for infants at mothers' workplaces, reports BSS. "If a mother can feed her infant at workplace her baby would be healthy and the mother will also...
The Buriganga River Restoration Project, taken to revive the Buriganga and other rivers surrounding the capital city, has hit the dead-end for lack of adequate funds and strong political commitment, reports UNB. According to official sources, the government took the...
The government in collaboration with a global cyber security firm is going to develop a modern 'National Cyber Defence and Cyber Security Doctrine' to check the fast growing cybercrime, intellectual property theft, industrial espionage or IT infrastructure abuse, reports BSS....
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur & Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Dhaka, Khulna,...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon accused on Friday a section of leaders of garment workers for hatching conspiracy to destroy the garment industry and said these leaders are always misguiding the garment workers, reports BSS. "A vested...
Awami League (AL) senior leader Suranjit Sengupta said on Friday it will be very difficult for BNP to survive in politics if it fails to bring a radical change in it, reports UNB. "If BNP doesn't bring a radical change...
Jatiya Party Chairman and Prime Minister's Special Envoy HM Ershad congratulated the governments of Bangladesh and India on exchange of enclaves between the two countries, reports BSS. In a statement on the eve of the execution of enclave exchange agreement...
SHARIATPUR, July 31 (UNB): Miscreants torched the house of a local Awami League leader, the prime accused in an attempted murder case, at Burihat in Sadar upazila early Friday. Police and locals said rivals swooped on Mujibur Rahman alias Khokon...
The Election Commission (EC) has identified seven reasons behind the significant fall in the share of females among the fresh voters enrolled during the 2014-2015 period, reports UNB. The causes behind the poor figure include women's reluctance about collecting birth...
BENAPOLE, July 31 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 10 Bangladesh people, including five women, while they were returning to the country from India through Sadipur Border here Thursday night. Tipped off, a team of BGB conducted a...
LAXMIPUR, July 31 (UNB): In separate incidents, police recovered the bodies of a schoolgirl and a housewife in Sadar and Raipur upazilas on Friday morning and Thursday night. In Sadar upazila, the schoolgirl was found hanging at her house at...
BOGRA, July 31 (UNB): A suspected mugger was injured in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police in the district town on Thursday night. The victim was identified as Rakib, 28. Police said acting on secret information that a gang...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Friday his ministry is going to start necessary works soon for taking a project aiming to improve the lifestyle of enclave dwellers, reports UNB. A high-powered committee will supervise the process of work on...
KERANIGANJ, July 31 (UNB): A pregnant housewife was tortured allegedly by her husband and in-laws over dowry in South Keraniganj Friday. The victim was identified as Ila Jahan, 20, wife of Sourav Rahman and daughter of Shahjahan of the area....
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Some noted economists find the latest monetary policy wanting in some major aspects like lack of direction for improving the quality of governance in the banking system and lending-rate cuts. They aired the fear that unpunished bad borrowers would continue...
FE Report | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
The cyclonic storm 'Komen' crossed the Bangladesh coast near Sandwip, Noakhali and adjoining areas as a landfall Friday without causing any major damage to life and properties. Some low-lying areas in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Feni and Noakhali got submerged while...
The US has been spying on Japanese cabinet officials, banks and companies, including the Mitsubishi conglomerate, whistleblowing website Wikileaks says. Documents released by Wikileaks list 35 telephone numbers targeted for interception by the US National Security Agency (NSA), reports BBC....
Enclave dwellers on both sides of the border were ready to light 68 candles, release 68 balloons and explode 68 firecrackers just after Friday midnight to mark the end of 68 years of statelessness, report agencies until our going to...
FE Report | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
The government is set to finalise the draft 'National Industrial Policy 2015' soon aiming to generate more employment in the country, officials said. The policy has given priority to establish labour-intensive industries in the remote areas of the country with...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) detained a passenger while trying to smuggle gold bars, worth Tk 3.5 million, by concealing those in his rectum. Customs Department joint commissioner S M Sohel Rahman said on Friday. The 38-year-old...
A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed, as a private car crashed into his vehicle in the city's Sayedabad area on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sajal Fakir, 50, son of Barek Fakir of Char Kosai in Dohar upazila...
LONDON, July 31: Oil prices extended their decline Friday with no sign of an end to a global supply glut. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for September delivery fell 86 cents to $47.66 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for...
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