Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a visit to London, received a phone call from...
Shopping malls can remain open till 10 pm upto the 15th of the holy month of Ramadan that starts Thursday, as there is no electricity shortage in the country. State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid declared this in...
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to open separate agriculture credit divisions or cells to give more attention to the sector. The central bank issued a circular to this effect Tuesday asking the scheduled banks to complete all formalities...
The deputy leader of al Qaeda, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, has been killed in a U.S. bombing in Yemen, the group and the White House said on Tuesday, removing the director of a string of attacks against the West and a man...
Md. Matiul Islam | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
In his budget speech, the Finance Minister was apologetic that he had to impose "net-worth surcharge" on the "income-based tax" of individual taxpayers, which, he admits, upsets the "fairness and equity" of the tax regime, but was forced to take...
Morshed Mannan | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, when a dispute arises between two parties under civil law, the court by its own motion, or either party through an application, may compel the discovery of documents necessary for the subject-matter of the proceedings (Section 30, Code...
When it comes to infringement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), the developing countries have mostly found themselves at the receiving end. Responsible for this until recently has, on the one had, been the developed countries' aggressive commercial attitude and on...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
The often-quoted adage 'opportunity comes once' may sometimes seem too inflexible in allowing benefits that may be scarce to reap, but to believe that it comes repeatedly and lasts long enough to idle on it is indeed self-indulging. To put...
Lutfar Rahman | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
At this time, the plight of the Rohingya people is much talked about all over the world. Over the last few days, several reports were published in the media on the distressing state of the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar on...
I quote Kailash Satyarthi, "Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labour in my lifetime". World Day against Child Labour...
Narayanganj is an important business hub, but the law and order situation there is far from being satisfactory. We often read about murder, torture and extortion taking place at Narayanganj and turning it into a reign of terror. It is...
Human trafficking has assumed an alarming proportion around the world. The evil nexus of the human traffickers is in operation in many countries. As a result, when the law-enforcement agencies of a country clamp down on them, they change their...
In the June 15, 2015 issue of the FE, the photo printed on Page-4 should have accompanied the article titled 'Mideast: UN resolution'.
Raghuram Rajan concluding his three-part presentation on the post-recession global economy | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY: Unconventional monetary policies (UMP) include both policies where the central bank attempts to commit to hold interest rates at near zero for long, as well as policies that affect central bank balance sheets such as buying assets...
KHULNA, June 15 (UNB): Khulna city will go under a strong surveillance as the local administration has started installing 72 powerful internet protocol (IP) cameras in its some main points to maintain law and order. A control room has been...
RU Correspondent | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 15: Teachers of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) formed an hour-long human chain programme on Monday in protest against the newly-proposed national pay-scale. As part of the pre-scheduled programme of the Federation of Bangladesh Teachers...
RAJSHAHI, June 15 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi said adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Barind...
DINAJPUR, June 15 (UNB): An elderly woman was burnt to death and three others suffered injuries as a fire broke out at a house in Uposhahar area of the district town early Monday. The deceased was identified as Mirijan Nesa,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, June 15: The wheat procurement programme by the government is going on throughout Rajshahi district. Though the procurement activities was supposed to assist the wheat farmers as well as increasing the storage of wheat, it is not being followed...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
SYLHET, June 15: Sylhet Zila Sarak Paribahan Sramik Union, Truck and Covered Van Sramik Union and Tank Lorry Sramik Union will press indefinite strike from today (Tuesday) in the district to raise protest against police harassment and illegal toll collection...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-16 00:00:00
RANGPUR, June 15: Two people were killed in a road accident at Kashem Bazar area in Sundarganj Upazila of Gaibandha district Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Matiar Rahman (50), of Imadpur village under Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur district...
GAIBANDHA, June 15 (BSS): Speakers in a function here recently urged the volunteers to do their great works for the affected people of flood prone areas in the patriotic spirit to reduce their losses. "As Brahmaputra, Teesta, Karotoa and Ghagot...
RAJSHAHI, June 15 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop have asked the officials and others concerned to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty for protecting the interests of poor and distressed people rightly. They also urged them to reduce...
THAKURGAON, June 15 (BSS): The sweet pumpkin farmers of the district are happy with the profitable prices of the crop. This year the yield of sweet pumpkin production was good and in accordance to demand the price was also higher...
Youth held with Phensidyl in Rajshahi Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 2,367 bottles of Phensidyl from Bhagail Bridge area of Godagari upazila on Sunday. The arrested was identified as Raihan...
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and seven other cricketers arrived in the city Monday afternoon to join the rest of the ODI squad members to play three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, reports BSS. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd ODI will...
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