CBA and non-CBA Oikya Parishad of eight state owned jute mills in Khulna has enforced a 3-hour road-railway blockade in khulna city to press home their five-point demands. Mohammad Sohrab Uddin, convener of the Parishad said, the blockade that began...
Observing that the local currency, Taka, is under appreciation pressure, Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said the central bank has to necessarily purchase foreign currency at considerable cost of sterilisation. He made the remarks while presenting the Bangladesh...
The High Court has questioned a provision of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Act on the accountability of the commissioners to the chairman. In a ruling after Sunday’s hearing, justices Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Md Ashraful Kamal’s bench asked...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAP) personnel arrested a young man in possession of 400 pieces of Yaba tablet from Doulatdia Ghat area in Goalando upazila of Rajbari district on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Bishu, 30, son of...
Detectives arrested six suspected members of a currency forgery syndicate and seized counterfeit notes worth Tk4 million (40,00,000) from their possession in West Kafrul area of Dhaka city on Saturday night. The arrestees were identified as Hawlader Sohel, Majharul Islam,...
Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened her presidential bid with a deeply personal address that promised thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in New York City that she would champion "an economy for everyday Americans." The former first lady, secretary...
The state-owned banks of Bangladesh are bogged down under the loan burdens of government entities. This burden is hampering credit flow to the private sector and thus hurting the investment scenario of the country, according to analysts. Until December last...
The flood situation in Sylhet and Kurigram districts has worsened due to incessant rain and onrush of water from the upstream. In Sylhet, seven unions in Gowainghat upazila have been inundated by flood water. Locals said the road communication remained...
Customsmen at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport seized foreign currencies worth around Tk1.780 million (Tk17.80 lakh) and arrested a man in this connection on Saturday night. The arrested is identified as Anisur Rahman, 45, a Bangkok-bound passenger. Deputy Commissioner (Customs)...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has provided details of the government’s plan to achieve the revenue target proposed in national budget. He specified the sectors, from where additional revenue is planned to be raised. Addressing a discussion on the 2015-2016...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 15per cent cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2014. The dividend was approved in the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bank held on June 13 Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre,...
Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya is in trouble. Supreme Court (SC)’s Appellate Division has quashed a High Court (HC) order acquitting Maya of corruption charges in a case 7 years ago. The SC on Sunday cancelled...
Rain again stopped play on the 5th and final day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Narayanganj on Sunday. Bangladesh, resuming their rain-disrupted first innings on overnight score of 111...
Bangladesh lost seven wickets in just over a session’s play as India enforced follow on after a monsoon-drenched start to the final day of the one-off Test against India in Fatullah. Ravichandran Ashwin’s talismanic off-spin pulverized the Bangladesh batting leaving...
The verdict against war crimes under-trial Patuakhali’s Forkan Mollick will be issued any day now. The charges against the former Muslim League activist include serious crimes like genocide and rape. International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2, led by Justice Obaidul Hassan, issued...
A recently married couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a ceiling fan in a house at Anandanagar in Badda area of Dhaka city on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Shamim, 20, a furniture shop employee and Rubi,...
Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian M Fotsch has said the local government institutions (LGIs) in Bangladesh are being furthermore strengthened and democratised with peoples participation with their activities. He said Bangladesh is one of the priority countries of Switzerland with...
Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Monday on a two-day at the invitation of Bangladesh’s Army Chief. During his visit, General Dalbir will review the passing-out parade of the Bangladesh Military Academy at...
FE Online Desk | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
FE Online Desk | 2015-06-14 00:00:00
With absence of any speculative motive ahead in the short horizon and economy still gathering strength, investors Sunday anticipated a down trend and tried to get out of the market. The action made the down beat expectation a self-fulfilling prophecy,...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 50,000 Yaba tablets at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar during a drive in Nayaparha area on Sunday. BGB-42 Battalion Commander Lt Col Abu Zar Al Jahid told bdnews24.com that the tablets were worth Tk15 million. No...
UK intelligence agents have been moved because Russia and China have access to classified information which reveals how they operate, a senior government source has told the BBC. According to the Sunday Times, Moscow and Beijing have deciphered documents stolen...
France has shown its interest in assisting Bangladesh for launching Bangabandhu Satellite in the orbit. The offer came when French Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Sophie Aubert met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his Secretariat office on Sunday, a news agency...
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ruled the Bangladesh batsmen as the Fatullah Test was drawn after a monsoon-drenched start to the final day. The rain-curtailed one-off Test, which saw just 170.2 overs in five days, is the 2nd drawn match between...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that a conspiracy was in action to keep her from meeting Indian Prime Minister Naredndra Modi during his recent visit to Bangladesh. She told the Indian news portal ‘The Sunday Guardian’ that the Bangladesh...
The BNP on Sunday alleged that the country’s law and order situation is gradually deteriorating for lack of accountability and an elected government. “Newspapers carried a report that a policewoman was gang-raped by her colleagues. This incident indicates how the...
Rajshahi BNP leader Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul’s return to the mayor’s post still hangs in the balance. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, upheld the chamber judge’s order after hearing a petition filed by the...
Supreme Court’s Registrar Syed Aminul Islam has been appointed as the first Registrar General to Bangladesh’s top court to speed up secretarial activities. In a media statement on Sunday, the court said Chief Justice SK Sinha appointed Islam to the...
Bangladesh ICT-Expo-2015 is set to kick off Monday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) to promote local hardware industry in efforts to transform Bangladesh into a leading manufacturing country. "As part of our massive digitization campaign, we are giving emphasis...
In an effort to ensure seamless connectivity of passengers and vehicles through roadways, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement will be signed in Thimpu, Bhutan on Monday. The deal will be signed at the BBIN Transport Minister’s...
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