The High Court(HC) Thursday issued a rule asking the government to explain why an order will not be given for forming a taskforce to monitor the incidents of human rights violation by members of law-enforcement agencies, report UNB. An HC...
The recent killing of three bloggers in Bangladesh is an alarming signal of the deterioration of the space for freedom of expression in the country, the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression, David Kaye, and on extrajudicial executions,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-15 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 14: A housewife was hacked to death in a flat under the Panchlaish police station in the port city on Thursday. Miscreants killed Sharmin Akhtar (25), mother of a one-year old baby at around 1.30 pm on the...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 14 (BSS): The ordeal of over half a million people of seven unions of Sadar upazila of the district is going to be over as the much-awaited second Mohananda Bridge on the Mohananda river will open to traffic...
FE Report | 2015-05-15 00:00:00
Some 22 Bangladeshis, who were cheated by dishonest manpower recruiters, returned from Brunei on Thursday. Being promised good jobs with handsome salary and better life the workers travelled to the country four or five months back. Messers Rabbi International and...
RANGAMATI, May 14 (UNB):Five people, including a woman, died of diarrhoea at Sajek in Baghaichhari upazila from Wednesday night till Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Baturam Tripura, Bhadrapati Tripura, Kuhlya Tripura, Bidya Mohan Tripura and Laxmi Rani Tripura.
Like other countries in the world, Bangladesh also observed the International Nurses Day on May 12 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale and mark the nurses' contributions to health services. For this year the theme is "Nurses: A...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday interrogated managing director of Dhaka WASA (Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) Engr. Taqsem A Khan in connection with an alleged irregularity in the Padma (Jashaldia) Water Treatment Plant Project, reports UNB. ACC assistant director...
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kushtia, Noakhali and Comilla until today (Friday). Weather may remain mainly...
Minister for Shipping Shajahan Khan said on Friday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will have to go to jail for killing people, reports BSS. "Nobody in any country could exist by doing terrorism. Queen of terrorism, Begum Zia, returned home after...
BNP worked out on Thursday a 14-day programme to observe the 34th death anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman, reports UNB. The programme marking the death anniversary will begin on May 28 and end on June 10. The decision on...
A minor girl was found dead inside a reserve water tank at Satmasjid Housing near Mohammadpur embankment in the city on Thursday, reports UNB. The minor baby was identified as Mukta Akhtar (6), daughter of Mostafizur Rahman of Lalmohon upazila...
The Supreme Court (SC) set May 28 for hearing a plea seeking review of the judgment on provisions of allowing anticipatory bail given by the Appellate Division (AD), reports BSS. Chamber Judge Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Thursday sent the...
A Dhaka court exonerated on Thursday all the three accused from a case filed in connection with the killing of Dr Shamarukh Mehzabin, who at the time of her death was married to Humayun, reports UNB. The acquitted are former...
Spiritual leader Aga Khan expressed shock at the death of members of the Ismaili community in an attack on a bus carrying them at Karachi in Pakistan on Wednesday, said a press release. Forty-three people were killed in the attack....
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has fixed June 10 to decide whether to punish for contempt the 23 of 50 citizens who expressed their concern over British journalist David Bergman's conviction, reports bdnews24.com. International Crimes Tribunal-2 led by its Chairman...
The two-day Bangladesh Denim Expo ended in the capital with a fascinating fashion show staging by ramp models wearing various designs of jeans clothing, reports BSS. State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam attended the concluding session at a city...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Ministry on Wednesday recommended the government to undertake more development programmes in newly accreted lands (chars) in the coastal regions under the Char Development and Settlement Project, reports UNB. The parliamentary body came...
FE Report | 2015-05-14 00:00:00
Speakers suggested on Wednesday reform in financial sector regulations to safeguard global economic stability and protect poor people against future economic shocks. As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end in 2015, the United Nations (UN) has...
FE Report | 2015-05-14 00:00:00
Stocks posted marginal gain Wednesday, after previous session's mild correction, with turnover crossing Tk 6.0 billion-mark, hitting six month high thanks to increased participation of investors. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up marginally by...
MasterCard Tuesday announced the second phase of its business literacy programme with BURO Bangladesh and NRB Global Bank to provide financial & business literacy to 10,000 Tk 10 account-holders. This programme will support the Bangladesh Bank Revolving Refinancing Fund for...
Rakeen Development Company (BD) Limited, the developer of the country's largest Integrated township "Bijoy Rakeen City", signed an agreement with Royal Green Capital Market Limited for the Issuance of Partially Convertible Bond of worth Tk 1.20 billion. In the presence...
The 20th Annual General Meeting of Dhaka Bank Limited was held Wednesday at Bashundhara Convention Center 2, Dhaka. Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman presided over the meeting. 14 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividend were approved as the...
The 16th Annual General Meeting of National Housing Finance And Investments Limited was held on Tuesday at Lakeshore Hotel in the city. The Company approved 15.00 per cent cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2014. The Meeting was...
New research from Oracle reveals that nearly 55 per cent of millennials say a poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to use a company's products or services. According to the global report, Millennials and mobility: how businesses...
Prime Insurance settles fire insurance claim Prime Insurance Company Ltd settled Fire Insurance claim under Industrial All Risk policy of Northern Corporation Ltd, a sister concern of Northern Tosrifa Group. Tosrifa companies are 100 per cent export oriented, exporting the...
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