Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal, Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with hails at different places...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 6 (UNB): AJM Nasir Uddin, the ruling party-backed mayoral candidate in the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls, appeared before a local court on Monday in a case filed for attempting to murder an Awami League leader 22 years...
FE Report | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Monday rejected the writ petition filed by BNP-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Abdul Awal Mintoo, challenging cancellation of his nomination paper. The HC bench, comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice...
Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta asked on Monday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to return to democratic politics discarding terrorism and Jamaat to get relieved of her sins, reports BSS. "It can't be termed movement what BNP-Jamaat combine did...
A group of 'masked' men has shot dead a Jubo Dal leader in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com. The deceased Saddam Hossain (25) was BNP youth front's joint secretary general. According to the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Junayet...
The death toll from Thursday's trawler capsize in the Buriganga River at Aliganj Ghat at South Keraniganj rose to 17 with the recovery of another unidentified body from the river on Monday, reports UNB. Locals spotted the body of the...
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Mohammad Ershad said on Monday his party would have to be reorganised to fulfill people's demand, reports BSS. He urged all party workers to reorganise the party and strengthen its activities in all districts, a press...
GAZIPUR, Apr 6 (UNB): A court placed on Monday Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayor and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's adviser MA Mannan on a one-day remand in an arson case filed with Kaliakoir thana. Senior Judicial Magistrate Rehana Akter passed...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim urged on Monday all including local elites, private organizations to come forward side by side with government efforts for ensuring healthcare facilities of the people and its development, reports BSS. The Minister made...
Former officer-in-charge (OC) of Sylhet Kotwali thana Ataur Rahman, charged with torturing an accused in police custody, has surrendered before the court and sought bail, reports bdnews24.com. Sylhet Magistrate's court Judge Shahedul Karim rejected his bail plea and sent him...
The authorities are taking steps to introduce digital system at Jagannath University (JnU) to bring dynamism in its academic and administrative activities, reports BSS. The digitisation process of the university is getting good progress with sincere efforts of vice-chancellor of...
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visiting Bangladesh soon with some concrete proposals, reports UNB. Sujata, Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (Multilateral and Economic Relations), said this when she met Prime Minister...
FE Report | 2015-04-07 00:00:00
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) decided Tuesday to take legal action against the owners of billboards with faulty construction, causing fatalities to people. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Nagar Bhaban in the city with DNCC...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-06 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 5: The government has undertaken an initiative to implement a Tk 9.15 billion (915 crore) project to improve electricity supply system in Rajshahi region. Under the proposed project, 200,000 more new consumers will be connected with electricity supply...
NARSINGDI, Apr 5 (BSS): Speakers at an 'Anti-Corruption Meeting' here on Wednesday stressed on comprehensive efforts of all concerned in launching social movement involving every citizen for building a corruption free society. They also underlined the importance of establishing accountability...
Housewife killed in Laxmipur road crash A housewife was killed in a road accident at Madam Bridge of the district town this morning. The deceased was Rahima Begum, 24, wife of Belal Hossain, a resident of Banjanagar area in Laxmipur...
PANCHAGARH, Apr 5 (BSS): Wheat farmers of all the five upazilas in the district are happy as they got a desired output and fair prices against the crop during the current season. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had set a...
Switzerland's Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has approved Etihad Airway's 33.3 per cent investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline, says a press release in Dhaka yesterday. Since January, 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional...
FE Report | 2015-04-06 00:00:00
The government signed Sunday Tk 858 million contracts with two private organisations to create a skilled workforce to meet local demand. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the lion's share of the funds for creating skilled manpower under the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-06 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 5: A day-long workshop on understanding core risk in banking was held yesterday at the Janata Bank divisional office at Agrabad in the city. The workshop, presided over by general manager of Chittagong Abu Naser Chowdhury was organised...
FE Report | 2015-04-06 00:00:00
A three-day national agriculture technology fair 2015 Sunday kicked off in the city for the first time aiming to display modern agricultural technologies. Agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury urged the technologists to present their newly-invented technologies to the farmers in...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-04-06 00:00:00
High-priced drugs worth some Tk 25 billion are brought in the country every year illegally to dispense the medical needs prescribed by foreign physicians, as government agencies look on. A source at Bangladesh Chemist and Druggist Association said every year...
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