BENAPOLE, Mar 18 (UNB): Two college students allegedly committed suicide in two separate incidents in Jessore on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Sayem Khan alias Hasibul, 25, son of Mamunur Rashid, a resident of C-Block in Upashahar area,...
SYLHET, Mar 18 (UNB): Robbers shot two members of a family and looted valuables from two expatriates' houses at Baliteka village in Jakiganj upazila early Wednesday. Locals said a gang of armed robbers, numbering 10-12, stormed the houses of two...
Two killed in cylinder blast in Gopalganj A balloon trader and his assistant were killed as his gas cylinder exploded while blowing up balloons at Orakandi in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Wednesday morning. Identities of the deceased could not...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
Sixteen textile companies raised more than Tk 12.15 billion from the capital market in three years, ending in February, 2015. The listed textile companies are likely to be the majority, in terms of their number, in the capital market soon...
FE Report | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
Stock extended their losing streak for the five straight sessions Wednesday as investors’ selling spree continued amid prolonged political gridlock. "Lack of investors' confidence coupled with more than two and a half months long political instability with no sign of...
FE Report | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
The central bank has expedited purchase of US dollars from commercial banks this month to protect the interests of both exporters and migrant workers by keeping the exchange rate of Bangladesh Taka (BDT) against the greenback stable. As part of...
New Chairman of CRISL CRISL Board of Directors has elected Mr. Abul Khair Chowdhury (A.K Chowdhury) as the Chairman. The vacancy in the position was created at the demise of its founding Chairman Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmad, FCA. Mr. A.K...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
Aman rice output hit an all-time high of 13.19 million tonnes in Aman rice season as farmer bounced back from last year's savage flood, the government has said. The rice yield in Aman season showed 1.3 per cent growth in...
Apex Footwear Limited (AFL) has honoured its employees who have served with the company for more than two decades, the shoemaker said. The recognition coincided with the celebration of the company's silver jubilee at the factory premises in Gazipur on...
FE Report | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and Bangladesh Cotton Association (BCA) will organise "Global Cotton Summit -Bangladesh 2015". The global event will take place on 20-21 March at Hotel Radisson Blu Water Garden in the city. Minister for Textiles and Jute...
FE Report | 2015-03-19 00:00:00
Japan has granted an assistance of Japanese Yen 24 million for Bangladesh to improve radar system in Dhaka and Rangpur for getting more accurate weather forecast. The signing ceremony on the Japanese government's grant assistance against "Project for Improvement of...
Ekhanei.com launches mobile app Online free classified website 'Ekhanei.com' has launched its first mobile app, 'Ekhanei Android'. The app is available on Google Play Store, said a press release Wednesday. This app has been launched keeping in mind the increasing...
Visiting Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen Wednesday said Bangladesh has come a long way since the Rana Plaza disaster, but there is still a way to go. "The country, the international community and the RMG sector...
Record sale of savings certificates helped government borrow less from the banking sector during the July-February period of the current fiscal year, official data showed, reports BSS. According to Bangladesh Bank (BB), the government's borrowing from the banking sector declined...
UK Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Development (DFID) Mark Lowcock on Wednesday said the United Kingdom is a long-standing partner of Bangladesh and laid emphasis on 'results' through their aid programmes in Bangladesh to help it achieve middle-income...
World's largest mobile phone manufacturer Samsung will launch its flagship smartphones Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in Bangladesh with Grameenphone Ltd, reports UNB. Grameenphone customers will be able to pre-book the handsets from March 23. A Memorandum of Understanding...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday called upon the country's people to intensify its ongoing movement to resist the government's bid to 'annihilate democracy and opposition parties, reports UNB. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu, on behalf...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday the new generation and students of the country are losing interest in politics due to ill-politics being pursued by a few politicians, reports BSS. "The politics which has been ruining...
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud stressed on Wednesday the need for the optimum use of water in irrigation as its demand in the country is growing fast, reports UNB. "Only 30 years back, we used to think that...
LAXMIPUR, March 18 (BSS): Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said on Wednesday the government would never bow down to militancy as it is determined to carry out a stringent campaign to uproot the militants at any cost. "We will rather sacrifice...
PABNA, Mar 18 (BSS): A man was killed and five others injured in a clash between two rival groups at Muladuli village under Ishwardi upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased was Badhon Khandaker (26), son of Chhana Khandaker...
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