Crude bomb was thrown targeting the private car of Jubo League Chairman Mohammad Omar Faruk Chowdhury Sunday night that left 10 injured, one of them critically, reports UNB. His car came under the attack in TSC area on the Dhaka...
A fire broke out at a printing press in the city's Sutrapur area Monday. Sources at Fire Service control room said the fire originated in the printing press adjacent to Bibimazar at Farashganj around 5:20pm, reports UNB. On information, 10...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
The government decided Monday to evaluate performance of the civil servants of different ministries and divisions annually aiming to make them accountable for their responsibilities. To push the move forward the Cabinet Division singed Annual Performance Agreements (APAs) with ten...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
Benetton, a leading Italian fashion brand, has agreed to contribute to the Rana Plaza Trust Fund to compensate the factory collapse victims, nearly two years after the industrial disaster that killed more than 1,100 workers. The move came after more...
The government has a plan to construct a most modern new airport with international standard titled 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport' around Dhaka to build Bangladesh as a hub between the East and West in the movement of aircraft, Civil...
The government has undertaken a project to construct houses for landless and insolvent Freedom Fighters (FFs) across the country aimed at rehabilitating the valiant sons of the soil, reports BSS. "As per the commitment of the Prime Minister for welfare...
The High Court (HC) Monday appointed a five-member amici curiae with senior jurists to give their legal opinions at the final hearing on a pending writ petition challenging the validity of the amended Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) providing judicial power...
Canada is eager to establish Dhaka-Toronto direct air link as it wants to be a partner in the development process of Bangladesh civil aviation sector, reports BSS. Canadian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Benoit Pierre Laramee expressed the interest when he...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file a case against an assistant manager of New Hopes Feed Mill Bangladesh Limited for allegedly swindling money from the private business entity. The Commission at its regular meeting on Monday decided...
Miscreants set a bus afire in the city's Karwan Bazar area on Monday, the 2nd day of the 72-hour countrywide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, reports UNB. Witnesses said miscreants set fire to the staff bus of Petrobangla...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid urged Monday the NAM member states to develop a reliable framework of action to open up new opportunity of cooperation between the developed and developing countries in order to transfer, share and exchange technologies, reports...
Workshop on nutrition in Satkhira today A dissemination workshop on 'Nutrition, Food Security, WaSH Assessments in Satkhira District and Health System Analysis' organised by Action Contre La Faim (ACM) Bangladesh Mission will be held at Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan...
A youth was killed in a 'shootout' with police at Mirpur in the city early Monday, reports BSS. He was wanted in two separate cases for torching vehicles. The deceased was identified as Abdul Wadud (30), a resident of Tolarbagh...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 exonerated Monday 15 prominent citizens from the allegation of committing contempt of court, reports BSS. The 15 noted citizens Dr Shahdeen Malik, M Hafizuddin Khan, Tahmima Anam, Rasheda K Chowdhury, Imtiaz Ahmed, Badiul Alam Majumder,...
British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Robert W Gibson expressed Monday his condolence over the tragic launch capsize in the Padma River Sunday, reports UNB. "I was shocked and saddened by yesterday (Sunday)'s tragic incident on the Padma, in which so...
A youth was killed in a 'shootout' with police at Mirpur in the city early Monday, reports BSS. He was wanted in two separate cases for torching vehicles. The deceased was identified as Abdul Wadud (30), a resident of Tolarbagh...
Former member of Awami League Advisory Council, former leader of Bangladesh Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Oikya Parishad and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal Cyril Sikder died of old age complications at his Tejturi Bazar residence in the city on Sunday, reports BSS....
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Noakhali and Comilla until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday). Weather may remain mainly dry...
Workshop on nutrition in Satkhira today A dissemination workshop on 'Nutrition, Food Security, WaSH Assessments in Satkhira District and Health System Analysis' organised by Action Contre La Faim (ACM) Bangladesh Mission will be held at Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan...
Monira Munni | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
Many apparel makers are now resorting to cost-cutting measures to compensate for the losses that have been thrust upon them by the ongoing prolonged and disruptive political programmes, industry insiders said. One of the handy measures they have, allegedly, chosen...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina approved Monday a proposal placed by the ministry of local government and rural development (LGRD) and cooperatives to take necessary preparations for holding the Dhaka City Corporation elections. The PM at a meeting with her...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
The bullet-riddled bodies of six people were recovered from Dhaka and Jhenidah as the nationwide non-stop blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, passed off the 49th day on Monday alongside the countrywide shutdown. Arson attacks, blasts and detentions were...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
Foreign aid disbursement picked up in January as the government received US $1.75 billion assistance in July-January period this fiscal, $179 million up from the same period of the last fiscal, officials said Monday. The aid commitments also increased in...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
The standard operation procedure (SOP), a vital component for introducing coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India, is yet to get approval from New Delhi even nearly six months after it was sent by Dhaka, official sources said. The SOP...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has targeted 55 per cent of revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) within a short time by exploring its potentiality in the economy, the revenue board chief said Monday. The NBR will take action...
FE Report | 2015-02-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday strongly criticised the Prime Minister's latest statement regarding 'the party's hope to go to power with the help of Bangladesh Army', saying that she has insulted the state institution by making such an apprehension....
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