FE Report A group of civil society members from different professions reiterated their call on Friday for an end to violence and initiating a dialogue immediately for the sake of peace and stability in the country. They reiterated the call...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a phone call to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, report agencies. The Indian prime minister called her around 10:30am Friday. Prime Minister's Press Secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury said that the Indian Prime Minister...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The planning commission (PC) has come under pressure from power divisions to approve the Rampal 1320-megawatt thermal power plant, close by the Sunderbans mangrove forest, despite the commission's refusal four months back. Funding and ownership complexities were cited as immediate...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has said under no circumstances two SSC examinations will be held in one day. The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams were pushed back several times due to the ongoing transport blockade called by...
NOAKHALI, Feb 13: A suspected mugger was killed and another injured in a lynch-mob attack at Banderhat Karimpur in Sadar uapzila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Nishan( 32) a resident of the district town. Locals said when a...
KHULNA, Feb 13: Police sued BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia along with 59 BNP-Jamaat men with Phultala Police Station in the district last night on charges of bomb blast and arson attack in a passenger bus. — BSS
FE Report | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The spring has come as a boon for publishers participating in the Amar Ekuhsey Book Fair as there was festivity on Friday, the first day of the spring season. Thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the Bangla...
Arafat Ara | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The government plans to launch a countrywide registration programme in the first week of next month (March) for overseas job- seekers following the recent big rush of aspirants at the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban (PKB) in the capital, officials said. Due...
FE Report The 39th day of an indefinite blockade Friday saw a relative calm-evidently for weekly holiday coinciding with the advent of springtime-but the respite ended with a threat of a tougher movement soon. Reports said the blockade, called by...
FE Report | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
Resuming his role as a mediator in a changed situation now, United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez Taranco discussed with United States Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Desai Biswal the ongoing political impasse in Bangladesh. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has come up with a US$350 million project aiming at strengthening supervisory and monitoring capacity of Bangladesh's financial sector regulators, officials said. The project may get approval by May next. A WB team last week discussed...
FE Report | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The New York Times (NYT) has blamed inflexibility of the ruling Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for pushing the country on the edge of political chaos. The well-known American daily gave its opinion in an editorial...
Monira Munni | 2015-02-14 00:00:00
The ongoing factory assessment and its post-inspection monitoring under the joint initiative of Accord, Alliance and govt-ILO for ensuring workplace safety and labour standards in the country's RMG sector are facing hurdles due to the current political deadlock, sources said....
As the law enforcers continued restricting food supply to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's Gulshan office for the third consecutive day, party leaders and office staff Friday started cooking food on their own inside it for themselves, reports UNB. They took...
NARSINGDI, Feb 13 (UNB): Train communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet were restored early Friday after seven hours of suspension following derailment of a train at Ghorashal railway station in Palash upazila. Sahadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Palash Police Station,...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed another positive session Thursday, extending their gaining streak for the eight straight sessions as investors continued their buying mood defying political unrest. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up further by 31.18 points...
FE Report | 2015-02-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a six-member inter-departmental committee to scrutinise the applications for restructuring loans of big borrowers, officials said Wednesday. Headed by BB Executive Director Mohammad Naushad Ali Chowdhury, the panel is assigned to examine the terms and...
Raihan M Chowdhury and Mohammad Ali Doreen is all set to start full- fledged operation in the hospitality division with the opening of its new luxury hotel the "Four Points by Sheraton Dhaka Gulshan" in the city within this year...
Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...
Intention to sell shares Appollo Ispat Complex Limited Mr. Mosfequr Rahman, one of the nominated Directors of the Company (nominated from Jupitar Business Ltd.,), has expressed his intention to sell 11,13,750 shares (Bonus shares) out of his total holding of...
Atiur receives ICT Award Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman received the ICT Award in the lifetime achievement category for his contribution to drive the central bank forward, by taking information and communication technology-based pragmatic policy measures and various...
MUMBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters): Domestic shares rallied around 1 per cent, in a sharp turnaround from earlier mild losses after the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine reached a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, sparking gains in...
NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters): US stock index futures advanced on Thursday, following a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and surprising stimulus measures by Sweden's central bank. Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal to end...
TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei share average ended at its highest level in more than 7-1/2 years on Thursday as the weak yen boosted exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp and Sony Corp, while investors awaited the outcome of...
NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters): US stock index futures advanced on Thursday, following a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and surprising stimulus measures by Sweden's central bank. Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal to end...
LONDON/PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters): European share indexes hit multi-year highs on Thursday, boosted by a Ukraine peace deal and new economic stimulus measures in Sweden. The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal to end fighting in...
MUMBAI, Feb 12 (PTI): Ready-made apparels firm Anshu's Clothing Company has shifted to the main BSE exchange from the platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This is second such company to have shifted from SME platform to main bourse,...
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