NOAKHALI, Feb 9 (UNB): A union parishad (UP) member was slaughtered in Char Motua Union of Sadar Upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Babul Majhi, 55, resident of Khalistutla of the union and an executive committee member of...
NETRAKONA, Feb 9 (BSS): A court here today sentenced to death two persons by hanging for killing a freedom fighter (FF) Kanu Chandra Talukdar seven years back at village North Birampur under Mohanganj Upazila of the district.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim left Dhaka for Singapore Monday morning to attend a ministerial level international conference titled "Universal Health Coverage: The Post 2015 Challenge" there, reports BSS. Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will...
Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen was selected to showcase her recent works in mixed media and monoprint at the second version of the three-day Oxford International Art Fair that began on February 6 at the Oxford Town Hall. Last December, she...
The photograph of National Professor Dr MR Khan was inadvertently published in the item "Dr MR Khan's death anniversary today" in our issue of February 8, 2015 in place of that of Brig Gen (retd) Prof. Dr M Masudur Rahman...
BAGERHAT, Feb 9 (UNB): Twenty-seven Indian fishermen, who were arrested from the Bangladesh water territory in the Bay of Bengal here Sunday, were sent to jail Monday. The judge of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate passed the order when Mongla thana...
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested six alleged drug dealers along with 320 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from the Demra area in the city Sunday, reports UNB.
The 7th death anniversary of Prof Khaleda Akhtar Banu, wife of former MP Prof Abdul Mannan, will be observed today (Tuesday). On the occasion, his son Tomal Mannan, a New York expatriate, and daughter Lotipa Mannan, VP of Mercantile Bank,...
The 12th death anniversary of freedom fighter and politician advocate Badiul Alam will be observed today (Tuesday). On the occasion, Advocate Badiul Alam Memorial Foundation will organise a doa and milad mahfil after Asr prayers. *********
The 15th anniversary of death of Maulana Muhammad Abdul Mazid will be observed today (Tuesday). He was a teacher of Doulatpur Alia Madrasah in Khulna. He was born in Nolbunia of Galua Union under Rajapur Upazila in Jhalakathi district.
EU 4th convocation held The 4th convocation of Eastern University (EU) was held at the Bashundhara Convention Centre-2 in the city Monday. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid presided over the programme. Dr Akbar Ali Khan was present as the convocation...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Light to moderate fog may occur over the river basins of the country until morning, Met Office said. The...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
At least 16 Bangladeshi clients had 31 accounts in a Swiss subsidiary of the HSBC (Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation) Holdings Plc, a multinational British bank. These 31 accounts had deposits worth $13 million, presumably laundered from Bangladesh. The...
Monira Munni | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The government is expected to select a number of engineering firms to conduct detailed engineering analysis (DEA) of readymade garment factories that have already been and are to be assessed under the National Tripartite Plan of Action, officials said. In...
Long-haul buses will stay off the road after 9pm until further notice as arson attacks during the ongoing BNP-sponsored blockade rendered hundreds of vehicles to burn-out wrecks across the country, report bdnews 24.com Transport owners accepted the government's decision on...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
Inspection of all ready-made garment (RMG) factories and the rules regarding Bangladesh Labour Act and export processing zone (EPZ) law will be completed by April, a high official said. "The inspection of RMG units and finalisation of the rules on...
Dubbing the violent nationwide transport blockade enforced by the BNP and its allies a 'manmade crisis', Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh will overcome it, report agencies. She expressed the hope while inaugurating an expo on information technology at Bangabandhu...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The deepening political deadlock in Bangladesh could 'gravely destabilise' the country unless the major political alliances move urgently to reduce tensions, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said Monday. "…With daily violence at the pre-election level, the political crisis is fast...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The central bank included the name of BASIC Bank as state-owned commercial bank (SoCB) instead of specialised one or development-finance institution (DFI) in its latest classified loan statement. "We've included the name of BASIC Bank as SoCB in line with...
FE Desk Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
Nafees Bin Zafar, Stephen Marshall and Erwin Coumans have developed large-scale destruction-simulation systems based on bullets physics library. These pioneering systems demonstrated that large numbers of constrained rigid bodies could be used to animate visually complex, believable destruction effects with...
Some Indian envoys say Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has strongly pitched for an early implementation of the land boundary agreement with Bangladesh and a quick resolution of the Teesta water sharing issue, reports bdnews24.com. Mukherjee addressed Indian envoys from all...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
Unregistered SIMs (subscriber-identification module) are now being used widely in mobile banking service, causing serious concern about illegal transaction of money, officials concerned said. They said some criminals are now using unregistered mobile SIMs and fake national identity (ID) cards...
ISTANBUL, Feb 9 (AP): A major international economic organization is warning that developed countries have slowed efforts to reform their economies since the aftermath of the world financial crisis. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a think tank dealing...
Siddique Islam | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The amount of classified loans in the country's banking system recorded a sharp decline in the final quarter of the calendar year 2014 following rescheduling, write-off and recovery, officials said. The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) fell by more than...
Shah Alam Nur | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
Air shipment of readymade garments and other exportable has sharply increased in recent times as businesses turned to this costly alternative for the non-stop countrywide transport blockade and frequent hartals, insiders said. They said the exporters now opted for air...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
A young man was killed in a 'gunfight' between a gang of arsonists and policemen in city's Jatrabari area on Monday, the 35th day of the countrywide blockade and the second day of a 72-hour hartal enforced by the BNP-led...
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