LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters): Emerging market (EM) borrowers issued a record volume of bonds denominated in hard currency during 2014, seizing the opportunity of ultra-low interest rates though few expect the trend to carry on into 2015. According to Thomson...
Blaming BNP-Jamaat for the killing of schoolteacher Shamsun Nahar Jharna during the hartal hours Monday, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday that the government would hunt the killers and put them on trial for their heinous act, reports UNB....
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu, MP, said Tuesday if the Managing Director (MD) of WASA and the contractor can be sued for the death of child Zihad then why can't Khaleda Zia be sued for the killing of a sleeping...
HABIGANJ, Dec 30 (UNB) : A court here on Tuesday sent Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor and BNP central leader Ariful Haque Chowdhury, rejecting his bail prayers in the former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case. Senior Judicial Magistrate...
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam said on Tuesday they retreated from their firm stance on holding their rally in Gazipur on Saturday following the imposition of Section 144 as part of their strategy for waging a greater movement, reports UNB. ...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta said Tuesday though the constitution of the country permits holding of meetings and public rallies, it has not given anybody the right to distort history, reports BSS. "Distortion of history of any...
A Dhaka court placed on Tuesday BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and three other leaders on a two-day fresh remand each in a case filed under the Special Powers Act, reports UNB. Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the...
SYLHET, Dec 30 (UNB): The half-day hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance protesting the arrest of its leaders and activists during Monday's hartal, was observed peacefully in the district today (Tuesday). Witnesses said when a group of activists of...
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) welcomed Tuesday the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) verdict handing down death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for committing crimes against humanity in 1971, reports BSS. "We welcome the verdict. We think it has fulfilled...
While the government claims that the outgoing year has been the 'most successful' year over the last four decades in terms of widening Bangladesh's ties with foreign countries, a foreign relations analyst says there are still 'uncomfortably' and 'concern' over...
The High Court on Tuesday granted an anticipatory bail for three weeks to BNP leader Abdul Awal Mintoo in a case filed over Bakshibazar violence, reports UNB. The court also granted an interim bail for two weeks to Gazipur district...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 30 (UNB) : Police filed on Tuesday a case against over 40 local leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on charges of vandalising vehicles and injuring a photojournalist in the city during Monday's countrywide hartal enforced...
FE Report A growing disparity between rural and urban areas in allocating funds for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is putting rural people's heath at risk of getting affected by diseases. Speakers at a programme Tuesday shed light on such...
The government is planning to introduce mobile toilets in the capital considering the sufferings of commuters, said State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga on Tuesday, reports UNB.
Shamsul Huda | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
The first project under Public Private Partnership (PPP) for installing kidney dialysis equipment is not likely to be operational before June, 2015, officials said. Since the formulation of a policy and devising strategy on PPP under the Prime Minister's Office...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday gave clearance to file a case against six people, including three government officials, for reportedly grabbing vested property worth Tk 11 million and later selling it. The Commission at its regular meeting approved...
The 64th birth anniversary of Ali Imam, noted author of juvenile fictions, stories, poems and other works, will be observed today (Wednesday). The writer was born on this day in 1950 in Brahmanbaria, says a press release. Also known as...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said spending on education is a great investment to make the country free from poverty, reports UNB. "Spending on education is a great investment… with this investment we'll make the nation literate…an educated nation can...
The Public Service Commission had delayed the 35th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary tests by a month, reports bdnews24.com. It will be held on Mar 6 instead of Feb 6. Examinations Controller AEM Nesaruddin on Tuesday said complications over examination...
KERANIGANJ (Dhaka), Dec 30 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a trawler driver from the Buriganga river here on Monday four days after he reportedly went missing in the river. The deceased was identified as Sanwar Hossain, 18, son of...
The American embassy including its consular section will remain closed on Thursday on the occasion of New Year's Day, reports UNB. The American Center with the Archer K. Blood American Center Library and the EducationUSA Student Advising Center will also...
16th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh ends today The concluding ceremony of a month-long 16th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh 2014 will be held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the city at 5:00 pm today (Wednesday). Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will...
FE Report | 2014-12-31 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has directed the authorities concerned to take steps to stop sale of liquor including beer and alcohol by the unlicensed bars in Gulshan and Banani areas. Responding to a writ petition recently, the HC also asked...
Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday, prompting relatives of those on board watching TV footage to break down in tears, reports...
China stands ready to work with Bangladesh to 'speed up' the construction of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM EC) that would help connect two major markets of East Asia and South Asia, reports UNB. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said this...
The Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB) urged on Tuesday all not to operate any drone or unmanned aerial vehicle system in Bangladesh airspace without any prior permission, reports UNB. "This is hereby informed that recently some enthusiastic persons and organisations...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
