Rezaul Karim | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
Many Bangladeshi expatriates are likely to be in big trouble if the government fails to provide them with machine-readable passports (MRPs) by the deadline set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), officials concerned said. Foreign ministry officials said many...
The intensity of the cold wave sweeping over the country may increase at the end of this week, according to a weather forecast by a source at the Met Office, reports BSS. A meteorologist said: "We are forecasting that intensity...
Jubair Hasan | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
Train also now turns another risky mode of transport in Bangladesh with fatal mishaps and casualties on the railways taking a worrying upturn -- as if on a par with nightmares on roads and waterways. Public concern over passenger safety...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 2: Road Communication and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to inaugurate the construction of the tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in December 2015 if his schedule is available. Quader said this...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
Government's revenue authority plans outsourcing a countrywide campaign for netting new taxpayers, officials said. The move has come following taxmen's failure to bring in new taxpayers under tax-net through similar programmes during the last few years. Rather the dropout of...
The government has named Leader of Opposition Raushon Ershad's Political Secretary Golam Moshi new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He will succeed Md Shahidul Islam. Announcing his appointment, the foreign ministry said on Friday that he "is a well-known" politician and...
Two construction workers were killed as a truck skidded off the road at Shyampur in the city on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 35, and Hanufa Begum, 40. Sources at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...
A mob has beaten two youths to death in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand. Locals claim they were extorting money. Police found one of the bodies with a bruised head while the other was found mangled by the wheels of a train. One...
Kamrun Nahar | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh recently unearthed financial irregularities in various agencies under the control of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, involving nearly Tk 100 million in the fiscal year (FY) 2011-12, a CAG...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 2 (UNB): Four fishermen were rescued on Friday afternoon. They went missing as a fishing trawler capsized in the estuary near the St Martin's Island after being hit by a tourist vessel on Friday afternoon. Owner of...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has implemented only 69 recommendations out of 119 made by the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) over the last four fiscal years (FYs), officials said. Only 58 per cent recommendations of BTC were implemented by...
Monira Munni | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
BGMEA and a Chinese company will jointly carry out feasibility study and environmental impact assessment on establishment of the proposed garment industrial park at Baushia of Gazaria in Munshiganj, mainly to accommodate the non-compliant units, sources said. Orient International Holding...
FE Report | 2015-01-03 00:00:00
Two cleaners died and one was injured while working in a manhole at Maniknagar in the capital on Friday. The incident took place at about 3:00 pm on the day when three cleaners were cleaning garbage jammed inside the manhole...
Reiterating that its programmes will be peaceful, BNP on Friday urged the government to permit the 20-party alliance to stage its scheduled rally in the city on Monday, reports UNB. "Our rally will be peaceful one. We're committed to ensuring...
BAGERHAT, Jan 2 (UNB): River transport workers here on Friday threatened to wage a tough movement, including work abstention, from Tuesday if the Shela River route that goes through the Sundarbans is not reopened to vessel movement by Monday. Bangladesh...
TOKYO, Jan 1 (Reuters): Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the bank has various tools left if it were to ease monetary policy again, stressing its determination to hit its inflation target in the next fiscal year. "There are...
SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters): South Korean exports grew more than expected in December but protracted weakness in Europe and China is clouding the prospects for 2015, keeping the door open for further policy easing by the central bank. Shipments in...
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (AFP): Initial claims for US unemployment insurance rose last week but remained at a level signaling a firming labor market, official data released Wednesday showed. New jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, totaled 298,000...
BRASïLIA, Jan 1 (AFP): Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff will be sworn in for her second term Thursday before thousands of cheering supporters, but any moment of triumph will surely be short lived. The world's seventh-biggest economy -- once booming --...
FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
The first trading day of the new calendar year witnessed a steep gain Thursday as investors went for buying spree following the securities regulators' positive steps to boost stock market. The securities regulator -- Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)--...
FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
A Korean company has initiated to market its solar home systems (SHSs), having unique features and higher capacities, in Bangladesh, officials said. It started the move by donating three such SHSs, manufactured in Korea, in the remote areas here under...
ICB allowed to take decision on liquidation or conversion of MFs 1ST ICB Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has informed that Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) vide its letter dated October 30, 2014 has given consent to the Corporation...
FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
Two listed companies -- Ratanpur Steel re-Rolling Mills Ltd (RSRM) and Northern Jute Manufacturing Company-- will be placed in 'A' category from existing 'N' and 'Z' category respectively, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) web post on Thursday. RSRM will...
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (PTI): Overseas investors pumped in a record Rs 1.6 trillion ($26 billion) into the Indian debt market in 2014 mainly on account of high interest rate and government's reform agenda. The latest round of inflow came...
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