TOKYO, Dec 24 (AFP): The president of embattled Japanese auto parts maker Takata stepped down Wednesday over an airbag scandal linked to at least five deaths that has sparked the recall of millions of vehicles. The company also announced pay...
SEOUL, Dec 24 (Reuters): South Korea's key consumer sentiment index hit the lowest in 20 months and consumers' inflation expectation for the coming 12 months hit a record low, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. The Bank of Korea...
Holding the government responsible for violence at Bakshibazar in the capital, BNP alleged Wednesday that their chairperson Khaleda Zia's motorcade was the main target of the ruling party men during the attack, reports UNB. "During the attack, their (ruling party...
NAOGAON, Dec 24 (agencies): Awami League (AL) presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said Wednesday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been hatching conspiracies to destabilise the country in a bid to save the war criminals. The...
ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia could finally be heading home from 'protective custody' in Bangladesh immediately after the extradition of Nur Hossain, a wanted Bangladeshi criminal now imprisoned in Kolkata, according to The Times of India Wednesday, reports UNB. An...
A court of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh of India sentenced 19 Bangladeshi nationals Tuesday, including women, to five months' imprisonment for entering the country illegally, reports UNB. The court also fined them Rs 50 each, Indian media reported quoting a senior...
A female prosecution witness (PW) confirmed Wednesday the incident of looting and torching the house of Hachu Bepari, father of a freedom fighter (FF), by accused Syed Hachen Ali known as Hasan Daroga, along with his Razakar militia during the...
HABIGANJ, Dec 24 (UNB): Two separate courts summoned Wednesday BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for his disparaging remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Rashid Ahmed Milon, Judge of the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Cognizance-1, passed the order following a defamation...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Wednesday approved the offer of Oberthur Technologies, a French company, for production and distribution of 9 crore (90 million) Smart National Identity Cards (Smart NIDs) under an Election Commission project, reports UNB. A meeting of...
Syed Ali Akbar and Md Ramiz Uddin have been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka University (DU) Officers Association respectively. They were elected at a general meeting of the association at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of...
A total of 2.6 million (26,55,731) acres of agricultural land had come under non-agricultural use in rural areas of the country in the past 11 years, reports BSS. During the period the total area of water bodies used for non-agricultural...
The 21st death anniversary of former MP Advocate Asaduzzaman, one of the organisers of the Liberation War and also former president of Magura district unit AL, will be observed today (Thursday), reports UNB. Magura district unit of AL and its...
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The government decided Wednesday to supervise three ferry/launch ghats itself from next fiscal by canceling the lease deeds with the private sector to stop passengers' harassment and ensure better services, officials said. The decision of the government came following a...
Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Dr MA Mannan met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday and said its all the courses to be brought under online coverage, reports UNB. During the meeting, the VC apprised the...
FE Report | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
The National University (NU) announced Wednesday a set of measures including effective decentralisation of its administrative functions and introduction of ICT- based monitoring for bringing the existing academic gridlock to zero level. The measures also include developing special software for...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 24: The Customs intelligence members have seized gold bars and gold ornament worth Tk 20 million from a passenger at the Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport on Wednesday.
The winners in a competition organised by Ispahani Mirzapur Tea received gift-hampers at a function in the city Monday, says a press release. For participation in the competition, listeners to some of FM radios were asked to send answers to...
BD envoy to UN, Geneva presents credentials Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Offices in Geneva and concurrently accredited to represent Bangladesh to the Holy See Ambassador M Shameem Ahsan has presented his letters of credence to the Holy Father...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Thursday). Mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Tangail, Rajshahi, Jessore, Kushtia and Srimangal and it may continue, Met Office said. Night and...
Monira Munni | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
The government has initiated a move to formulate a policy for protection and welfare of domestic workers, aiming to recognise domestic help as labour and ensure their basic rights including workplace safety and minimum wage, sources said. The policy would...
UNITED NATIONS (United States), Dec 24 (AFP): A treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade goes into force on Wednesday, with campaigners vowing to make sure it is strictly implemented. The United States --...
FE Report | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
Reintroduction of investment opportunity of undisclosed money in real estate business and a stimulus fund can help revive the growth of the sector, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain said on Wednesday. The opportunity should be reintroduced to allow...
Sixteen people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Tangail, Naogaon and Manikganj districts on Wednesday, reports UNB. In Tangail, 10 people, including four members of a family, were killed and three others injured in a fatal...
GUWAHATI (India), Dec 24 (AFP): Violence in the restive Indian state of Assam had killed 68 people including 12 children, authorities said Wednesday, as separatist rebels dramatically intensified a long-running campaign in the tea-growing area. Heavily armed militants launched a...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Wednesday guidelines on bidding for Bangladesh Government Islami Investment Bond, which is known as Islami Bond, reports BSS. According to the guidelines, only Islamic Shariah-based banks and financial institutions will be allowed to participate in...
FE Report | 2014-12-25 00:00:00
Macro-economic stability, better governance in the banking system, development of markets and further trade liberalisation, among others, are necessary for Bangladesh to help attain its desired economic growth for the current fiscal year (FY), 2014-15. Besides, stronger attention to efficient...
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