Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay arrives Saturday(Dec 6) on a three-day visit which is expected to strengthen cooperation in the areas of electricity, connectivity and trade between the two South Asian countries, reports UNB. This is going to be Tobgay's...
A fire broke out at a four-storey building, housing several drug stores, in the city's Mitford Hospital area Monday, reports bdnews24.com. Fire Service Control Room official Shahzadi Sultana told the news agency that the fire broke out at around 2:00...
The Reunion of Dhaka College HSC '88 batch will be held at the college auditorium on December 25 (Thursday), said a press release. Renowned teacher and founder of Bishay Shahittya Kendra Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed is expected to be present...
'Joi Bangla' sculpture set up at DU Zia Hall 'Joi Bangla', a sculpture in memory of the Liberation War, was set up on the premises of Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall of Dhaka University (DU) Monday. DU vice-chancellor AASM Arefin Siddique...
Weather may 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 country during mid night until morning, Met Office said. Night and day temperatures...
FE Report | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
The government is not considering any reduction in the prices of petroleum products in the domestic market now, although their prices slumped to four-year-low in the international market, said sources. "Currently we are not considering cutting the prices of petroleum...
The High Court on Monday summarily dismissed the writ petition seeking a direction for vacating the parliament membership of Abdul Latif Siddique, a removed minister, now in custody in a case filed for hurting the religious feelings of Muslims, reports...
Detectives arrested three suspected Rohingya militants along with huge explosives from different parts of the city Sunday night in connection with the Burdwan bomb blast in West Bengal, India, reports UNB. The arrestees are Md Nur Hossain alias Rafiqul Islam(26),...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 1: Strike of the lightering vessels' ghat godown workers passed its second day today when a leader of the Ghat Gudam Sramik Sangram Union was arrested following clashes between two groups of workers in Sadarghat area of the...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
The ongoing drives by the government's revenue authority could hardly raise the number of individual taxpayers amid relatively higher dropout of the existing ones, tax officials said. Official figures revealed a stagnant state in the number of individuals' tax returns...
Bangladesh whitewashed Zimbabwe 5-0 in the Bashundhara Cement ODI series beating the visitors by five wickets in the last match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday, reports UNB. This is the second 5-0 ODI series win...
FE Report | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
Eminent journalist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury was laid to eternal rest at Azimpur Graveyard Monday afternoon following his last namaz-e-janaza after Asr prayers at the National Press Club in the capital. Late Chowdhury (65), former managing director of the national news...
India now has capacity to export power and is ready to sell power to Bangladesh, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, after dedicating to the nation the second unit of the 726 MW gas-based power plant at Palatana, 60...
FE Report | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
A Japanese economist suggested Monday that Bangladesh apply a new development strategy and come into production networks in East Asia to boost its economy, raising a debate over such looking east. Production networks means Bangladesh will produce some parts of...
The High Court (HC) Monday directed the authorities concerned for taking necessary measures to stop illegal selling of liquor and alcohol in the capital's Gulshan and Banani areas within 48 hours. — UNB
Seven months after the abduction and killing of 7 men in Narayanganj, a court has ordered the investigation officer to file a charge-sheet within January 22 next year. The court issued the order following a hearing on the case after...
The government on Monday gave 14 joint secretaries to new postings and made some of them its project directors. Public administration ministry in 2 separate gazette notifications says: Sheikh Yousuf Harun, joint secretary of education ministry has been made director...
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide in Wazirpur Upazila in Barisal district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Aktar, a class-VII student of Gazirchar High School and daughter of Abul Hossain Shikdar, a resident of Gazirchar village. Quoting family...
The Cabinet has approved a new law that would require NGOs to register to receive aid from foreign sources. It also proposes prior approval of development projects to be adopted and implemented by them. The draft of The Foreign Donations...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning for an official visit to boost the crucial Bangladesh-Malaysia relations. High government officials accompanying the PM said Malaysia will sign 4 instruments during Sheikh Hasina’s 3-day visit. The...
Terrorists the world over are known to deploy suicide bombers, or ‘human bombs’, to wreak death and devastation on their targets, but have you ever heard of a bird being used as a suicide bomber? The Taliban seem to be...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said that her party will announce tougher action programmes shortly. Speaking with the reporters after inaugurating a month-long programme chalked out by Jatiyatabadi Muktijuddha Dal to mark the month of victory on Monday night, the...
FE Online Report | 2014-12-02 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Tuesday, maintaining the previous sessions’ upward trend. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
The government is amending the law to increase the pension of retired Supreme Court judges. Monday’s regular Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, approved changes to The Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Ordinance (Amendment) Act, 2014....
Members of the journalist community on Tuesday demanded that government make public the investigation report on journalist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury’s death in a city road accident. They took to the street and formed a human chain in protest against the...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has fined 7 banks and a financial institute for violating money laundering law. They have been slapped with fines from Tk 0.2 million (200,000) to Tk 2m for not keeping client affidavits and also for not...
A man who arrived in Hazrat Shah Amanat (R) International Airport in Chittagong from Dubai has been nabbed with 14 gold bars and 77 chains. Md Rashid was detained around 8:00am on Tuesday while he was passing the Green Channel...
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