A mobile court in Dhaka has sentenced 7 people upto 2 years imprisonment on charge of manufacturing and marketing fake cosmetics in the city’s Chawkbazar area. The court, led by executive Magistrate AHM Anwar Pasha and assisted by Rab-10 personnel,...
FE Online Report | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green territory on Monday after previous session’s flat movement with turnover improving slightly as investors took position on large-cap stocks. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 18.78 points or...
Customs intelligence officials seized 36 gold bars weighing 4.135 kilograms (kg) at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport in the city on Monday. A passenger of a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been arrested. He is Anisur Rahman, alias Anis...
Police recovered four powerful bombs and 500 gram gunpowder at Kolaroa upazila in Satkhira district on Monday. Sheikh Abu Saleh Masud Karim, officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station, said local people spotted the bombs and gunpowder at a mustard field at...
European stock markets rose on Monday, tracking gains in Asian and US equity markets, while Finland's Neste Oil outperformed after raising its guidance. Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 index advanced by 0.7 per cent, Germany's DAX progressed by 0.8 per cent,...
A dialogue on Korean Development Experience: Lessons for Bangladesh will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9.30 am at Westin Dhaka in the city. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh are jointly...
A man was shot dead, allegedly by robbers at Boalia Ambaria village under Kalukhali Police Station in Rajbari early Monday. The dead is Mofiz Uddin, 29, of the village. Six other people were injured by the robbers. Locals said, said...
Some miscreants slaughtered a housewife at her house in Chandramohon Bazar under Saheberhat Bandar Police Station in Barisal Sadar Upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Saleha Begum, 43, wife of Yunus Matubbar of the area. Being informed, a...
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 600 pieces of Yaba tablets from him at Amtoly in Joypurhat town on Sunday night. The arrested is Jahurul Islam, 42, son of late Golam Nabi of Faridpur...
A man was shot dead in a 'gun battle' between ‘a gang of robbers’ and police at Mandartala in Magura Sadar upazila early Monday. The dead is Ujjwal Hossain, 37, son of Awal Hossain, a resident of Chanpur village of...
A man was shot dead in a 'gun battle' between ‘a gang of robbers’ and police at Mandartala in Magura Sadar upazila early Monday. The dead is Ujjwal Hossain, 37, son of Awal Hossain, a resident of Chanpur village of...
An international team of experts reached Bagerhat's Mongla Port on Monday afternoon to assess the extent of adverse impacts caused to the Sundarbans by the oil spill following sinking of an oil tanker in Shela River on Dec 9. In...
The pilgrims wishing to go to Saudi Arabia for performing Hajj next year will have to complete registration formalities by February 5. The government for the first time has introduced a provision for registration for the Hajj pilgrims to perform...
Malaysian Minister for International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed will arrive in Dhaka on January 12 on a three-day visit looking for ways to expand trade ties between the two countries. Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Norlin Othman said this...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday cut the interest rate for Tk-10 account holders. The highest annual rate of interest for Tk-10 account holders including small and marginal farmers, low-income group professional and small businessmen will be 9.5 per cent, the...
DIEPPE: Sixteen Albanian migrants were found hiding in a truckload of Christmas trees waiting to board a ferry to England from the French port of Dieppe, a police source said Monday. French customs agents found the migrants hiding among the...
South Asian energy regulators in their two-day meeting that concluded in Dhaka on Monday finalised an action plan to promote cross-border electricity trade and agreed to remove the regulatory barriers in this regard, according to a news agency.
The State Bank of India is opening a new Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka from Jan 1. The country's leading state-owned bank is its authorised visa processing agency in Bangladesh. This third IVAC will be located at Dhanmondi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday asked the top officials of the districts to go hard against all criminals irrespective of their political or social identity saying law and order should be kept normal by any means to go ahead with...
A veteran Florida police officer died Sunday after being gunned down and run over with a car by a felon who said he "felt like a caged rat" because he faced likely arrest and more prison time, a law enforcement...
The Cabinet Monday directed the Finance Division to resubmit its presentation on the government’s achievements on economic front in its previous tenure and the recent position of the macroeconomic indicators making it more comprehensive and updated one. The directives came...
BRAHMANBARIA: BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Monday alleged that Awami League has destroyed democracy, electoral system and all the independent institutions of the country with its one-party rule. “Awami League has bolstered its one-party rule through the...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday issued new ‘indicative guidelines’ for companies to utilise their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds effectively. The core theme of the guidelines dictates the country’s banks and financial institutions both in public and private to ensure...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all to maintain the peaceful atmosphere restored after the January-5 election, enabling the people of all religions to happily observe their religious festivals. The Prime Minister made the remarks at a greetings-exchange programme...
BENAPOLE, Dec 20 (UNB) : A local leader of Juba Dal was stabbed by some miscreants at Khaskhali village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district on Friday night. The injured was identified as Touhidur Rahman,35, organising secretary of Shimulia union...
NARSINGDI, Dec 20 (UNB) : The local administration has imposed Section 144 in the district town as two factions of local Awami League called separate programmes at the same venue for Saturday. Sources said Advocate Asaduzzaman, president of the district...
BENAPOLE, Dec 20 (UNB) : A local Juba League leader was killed and a rickshaw van-puller injured when a bus hit the latter's vehicle at Bagachra Bazar in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district on Friday night. The deceased was identified...
FE Report | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Khetmajur Samity at its national conference in the city demanded Saturday introduction of 'rural rationing system' for the farmers with a view to eradicating poverty from the villages. They also demanded enactment of 'Agricultural Labour Law' to safeguard the...
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