The 4th death anniversary of valiant freedom fighter and former joint secretary Kazi Farid Ahmed will be observed today (Tuesday). On this occasion, family members of the deceased have requested all relatives, well wishers and friends to pray for the...
Review petitions can be filed over appeal verdicts in war crimes cases, says the Supreme Court's (SC) Appellate Division, report agencies. The Appellate Division has ruled that both the prosecution and the condemned 1971 war criminals may enjoy the right...
The High Court (HC) questioned Tuesday the legality of holding office by Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain even after holding a profitable post in a company, reports UNB. The court issued a rule upon the authorities concerned...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has long been facing serious trouble with stockpiles of cancelled and torn notes as the Department of Environment (DoE) has refused permission to it to burn those, sources said. "A huge amount of torn notes has...
The first Chief Negotiator's Meeting (CNM) of the recently launched China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will he held on November 28 in Kunming with representatives from Bangladesh and 20 other founding-member countries participating in it, reports UNB. "The CNM...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the central bank does not have any data on how much money has so far been siphoned off abroad, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament Tuesday, reports UNB. Efforts are on to sign...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
The ratio of population and actual taxpayers, implying those who submit their annual tax returns, in Bangladesh is at one of the lowest levels among the South-Asian countries, largely due to lax tax compliance and 'fear factor' among the taxpayers....
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), established under the article 127 of the Constitution, Monday last made the audit reports on financial dealings of a number of government organizations public. The CAG himself disclosed the contents of...
Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique, who made headlines for his anti-Hajj remarks, has landed in jail in a case for hurting religious sentiments, report agencies. A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrates Court gave the order Tuesday after he surrendered to Dhanmondi police...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will convert the Akhaura to Laksam section to dual-gauge line although remaining part of the Dhaka-Chittagong railway line is metre-gauge (MG), officials said Tuesday. On the Dhaka-Chittagong 327km railway line, some 117km is MG and the BR...
KATHMANDU, Nov 25 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the Nepalese capital Tuesday afternoon to a rousing reception to attend the 18th Saarc Summit to be held on November 26-27. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the...
FE Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
Syed Nasim Manzur, managing director of Apex Footwear Limited, has been elected president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for 2015. The committee members unanimously elected him the MCCI president at its first meeting on November 18....
The NBR has decided to keep its income tax offices open on November 29 to facilitate individual taxpayers submit their tax returns within the deadline. The deadline for submission of individual tax returns for 2014-15 tax year is scheduled to...
The remark of independent member Rustum Ali Faraji saying ‘there is no real opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament)’ was expunged from the parliament proceedings amid protests by opposition Jatiya Party members on Tuesday. Taking floor to give personal clarification,...
An activist of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) was shot dead during a 'gunfight' between 2 rival groups in Baghaichhari Upazila in Rangamati district on Tuesday. The dead is Shyamol Chakma, 35. Marisha zone BGB officials at a press...
Bangladesh still hopes that Saarc Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity), one of the 3 much-sought deals, will be inked during the 18th Summit which begins today (Wednesday). Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, who is now in Kathmandu, Nepal, to...
A high government official of Bangladesh has said that the Prime Minister’s active participation in the 18th Saarc Summit will help strengthen cooperation among the member states in the areas of connectivity, trade, energy and security. The 2-day Summit of...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a meeting this (Wednesday) afternoon in Kathmandu on the sideline of the 18th Saarc Summit. This will be their 2nd meeting with the 1st one being held...
Four warehouses were completely burned in a fire that erupted at a jute mill in Bera Upazila in Pabna district early Wednesday. Witnesses said the fire broke out after an oil tank (fuel oil reservoir) exploded around 12:16am at ‘Bengal...
The three kidnapped forest officials have been rescued at Naniachar Upazila in Rangamati district early Wednesday. Conservator Farid Mia, Range Officer Robiul Islam and Forester Bibartan Chakma of the forest department (North) of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) were rescued from...
A Chittagong court has awarded a person two-times life term imprisonment in a case filed over abducting and raping a college girl in 2005. The convict Abduallah Al Noman hailed from Bakalia area of Chittagong city. Md Rezaul Karim, judge...
A Rajshahi court has sent five people to jail in connection with Rajshahi University teacher Prof Shafiul Islam murder case. The five – Ariful Islam Manik, Abdus Salam Pintu, Sirajul Islam Kalu, Sabuj, Mamun and Amal Mahanta, arrested by Rapid...
FE Online Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the 4th session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
The Global Social Business Summit-2014 got under way in Mexico on Tuesday, according to a message received in Dhaka on Wednesday. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus jointly inaugurated the four-day summit...
The biker, killed on Tuesday night in a road accident in Kalshi under Dhaka Cantonment Police Station, has been identified. Cantonment police identified the victim as Nazmul Islam, an employee at the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGF). A speeding...
A man allegedly killed his mother over land at Tarashul village in Chunarughat Upazila in Habiganj district on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Halima Banu, 60, wife of Maharam Ali of Mirashi village. Locals said Halima Banu had a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the SAARC leaders for setting aside their differences and working on collective strength for bringing real prosperity of the people of the region. ‘SAARC can actually attain collective political will and ambitions. What...
The state has hinted at seeking a review of an Appellate Division verdict commuting war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s death sentence. However, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has said that they would first go through the Supreme Court’s full verdict...
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