Three girl students of Rajshahi Government College were killed as a bus carrying them was rammed by another in a violent collision at Kantakhali near the city on Sunday afternoon. Seventeen more were injured in the accident in front of...
Ahsan Mansur | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh's financial system has, in recent years, experienced rapid expansion in terms of financial deepening and inclusiveness. Like most other countries, developing and developed, it has also faced a number of challenges. Challenges are many for any central bank of...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance Sunday threatened to announce non-stop protest programmes if gas and power tariffs are hiked as per the government's move, reports UNB. "Non-stop programmes will be thrown from the day the prices of power and gas will...
Shakib Al Hasan has regained his position as the top allrounder of cricket's shortest format Twenty20. Pakistan's Mohammad Hafiz's poor performance has catapulted Shakib to the top. He is currently ranked third among top ODI allrounders. — bdnews24.com
Kuwait has decided to reopen the entry of Bangladeshi workers in February after a seven-year ban on most Bangladeshi workers, said Bangladesh Ambassador to Kuwait Maj Gen Mohammed Ashhabuddin. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali recently met his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh...
The University Grants Commission (UGC) formed on Sunday a seven-member committee to oversee the process of bringing government university colleges under the control of public universities. The seven-member committee, headed by UGC member Prof Dr Mohammad Mohabbat Khan, was formed...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has renewed her call on everyone to join forces together in pushing the ruling party from power. ‘This government will have to go in order to save the country. All of us will have to unite...
Police on Sunday night arrested 16 activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) along with a BNP leader while holding a meeting at a local school. The arrested include Rajshahi University (RU) unit JCD president Imtiaz Ahmed, general secretary Quamrul Hasan,...
A woman and her minor son were killed and 12 other people injured in a road accident in Jaintapur Upazila in Sylhet district on Sunday afternoon. The dead are Jesmin Akter, 22, wife of Oliur Rahman of Rupcheng village and...
Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have arrived in New York City on the royal couple’s 1st official visit to the US. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s motorcade pulled up outside the Carlyle Hotel on Sunday night to...
Bangladesh Navy ship ‘BNS Samudra Joy’ has set sails for Maldives with emergency drinkable water and desalination plants. ‘Samudra Joy’ is carrying 0.1 million litres of safe drinking water and five mobile water desalination plants to the Maldives to help...
The Gaibandha liberation day has been observed through various programmes in the district town amid festivities and enthusiasm among the people from all walks in life. The Gaibandha Hanadarmukta Dibash Udjapon Committee in association with various organisations and freedom fighters...
Ferry services in the Daulatdia-Paturia route in Padma River resumed on Monday morning after a 6-hour disruption due to dense fog. Mahiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha Ferry Ghat (terminal), Manikganj, said the ferry...
The authorities' steps to make the city dwellers used to walk on footpaths by deploying mobile courts in some Dhaka streets has apparently failed. Experts have said that the steps would have worked had the authorities of the mega city...
Some miscreants killed a woman and dumped her body in a char in Chowhali Upazila in Sirajganj district at some times between Saturday night and Sunday. Local people found the body, bearing injury marks, in the char and informed police....
Dhaka's rail links with Bangladesh’s north and south-western regions have been restored after over 9 hours. The communication was snapped on Sunday after the engine and four coaches of ‘Rajshahi Express’ train had derailed on one end of Jamuna Bridge....
FE Online Report | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
The country's twin-bourse – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – rose in early hours of trading on Monday, the 2nd session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 18.92 points...
The Rajshahi University (RU) unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) have been enforcing an indefinite strike on the campus since Monday morning, demanding the release of their arrested leaders and activists. JCD RU unit vice president Asaduzzaman Anil announced the...
Three people died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Wapda area in Shreepur Upazila in Magura district on Monday morning. Police said at least 10 other people were injured in the road accident. Two of...
A female readymade garment (RMG) worker was killed and another one injured as a bus rammed them in front of Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) in Ashulia in Savar on Monday. The dead are Mukta Begum, 40, a worker of...
The ‘French Annual Gala 2014’ was held in Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city Saturday. The France Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFB) has been organising this event annually since 1997 to celebrate and present the culture...
At least 17 people including were injured in a clash between two rival groups over land at Kumajpur village in Salanga Upazila in Sirajganj district on Sunday. Quoting locals, police said Sohrab and Siddik of the village had been at...
Ruling party MP Abdur Rahman Bodi has allegedly been assisting Rohingyas to illegally become voters in Bangladesh. Sources at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said that Bodi has been identified as one of the people helping Rohingyas to illegally get...
Police has submitted the chargesheet in a case against BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka over treason. Paltan police station's Inspector (investigations) Tofael Ahmed filed the charge-sheet in the court of Dhaka's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Bikash Kumar Saha on Monday. Court...
The government will give opportunity to 10,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform Hajj in 2015 with a cost of between Tk 300,000 and 350,000 (approximately) per person. Altogether 101,758 Bangladeshi pilgrims will be able to perform Hajj next year. The Cabinet...
The rising export earnings in November suggest that one of the key economic indicators of Bangladesh is back on the right track, according to analysts and exporters. The country’s exports fetched about US $2.42 billion in Nov this year, registering...
FE Online Report | 2014-12-08 00:00:00
Stocks ended flat in positive on Monday amid choppy trading with turnover improved slightly as investors were active in buying and selling sides. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 4,930.82 points, gaining only 0.45...
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